Religious Wars

hehe...what a funny article!
Mr.Ganguly's word processor seems to have a good thesaurus after all :-)

But how come we people living here in chandigarh,Punjab ,India do not hear of any communal wars around.These are only fringe instances and there is no need to read too much in them.

Fellow NRIs,
I commend Mr. Ganguly for the article. He is well informed and well versed person. India has been a secular nation since its birth. Among the diversity we all have learn to live togather in peaceful coexistance. I strongly support Mr.Ganguly's right as a journalist to write the way he sees the issue. And same with Mr.Zakaria too. He has made us proud with his commendable achievements within US media.
Now that does not mean I totally agree with Mr. Ganguly and Mr.Zakaria. But I shall not put them down for their openion. I would rather communicate and present my view points to explin why I do not agree with them. We all should try to achieve the unity even in our disagreement.
We have missed many opportunity to make our country stronger in the eyes of the Americans by in fighting. Its time we learn from our mistakes and unite togather to make our homeland proud of us. Don't forget we NRIs are the true ambasodors of our motherland. Lets be strong in diversity.and stay united.

Aproud Indian.

sumit

the article is little far fetched, the hooliganism in manglore cannot be termed as relegious wars and can best be equated as neonazi violence which is even sometimes more worse. The title equate these hooligans and India to the talibanised neighbourhood which may amuse the west but leaves a bitter taste, The only war in India of any cosnequenc is the war against corruption and war like struggle to remain competetive all the time for survival.. Aprt from them there are no wars only nuisances.
Amit Lunia

The Ram Sena incident is outrageous but it's far-fetched to call this some sort of religious war. The writer ends with calling it street thuggery, and that's all it is. The more the media draws attention to it the greater their sense of self-importance. If anything, since 26/11 an overwhelming majority of Indians have shown they don't care for polarising politics. The state elections after the November terror attack showed us this, and a recent poll by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies shows too that voters do not care for communal politics at all. India's cohesiveness and rallying around and the absence of any scapegoating of Indian Muslims has proven this. The US has shown waves of intolerance towards certain groups and racial profiling has been large-scale after 9/11...how come no one's calling those 'religious wars'?

Regarding your Calcutta news about the incident after the publication of an article by the Statesman, let me please tell you that it is probably 5th time since 1967 that this newspaper has tried to take on the muslims and their religious sentiments through malicious publication of such represeive articles by some so called journalists who are keen to incite incidents of this sort. Calcutta is a city where I can say most cn=onfidentally that more than 35% of its population is muslim, and the dditor Statesman should have the wisdom to understand this.

India has done well economically the last decade or so; however, as a country it has a long way to go. Most Indians, including myself welcome the good news and are averse to the ills of Indian society. There are many socio-economic problems that exist and they must be confronted. Pulling a rug over it will achieve nothing

We, especially those of us living in the US, need to be vigilant against these pusillanimous intellectuals who denigrate India on a regular basis. Im gathering some consensus from fellow indoamericans as to convey our displeasure to the universities (his employers). This will push him either towards open confrontation against India by sharpening his antiindian rhetoric, or, hopefully, convince him once for all to behave his chronological age. He should look at mirror and realize he is no more a teenager.

Also, we can write it up in Indian news media/ blogs to discourage aspiring Indian students applying in these universities, citing their (institutions) antiindian mindset (since their staff writes against India in US national media).

One more member of the Indian Diaspora pontificating from his Ivory Tower for his forty pieces of silver,without living in India.

One more member of the Anti Indian and Pro Muslim Orchestra of Fareed Zakaria who is subverting the agenda of Newsweek into Islamweek.

Fundamentalists and lumpen elements exist all over the world in all religions and sporadically demonstrate largely minor violence to mark their presence. In all nations including the US and India, they are roundly condemned by the majority, pilloried in the local media and brought to book by the local law enforcement machinery (including federal police when necessary)

Sensational headlines like these and and comments from sterile blue stocking pedants like Sumit Ganguly do a disservice to Journalism as a whole and India in particular.

