2019. Mark the year.
Seven decades is just a blip in the history of nations. For India, though, it may be a lifetime, and this year its darkest blot.
The soul of India seems to have been mutilated, killed and cremated by its own sons and guardians. From the ashes, a new nation rises: Hindu-sthan or Aryavratt — the land of the resurgent, roaring Hindu.
The year has been dark to the core.
Within a span of few months in the second half of 2019, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), fresh into its second term as the federal government, decided to actively pursue the agenda of its parent body, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Hindu right-wing organization. The RSS was formed almost a century ago in 1925 with a clear agenda of making a “Hindu rashtra” (or nation) out of then-enslaved India.
Following India’s independence in 1947 when a secular nation emerged, the RSS vehemently fought the constitution, the national flag and even the leaders who defined India’s new identity. Their pursuit of a Hindu nation has been relentless.
After the BJP returned to power with a thumping majority, and more importantly, with the BJP and their allies controlling both houses of the legislature, with the judiciary and administration in firm control and in the hands of their loyal followers, with the control of the entire fourth estate including not just print and TV but with a powerful troll army controlling social media and spreading fake news, it was time to act.
The siege of Kashmir
In August 2019, within a matter of a few days, the Muslim-majority state of Kashmir was put under siege, Not just the entire political leadership, but tens of thousands of its people were imprisoned to crush dissent. Internet services were cut. A million-plus army and para-military forces were deployed. The entire operation, including a vote in Parliament, was carried out as a surgical strike, keeping the state’s entire population in the dark.
Then in November 2019, with the help of a judiciary which had been hand-picked over the years, the demolition of a mosque in Ayodhya-Babri Masjid in Dec. 1992 by Hindu radicals was given legitimacy by allowing temple construction to go ahead.
But the BJP was not done yet. It was time to show their true colours to the world. They passed a law providing a path to Indian citizenship for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian minorities fleeing persecution from three neighbouring countries — Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Muslims are ineligible.
This Act, in one single stroke, destroyed the very fibre of secularism on which the nation was built and goes against the concept of liberty and equality in the entire world. The Indian constitution clearly states that the nation will be “a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic”
Religion as a test of citizenship
The Indian state is now taking the first step of declaring to its citizens and to the rest of the world that they do not believe in the very constitution that defines its existence, and will use faith and religion as a test to define citizenship. The Hindu juggernaut continues. The next step is a National Registry of Citizens, for which the people of India will have to prove that they belong to the land or else be deported or like Jews put in detention centers in 1940s Europe.
It is as if India has lost its soul.
Alas, it is not the BJP or the RSS or its current crop of leaders who have let the spirit of a secular India down. They have not changed course. It is the people of India who have been brainwashed over the last decade and who have been made to believe in a view that Hinduism is in danger, leading to the Talibanization of a secular nation. Indians always took pride in being secular and accepting amid openly religious nations like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan. Now it has well and truly fallen into the same rut.
Resistance is building
Fortunately, civil society in India is rising up. Students and the younger generation have come out protesting. The government is using force, internet blackouts and arbitrary arrests to crush the revolt; and yet the resistance is building, not just in India but worldwide.
There have been many demonstrations in various places in North America, including on Dec. 20 in Toronto in front of the Indian consulate. More than 500 people raised their voices in sub-zero temperatures against the Indian regime. Among them was a Bollywood celebrity, Ali Fazal, who lent his voice to the cause.
What can nations like Canada do? What can we ordinary world citizens do? What should society do?
It is times like this that define our existence and the importance of our true values. Do we consider all humans as equal or do we believe like the Home Minister of India that some are “termites” who need to be eradicated?
History judges us by what we stood for. Now is the time. I have made my choice and will agitate and fight till the very end.
Devanshu Narang is a writer, performer and author of Naurang: Nine Shades of Life.
What is the Future for the Indian Dalits in this Hindoo Nation ?
What are the Indian Dalits waiting for ? 5000 years of slavery,drudgery and exploitation – and they have still not insurrected ?
Some people think that the lower castes of Hindooland – called Dalits,are a man made creation,which origined as a necessity,derived from the laws of economics and division of labour – id.est., the laws of economics,as they existed 5000 years ago.
Sadly,that is NOT true – but it is a convenient excuse,used by Hindoos in the USA, embarrassed by the depravity and inequity,of Hindooism.The White man and Muslims,do not probe further,as they know NOT, the bottomless pit of Hindooism.The logic appeals to the white man as it is an inferential,obverse deductive logic – akin to the economic logic,of the slave trade,by St Paul.
The Creation,Permanence,Sustainance, Genocide and Degradation of the lower castes,is ORDAINED by an INJUNCTION,in the GITA.The Gita is not some OBSCURE or OBVERSE citation,in some archaic corner,of the Hebrew Bible,or a part of the NT fables.The Gita is the CORE of Hindooism – like the TORAH.
The concept of classes of humans,ordained as such, EVEN BEFORE THEY ARE BORN, for the current birth and the next birth,wherein redemption is obtained,by perpetual misery and suffering of the lower classes,due to their sins,in the PREVIOUS births,would be the crowning glory,of Jon Stewart’s acerbic wit – were it not for the absolute genocide,of the lower castes.
No religion preaches such a diabolical abhorrence,and even the Babylonian and Jersualem Talmud – treat Non-Jews as Goyim or Filth – but within their own – there are no classes or castes.
This is the injunction of the Gita,delivered by their God – Krishna.dindooohindoo
The Verse – 1
“It is far better to perform one’s svadharma (prescribed duties), even though faultily, than another’s duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing one’s own duty is better than engaging in another’s duties, for to follow another’s path is dangerous.” – Bhagavad-Gita 3:35.
The Deduction
If a Dalit does anything more than be a human scavenger – that path would be “dangerous”. That means he would be killed – and the theological justification for lynching.
The Verse – 2
“According to the three modes of material nature (goodness, passion, ignorance) and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society (Brahmin/KsHatriya/
Vaisya/Sudra) are created by Me .
The Deduction
Created by ME.The Gods have created the Dalits ONLY for the FUNCTION OF CLEANING TOILETS and SERVING the UPPER CASTES,like SLAVES
The Verse – 3
And although I am the creator of this system, you should know that I am yet the nondoer, being unchangeable.” — Bhagavad-Gita 4:13.
The Deduction
Heraclitus said Change was the only constant.The Hindoo Gods CREATED THE CASTES – and AFTER its CREATION – the Gods became the NON-DOERS,and the CASTES represent the WILL of the GOD – who is UNCHANGEABLE – and SO THE CASTES are a PRIORI – for ever !
WHAT WOULD BE THE PLIGHT OF THE DALITS – HAD THE MUGHALS NOT COME TO HINDOOSTHAN.It is the NOBLE DEED,of Converting 220 million Dalits, to Islam – which explains the Divine success of the Mughals in India – inspite of ALL ODDS.
Islam gave the Dalits empowerment,emancipation,security,redemption and salvation.