Hindus Should Learn From History

Hindu s s h o uld learn fro m hi stor y By J.G. A rora h ttp: / / w w w.orga niser.org / d y n a mic / m o d ules.ph p? n a m e =Co nte nt&pa =s ho w p a ge&pid=24 8&page = 2 3 George San t - aya n a, t he America n p hilos o p h er, exp re s s e d a u nivers al fact w he n h e wro te, Tho se w ho d o n o t re m e m b e r t h e p a s t a re co n de m n e d t o re pea t it. Since Hin d u s a n d Bhara t h ave forgo t te n t heir his to ry, t h ey are facing freq u e n t Pak - Bangla ter ro ris t a t t acks a n d d aily d e m og ra p hic inva sio n. Recen t b o m b bla s t s in Jaip u r in May 2 0 0 8 killing over 7 0 p e r s o n s are t h e late s t of s uc h a t tack s a n d con ti n ui ng n a tio nal s h a m e. An d 2 0 0 7 h a d s ee n si milar d ea t h s a n d d e s t r uctio n in a t t acks in Vara n a si, Luck n ow, Hydera ba d a n d Malegao n. In 2 0 0 6, ter ro ris t s kille d over 2 0 0 in n oce n t s in local t r ai n s in Mu m b ai be si de s m a s s acring 3 2 Hin d u s in Do d a. In 2 0 0 5, te r r o ris t s at t acke d Ayod hya, New Delhi a n d Bangalore. 2 0 0 3 m a r ke d b o m b bla s t s in Mu m bai. 2 0 0 2 wit nes se d at t acks o n Ragh u n a t h a n d Aks h a r d h a m te m ples. In 2 0 0 1, Indian Parliam ent w a s attack ed. Earlier d u ri ng 1 9 8 0 s a n d 1 9 9 0 s, ter ro ris t s killed t h o u s a n d s of Hin d u s in Kas h mir a n d d r ove o u t s everal lak h s of Hin d u s fro m Kas h mir. An d n ow Kas h mir is a Hin d u - les s regio n. After m a ki ng Kas h mir a Hin d u - les s regio n, Hin d u s a re being kille d selectively eve n in Ja m m u regio n t o evict Hin d u s fro m t h e re. The list is e ndle s s. The se a t t acks a re p a r t s of a long line of at t acks Bharatvar s h h a s s uffere d since Muh a m m a d bi n Qasi m s Arab a r my s a t t ack in 7 1 1; a n d h ave co n ti n ue d si nce his to ry r e p ea t s itself for t h o s e w ho forget its les s o n s. Why to f orget hi stor y? Th o ug h Will Dura n t, t he e mi ne n t America n his t o ria n, calls Muslim r ule in India a s the bloo dies t s t o ry in hi s t ory , m o s t of t he Hin d u s h ave forgot te n t his his t ory. Let u s briefl y recapitulate a fe w e v e nt s. Bhara tvar s h a inclu ding t h e p r e s e n t d ay India, Pakis ta n, Bangla des h, Nepal a n d Afg h a nis ta n was Hin d u lan d wit h a z e ro Musli m p o p ula tio n till Muha m m a d bi n Qasi m s Arab ar my a t t acke d Sin d h in 7 1 1. Since Hin d u s n ever lear n t a ny les s o n fro m his t o ry, t hey face d re pea te d Muslim inva sio n s fo r over a t h o u s a n d year s; a n d los t Afgha nis ta n in 9 8 7 a n d Pakis ta n in 1 9 4 7. An d t h o ug h Hin d u s fo ug h t b ravely t o d efe n d t heir d h a r m a a n d m o t h e rla n d, t h ey los t million s of lives a n d face d pl u n d e r a n d d e s t r uc tio n of t h o u s a n d s of t h eir te m ples d u ri ng t h e se a t t ack s over t h e cen t u ries. Beside s, d u ri ng long p e rio d of Musli m r ule, Hin d u s h a d t o p ay ja ziya, t he t ax levie d o n n o n - Musli m s. After over t h r ow of Muslim r ule, t he Britis h t ook over India fro m 1 8 5 7 t o 1 9 4 7.

