August Lessons
Roots of religious extremism &
the role of
Jinnah and Gandhi
A fight between orthodoxy and enlightenment, liberalism and extremism plays an important role in last 115 years in subcontinent. Orthodox and extremists use religion, nationalism and anti-colonialist struggle in spreading their misleading and prejudiced interpretations smartly.
A fight between orthodoxy and enlightenment, liberalism and extremism plays an important role in last 115 years in subcontinent. Orthodox and extremists use religion, nationalism and anti-colonialist struggle in spreading their misleading and prejudiced interpretations smartly.
Dilip Hero deconstructs Mahatma Gandhi’s original Sin
smartly in his book Longest August and it is a story of rise of religious
fundamentalism in pre-partitioned India. In newly formed countries India and
Pakistan religious fundamentalists got ample spaces in nation building
processes not only due to Pak India rivalries but also became part and parcel of
state craft due to planned cold war between former USSR and USA. How colonial
masters engaged Ali brothers and handed over to Mahatma is also pinpointed by
Dilip smartly. Both Bharat and Pakistan were formed by an act of parliament and
negotiations yet fundamentalists in both countries reinterpret history with
their own facts. Just read what Dilip said and try to unlearn what you studied
in textbooks and through the books of court historians.
Further Readings
http://tns.thenews.com.pk/the-eerie-twins-after-partitioning-of-british-india/#.Vc3F_7Kqqko
Pakistan's 68th Birthday: Lessons,
Achievements and Pitfalls
Analysis of 10 sectors
http://punjabpunch.blogspot.com/2015/08/pakistans-68th-birthday-lessons.html
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