I am an Indian muslim. I deliberately come to your forums because I find a lot of hatred against Indians on your forums and in all my letters I have tried to mitigate that feeling among Pakistanis. i find many people too abusive also. Someone has labelled me 'Hindu' in a forum and I don't mind. I live in a total secular society ( Pakistanis can never imagine that). Yet I am a muslim (perhaps more than any other boaster who every now and then swear in the name of religion but yet hesitate in facing truth) My mindset is a product of my modern education and rationality which modern Indian society offers to all citizens. Your education system, as far as I know, is busy in producing bigots. these bigots start with boasting and thinking that whatever they have in the form of religion and culture is the best. Have they ever tried to understand other beliefs - no their obstinate culture does not allow it. I come to your forums deliberately to understand the shortcomings we Indians have and the narrow outlook of many towards us. I try to balance it as far as I can. I think all divisions in the name of religion and culture are artificial. We all are mortal human beings, we should try to live peacefully as far as we can because we are on this earth for a short time.
Secular by Indian standards is good enough for some, and free by Indian standards is good enough by others.
We in PAKSITAN are glad we are free to make our own choices and live our own lives without having to constantly prove our patriotism through constant capitualation, and toady statments before the majority of our country...