From being a Center to Right (No place for Left ever): The transformation

15^th August 1947: Probably the worst part of Indian History. In the name of Independence, the British and few politicians threw out many Indians from their own place. The place where generations lived for hundreds of years, just one decision for making political gains by few politicians, millions of lives were taken for granted. There are official figures, but no one says what was the actual count of human who died in the duration of 3 months. How many women raped, how many children lost, how many families thwarted apart. Few say the actual count went into 20-30 millions.

The partition was said to be on religious lines. Well what religious lines ? It was like gifting a portion Akhand Bharat to Muslims while keeping the remaining land for all in the name of secularism. It was more of like a planned secularism by few politically ambitious venomous people who knew that keeping India as secular will always be in advantage for them because there will be ample vote bank that can be grown slowly ignoring and crushing the majoritarian aspirations. This will take care of their upcoming generations too.

Although declared as a secular country, there is no doubt somewhere in the conscious Hindus over the years since independence always had the desire, why was India not created as a non-islamic nation, when muslims had always been given their share. The desire for Hindu Rashtra, a nation for Hindus, jains, Sikhs, Christians, which included all religions except Islam: Why did that not happen? However, Hindus have always been secular. It is in the genes to be secular. Hindus have always accepted other religions and given them a chance to co exist together. Of course there are exceptions and there are always a bunch of fanatics who openly say no and do not accept any other religion, but those are mainly because of illogical thinking and old school of blind faith. The normal Hindus have a problem with Islam because of the general statistics from around the world. And I will come to it later in the discussion.

Hindus in India since partition have been like unable to freely open themselves about their thoughts of Muslims. That is because of the way we have been defined. That is because Hindus in India always have a fear that by addressing a wrong within a Muslim, he might hurt him in the name of his religion although in the back of his mind somewhere hidden, he always has that dream of a Hindu Rashtra. Ever since a Hindu grow up in his family, parents has always been talking about a Hindu Rashtra within the family. That does not mean he talked anything against Muslims. Then the fear is “We shall be an Islamic Nation in the next 50 years” in the way the politicians are pursuing things. As a kid, and the Right Wing was slowly making its way to power, I realized once my father saying, let us begin preparation for a Hindu Rashtra. And my response was, if that happens, I will be the first to convert to Islam and pray Namaaz. That is the reality among the class under education in India. That is how the students of Schools and colleges think. That is mainly because of the fact because in schools and colleges we also have batch mates who are Muslims. And any such talks from our parents will create a fear within us that if my Muslim friend hears about that, what will he think about my family.  And above that there is the constant pseudo liberal and left media which has been constantly creating a venom in the atmosphere about Hinduism being  a poison with the most fanatic religion in the world, talks like our gods are animals, 6 million gods, our gods have 10 hands, its an illogical religion, and the entire religion is a fake. While these liberal media insult the gods, they never tried to teach Hindus that along with these, each of the gods have a story associated with it, which teaches us humanity. They never taught Hindus that the Vedas are the most scientific holy books and even International Research has started accepting that now.

