Tag: Communal Forces in India
Sangh Parivar and Communal Riots – Irfan Engineer
(Part 1) (Secular Perspective October 16-31, 2013) In an attempt to hide their culpability in communal riots, the BJP often argues that more communal riots have taken place under Congress regime as compared to their regime. The argument is fallacious as the Congress has ruled the country and various states much longer than BJP. Secondly, Congress ruled state governments are practically throughout the length and … Continue reading Sangh Parivar and Communal Riots – Irfan Engineer
Where Buddha’s Path Crosses the Hindu Cosmos: New York Times
It was evening, history records, on that day in 531 B.C., when the 35-year-old Siddhartha Gautama settled himself under the spreading branches of a peepul tree here. For weeks, the young prince sat, meditating on the nature of death and life, and finding, in his contemplations, the path to immortality, or nirvana. In the course of his meditations, Gautama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. … Continue reading Where Buddha’s Path Crosses the Hindu Cosmos: New York Times
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