India its Assimilating Touch and Chasm in Society
For long I have been trying to understand the current
situation in the country , where every
side is accusing other of harshness and intolerance . Secularism and pseudo- secularism
is being used in almost all debate some ending amicably and some with enmity across
parties
The question is do people understand the basic position of
what history of India and its social fabric have been? The land of River Indus,
Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswathi, Narmada, Krishna, Kaveri have been vibrant place for
breeding inter culture and inter racial harmony. Assimilation of multiple order
have happened to bring India/Hindustan at the place where it is. We are the
only continuous civilization which have protected its tradition since 5000 years,
across the country scores of people worshiping trees, Cow, using Vermilion testifying
the continuity in culture . Traditions continue to flow with invaders, asylum
seekers becoming part of it
Roman Invaders had come to India around 320 BC and
intermixed with local race with Open heart, the famous tale of Selucus
Nicator's Daughter Helen marrying Chandragupta Maurya and Megasthanese staying
at Patliputra is not hidden information . The result was overall society
/culture have flourished with intermixing of
astronomical , Philosophical and architecture .Assimilation was almost perfect
Similarly when Kushan and Shakas came to India during 1st Century
AD they have become part of India , they opened themselves to India and India
accepted them with open heart. Kushan became Indian legend that we continue to
worship
Lets Move on next invaders Huns. Huns were perfect barbaric
and made a big disruption when they came to India . People ran away from North
to south and intermixing of cultures again happened exponentially between north/south and Huns and Indigenous
people .
Like water of river Ganga never smells and always stays odourless ( scientifically proven cleansing and
purifying power) same way Indian continued to be a place for assimilation and
growth
One side Dynasties like Gangas came from North to South and
ruled Karnataka , supported emerging of
Kannada .Other side Karnats pioneered dynasty in Ujjain, Gujrat , Mithila,
Bengal, Nepal and helped in formation of Maithili, Bengali and northern languages
. There may have been minor tiff at the start but overall India continued to be
marching forward without any form of closed mind . The installation of Shankaracharya
peeth , his debates and installation of cross location/cultural heads are
example of such openness in society .
When Muslims Invaded India in 712 AD their infusing into
India was much slower until Sufism came . Sufiism, a confluence of Islam and
Indigenous Yogic cult. Sufism helped Islam to penetrate wider India, Hindu land
and generated a confluence of culture, Indianized Islam . Though there have
been radicals like Khilji’s, Aurangzeb, Barani trying to oppress indigenous people they were
outnumbered by people like Akbar, Dara Sikoh, Mohammad Tughlaq etc and assimilation /intermixing continued though with little scepticism .
Needless to say Parsis of India and India of Parsis , Jews . Assimilation was perfect without any bias
What have happened during the period of Mir Kasim invasion
and coming of Mughals in India is that Arab world have compiled Hadith ( a set
of practises they have been doing pre/Post prophet) again they did some deliberations
across multiple compilations and formed
Shia and Sunni versions of "master Document' to be practised . Please note
all this was happening post death of Prophet and in parallel to the confluence of
Sufism in India .It was the time where
hardliners have 'closed the door for further deliberations’ and change in
master Hadith , thereby stopping any confluence and intermixing. Since then Multiple
Voices have been raised within Islam to open the thought process and let them
'indigenise' and have been quelled by Hardliners. Despite these Sufiism and
moderates continued to live till 21st Century without much disturbance from hardliners
When Saudi Arabia got economic boom through Oil exports
it again tried to bring Muslim hardliners and radicals into forefront
, giving them a new impetus by providing economic as well as 'Sunni Religious
backing'. This was necessary for them to re-establish the position of Arabs in
Muslim world as well as counter influence of Iran/Iraq/Ceria. Those hardliners using
Indian Madrasas of Barelevis, Deoband, Ahle Sunnat etc. have slowly started
killing social fabric of India and its neighborhood. Once thriving culture of
Moderate Muslims slowly became victim of these hardliners and a stretch have
started between the society. Where assimilation and indigenization of the
people have been stopped. Arabic Burkas and Islamic schools were imposed on
Ladies/student among Muslims society, which till recent have been very much
optional
Its this quelling of Moderates in Muslim society which
created 'opposition' within Hindus , Hardliners within Islam was equally
reciprocated though little later. Considering congress was a meek spectator (if
not supported) of quelling moderates within Islam , Jansangh/BJP and its
associates parties started gaining public
support and now the chasm across the society is increasing with an exponential
pace. Unless moderates/Sufism regains their place in Islam it wont be possible
for Hindus to do away with their position because of obvious political/social reasons . Whatever
secular pseudo-seculars preach to Hindus would go unheard unless there is
unbiased opposition to extremism at both side , rather it would fuel the
Majority society and chasm would become wider. The digital disruption have
ensured the thoughts and Ideas reach wider crowd and much timely thus any act
of bias, appeasement, hatred in name of
secularism would do more harm than good
India have long being place of assimilation and integration,
think about a house in India which doesn't use Potato, Tea, Pineapple, Green Chilis,
Tomatos , Coffee . Their use is so Indian that we often put them as Indian identity.
Same with Bata, TATA etc . Are they not being introduced recently infect
as late as 15th century however 'the freedom' to use them, relate with them and
modify their usage have made them household item. The similar freedom for
deliberation and assimilation is need of hour across all religion and groups to
cover the chasm which have been made into world Society
posted by Suyash @ 1:22 AM
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