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Why Kashmiri Muslims are wrong ? All Muslims do the blunder of understanding and calling their national and political struggle as Jihad- war against infidels. All over the World and in history different people had to fight but they don’t call their struggle a crusade or in any way a war against irreligion etc. Muslims do this blunder. Like the rest of India, Kashmir had tribal people believing or practicing some sort of primitive religion and culture. Then before advent of Islam, some people may had become so called Hindus or followers of Brahmans and some may had become followers of Buddha or Mahavir. Then came Islam and gradually under Sufism, the majority of Kashmiri families became Muslim. It is said that whoever ruled Kashmir- Muslims, Sikhs, Dogras or British they unleashed a reign of oppression and exploitation. Now after Independence, Kashmir had majority of Muslim families and minority of Hindu families who are Kashmiri Pandits. Now perhaps from the last three four decades Kas...

Why does the privileged class become fascist ? India and Pakistan both are following the same course in their history. In undivided India and later upto late eighties life was simple and educated Hindus of India and educated Muslims of Pakistan were followers of ethical values- the majority of the backward population of both countries had not entered into race for job and education. Then with betterment of economy both countries witnessed the rise of backward people of rural areas, tribal areas and slums. The politics became the rise of tribal leaders and caste leaders and this also terrified the privileged section. Indian privileged class opted for violent version of Hindutva and Pakistani privileged class opted for violent Wahabi Islam - both targeted minorities. The majority of educated people hitherto liberal, secular and believer in Evolution and atheism became orthodox Hindu and Muslim in both countries. The privileged class of both countries voted and supported politicians wh...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Muslim countries and India Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a reinterpretation of the highest ethical values of mankind for the New World. All of us need a set of freedom and rights and very important is freedom to practice our religion and freedom to live according to our culture.In any multi-religious country Muslims should have freedom to have beard and their women should have freedom to observe purdah and they must have freedom to build their mosques and to give call of Azan and perform prayers there. This freedom is being curtailed and denied in many countries in consequence of Islamophobia in the post 9/11 World. No Muslim State must force Muslim women to observe purdah and Muslim men to have beard and perform prayers as is being done in Saudi Arabia and Iran and is being attempted by Talibans and Boko Haram etc. In every Muslim country, other Muslim sects like Ahmadiyas and people of other faith like Hindus and Bahais must hav...

How to deal with Obliteration of Truth and Justice Obliteration of Truth and Justice is not new- both these go together when wealthy and powerful join hands and Judges become pet- Socrates was poisoned to death and Jesus was given a sentence of death by Crucifixion - the judge simply washes his hands in a bowl of rose water. Truth neither spreads by newspapers nor it is kept alive in State annals. Truth spreads by mouth to ear and it is kept alive in folklores and folksongs and in festivals and rituals. Muslims pelt stones on three Satans during Hajj and effigies of three demons are burnt in Dussehra. One politician gets his statue installed in the Museum of Rabble rousers. This is the way to keep remembering those who dared to obliterate Truth and Justice. A place and a day must be decided when in every locality, village and cities we remember Obliterators of Truth and Justice and this way their Spirit will suffer in Eternity for the crimes they did when Destiny gave them chance to d...

Obliterators of Truth Truth - to say what really happened is the highest virtue and Lies - to hide what really happened and instead to say something else other than Truth is the biggest sin. Saach baraabar tap nahin jhooth baraabar paap साँच बराबर तप नहीं झूठ बराबर पाप : this is what all of us were taught in Hindi class of primary school. We all must try to bring out Truth and condemn lies; this is utmost duty to humanity and service to God. Many people resort to lies in fear to escape feeling ashamed or getting punished. Some resort to lies for some gain and to cheat others. They are simple liars whom we say jhootha. But the people whose job is to bring out truth - the police, the doctors, the other professionals engaged in crime investigations, the journalists and finally judges and historians if they conceal truth and present falsehood they are not simple liars - they are obliterators of Truth, they are enemies of Truth , they are Satya-Drohi and in reality they are enemies of ...