Sunday, September 16, 2007

Indians embrace Irrationality as a conscious choice

While we continue to obliterate history, establish myths, discourage science, we are also making idiots out of our kids.

BJP Government of Uttarkhand has decided to introduce the subject of Rama Sethu as part of school syllabus, teaching them how Lord Rama built this bridge using ‘vanar sena’ (army of monkeys).

Thank you! Now, can they please tell us how long it will take to reverse millions of years of evolution so that we go back to shrinking our brain size to a size of a peanut?

Thanks to Krish for the link.

9 comments:

  1. Dear Sujai,
    Your blog is an eye opener,
    and infact its so good to see rational Indians like you.
    I was born and brought up in India in a middle class Musllim family (My Dad an IITian, Mom a Doctor).
    I was proud to be an Indian throughout my childhood, but this soon faded away into air during teens.
    I migrated out of india some 6 years back pursuing my Medical studies abroad. But now I plan never to return.
    India hardly beckons me.
    It sounds full of Hindutva slurrs, anti-muslim bigotry. I am never safe in that country. One day I know all this just gonna boil out to a Civil war, where I would be only doomed - hope nothing like a holocaust.

    I would have loved this country of birth. I had feelings for it.
    Now it all seems to turn alien.
    I rather feel proud to be of the land of my fore farthers - Afghanistan (My family immigrated to india in 1800s)
    The very essence of India has diluted into madness of Hindutva forces. On internet forums and blogs, I see people unashamedly posting outrightly hatefull comments, blashemy, nothing less than Nazi propoganda against Jews.

    Now in foreign land, I hate to be identified with an Indian identity. The word Indian irks me. I identify myself as Afghan/Middle Eastern.
    Hindu/Hinduism sickens me..
    it looks some dirty primitive senseless paganism. (I am being honest).

    I once had no hatefull feelings like that. But now Hindutva has thrown me to this position.

    When you wirte about how Hindus have started thinking themselves as supreme race akin to Nazi puritism of Aryan race, and how superior they feel of their culture.
    Have no hard feelings,
    but it makes me puke and rolls me into incessant laughter.

    Why have I become like this.
    I had loved India, had best friends as Hindus and still have, never hated them (although never regarded them it so highly/supreme either).

    I am boiling with ferocious anti-Hindutvadis. India seems to be an enemy territory rather than birth land.

    All this is distressing me.
    I dont wanna be like this.
    I wanna have a peaceful india,
    The India I had loved in childhood.
    I have been moulded into Hate, by the acts of hindutvadis. Their actions and anti-Islamism has pushed me into an uncokpromising corner of opposition, where I might even befriends with wildest of people/ terrorists wanting to stab these Hindutvadis.

    I am ILL, I am diseased.
    I blame the Hindutvadis for inducing this. I had loved my country India.


    I write this with complete honesty, pouring out all that is in my heart. Please dont rebuke some harsh comments. I was completely honest/Open (and remember, I admit I am diseased with Hate).
    This I believe is not only my words or sentiments, I am sure there are millions of Indian muslims who echo the same.

    My Conclusion:
    Dont always blame Indian muslims for acts of random violence in the country like that in Mumbai or Hyderabad. They are horrendous.
    But remember these Muslims are diseased in Mind - And the inducer of this Disease are the Hindutvadis.
    The Hindutvadis are ultimately going to be the cause of breakdown of the indian society if this menace is not checked. Its going to throw india into a Civil war, perhaps a situation like current Iraq. (God forbid that never happens)

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  2. DrRhazes: Spreading hate to get rid of hate is no solution.

    Spread love. Love India because of the millions of Indians who love you and would love to live in harmony.

    Love begets love.

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  3. Thanks for your supportive comments my indian bro.
    You are true. Love begets love.
    And I shall always work towards ridding myself of such negative emotions.

