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From: Vijay Rajiva
Date: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Subject: Fw: A Bloodless Jallianwalla Bagh
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From: Vijay Rajiva
Date: Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:59 AM
Subject: Fw: A Bloodless Jallianwalla Bagh
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'A Bloodless Jallianwalla Bagh'
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva (Haindava Keralam, Aug. 27, 2013)
August 2013 will be remembered for two events : the horrific gang rape attack on a young woman at Mumbai (for which Manusmriti would have recommended severe punishment) and the clever management of the Padayatra(Parakrama) of saints and sages at Ayodhya by a clever government.
The gang rape seems to have become a routine event in India and it speaks not only to the breakdown of law and order but also to the breakdown of values. Women in India (and indeed the world over) are at the receiving end of this situation.
Much will be written about both events and while the Mumbai attack will drag through the courts despite its importance, the latter is a significant event also for Hindu society. The projected Padayatra (going by foot) around the precincts of the sacred city of Ayodhya was stopped by an efficient security set up which arrested leaders of the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) and some saints and sannyasins. A blood bath did not take place, unlike the fateful events of the Jalliwanwalla Bagh massacre of 1919, when the colonial government of the day fired on unarmed citizens who had gathered to make a peaceful protest against the Occupying regime.
It would be a full 28 years after, that India would attain independence.
But does the UP government deserve credit for the absence of physical violence against the saints and sannyasins at Ayodhya ? The massive deployment of force was intended not only to stop the Yatra but also to crush any dissent from the Hindu side regarding the sanctity of the Ramajanma Bhumi (the birthplace of Lord Rama). . . . (READ MORE).
VR
Dr. Vijaya Rajiva (Haindava Keralam, Aug. 27, 2013)
August 2013 will be remembered for two events : the horrific gang rape attack on a young woman at Mumbai (for which Manusmriti would have recommended severe punishment) and the clever management of the Padayatra(Parakrama) of saints and sages at Ayodhya by a clever government.
The gang rape seems to have become a routine event in India and it speaks not only to the breakdown of law and order but also to the breakdown of values. Women in India (and indeed the world over) are at the receiving end of this situation.
Much will be written about both events and while the Mumbai attack will drag through the courts despite its importance, the latter is a significant event also for Hindu society. The projected Padayatra (going by foot) around the precincts of the sacred city of Ayodhya was stopped by an efficient security set up which arrested leaders of the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) and some saints and sannyasins. A blood bath did not take place, unlike the fateful events of the Jalliwanwalla Bagh massacre of 1919, when the colonial government of the day fired on unarmed citizens who had gathered to make a peaceful protest against the Occupying regime.
It would be a full 28 years after, that India would attain independence.
But does the UP government deserve credit for the absence of physical violence against the saints and sannyasins at Ayodhya ? The massive deployment of force was intended not only to stop the Yatra but also to crush any dissent from the Hindu side regarding the sanctity of the Ramajanma Bhumi (the birthplace of Lord Rama). . . . (READ MORE).
VR
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