Morning I was going through couple of newspapers and as usual the same headlines, which we have been living with from last many years and I suppose we have got used to it "Terror alert acrosss India because of expected strike from pakistan based Lashkare-Tayeba". How many times we read the same news, everytime there is some major festival and we are haunted by similar threats. Ever wondered when was the last time you ever read that there is some threat from any hindu organization or so called safron organizations, Forget about Newspaper , I have not read anything in our history books also, Then who coined this term of "Saffron terrorism".
Since Saffron terror is relatively a newer terminology, let's discuss a bit about the origin and the significance of the Saffron and how much link does it have with terrorism.Saffron is the only color that can symbolize all aspects of Hinduism and other Indian religions. It is the color of ‘Agni’ or fire, which symbolizes the Supreme Being. Fire worship had its origin in the Vedic age. The saffron color, also auspicious to the Sikhs, the Buddhists and the Jains, seems to have obtained religious significance much before these religions came into being. During olden days, when sages moved from one ashram (a religious hermitage) to another, it was customary to carry the fire along. But it was inconvenient to carry a burning substance over long distances. This had given rise to the symbol of a saffron flag, a symbol for flames. Triangular and often forked saffron flags are seen fluttering atop most Sikh and Hindu temples.
Buddhist monks and Hindu saints wear robes of this color as a mark of renunciation of material life. Saffron is the symbol of united India.Hinduism is the oldest religion and it survived all attacks because it is a tolerant religion. Hinduism talks about “Sarva dharma sambhava” (equal respect for all religions). This ancient faith is also known as ‘Sanatana Dharma’ (Eternal religion) and the five principal virtues prescribed by all schools of
Sanatana Dharma are non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity and non-covetousness. Therefore there are sufficient evidences that the holy Saffron color has nothing to do with terrorism. Rather it had been associated with sacrifice and salvation.
However I suppose our PM aspirant and so called new strategist of Congress does not understand this because as per him, "the bigger threat (to India) may be the growth of radicalized Hindu groups, which create religious tensions and political confrontations with the Muslim community". Here the rest of country is
fighting to get a permanent seat in UN security council and convincing west to declare Pakistan as "Terror state" and this Intellectual mind has his own strategies.I would like to remind , there is near-total ethnic cleansing of Hindus, Sikhs and other minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh; but
if Hindus are really fanatic, why the world does not see same type of ethnic cleansing of the the minorities in the Hindu majority India.Forget about happening in Pakistan, when it happened in Kashmir, our own country, we could not retaliate.
The reason is that we are not brought up that way and neither our religion teaches the same but to understand that one has to be a Hindu first, changing a sir name does not help, hinduism has to be in your blood , which
unfortunately is not the case here.
I wish someday they gather enough guts to talk about "Green terrorism" but that cannot happen here because at the end of day it's all Vote bank Poilitics. The only terrorism our country face is Congress Terrorism. If we give 5 minutes and see all the security issues we face right from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, Maoists to Bangladesh infiltration, you woudl smell Vote bank Politics and some pathetic policies on the name, which have and would effect generations to come. This is our country and we need to finally stand for what future we want to give to our children otherwise no matter what Insurance Policies we do for our Kids , It's useless
a very nice article... a must read...
ReplyDeleteI agree with the core thought here..that how can you derive a term called "Saffron Terror". And If someone is hell bent on using the term "Saffron Terror"...then why those very people avoid coining any terms like "Islamic terror" or "Green Terror".
ReplyDeletePersonally, my belief is Terrorism has no color. It's simply terror.
When a young AK-47 tottering Muslim opens fire at VT station..his gun is not limited to Hindus...and similarly if any Hindu happens to be involved in any such event...his gun would also not be limited to Muslims. The point is Terrorism should be condemned in all forms, from all groups...The fight should be against terrorism; and not against any religion per se. and when perpetrators of any terrorist activity are caught...irrespective of their religion...there should be same penalty for them - Death Penalty.
we understad the problem but what is the solution?
ReplyDeletesolution my friend is to take stand.Don;t get bogged down with daily issues of inflation/jobs,GDP etc.Make these larger issues your priority while casting your votes, make sure we understand the concept of securalism rather than these politicians explaining us the same, securalism can never be achieved at the cost of Majorities. why can't we force a political party to to have the first agenda to clean delhi of Bangladeshis and whichever party put it in their manifesto , we would go for them
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ReplyDeleteVery Well worded Nikhil. Wonder when will the minority appeasement would stop in this country!
ReplyDeleteI do agree, specifically the bangaldeshis problems, it's like a time bomb ticking, when it is going to blast nobody knows , it would catch us unguarded
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