In the movie PK, the director
could use a better narrative. Using metaphor of lord Shiva is a marketing
gimmick. This is a movie for self-proclaimed secular folks. I understand that
the movie attempts to give a message but the story telling was derisive to
extent of obnoxious. A movie for pseudo secular, pseudo intellectuals. It seems
that to be progressive you need to talk bad about a religion, be it Hindu or
Islam. The deformities of the society should not be blamed on the religion.
Blame the right people or own it up as a society. You do not become any better
just by telling the follies. Religion, in fact is a thing made by us only, the
purposes have changed though, throughout the course of history. I do believe in
god, although when I think too deeply into it then I am led to believe that
real gods are the molecules like amino acids and all, which originated life on
earth. The director while attempting to give a 'message' forgot that he is also
using religion for his benefit. Is Amir going to denote 3-4 crore he charges,
for the cause of religion reform?
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December 25, 2014
PK : A movie for 'sickular' not secular
December 19, 2014
The US says it is monitoring 'forced conversions' in India : India doesn't need to learn either secularism nor it needs to learn managing diversity from a 300 year old country formed on the debris of native american cultures.
United States recently said that it’s monitoring the situation with
regards to the forced conversions of non-Hindus to Hinduism. The situation is not
as grim as it is made to look in the western media. Take a look at this
for example:
The situation is not as grim as they have tried to make it look in the above mentioned news report.
Christianity came to India before it even reached Europe. They have been
living here peacefully and have been allowed to preach their religion. What the
above news story completely ignores is the background to the current situation.
For centuries the missionaries have tried to lure people to Christianity.It is
needless to say that they failed terribly in doing that. Well, that can be part
of a different discussion. Religious propaganda of missionaries was one of the
reasons behind the 1857 rising , It was then that the British decided not to carry on their religious propaganda in India
Well , it seems that US has forgotten the days when it obliterated the
native Indians of North America , In fact wherever the westerners have gone to
settle they have almost completely ruined the native cultures there. South
American civilizations are a good example of that. The same happened in
Australia where the aborigines were sent to the missionary schools to make them
civilized. They tried to do the same but were quick to realize that it will not
be possible in India. The white man's burden theories were evolved to help them
convert Blacks to Christianity. Not long ago Blacks were lynched publicly in that country and racism is still pretty alive.
India has done a tremendous job at managing its diversity for thousands of years. Western and Islamic cultures are too monolithic and lack the vibrancy that India has. The recent changes
may hide the true picture that both Christianity and Islam have tried to
convert people. With regards to the present situation, these so called
religious conversions are just a strategy to bring notice to the conversions
going unchecked for so long. Hindu religion has not been a religion of equality
and it is beginning to reform itself. But USA does not have any moral character
to preach us.
India doesn't need to learn either secularism nor
it needs to learn managing diversity from a 300 year old country formed on the
debris of native american cultures. They should focus more on protecting Blacks
from bullets of trigger happy white American policemen and killings of school
children. India is capable of managing its issues US lacks the moral ground to
preach India.It lacks history and character to preach India. India is not an
"ally" in their war against terror. They were the creators of Taliban
for their interests in Afghanistan They ignored ISIS thinking that it will help
them throw out Assad regime in Syria. Where ever they have gone , be it Vietnam
, be it Iraq or Afghanistan or Pakistan they have only made the situation
worse. USA is bigger powerful version of Pakistan, may be even worse. Sitting
in white house US presidents have changed many governments and then they claim
to be the protectors and torch bearers of democracy in other countries. It creates
terror outfits to use them then leave them to destroy that country.
India does well in keeping them at a safe
distance and keep telling them their "place" every now then , in WTO
and in climate Talks.We are not yearning to win America's friendship.
They should better look within before they tell India what to do.
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