Saturday, September 06, 2008

swapan gupta on 'secularism' (aka anti-hinduism) and hindu fury

sep 6th, 2008

there is a backlash, and there is no point pretending there isn't. 

secularism in india == anti-hinduism. wherever you see the word 'secular' just replace it with 'anti-hindu' and you will see it makes perfect sense.

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Like the proverbial bad penny, secularism has re-entered the public discourse with gusto. Concerns over the agitation in Jammu over a land transfer to the Sri Amarnath Shrine Board, the pro-azadi stir in the Kashmir valley, the Hindu-Christian strife in Orissa and the revelations of an Islamist hand in the terrorist strikes in Jaipur and Ahmedabad have coalesced to produce another outcry over India 019s secular future. Political parties with a stake in minority votes, human rights activists, professional secularists and the remnants of the once-powerful Nehruvian consensus have once again raised the cry that secularism is in danger. On TV talk shows, grim-faced intellectuals have debated the possible collapse of the 01Cidea of India 01D. |  Read


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