The Indian State is the biggest proselytizer in India.
It makes it a liability to be a Hindu in India. All laws will be against you. You cannot run schools without interference, if you remain Hindu. Govt will give you special scholarships, schemes, if you convert. Now this.
The Indian State works towards a singular purpose. The erasure of Hindus. Accelerated with special scholarships and schemes (only if you're not Hindu) under @narendramodi govt.
Uniform rights is even more important than UCC. That would mean disbanding the Minority Affairs Ministry. @narendramodi has increased its budget instead.
And the entire "secular" discourse acts to aid and abet sexual violence by Islamic predators who are driven by the belief that conversion will get them to "heaven" and #RapeJihad is a legitimate act in the eyes of their god.
Women in Britain couldn't own property till the late 19th century, while British "civilized" us.
In India they made property tradeable and by law only males could inherit it. (same with kingdoms). This made a male child imperative—which they then blamed on "backward Hinduism."
The wealth of women was transferred from mother to daughter, as "stridhan." Rural land was generally not tradeable. So a large part of movable wealth was controlled by women.
This stridhan was unlike "dowry" given to men which was a European custom.
Full of nonsensical tropes about India that Indian "seculars" peddle doing their monkey dance for a White audience.
I blame the West for choosing such "interlocutors" who are unable to explain or represent India, but feed West's ignorance and stereotypes—no one is wiser for it.
The joke's on @nytimes, @wsj@washingtonpost etc. When they get the Nandy/s, Dhume/s, Ayyub/s to write for you, do they realize they're being peddled comforting junk by people who have no clue about India?
Do you prefer wilful ignorance to understanding a major civilization?
I'm not seeking approval from the West. I've lived here for years, having them as my co-workers and employees.
I'm merely amused at their ignorance in choosing such people. Ultimately they lose in failing to understand what is happening in India.
For decades the Congress party has been the slaughter + riots party in India.
On the streets it would shed blood for political polarization and machination, for media and academia it would be suave as it cultivated "liberal" darbaris to demonize "Hindutva" for its violence.
I had an idea for a novel about a girl who wears saris to college, and is teased for it. But her confidence and #SareeSwag starts a new trend of #SariCool.
This is what I had in mind. :D
Anyone wants to write this novel? I have a story outline and an in with a good publisher.😀
Unfortunately my writing and editing schedule is chock-full right now. But if there are good writers of fiction or nonfiction who are willing to work hard, I have a number of ideas we could collaborate on.