Musli m League wa s for m e d in 1 9 0 6; a n d d e m a n d e d Pakis ta n for Musli m s in 1 9 4 0. This is w h a t Muha m m a d Ali Jin na h s ai d in Lahore o n Marc h 2 3, 1 9 4 0 w hile d e m a n di ng Pakis ta n, a s e p a r a te co u n t ry for Musli m s, co m p rising of Musli m m a jo rity a reas in In dia: Hin d u s a n d Musli m s belo ng t o two differe n t religio n s, p hiloso p hie s, s ocial cu s t o m s, a n d litera t u re s. & .. a n d t o tw o differe n t civilisa tio n s. Hin d u s a n d Musli m s d e rive t heir ins pira tio n fro m differe n t s o u rces of his t o ry. They h ave differe n t e pics, differe n t h e r oe s a n d differe n t e piso d e s. Very ofte n t h e h e r o of o n e is a foe of t he o t he r, a n d likewise t h eir victories a n d d efea t s overla p. To yoke t oget h er two s uc h n a tio n s u n d e r a single s t a te, o n e a s a n u m e rical mi n o rity a n d t h e o t h er a s a m a jo rity, m u s t lea d t o growing disco n te n t, a n d t h e final d e s t r uc tio n of a ny fab ric t h a t m ay be s o b uilt u p for t he gover n m e n t of s uc h a s t a te. In 1 9 4 5 - 4 6 election s, Muslim s v ote d for creation of Pakistan. Musli m League ke p t u p t he p re s s u re, a n d in 1 9 4 7 got a t hir d of Bhara t s lan d a s Pakis ta n. In 1 9 7 1, East Pakist a n beca m e Bangla de s h w hile West Pakist a n wa s re n a m e d Pakist a n. In Pakis ta n a n d Bangla de s h w hich are d eclare d a s Isla mic n a tio n s, m o s t of t he Hin d u s a n d Sikh s h ave bee n eit he r d rive n o u t o r killed o r co nver te d. However, m o s t of In dia n Musli m s w ho h a d d e m a n d e d Pakis ta n for Muslim s a n d excha nge of p o p ulatio n o n creatio n of Pakis ta n s t aye d back in India; a n d di d n o t go t o Pakis ta n. Rat he r, t h e p r e s e n t p e rce n t age of Musli m p o p ula tio n in India is m u c h hig he r t h a n t h a t in 1 9 4 7. Real p o wer in Pakist a n lies wit h its ar my w hich is a n ti - Hin d u a n d a n ti - Bhara t, a n d w hich in collabo ra tio n wit h Bangla de s h wa n t s t o dis m e m be r India. To d e m olis h Bhara t a n d t o pla n t m o r e Pakis ta n s a n d Bangla de s h s o n Bhara t s s oil, Pak - Bangla co m bi ne h a s se n t co u n tle s s te r ro ris t s a n d crores of its n a tio n als in to In dia. Infiltra t o r s a re also b ringing wit h t h e m hig h q u ality co u n te rfeit India n cur re ncy w hich is als o bei ng u s e d t o d e s t r oy Bharat. Denial and inaction Self - d ec eption is s elf d ef eating. Th o ug h Pak - Bangla co m bi ne is grab bi ng Bhara t bit by bit t h r o ug h te rr oris m a n d infiltr a tio n of its n a tio n als into India, India n gover n m e n t re s p o n d s by d e nial, n ega tio n a n d inactio n. By its ju dge m e n t d a te d July 1 2, 2 0 0 5, t he Sup re m e Cou r t s t r uck d ow n t he I.M. (DT) Act, 1 9 8 3 as u nco n s tit u tio nal; a n d t er m e d Bangla de s hi infiltra tio n a s exter n al aggres sio n a n d directe d d e p o r t a tio n of illegal im migra n t s. Shockingly, o n Febr u a ry 1 0, 2 0 0 6, t he gover n m e n t p a s s e d t h e Foreigner s (Trib u n als for Assa m) Or d e r t o n ullify t his j u dge m e n t. But o n Dece m ber 5, 2 0 0 6, t h e Supre m e Co u r t q u a s he d t his Or de r also as u nco n s tit u tio nal; a n d calle d for im ple m e n t a tio n of its earlier j u dge m e n t d a t e d July 1 2, 2 0 0 5 for d e p o r ting illegal alien s. Des pite t h e Supre m e Cour t s a bove - m e n tio ne d ju dge m e n t s, n o infiltrat o r s h ave b ee n d e p o r te d. Rat her, t h e infiltra t or s are bei ng given voting right s.

