India won in 1971 tho hardly at domestic peace; war btwn IG-Commie Camp n non-commie Oppo! It was not along H-M lines (tho former did use "communal" dog-whistle) but other lines. WB was anything but peaceful.
@ShekharGupta s/know all that but then HMVs see what they like to see!
@ShekharGupta s/know all that but then HMVs see what they like to see!
https://twitter.com/YusufDFI/status/1449243037171798017
Point is: yes; a society needs harmony but that s/stand on its own - not as a vehicle to push particular political agendas masq as independent commentary.
And, why is "communal polarization" bad but others - eg, rich vs poor, caste, regl, etc. - is kosher.
And, why is "communal polarization" bad but others - eg, rich vs poor, caste, regl, etc. - is kosher.
And, IMHO, @ShekharGupta n his ConPrint, sorry The @ThePrintIndia s/b last to give such gyan; just check out how many articles / stories with caste as focus they hv carried n caste schism as agenda / goal.
I can also add two more examples: 1992-93 n 1998-99; people like @ShekharGupta are big fans of PVN esp wrt Punjab n J&K (besides econ area). How "harmonious" India was then? and we heard same complaints abt "harmony" in 1998 onward as well.
Again, this is NOT to dismiss case for "harmony" in any society / nation but to question this selective gyanbaaji by our media-gyani complex abt "harmony" n only wrt 1 issue that suits their agenda / narrative.
BTW, no less than Prof Rajni Kothari, one of our leading LeLi Social-Political philosophers claimed that talking abt "caste" was very "progressive" and abt "religion" (but H-M only?) was very "communal".. n approvingly quoted by @TheEconomist then (in early 1993).
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