tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post112434005624251601..comments2023-11-05T02:43:12.011-05:00Comments on Qalandar: Partition BluesQalandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08822440676942755461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post-36127890276464215322009-09-19T23:30:51.782-04:002009-09-19T23:30:51.782-04:00Muslims in the subcontinent were cooing separatist...Muslims in the subcontinent were cooing separatist lores long before modern Hindu nationalism was born. Moreover, pleading theories of action and reaction makes delightful pleading for the Hindu nationalists who can appeal to the dhimmitization of the majority Hindu by a class of Muslims, who were an ethnic and cultural minority<br /><br />The introduction of electoral democracy even in its minimal form, gave further vent to the majoritarian mania of the Muslims. The Aga Khan in his memoirs proudly proclaimed his ability to convert thousands of low caste Hindus. Suhrawardy was delighted with the Muslim growth rate which he believed would be suffice to decisively displace Hindus in Assam. (Muslim politics in Bengal, Sheela Shah) It is no wonder that separatist tendencies of Muslims was restricted only where Muslims defined the majority population. However, except at Sindh and briefly in the NWF, the relative calm in such places was based on the proposition that the messianic charm of the prophetic creed would ultimately prove irresistible for the idol worshiping infidels.Saurav Basunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15324170.post-1126802119185363342005-09-15T12:35:00.000-04:002005-09-15T12:35:00.000-04:00Very insightful! I'll have to read this a few more...Very insightful! I'll have to read this a few more times...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com