Why are Hindu s s o s elf - e ffacing? In dia n gover n m e n t s p olicy of d e nial a n d p e rverse s ec ularis m (which in reality m e a n s a n ti - Hin d uis m) is lea di ng t o gra d u al Pak - Bangla t a ke - over of Bhara t. To p r eve n t t h e crea tio n of m o re Pakist a n s a n d Bangla de s h s o n Bhara t s lan d, t h e gover n m e n t h a s t o im ple m e n t t h e Supre m e Cour t s ju dge m e n t s d a te d July 1 2, 2 0 0 5 a n d Dece m ber 5, 2 0 0 6 t o d e p o r t t h e infiltra t or s a n d t o cur b t h eir d aily influx. Besides, all In do - Pak a n d Ind o - Bangla ro a d a n d r ail jo u r neys, cult u r al a n d s p o r t s relatio n s, a n d p e ace t alks h ave t o be di sco n ti n ue d. Moreover, India m u s t p r o tect its b o r d er s t o p r eve n t inva de r s fro m e n te ri ng India. Beside s, te rr oris t n e tw o r k in Pakis ta n a n d Bangla de s h m u s t be s m a s he d t o t ake t he war into e ne my te r rito ry. But s h ackle d by fake sec ularis m, s ucce s sive India n gover n m e n t s h ave bee n inven ting rea s o n s for t h eir inactio n. Since t h e s o - calle d sec ular India h a s s u r r e n d e r e d before its t o r m e n t o r s, sec ular India h a s t o be t r a n sfo r m e d into Hin d u Bhara t t o cr u s h t he inva de r s. Logically, in 1 9 4 7, o n India s Partition o n religio u s b a sis a n d crea tio n of Pakis ta n a s d e m a n d e d by Musli m s, Bharat s h o ul d h ave bee n d eclare d a Hin d u n a tio n. But t h e p r o ble m ca n be s olve d eve n n ow by d eclaring Bhara t a s a Hin d u co u n t ry. No o n e ca n o bject t o Bhara t being d eclare d a Hin d u n a tio n w he n all t he 5 7 Muslim m a jo rity co u n t ries (inclu ding Pakist a n a n d Bangla de s h w hich u s e d t o be Hin d u la n d s) ar e d eclare d a s Isla mic co u n t ries. Hin d u Bhara t will give ju s tice t o all a n d a p p e a se n o n e. In Hin d u Bhara t, t h ere will b e o n e law a n d o n e n a tio n; a n d n o dis tinc tio n of m aj ority a n d mi n o rity; a n d n o discri min a tio n, w ha t s oever, again s t a ny co m m u nity. Apar t fro m p r o t ecting Hin d u s a n d Bhara t s Hin d u ide n tity, Hin d u Bhara t will t r a n sfo r m im becile India int o a n a s s e r tive n a tio n. Hin d u Bharat will re m e m be r its his to ry, a n d will t ake all m e a s u re s t o cr u s h t h e t er ro ris t at t acks a n d d e m ogra p hic inva sio n. Hin d u Bhara t will re s t o re Hin d u s fighting s pirit a n d self - e s tee m, a n d re m ove laws w hich discri mi na te again s t Hin d u s. Accor di ngly, all p r o - Hin d u in divid u als a n d o rga nisa tio n s s h o ul d join h a n d s t o t ra n sfor m India int o a Hin d u n a tio n by all p e acef ul, co n s tit u tio nal a n d lawful m e a n s. An d Hin d u Bhara t will cert ai nly re m e m b e r its p a s t his t o ry a s also M.A. Jin na h s Two Natio n s t h eo ry; a n d d e m olis h Pak - Bangla d e sig n t o pla n t m o re Pakist a n s a n d Bangla de s h s in Bhara t. (The a u t hor is for m er Chief Co m missioner of Inco m e T ax a n d ca n be contacted at jg [email protected])