No. I am not talking about the sensational “Apocalypse” and “Second Coming of Jesus”. I have just given title for my, mere mortal’s return to blogosphere. But my thinking of giving this name to my first blog post coincided with “nth Coming” of Hindu-Muslim tensions.
The incident happens to be from Miraj a small district in Maharashtra. One Sarvajanik Ganesh Mandal prepared a temporary welcome arch which depicted “Great Hindu King Shivaji Maharaj” killing erstwhile Mughal Knight Afzal Khan, who ironically had arranged for a meeting of peace with a hidden intention of trapping Shivaji and killing him. This history is well known and accepted across entire Maharashtra state. But seemingly, the overtly religious minds, who I don’t know why always seem to find national pride at fault with their religious beliefs, found this insulting. The story took a new turn here, as the elections are upcoming, the administrative bodies were quick to react to these ‘hurt sentiments’. Administration, which itself had granted permission, withdrew the permission and asked the organisers to remove the controversial art. I don’t know how, this completely factful depiction is insulting, whereas M.F.Hussain’s fictional depictions of “Hindu Gods and Godesses” is artistic. Anyways, the crux of the story lies further, as the organisers declined, “hurt sentiments’ started settling the score with attacking different “Ganesh Mandals” and damaging Ganesh statues. This was enough to ignite the already disturbed society. Quick rioting followed.
Further to this, there are curfews in different locations and this incident is accompanied by an incident in suburban Mumbai, where Ganesh Visarjan Palkhi was faced with stoning, while travelling from outside of a mosque. The reason given was it was disturbing people inside Mosques. I don’t know what the real reason was, but if this was the reason presented, then this is intolerence of its highest level.
I smell political hands in both these incidents though, simply because, election is so close. I don’t know how but this is really dangerous. Now there are reports of Masjids being attacked at some places. Looking at such consequences of a trivial matter shows the highest level of distrust, suspicion and intolerence among the citizens of our country. Putting up personal matters above national interests is making us crumble under most trivial of the circumstances. So imflammable is the situation that even few more of such incidences and we would break ourselves so much that enemies will just have to complete formalities of cremating us.
It’s difficult to understand the mentality of leaders of our nation. Really difficult. I won’t take sides, really I am trying hard. The only reason I am mentioning this on my personal blog is these incidents really shook me from within.
Some highlights – International Boxing Event is going on in Milan and all the boxers are staying in the same hotel as me. Indian team is in the next building. I have met with the coaches and yet to meet the entire team. Hope to meet them all this weekend.
Signing off for now.
I hope to keep up the momentum.
The basic cause you mentioned about Afzal Khan and Shivaji. I see a more fundamental problem:
Muslims have a separate education system – Madrasas They are taught altenative things than the mainstream educational institutuions.
Hindus are forced into accepting the state sponsored education – no independent Hindu education system and no chance of recognition
And who is the enemy (in the last paragraph) who will be left with the only job of cremating us? Define our friends and foes!
let the coming keep on coming. Its ok to hibernate once in a while, brings out a more focussed approach to writing and a time maybe to channelise your thoughts.
You know what, we can use all the derogatory language we want to use against our fellow indians, especially hindus and they would tolerate. No one would speak out anything. You know why? Because we Hindus tolerate. We tolerate all kinds of shit, the mughal shit, the british shit, Look at any chapter of history of the world. Even the jews revolted. But not indians. Indians have achieved things over evolutions not revolutions
and there would be no revolution. Not in a bloody long time !!
Britishers gave us freedom not because gandhi was strong, it was because they had become weak to administer. They had problems of their own in england, otherwise they could have very well ruled us like hong kong. Its a long time since we would see a positive sign. Corruption,
is a cancer, in stage 4. The soul of India has to be reinvigorated. Like swami vivekanand said, rise the youth, awake !! But the youth are too busy. Busy partying, smoking, drinking, watching movies, enjoying life failing to worry about the importance of their role in national politics.
Nice to hear that you are back. BTW, did you meet Vijender or watch him win Bronze medal ?