India, the so called "largest democracy" in the world, a country where people of all faiths live in perfect harmony. Where "brotherly-love" rules in every province of this land. But why does these lines sounds like a bunch of bullshit wrapped in bacon?
It's because, thats the case most often.
Now, the radical nationalists of India often remain unaware or just shove the actual facts out of their minds about their beloved nation.
The Northern side of the country is of a particular interest to fundamentalist religious radicals. Caste discrimination, racist remarks, violent and outright hateful homophobic slurs, rising rates of xenophobia n misogyny are just some of the abominations in this nation that is trying hard to fit in this modern world, along with its regressive people. Immune to the concept of evolution of progressiveness and liberalism, an overwhelming majority of Indians often forget to do a simple "fact check" before bringing up lies and misinformation.
With hinduism as the major faith of most Indians, Most Indians are used to pushing hindu beliefs and rites on people of other religions, and they are completely unaware of its inappropriateness. Along with these imposition of beliefs, silly superstitions rule the people's mind that overshadows any remains of logic and factual thinking.
Now, the major argument in north India, n most of other states is that India has an imaginary "National Language". Since majority of mainstream Indians use Hindi as their first language, Its now regarded as the National language of India. Now, indoctrination of such superstitions and redundant facts are not uncommon in India. Now, this brutal rape of the word "democracy" in India, where the majority powers the choices of the minority, as from one of the most regressive decisions ever that took India back in time by a century, when the Supreme Court of India dubbed the "Right to love" as a Criminal offence. Within a duration of a minute, that criminalized more than 7% of the total population on the sole point of that gays and lesbians are a "MINUSCULE MINORITY" and are not entitled to have their freedom to live as equal citizens. The fact of the matter is that in reality, there could be more members of the LGBT community in India, than all the Jewish, Buddhist, Sikhs and jains in India combined.
So, being regressive seems to be a core value of present day India. But coming back to the actual story, which is Hindi Imposition, a false concept based on lies and bigotry that has become a fundamental truth in the minds of Most Indians.
Now, to begin with let me put forth two sentences:
> Hindi is the NATIONAL LANGUAGE of India
> Hinduism is the NATIONAL RELIGION of India
If you have the brains to actually see that religious imposition on people of other faiths is wrong, you probably wont be needing a masters degree to see the parallels in the above two lines.
If only, people wouldnt evolved to understand the religious diversity of India, it wouldnt be uncommon for people to state Hinduism as a National religion.
And when people try to defend their bigotry by saying that "Hinduism and Hindi" are two separate things, Its pretty much like repeating the meme that "Supporting Inter-racial marriages and supporting gay marriages" are two different things.
Imposition of anything unwanted is a version of dictatorship.
Other than that, the constitution of India doesnt have a national language, just like it doesnt have a national religion.
Its very hard for Indian fundamentalist radicals to grasp the fact that India never had a national language, and to top that, a democratic state having a national language isnt a democracy at all.
In 2010, the Gujarat Supreme court Ruled that Hindi is NOT a national language, but an official language, along with English.
It is true that ignorant right wing nuts will try to impose their linguistic beliefs on all Indians.
Some of the links that reiterates the above statement and shed some light on personal freedom are:
> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hindi-not-a-national-language-court/article94695.ece
> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130420/jsp/frontpage/story_16806546.jsp
> http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Is_Hindi_our_National_Language-nid-87992-cid-29.html
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Theres-no-national-language-in-India-Gujarat-High-Court/articleshow/5496231.cms
People who cheer India on the big screen and brings a gang of thugs to beat the shit out of you if you criticize India in anyway, often forget what their constitution actually says.
Being an Indian, has a lot to do with the Constitution, and a little less with neo nazi dictatorship concepts of imperialism.
It's because, thats the case most often.
Now, the radical nationalists of India often remain unaware or just shove the actual facts out of their minds about their beloved nation.
The Northern side of the country is of a particular interest to fundamentalist religious radicals. Caste discrimination, racist remarks, violent and outright hateful homophobic slurs, rising rates of xenophobia n misogyny are just some of the abominations in this nation that is trying hard to fit in this modern world, along with its regressive people. Immune to the concept of evolution of progressiveness and liberalism, an overwhelming majority of Indians often forget to do a simple "fact check" before bringing up lies and misinformation.
With hinduism as the major faith of most Indians, Most Indians are used to pushing hindu beliefs and rites on people of other religions, and they are completely unaware of its inappropriateness. Along with these imposition of beliefs, silly superstitions rule the people's mind that overshadows any remains of logic and factual thinking.
Now, the major argument in north India, n most of other states is that India has an imaginary "National Language". Since majority of mainstream Indians use Hindi as their first language, Its now regarded as the National language of India. Now, indoctrination of such superstitions and redundant facts are not uncommon in India. Now, this brutal rape of the word "democracy" in India, where the majority powers the choices of the minority, as from one of the most regressive decisions ever that took India back in time by a century, when the Supreme Court of India dubbed the "Right to love" as a Criminal offence. Within a duration of a minute, that criminalized more than 7% of the total population on the sole point of that gays and lesbians are a "MINUSCULE MINORITY" and are not entitled to have their freedom to live as equal citizens. The fact of the matter is that in reality, there could be more members of the LGBT community in India, than all the Jewish, Buddhist, Sikhs and jains in India combined.
So, being regressive seems to be a core value of present day India. But coming back to the actual story, which is Hindi Imposition, a false concept based on lies and bigotry that has become a fundamental truth in the minds of Most Indians.
Now, to begin with let me put forth two sentences:
> Hindi is the NATIONAL LANGUAGE of India
> Hinduism is the NATIONAL RELIGION of India
If you have the brains to actually see that religious imposition on people of other faiths is wrong, you probably wont be needing a masters degree to see the parallels in the above two lines.
If only, people wouldnt evolved to understand the religious diversity of India, it wouldnt be uncommon for people to state Hinduism as a National religion.
And when people try to defend their bigotry by saying that "Hinduism and Hindi" are two separate things, Its pretty much like repeating the meme that "Supporting Inter-racial marriages and supporting gay marriages" are two different things.
Imposition of anything unwanted is a version of dictatorship.
Other than that, the constitution of India doesnt have a national language, just like it doesnt have a national religion.
Its very hard for Indian fundamentalist radicals to grasp the fact that India never had a national language, and to top that, a democratic state having a national language isnt a democracy at all.
In 2010, the Gujarat Supreme court Ruled that Hindi is NOT a national language, but an official language, along with English.
It is true that ignorant right wing nuts will try to impose their linguistic beliefs on all Indians.
Some of the links that reiterates the above statement and shed some light on personal freedom are:
> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hindi-not-a-national-language-court/article94695.ece
> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130420/jsp/frontpage/story_16806546.jsp
> http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Is_Hindi_our_National_Language-nid-87992-cid-29.html
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Theres-no-national-language-in-India-Gujarat-High-Court/articleshow/5496231.cms
People who cheer India on the big screen and brings a gang of thugs to beat the shit out of you if you criticize India in anyway, often forget what their constitution actually says.
Being an Indian, has a lot to do with the Constitution, and a little less with neo nazi dictatorship concepts of imperialism.
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