Nationalism that’s progressive
By Srinivasan Ramani - The Hindu, February 25, 2016
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Nationalism that’s progressive
By Srinivasan Ramani - The Hindu, February 25, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead...?homepage=true
Bombay HC asks Nagpur civic body: ‘Is India only for Hindus?’
The Bombay high court has rebuked the Nagpur civic body over plans to organise a mass recital of Hindu text ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ at an AIDS awareness camp.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/...kETlJZjiJ.html
Intolerance in India rose in 2015, says USCIRF [US Commission for International Religious Freedom)
"In 2015, religious tolerance deteriorated and religious freedom violations increased in India," the report said. "Minority communities, especially Christians, Muslims, and Sikhs, experienced numerous incidents of intimidation, harassment, and violence, largely at the hands of Hindu nationalist groups," the report alleged.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/52084846.cms
Ban Nigerians from entering India, says former Goa CM Ravi Naik of Congress
Referring to Nigerians as ‘negros’, the former Goa Home Minister also said that Nigerians have been causing "problems" in Goa as well other metros. "The government of India should ban them. They should be probed. It should be checked whether many of them are here to study or for picnics or to sell drugs,” said Mr. Naik.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...3.ece?w=alauto
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25 Indian students asked to leave US university
At least 25 Indian students in their first semester of computer sciences programme at Western Kentucky University have been asked to return to India or find placement in other schools, because they did not meet the admission standards of the varsity, The New York Times said on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a US visit. The chairman of the Indian Student Association at Western Kentucky University, Aditya Sharma admitted that some of the students had adopted what he called a "casual" approach to their studies. "They could not meet their GPA (grade point average), so the university had to take this decision."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/52635521.cms
Former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Ms. Sushma Swaraj passed away in New Delhi on August 6, 2019. May her soul rest in peace!
Here are excerpts (translated to English) from a speech that she gave in the Indian Parliament on June 11, 1996:
“Mr. Speaker, our definition of secularism is that a Hindu should be a good Hindu, a Muslim should be a good Muslim, a Sikh should be a good Sikh and a Christian should be a good Christian, and everyone should follow their religions while simultaneously respecting each other…
"I respect Mr. Murasoli Maran but today he said that we are different and you are different, which Indian culture are you speaking of? What is Bharat, Bharatiya and Bharatiyata? (India, Indians and Indian-ness)…
“Mr. Speaker, I want to say to my friend Mr. Murasoli Maran with all due respect, that he doesn't need to go anywhere to understand the meaning of Bharatiyata. Bharatiyata means that from Bhangra to Bharatnatyam, all dances are Indian and belong to India. Bharatiyata means that from Jammu's Rajma Chawal and Punjab's Makki Roti to South's Idli Dosa, all delicacies are Indian delicacies. Bharatiyata means that from Amarnath in the North to Rameshwaram in the South, all pilgrimages are Indian pilgrimages. You ask, what are the aspects of this culture?
“Yes Mr. Speaker, we are communal, because we advocate the singing of Vande Matram, Yes, we are communal, because we fight for the respect of the national flag, we are communal, because we want to abolish the 370 [Article 370 of Indian Constitution granting special status to Kashmir], we are communal, because we want to put an end to discrimination based on caste and creed in this country, yes we are communal, because we want to get the Uniform Civil Code (Saman Nagrik Samhita) implemented in this country.”