Partition from India OR Independence from British Legacy??

[Abhiman]

Re: Partition from India OR Independence from British Legacy??

@bahar2007

1. Language: There is no common language among Indians. Hindi/Urdu (formerly known as Hindustani) is the mother-tongue of only a portion of north Indians, particularly Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, etc. This language is imposed on other nations that inhabit the so called India.

Well this is incorrect. As ssingh said, all Indian languages trace their roots to Sanskrit and Tamil. Gurmukhi in Punjab to Malayalam in Kerala, or Bengali in Bengal and Marathi in Maharashtra share either one of the 2 roots. Thats why all Indian scientific developments in any university are named in Sanskrit.

You may be right about race (though there is nothing called "Austroloid").

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4. Religion: Indian Punjab is mostly Sikh, Kashmir is mostly Muslim, Nagaland, Kerala, Goa, etc. are mostly Christian. Sikkim is mostly Buddhist. Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, etc. are mostly Animist Tribals.

Goa has absolute Hindu majority. That Punjab is Sikh is not a devisive factor. They are governed by Hindu laws and come under the umbrella of Hinduism. Same goes for Sikkim.

Mizoram, Meghalaya and Nagaland are Christian. Tripura has Hindu majority.

@bahar2007

Then Hinduism (a term invented by Muslims-British) itself in not a single religion. Shaivism is more dominant in South India, Vaishnuism is more dominant in north India, Kali-worship more dominant in Indian Bengal, Sauraism more dominant in Rajastan, etc.Hence Indians have no commonality in religion.

Just like Muslims have Shiites and Sunnis Christians have Protestants and Catholics, Hindus have about 10 sub-sects. That is not an implication of no commonality.

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5. Culture: There are many different cultures in India. Gujaratis, Nagas, Tamils, Punjabis, Andhras, Bengalis, Mizos, Assamese, Kashmiris, and many others have their own distinct cultures. Indians have no commonality in culture.

Actually that is India's strength and a fact which we ourselves propogate to the world.

@bahar2007

Hindi dominated Bollywood film industry and govt/media has been promoting Hindi culture on the various nations of India.

This is not true. I haven't seen DoorDarshan since many years.

Anyway, regional films have only regional markets.
Marathi films are not watched in Bengal, Punjab, Kerala and Manipur coz they won't understand a word. Bengali films can't be watched in neighbouring UP.
Similarly Gujarati films won't be seen in neighbouring Maharashtra or Karnataka or Himachal Pradesh.

Hindi is mostly understood in 6 states so Bollywood films are popular.

I know you will and other Pakistanis will find it truly truly shocking, but India's highest paid actor is Tamil actor Rajanikanth whose fee per movie is roughly US $9 million. Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh in comparison take $0.5 mn and $1 mn respectively.

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6. History: India is purely a British creation. Prior to the arrival of British there was never political unity among South Asians. Mauryans managed to conquer much of South Asia (excluding North East and South India) for barely a century. Guptas were limited to Central/North India. Mughals conquered much of India (excluding North East and South India) for more than a century. So Indians do not share much history.

Indians share history of language and religion. Arts, culture, dance forms etc. follow. Like I said, they are as diverse as A and B (and we take pride in that) but they all sprang from the RigVedic peoples who spoke Sanskrit.

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7. Democracy: Democracy in India has been a sham ever since its creation in 1947. Kashmiris, Nagas, Sikhs, Goans, Sikkimese, Dalits, Muslims, Tamils, and others have been oppressed.... some denied plebiscite despite promises by its founders... ethnic cleansing and pogroms a state policy

I agree that Kashmir must have gotten its promised plebescite in the 1950s and we all could have done with the problem. But the rest of it is not true. Balochistan, Scotland and Greenland are more oppressed than Tamil Nadu, Goa, Sikkim and Punjab.

@bahar2007

As long as Urdu (aka Hindi) language and culture is imposed in Pakistan we will not be independent.

Urdu is not the same as Hindi.

This is what Hindi sentences are like :
Tat pashchaat, bahar2007 ney apney satya sey vipareet vaakyon ko asatya ghoshi-th kar, vinamrataa sey paraajay ko sweekar kiya.