I strongly suggest that as a mark of protest against this anti Indian agenda of Zakaria and his tribe, Indians and their friends all over the world to cancel their subscriptions to the print editions of Newsweek

The author is trying to tell that India has a very big problem. But the fact is the US is creating more problems in this world than any author can write.

This is typical bait & switch. The title of "Unity giving way to violence" gives an impression that the (Hindu-Muslim) unity has now fallen apart (not true). Instead Mr Ganguly switches into a totally unrelated "Manglore Pub" incidence and draws a broad over-inclusive conclusion of intolerence in India! Wow!!!

Mr. Ganguly:

I can say that while the overall style of the article appears to be well intentioned, I do disagree with you in the sense that you have blown up several small issues as though they were national problems.

Regarding the Mangalore Pub episode, you have said that the attack was supported by their leaders. Quite frankly I am not sure who these leaders are! I have seen two important BJP leaders Mrs. Sushma Swaraj, and Mr. Advani come out very strongly against such behaviour. In fact Mrs. Swaraj even said that her own daughter visits the pubs. So, you are clearly wrong in your assertion there.

Dear Readers:

Also, I am seeing a definite pattern of an Islamist agenda in many of Newsweek's articles mastered by its editor Mr. Fareed Zakaria. I have voiced my opposition to it to expose Mr. Zakaria's COVERT HIDDEN AGENDA.

It's time to STOP BUYING Newsweek. I for one will continue to read Newswek on-line JUST to see to what extent they will go in pursuit of Mr.Zakaria's Islamist agenda, and it's my duty to educate my fellow Americans and Indians on the dangers people like Mr.Zakaria pose, even more than the Mullahs, or the Islamic foot soldiers in the ravines of Afghanistan, & Pakistan's NWFP, SWAT, FATA, and FRANKLY ALL OF PAKISTAN strating from their govt,, Military downwards!!!!

Please read these in the following links (Look for contributor "amit_abc123"), and let me know through the appropriate columns what you feel.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/187093/output/comments

http://www.newsweek.com/id/187489?from=rss

Amit, Atlanta, USA.

"Ganguly holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University, Bloomington and is an Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Pacific Council on International Policy in Los Angeles."

I'd ask Mr. Ganguly to get his bottom of the chair and do some research eh? Firstly by actually coming to India and taking a look here, maybe try understanding India too. <i>"The unity and calm that settled over India after the Mumbai attacks appears to have given way to renewed violence. " </i> What Tosh. Is the only part Indian of Mr. Ganguly his name? What a bloody moron one must be to think a nation of 1,110,000,000 people is all so united and standstill as to only think of one thing only at a moment - and have it last for eternity, even!

That newsweek published this is a shame!

By commenting on Mangalore Incident, this article is making "Mountain of a tiny speck of dust"

Ram Sena was controlled by State Police and their leaders were arrested before Valentine day. Writing an article on trivial issues shows the mental status of writer.

Writer blown up small issues to gain popularity. It is fashion now. As India is growing internationally people try to look into its -ve points to gain popularity. If everyone is saying Good abt India, one can say bad about India and gain easy popularity.
Pub attack happened. What happened to those people? They were arressted and filed case against them. Did they kill anyone? No. there were no injuries at all. It was such a minor incident. Some people who hate pub culture protested. Their mistake was instead of protesting peacefully they forced people to move out and pushed them out. Regarding Maharashtra incidents, its purely law and order problem. No one was supporting them except one political party. India is peace loving. India is progressing. Look at the huge number of Indians who are working hard in other countries and helping to build their systems and economy. Ask those people who are working with them and ask those people who are employing them. They will tell what are the values Indians have. How much peace loving people we are.

-- I can say that while the overall style of the article appears to be well intentioned, I do disagree with you in the sense that you have blown up several small issues as though they were national problems. --


India being a very, very big nation... ;^)