Uahahhahahahahahaha .. kahani mein twist!

From here :
...a particular plaque apparently engraved in the early 2nd millennium CE.....she interprets as showing amicable and very friendly terms between local authorities and a Muslim merchant trading from the Persian Gulf. This was a dedication written in Sanskrit which records the deeds of purchase of land and construction of a mosque. I saw that the same volume she quoted from also contained a second translation .... engraved in Arabic. The same translator gives literal translations that explicitly spell out that the merchant praises his own Sultan back at home, and prays that the Sultan’s dominion and his true faith holds sway over these heathen lands in the near future.
Where is the bhai-bhai stuff if one wants to conquer the other?
Where is the peaceful co-existence if one wants to prove that the other is the boss?
Where is the concept of all-religion acceptance if daily something comes up to show that there are differences? Someone not being allowed to wear scarves to a school is an issue. Someone not wanting to wear a helmet over a turban is an issue.Being allowed to put a red dot on the forehead is a victory.
Would there be a problem if people were allowed to live as they wanted, follow customs they chose(whether cultural/religious) as long as it doesn't hurt another soul. Doesn't the problem stem from the fact that one wants to make the other follow some customs that he may or may not want to?

If I go to Saudi, I will probably be required to cover my head and wear ankle length clothes and be dressed conservatively. That's the rule of the state there and if you want to be there, then follow our rules.Whether you consider that backward or oppressive is not our problem.
But when I come to India, anything goes , isn't it? So, don't the religious majority here get to make rules? Well, not really, because we Indians have enough sense to have a democratic, secular government. We allow for freedom of speech, we don't advocate harsh punishments, we let simple court cases drag for decades. Sab kuch chaltha hai yaar attitude rules.
You can do whatever you want and get away with it most of the time. Its like kicking your parents as children, throwing a tantrum or bawling at not getting what you want.They suffer it, with love.
But why should the country show love to one who chooses to abuse the freedom he has been given.
So, basically, India doesn't have the right to enforce rules other than basic humanity ones. Which is fine by me, that's what all governments should achieve to strive for.
India keeps trying to pull up the 'backward classes', most of whom are well to do. While there may be many who actually deserve it, they probably are not even aware that there are reservations for them.
India lets terrorists attack it time and again, gets hurt, stands up on the shoulders of the brave citizens who need to go to work again right through the bomb ravaged areas and the brave soldiers who brave it all to daily fight a war that gets no recognition.
The elected Indian government cannot take a decision without it being put to a Trust vote.
The right to criticize has given us so much power that we talk like authorities on issues we have bare minimum knowledge about. Perhaps like I am doing right now.
I always believed that we were a great culture, that this country will be a super power within my lifetime. But now that illusion has begun to fade away.As long as India cannot stand on her feet and fend for herself within and without, I see no hope.
but then again, "Picture abhi baki hai mere bhai.... "