    But of what I have stated above, do not mistaken me of some violent bigot. These were feelings, which arise sometimes, especially when encountered with people spewing hate against my identity, my religion which I hold very precious. On forums, Discussion boards (that of Rediff).


    My best of friends are still Hindus. I hold them closer than brothers. And I know a lot of Hindus have and will always help me and stand beside me.

    But again, I may stake these feelings of grudge, I ridicule it myself. But there are many who wont. And So you have these Indian brethen, turn enemy, sought help of the enemy to plant terrorist attacks, thinking they will hurt and pain the hindutvadis and their ego, but no..
    It kills and maims civillians,
    Hindutvadis as usual have an excuse for fuelling more hate sentiments.
    And the society plunges into senseless cycle of vicious violence.

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  4. Dear DrRhazes:

    You write:

    "Hindu/Hinduism sickens me..
    it looks some dirty primitive senseless paganism. (I am being honest)."

    Rest assured you will have very good company with Hindutva-vaadi-s. They find Islam equally dirty and primitive. You see the similarity in the thought process?

    Why do you think that your hatred is holier than the hatred harbored by hindutva-vaadis-s?

    "When you wirte about how Hindus have started thinking themselves as supreme race akin to Nazi puritism of Aryan race, and how superior they feel of their culture.
    Have no hard feelings,
    but it makes me puke and rolls me into incessant laughter."

    No hard feelings.

    Except for muslims, whole world rolls into laughter about similar claims by Islam.

    Let me assure you, that the hindutva-vaddi-s you detest so much are not as different from you as you think they are. Their arguments run pretty much on the same lines. The only difference is in the religious tag they bear.

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  5. And the society plunges into senseless cycle of vicious violence.

    That is right DrRhazes. And breaking this cycle takes an individual to start loving, respecting and giving - which could be you and me. Does not matter what tag you put on yourself, even atheists would agree on the common denominator of love. Respect all the beliefs.

    Spread love, spread peace.

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  6. Dr.Rhazes comment makes this post total gobar,(cow shit
    )such an idiot who gave him doctor degree, oh sorry he might be hakim,shows his genes.

    This slap on the face of sujai,
    i not a hindu neither muslim, i would like to join Bajrang dal now, jai bajrang bali, sankat mochan hanuman, our world is in sankat.Dharm raksha is the duty of righteous.

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  7. Good, Anonymous:
    You should join Bajrang Dal. They need people like you for their pogroms.

    Bajrang Dal played a vital role in targeting and killing many Muslims in Gujarat (according to the recent Tehelka report). They would definitely like to recruit more 'passionate and enthusiastic' people.

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  8. Sujai K, why no comments from your side to counter the hate-filled mind of Dr.Rhazes? Why?

    His hate-filled mind is not only ludicrous - but also Hypocritical!

    Btw, I am no supporter of Hinduvta or these lunatics parties
    (Bajrang Dal, Ram Sena, Ravan Sena & Siva Sena).

    Dr.Rhazes hardly realises that he is on the same psycho-intellectual level as the people against whom he spewing venow against.

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  9. >>"Dr.Rhazes comment makes this post total gobar,(cow shit
    )such an idiot who gave him doctor degree, oh sorry he might be hakim,shows his genes.

    This slap on the face of sujai,..."

    I fully agree with Anonymous!

    I still do not understand why you'd decided to approve that "gobar" comments from a mad Islamist.

    I suspect it has something to do with the fact that you're a PSEUDO-SECULARIST! You've given enough prove of this in your blog.

    Besides your reaction to Anonymous is hopelessly misplaced: "Good, Anonymous:
    You should join Bajrang Dal. They need people like you for their pogroms."

    You've missed the point!

    You, Sujai, comes across as an apologist for Islam...a pseudo-secular who has made no comments against the mad Islamist, Dr. Rhazes, whose irrational observations you yourself had approved.

    You're happy to criticise Hinduism, but why the hell are you keeping quiet on Islamic stupidities?

    I very much share the feelings of Anonymous who wants to SLAP you.

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