Re: Indian Muslims are the most disadvantage group in India
Dear Nauman72,
You seem to be angry with me. No problem :). I will clarify to the best of my capabilities.
Please note that Muslims in Kerala, a state in South India are quite well of. That's because this state has 100% literacy.
The plight of Muslims is poor in Northern states like UP, Bihar, MP etc. where literacy rates are very low...and that's where the political exploitation starts..easy vote banks. These states no doubt have done little to attract investment and remain a dampner on the overall development.
There are many Muslims who have said that they don't want haj subsidy but who listens..it is political issue..vote bank politics. Give to one and other will cry..not a surprise.
It is not only Muslims, plight of many Hindus, Christians and Buddhists is also poor in many states.
There is no doubt that rich poor gap in India is widening but at the same time there are many who are climbing up the ladder of betterment of their lives. It is all because of education and has nothing to do with religion.
Without proper education things won't improve and this is one of the reasons Muslims are lagging behind.
Believe me in India there are few cases of discrimination based on religion or otherwise. (If it happens press pounces on such issues..media like NDTV have nailed many culprits irrespective of what their religion is).
All my muslims friends or classmates are doing well it is all because of education. No spoon feeding. My chief estimator is a Muslim.
You are probably aware of the fact Chief of Services was asked to furnish statistics about Muslims in defence services he refused to do that. His argument was we don't hire people on the basis of religion. It is not a propaganda but a fact. But numbers would be small because of lack of education.
Regarding muslims in army not allowed to keep beard I don't have information so I would refrain from commenting. Why beard is an issue I can't follow that ? is it because Sikhs are allowed to do that ?
There are many muslims who occupy key positions in police, bureaucracy or other institutions. I have seen many of them.
President of India is largely a ceremonial post. But Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is basically a distinguished scientist who headed several institutions and has a humble background.
There are hardly any job opportunities left in government instituitions. So ultimately it is the private sector which provides the job opportunities. Without education people would simply miss the bus. Hindu or Muslim...doesn't matter in that case.
Please read the latest issue of The Economist if you don't agree to what I say and also spend time reading online editions of "The Hindu" for last two three days where this subject has been discussed at length. This english daily has nothing to do with Hinduism!.
You might be wondering as why all these issues continue to be discussed with a comparision of India and Pakistan...well it is very simple..we share the same history before 1947. History and geography cannot be altered..one can only draw borders. People might keep on interpreting history in their own ways.
But my dear buddy you haven't answered my question about treatment of minorities in Pakistan. When we discuss issues it should be on a holistic manner.
The information I pick-up about issues in Pakistan and have used in my posts is gleaned from Dawn and regular columns by Cowasjee, Ayaz and Irfan other sources within Pakistan. Should I associate them with yellow journalism?
I don't think I ever advocated that others should renounce their faith so they are welcome in India or elsewhere.
Imagine a world with one religion, one colour of skin, one species of living beings, one climate, one colour, one type of food..it would be so disgusting. Diversity is needed and more than that ability to co-exist and learning about each other. The moment you start saying that my faith is superior to yours...all hell breaks loose. And that's precisely the problem plaguing the society worldover.
Hope that's was appropriate to make you smile :)
regards
DS Pathania