It’s becoming a habit now, writing under the influence.
A Holler to my dear subscribers, I owe you buggers for the encouragement.
Another Saturday goes by.
Topic of discussion today - Mahatma Gandhiji’s infamous line at time of the partition of India, or in other words, during the formation of Pakistan.
Statutory warning – Overly religious people who are very much involved in their “jaat”, I suggest you do not read ahead. No, I do not mean to offend anybody, for what it’s worth I’m a firm believer in equality, and when I meet/socialise with people, the whole “jaat” issue isn’t even a criteria, not even close.
If you still do get offended, your problem.
A brief history lesson.
India, our country, was called the ‘Golden Sparrow’. After the century under British rule, we were no less than a bird made during an origami lesson.
We achieved Independence on 15th August, 1947, and three years later on 26th January, 1950, the Government of India Act was passed. That day, we now call our Republic Day.
It didn’t come easy. The British tactic of “Divide and Rule” continues to bite us in the ass. The eventual outcome of which was the formation of Pakistan, an independent, Muslim country.
The ‘Father of our Nation’, oversaw the procedures, as the country was torn apart based on religion.
Subhash Chandra Bose, the one person to stand up and be a literal “pain-in-the-wrong places”, was said to have asked Gandhiji to set some conditions. Those conditions, could’ve prevented a lot that has happened in the recent years.
They were, one, do not let it happen, two, if it was to happen, then it was only fair to send all the Muslims to Pakistan and let the natives come back to India. As hurt as he was to see the country split, he did not see the reason why Muslims should stay in HINDUstan.
To which, came the reply, “ek baap ke do-do bête(two sons of the same father)”, and the decision to make it the people’s choice to live in whichever country they chose to do so.
The outcome?
When the railway lines were opened, cross-country for the people to travel to their desired country, after the first set of trains to Pakistan, the trains from Pakistan to India, were looted, men were slaughtered, women and daughters were raped and murdered. Why? No idea. Which caused further uproar, and retaliation started.
Since began, our conflict, and hasn’t been resolved yet.
Like every topic, this one has a kazillion ways of looking at it and it’s completely based on an individual’s perception of what is right and what is wrong.
Some say, “when we call our country HINDUstan, we do not understand how the other minorities come into the picture”, the more open-minded ones, stick with, “it’s not really that big of an issue, as long as everybody minds their business, and equality is a necessity in today’s society”.
The question being, would certain negative events have occurred in our country if the Gandhian Philosophy wasn’t being followed?
On a personal note, If somebody I slap out of anger, IF and when he does wake up, smile and lean over showing me his other cheek, I am going to slap him. I’m going to slap him till I have the energy and he doesn’t.
It’s almost retarded to expect him not to slap you, after your polite invitation.
With respect to my piece about terrorism, do you see what I was trying to say there?
Who wouldn’t come and attack us, we’re almost too inviting, and on top of it our Constitution is virtually suicidal.
A few days ago, I was randomly surfing the internet, when a chat-box buzzed me out of my trip.
“Dude, you have to write about this, Gandhian Philosophy is the root cause for everything, and will certainly bring on the downfall of our country”, said Arnab Ghosal, an Engineering student.
As I said, it’s difficult not being racist at times, as I also said, if a certain group of people invite me to point at them and laugh, I will.
On an extremely basic note, after every India-Pakistan match, if India loses, a certain group of people rejoice with fireworks, raising flags, running riot. “Yeh dekke dard hota hain yaar, jis des mein rehte ho, jisne tumhe paala hain, how can you do this?(it hurts my friend, the very country you are living in, the very country supporting you, you work against it)” says Prashant Gautham, a businessman.
On another extremely logical note, if Hindustan, was as it is named, would we/world still be threatened to attack a certain notorious country?
I say, not being racist et all, just being plain logical, that if Hindustan, was infact full of Hindus, the pure Aryan Race which we are known to be, the race which Hitler considered as second only to the Germans, by now for all the acts of unnecessary terror and violence, certain countries would’ve been declared enemy nations and nuked without thinking twice.
“Ek baap ke do-do bête” and “the lean your other cheek forward to be slapped”, first cost us a part of Kashmir, PoK, the whole of which now Pakistand rightfully demand as theirs, for which we’ve pretty much destroyed them on three different occasions of the frontlines. The same also cost us a part of Arunachal Pradesh which China now lays claim to.
Now, being very frank about it, we all know we have the superpower called U.S.A behind us, we also know that China hates that very fact and considers itself one, U.S.A will avoid coming up against China, China will support Pakistan and if it wasn’t for our colossal army and extremist thoughts of the military, time for India would have turned back a 100 years.
“Woh log maarke nikal jaayenge, humlog doosra gaal dikhaate reh jaayenge(they will pretty much demolish us, and we will be left showing the other cheek)”
What hurts me?
I can see it happening, almost everybody can see this happening, and there’s this feeling of utter disgust and helplessness. Pretty much like a particular dialogue in the Bollywood Movie “Singham”, “jo koi system ko badalne nikalta hain, system ghoomke uski bajaati hain”(whoever tries to change the system, gets &^%##$ by the system in return).
It hurts me to the point that I’ve started to think on these lines, I’ve always been the one for equality, eradication of this disease called “religion” and zero discrimination policies.
It hurts me, that I’m proved wrong with every single death of an innocent which is caused by mindless violence, by unnecessary bombings with the sole aim of taking as many lives as possible, by every politically biased decision the country takes, by every corrupt politician who has made the future of a country as opaque as a murky puddle of utter bullshit.
It befuddles me, the fact that the guilty are not punished, by the fact that our own constitution is used to work against us, by the fact that the constitution only comes into play when the officials want it to.
First, we had Kingdoms, ruled by Kings, Empires, ruled by Emperors, Now we have Countries... Yeah. Precisely.
It disgusts me, that I’m human. Sigh.
