how to catch all the riff-raff in india in one place at one time

jan 19th

wouldn't it be wonderful if there were -- by some miracle -- a neutron bomb attack on JNU (or wherever this thing is) at the very time of this conclave? :-)

buildings will remain standing, but too bad about the fried comrades :-) comrade kebab, anyone? :-) (*disclaimer, i jest, i wouldn't dream of suggesting anyone be burnt or eaten -- i am not even a meat-eater *)

the comrades are so good at fabrication of data, they should be writing fiction. what about the millions murdered and ethnically cleansed in bangladesh and pakistan and kashmir and balochistan? of course there is no communalism there.

i should also provide a glossary so comrade-speak can be translated:

gujarat -- the one and only place in human history when a riot happened and actual mohammedans were killed

communal -- hindu

secular -- marxist, mohammedan or christist

UPA catapulted to power -- an election was bought and/or voting-machine fraud was committed. note: the money for this came from the rs. 258 crore windfall of iraqi food for oil

secular intervention -- marxists, mohammedans or christists killing hindus (eg maraad in kerala)

communal violence -- hindus refusing to passively die when marxists, mohammedans or christists want to kill them (see 'secular intervention' above)

secular invention -- fabrication of news and data and images (eg the posed and fraudulent mohammedan 'pleading for his life with folded hands' photo)

hate mobilization -- people asking for proof of secular inventions

look at the frauds behind all this:
k n pannikar -- doesn't know sanskrit, but was made vc of sri sankara sanskrit university
harsh mander -- kept his IAS seniority but worked for a 'charity' named actionaid at four times the salary
shabnam hashmi -- some mohammedan marxist was killed by somebody and his wife is now a big celebrity for no good reason

by the way, this was picked up from the 'progressive pakistan' newsgroup from a posting by yoginder sikand, another of the usual suspects.

isn't 'progressive pakistan' an oxymoron?

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NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON COMMUNALISM
  anhadinfo@yahoo.co.in

       Reminder 1
 NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON COMMUNALISM
 JANUARY 26-27, 2006
 NEW  DELHI

 Dear friends,

 The communalisation of Indian society witnessed
during the last two decades
has now entered a new phase.  After the election of
2004 the Communal forces
are regrouping and revising new modes to regain the
lost ground and to further
their influence. Hate mobilisation against Muslims and
the attacks on
Christians are being relentlessly pursued. The Sangh
schools continue to imbibe
hate in young minds, through falsifying history and
demonizing minorities.
Despite the schism within the Parivar, the attempts at
communalisation ,
undertaken by social-cultural organisation is
unabated.

 The election in the summer of 2004 was no ordinary
election. The people of
India realised that its outcome would decisively
influence in many ways the
destiny of the nation. This election could either
return and further
legitimise, or else reject the band of determined,
highly motivated communal
forces that had mounted an unprecedented assault on
and challenge to the
secular democratic India.

 The Congress-led UPA alliance was catapulted to
power by people who had
decisively rejected the politics of hate. The
expectation was that the new
Government would recognize the significance of this
moment in our political and
social history and that it would take immediate steps
to reinforce the secular
democratic future of the country. Although some steps
have been taken
particularly in the field of education, the influence
of communal ideology has
not been effectively undermined.

 Gujarat still remains a blot on the secular image of
India. Even after four
years, little has changed for the survivors of
Gujarat.  The legal justice is
openly subverted and economic boycott and fear
persists for the victims of the
carnage.  There is no rehabilitation package, no
measures to secure independent
investigation, prosecution and trial. Life has not
improved in any way for the
survivors of the carnage. More than half of those
displaced from their homes in
2002 are unable to return, almost four years later.

 It was expected, as promised in the CMP, that the
UPA government would bring a
legislation to prevent communal violence. The
expectation was that the law would
strengthen the hands of citizens by codifying the
mandatory duties of the state
to prevent and control communal violence, and to
secure compensation and legal
justice. Instead, the proposed legislation enhances
the powers of the state
which is likely to go against the interest of the
marginalized groups,
particularly in states where the communal forces
control the governments.

 For the last few decades, people in different parts
of the country are
fighting against great odds to defend the secular
fabric of our land. This
battle continues despite changes in governments.
Communal parties like BJP may
get defeated in elections, but the strength of
communal organisations like RSS
is not affected. In this context it is necessary to
further - the secular
forces and organisations.

 For this reason, it is proposed to bring together
people who care deeply  and
are concerned about the survival of secular democracy
in India to meet in Delhi
on 26, 27 Jan, 2006.

 This meeting is intended to take stock of the
communal situation in various
parts of the country, particularly the steps adopted
by communal organisations
during the last two years. Through such reporting we
hope to chalk out a future
course of action to counter communal activities. For
that we would like you to
focus on the following:


  Communal organisations working in your state, both
new and old
  The nature of communal activities and their
strategies
  Evidence of violence.
  Discrimination against minorities.
  Communalisation of Adivasis and Dalits.
  Communal influence in education.
  Govt support to communal organisations
  What are the secular interventions. are they
successful? If not what are the
reasons
  What are the possible modes of secular activities

 This meeting would like to arrive at a possible
future course of action for
secular interventions and bring into being a network
of communication among
secular groups and activists. The meeting would also
explore the possibility of
the formation of a monitoring group.

 Anhad is a small organization and is approaching a
number of organizations to
support the boarding and lodging facilities in Delhi
from the evening of
January 25th to the morning of January 28th, 2006. We
would appreciate if you
could arrange your travel through your organizations.

 It would be absolutely necessary to reach Delhi on
January 25th for those
traveling by train as all routes from the station are
closed on January 26th.

 Kindly confirm your participation as soon as
possible by e-mail/ ordinary post
or telephone. If you want to invite someone who is
working on this issue please
feel free to do so and ask him/ her to confirm with us
their participation.

 Looking forward to two days of very serious and
intense discussion.

 Sincerely

 Prof. KN Panikkar
 Harsh Mander
 Shabnam Hashmi

 December 25, 2005

 ANHAD
 4, WINDSOR PLACE, NEW DELHI-110001
 TEL-23327366/ 67
 e-mail: anhad_delhi@yahoo.co.in
 website: www.anhadindia.org