The problem is the media is entirely one side, mostly consisting of left, which will only report selectively about the minorities. With time, the center thinking modifies, because it has and is all about non-Hindus only. Whether it is cow vigilantism, or mob violence, all that media reports are one sided. While India has big issues of Christian Missionaries making conversion progroms in the names of charity, or Muslims in the name of appeasement getting every benefits, or Muslims programmatically doing conversions and atrocities on Hindus in Kerala and Bengal, all are of no relevance. However, anything that goes against Muslim will be at top of the news. The primary result has been the most powerful media houses driven by left minds, whose sole role has always been to create an atmosphere, where Hindus are demonstrated as daemons who would always try to cleanse off Muslims of India and make create a Hindu Rashtra, were given a free hand under the center-winged government. And all this was done for appeasement.  This slow poison was growing since independence. Hindus had no choice but to accept what they are provided with. Late 80s, the Hindus demolished Babri Masjid. Of course, that was a political move by Right wing parties. But where will Hindus go? For ages no one would listen to what they want, what they require. Right or wrong is a different discussion, but when it was demolished, it was the Hindu politicians who order killing the kar sevaks just like in Jalianwala bag. Imagine Hindus ordering killing of Hindus.  Can we even imagine a similar kind of action from Muslim on Muslims if Muslims break a temple? Hindus were portrayed as the most violent and communal religion around the world by media. And then the same got embedded in the minds of Hindus. The impression of the media’s showering venoms against Hinduism. The Hindus who have muslim friends. The Hindus who by birth have a secular mind and these things easily create a negative impression against their own religion. But Really ? Babri demolition was such a barbaric act ? Demolishing a mosque which 1) was built over ram temple (proven by Archeologists exposing the left liberals self-proclaimed historians) 2) A structure which was dormant . Still it’s a destruction of an ancient mosque. Ok, it’s a crime, and media right fully pointed out it in the forefront. But then as one grows up and goes through history, he finds out why was the media silent on the destruction of more than 200 temples in Kashmir ? What happened then ? The entire regime of center-winged rule made this incidents in Kashmir totally invisible? India, which is the land of Hindu origin, from where everything else originated and which provided shelter to every outsider as her own, you destroy more than 200 temples, the media remained silent? Only to be countered and heard when a powerful Right wing government comes back to the center. When 3 Lakh Kashmiri pandits were exuded from Kashmir over a single night, where were you ? It really doesn’t matter? You didn’t utter a single word then? And today with a strong right wing government in center, where there is a strong right wing media too, when we question destruction of temples, Kashmiri pandit exodus, you say “Both were wrong” and “Two wrongs do not make a right” ? When it was one sided, you were fine, but when you are being countered, then “Both are wrong”. Well that’s the hypocrisy, which started the shift from a center to right. In 1999, when Vajpayee government came at the center, people expected a strong right wing government. The government was no doubt one of the best in India’s history in terms of growth and progress. However, an opinion says, Hindus really did not get their importance back under Mr Vajpayee too. Hindus in India are waiting for that. Well that is where the difference lies between 1999 and 2014. Mr Modi did not just govern, but his diplomacy is of the highest level. Levels, which even the congress, could not expect. Well frankly speaking, after 2014, Modi do not had to do anything, the opposition itself came and created its own trap to fell into it. Congress and other opposition just targeted Modi on 2002, and Modi countered by the incidents from the other side. It is not that the powerful left media houses didn’t exist. They did and they did still try to target Modi with creating an anti-Islamic images. And they continued to ignore the other side of the coin just like they did earlier. But then the counter from RW media and organizations was more fierce now because Modi made sure digital India reaches every corner. In the intension of defaming Modi, the appeasement filled opposition, left, regional parties all fell in the same trap. They were trapped so hard, that at the end, many of them even tried to show themselves as messiahs of Hindus, but it was too late.  As more and more awareness of the other side of the coin became prominent, the complete shift from center to right became a reality. I remember when Modi became the prime minister, the media raised an issue: “A muslim denied a let out in Pune by a Hindu owner”. Well, a very simple case, but it was highlighted in such way and the image of Modi associated with it, that many Hindus got into that news and started blaming the RW party at power for such a situation. It is always the moment the news is released that it has maximum impact. Everyone shared it in social media. However later it was realized, it happened many a times with us also. We are also denied rent on a society many a times. What’s the big deal? Its such a small issue turned into such a big news by media. Most of the lynching’s that had been raised in the last 5 years because of cow vigilantism, involved two kind of crimes. Firstly, the illegal cow slaughtering/smuggling and secondly lynching by mob. The media continuously highlighted the lynching part. Well done, its needed. But what about the smuggling part? Is that not that a crime? That were burned down. On the other hand, over the 5 years there are more than 50 cases where Muslim hate crimes happen. Where was the media? The real fact is crimes like these always happened, whether it is the BJP government or congress government. However, it is the one sided facts that media tried to highlight the Muslim cases. Unfortunately since its Modi once again, the digital India and right wing IT cell make sure the counter comes and reach the mass. And counter through proper comparisons. Whether through shah bano case or through communal riots under other government.

While as a kid, when we talk about India, although we read though history books various things about our past, some correct some right but from a practical point of view, for an outsider tourist visiting India, our representation is Taj Mahal or Lal Quila. Two of my favourite destination spots. Beautiful. Taj Mahal is even recognized as one of the seven wonders around the world. But, really? Are these structures is what represent us? India’s root is Taj Mahal or Lal Quila. Really not. This is what you find out when you develop the love to travel around the country and try to know what our country is. As I started travelling and India for me as Taj Mahal or Lal Quila for an outsider in the back of mind, my first encounter were the Hoysala temples in Karnataka. Well, frankly speaking may be I read about them in history sometime, but I never had imagined we had such beautiful architecture in India. I heard from many south Indian temples are beautiful, but it is really, when you see them, you remain amused, and immediately questions will stuck you, India also has these? A question will stuck you, if we have these, why the tourists of India and outside are only and always have interests in visiting Taj Mahal. Why talk of the town is always Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Lal Quila, Char Minar only. As I move around more, and studied more, I realized that there are such structures all around in India and one of the most important thing about the temples of India are the various architectural designs they follow. Which actually varies from North to South, East to West, with similarities around and slow variations as we move from North to South or East to West. It is a research that many international scholars (much-selected few) are doing and we are ignoring. The first time you see Ajanta Caves or Ellora caves, the thing that comes your mind is, “Is this really possible”?. If we have Ajanta Caves, then why is Taj Mahal one of the seven wonders? Again, I am not criticizing Taj Mahal. It is one of the beautiful monuments around. However, could that be how India is recognized when we have structures like Ajanta, Ellora, Hampi, Brihadeshwara, and Lingaraj? The reason is once again, India has been designed to think like that. As I mentioned in my other write up “Hinduism: The shame for Hindus”, power Leftist media and academia has constantly tried to diminish Hinduism and anything related to Hinduism in this country. Whether its media, currency notes, books, everywhere there has been an attempt to ignore real gems of our country and exposing non-Hindu creations to the outer world. Did the recognition still came? Yes when in 2014 the Right wing government made its way through, things started changing. As Hampi/Sanchi Stupa found its way into currency notes. As Allahabad was renamed to Prayagraj, the origin of the place became more prominent.