The Preamble : An introduction to the Constitution of India says that We The People of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic , Republic.......... and it goes on. I insist to emphasize only on ''.....to constitute India into.... Secular......''.
India has a variety of cultural n religious diversity. India, being only country where as many as more than 700 languages n sub languages spoken. India being the largest democracy in the world. India being looked upon as the youngest country in the World. India being looked upon as the emerging super power n a challenge to the big countries like US n China. India being the third largest economy in the world. India being third in the list of economically confident nation...........etc.etc.etc....
But We the citizens of India , what r doing today? Doing a 9 to 6 job n blaming the Centre or are we really looking forward to serve the country or we are fighting on ''who's more secular n who's most communal'' basis? And while we r experiencing a political change are we ready to change our mindset? Or we are again going towards that particular communal secular basis? Just read daily newspaper n you would find out that everyday in some or the other part of the country there is a violence in the name of religious intolerance. Have we become so prone to communal tensions that everyday thousands of lives have to b sacrificed in the name of religion? Where do we stand today? Everyday or the other we find politicians playing a QUOTA GAME with us to benefit them in the polls n we simply look on n say nothing?!!! How mature is that for THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY in the WORLD!!!
Watch out for the editorials in the newspapers we will see a fight erupting between two authors on a particular pseudo secular article. ( Maharashtra times weekly SAMWAD a marathi daily) Each one of them cursing the other just because one wrote in mala fide of HINDUISM n Secularism n the other clarifying him on the demerits of writing such an article. How horrible is that!! The author of the original article is supposed to b a pseudo secular person n is the other being religiously intolerant person. The topic mainly as i supposed was the book by Wendy Doniger The Hindus. I have no objection or question on their wisdom of writing on a particular topic as fierce as this but this is the best example of how horribly wrong we r.The author as i understood had an objection on the Mr. Batra who took action against the book n questioning the freedom of speech in India n so on n so forth it went. But one must at least think of it on moral grounds.
Freedom of Speech as I understand is most important factor in a democracy like that of India but this does not mean it can b used as we wish n as we want. It is not an absolute freedom it has some restrictions the main being ''in public interest''. If a writer would have written something against the bona fide of any minority community would that particular thing b permitted to b published in Indian Markets. eg. Mrs Indira Nehru Gandhi banned a book by P.N. Oak as it contained anti secular n anti minority content. Then why according to wisdom of so called secularists a book written by an alien person on a majority religion having a mala fide content b permitted in Markets when it can hurt the sentiments of majority of people? Won't it amount to communal tensions? While here in this case there are more number of people being affected. Doesn't the restriction on Freedom of speech "IN PUBLIC INTREST" apply here? Then I doubt that are we really a SECULAR country? or we are the targets of cruel vote bank politics here?
We along with the politicians need to understand the pro's n con's of playing willfully with sentiments of people irrespective of them being in majority or minority. Why is it that when we r supposed to b on an overall change we get struck by this poison of being secular or communal n fall prey to it?
Whenever we r upto a change is there a necessity of having a compulsory communal tension in the country? While when the LORD has said ,"O' Son of Pritha , the person who has taken his stand upon oneness and loves ME in all beings however MY form is and in all ways he does his Karma finally lives , acts n comes to ME" then still why is there a hatred among us ? Why not love for all? Why are we trending towards our own division? This particular thought , I fear and m sorry to say , makes me firmly believe in what I said in my last page posted We The People.WE need to change. The time is changing the world is changing then why not WE?
And if we cannot then in my opinion WE ARE VIOLATING THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION by not abiding by it. It is WE and We alone responsible for this hopeless mess not the politicians. So my dear fellow citizens are we truely ready to abide by what Preamble says? are we ready to have resolved to constitute India into a SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC and REPUBLIC STATE????
India has a variety of cultural n religious diversity. India, being only country where as many as more than 700 languages n sub languages spoken. India being the largest democracy in the world. India being looked upon as the youngest country in the World. India being looked upon as the emerging super power n a challenge to the big countries like US n China. India being the third largest economy in the world. India being third in the list of economically confident nation...........etc.etc.etc....
But We the citizens of India , what r doing today? Doing a 9 to 6 job n blaming the Centre or are we really looking forward to serve the country or we are fighting on ''who's more secular n who's most communal'' basis? And while we r experiencing a political change are we ready to change our mindset? Or we are again going towards that particular communal secular basis? Just read daily newspaper n you would find out that everyday in some or the other part of the country there is a violence in the name of religious intolerance. Have we become so prone to communal tensions that everyday thousands of lives have to b sacrificed in the name of religion? Where do we stand today? Everyday or the other we find politicians playing a QUOTA GAME with us to benefit them in the polls n we simply look on n say nothing?!!! How mature is that for THE LARGEST DEMOCRACY in the WORLD!!!
Watch out for the editorials in the newspapers we will see a fight erupting between two authors on a particular pseudo secular article. ( Maharashtra times weekly SAMWAD a marathi daily) Each one of them cursing the other just because one wrote in mala fide of HINDUISM n Secularism n the other clarifying him on the demerits of writing such an article. How horrible is that!! The author of the original article is supposed to b a pseudo secular person n is the other being religiously intolerant person. The topic mainly as i supposed was the book by Wendy Doniger The Hindus. I have no objection or question on their wisdom of writing on a particular topic as fierce as this but this is the best example of how horribly wrong we r.The author as i understood had an objection on the Mr. Batra who took action against the book n questioning the freedom of speech in India n so on n so forth it went. But one must at least think of it on moral grounds.
Freedom of Speech as I understand is most important factor in a democracy like that of India but this does not mean it can b used as we wish n as we want. It is not an absolute freedom it has some restrictions the main being ''in public interest''. If a writer would have written something against the bona fide of any minority community would that particular thing b permitted to b published in Indian Markets. eg. Mrs Indira Nehru Gandhi banned a book by P.N. Oak as it contained anti secular n anti minority content. Then why according to wisdom of so called secularists a book written by an alien person on a majority religion having a mala fide content b permitted in Markets when it can hurt the sentiments of majority of people? Won't it amount to communal tensions? While here in this case there are more number of people being affected. Doesn't the restriction on Freedom of speech "IN PUBLIC INTREST" apply here? Then I doubt that are we really a SECULAR country? or we are the targets of cruel vote bank politics here?
We along with the politicians need to understand the pro's n con's of playing willfully with sentiments of people irrespective of them being in majority or minority. Why is it that when we r supposed to b on an overall change we get struck by this poison of being secular or communal n fall prey to it?
Whenever we r upto a change is there a necessity of having a compulsory communal tension in the country? While when the LORD has said ,"O' Son of Pritha , the person who has taken his stand upon oneness and loves ME in all beings however MY form is and in all ways he does his Karma finally lives , acts n comes to ME" then still why is there a hatred among us ? Why not love for all? Why are we trending towards our own division? This particular thought , I fear and m sorry to say , makes me firmly believe in what I said in my last page posted We The People.WE need to change. The time is changing the world is changing then why not WE?
And if we cannot then in my opinion WE ARE VIOLATING THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONSTITUTION by not abiding by it. It is WE and We alone responsible for this hopeless mess not the politicians. So my dear fellow citizens are we truely ready to abide by what Preamble says? are we ready to have resolved to constitute India into a SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC and REPUBLIC STATE????
