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Kaan Kholke Suniye Mr. Khan!
“My Name Is Khan….released on 12th Feb … the movie can be summed up quite simply in one word ‘Horrible”!!If you need 2 words, then “Bull Shit”!!A 3 word review: “It’s sheer torture”! ‘Pain in the ass’ is the 4 word summary.
Sit through this lousy movie for 3 hrs and tell me if you don’t agree!
I watched the 3-D flick AVATAR @ Urvashi Cinema(a theatre in Bengaluru) on my last visit .. Got a Coke & Popcorn free. I watched MNIK at the same place, and wondered why they didn’t give at least ONE Anacin tablet free!!On the eve of it’s release, this lousy movie got the wholehearted support of Barkha Dutt (NDTV) and Rajdeep Sardesai {CNN-IBN} “Go watch MNIK, give, an answer to the Shiv sena”. It left me with a sinking feeling of how the media misleads the general public. What an honourable deed indeed, from this very Sardesai, who, as recently as 2 ½ months ago created such a brouhaha about ‘paid news’ and it’s follies!
For all this, what’s in this MNIK ? The dialogue “Mr. President {Bush}, my name is Khan, but I’m not a terrorist” runs in a nauseatingly repetitive manner throughout the movie. It’s irritating, disgusting and maddening, to say the least! To spread the message that all Muslims are not terrorists, they’ve created this crashing bore of a 3 hr movie… MNIK!!! After all, did anyone say that all Muslims are terrorists? Even a dimwit wouldn’t!! Yet, why is Shahrukh so consumed by this guilt? Where’s the need to shout from the rooftops that all Muslims are not terrorists? Let’s take this further, WHY did this need to shout, arise?
You have shown that America views all Muslims, all those with ‘Khan’ as their surname, as terrorists. Tell us, Mr. Khan,
WHO are * Mohd. Atta * Abdul Azeez Almori * Majid Maqib * Nawab Al Hazmi *Fayeed Rasheed * Mohd. Algamdi * Hamdaa Algamdi *Khalid Almidar , who bombed The World Trade Centre on Sep 11th, 2001 and killed 2995 innocent people?
WHICH are the countries supporting and financially aiding those mentioned above?
Isn’t it AFTER the WTC bombings that Americans started viewing all Muslims with suspicion?
Hello, Mr. Shahrukh Khan, WHO killed the 11 people in the RDX explosions in Pune, the day after your movie was released?
WHO is responsible for *The Lumbini Garden bombing in Hyderabad * Coimbatore Blasts * Ahmedabad & Surat Bomb blasts * The train bombings in Spain *The London bombings * The Akshardham attacks * The Parliament attacks * The Mumbai attacks ??
WHO is spreading panic and terror in the name of all merciful GOD??
WHO is stooping so low as to attack and terrorise innocent women and children from other religions?
You feel humiliated when KAANS (ears) become alert and suspicious on hearing the name Khan; have you EVER FELT the depths of pain and agony of the common man who’s lost his parents, his wife and his child in the bombings from people of YOUR community, MR. KHAN???
Is it so difficult for you to feel the pain of children from other religions when they die AGONISING deaths?
Forget about Israel and America; what have WE INDIANS done to you? WHY are we killed in bomb blasts on roads, in restaurants, houses, marketplaces??
WHO is it that’s killing us this way?? To WHICH RELIGION do *Mullah Omar * Osama Bin Laden *Mohd. Ali Zarkhawi * Ilyas Kashmiri , belong???
If you want to justify your stand saying “Terror has no religion” PRAY…. WHY then do YOU ‘OWN ‘the above mentioned as “one of your own”?
WHY is your sick movie running to packed houses in Pakistan, Arab countries and Britain, even when it FLOPPED in INDIA? In WHAT frame of mind are the people who collect funds in Karachi, Islamabad and Dhaka, with the aid of Mullah Omar & Bin Laden’s posters?
WHO is portraying these TERRORS of CIVILISED SOCIETY as HEROES?
WHO created for themselves the atmosphere of SUSPICION? Agreed, there are thorns to civilised human society to be found in each of the thousand castes, creeds, communities and religions of the world.
WHY, then, is it that only Muslims are singled out for suspicion where others aren’t?
Sure, there are traitors and anti-social elements to be found aplenty even among Hindus. If inflicting pain can be labelled “terror”, then, Naxalites are terrorists too! All the Naxalites are Hindus, the major difference here, is that NO HINDU would ever accept a Naxalite as ‘ one of our own’!! We call them anti-social elements, and ask that they be eliminated only with the use of force! These Naxalites are being quietly hunted down in a secret mission, ‘Operation Green Hunt’, by none other than HINDU soldiers! But, why do Pakistani soldiers and the ISI support so blatantly, the Jihadis?
What can we call this mindset? On what basis do the Islamic Terrorists call for Separate Homelands in The Philippines, Thailand and China’s Xinjiang region?
To which religion do they belong, those who kill thousands of innocents in bomb attacks, in the name of religion? Your call for Separatism is heard in The Philippines, China, Thailand, even Britain and America!!
Where’s the guarantee that you will not demand separate homelands, in each and every district and state, where you turn into the majority community, either by political arm-twisting or terror tactics??
Then again, on WHAT basis is Pakistan claiming Kashmir as it’ s own?
On what basis have Kashmiris plunged headlong into the Separatist struggle? Is it not RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM playing on YOUR minds in all of the above instances?
We have no better example than Kashmir to understand what happens to the rest of the people when Muslims turn into the majority!!
When the match-fixing scandal surfaced, we mercilessly threw Azharuddin out of our psyche , just as we did Ajay Jadeja and Nikhil Chopra . Though Jadeja emerged Victorious, being proved innocent, we never stopped suspecting him!! But what did Azhar do? Instead of denying the allegations and facing an enquiry, rather than appealing to the court, he claimed that “I’m being made a scapegoat just because I’m a Muslim”, when he got caught!!Through this he’s clearly accepted that he’s a traitor!!
Who sent such a heinous traitor to parliament today? Why was the Hyderabadi Azhar made to contest from Moradabad? Isn’t the fact that Moradabad has a Muslim majority the sole reason?
Don’t you feel the NEED for INTROSPECTION, MR.KHAN?? Even Hindus have facilitated victories of cheats and looters, but have they EVER sent a TRAITOR to Parliament?
Isn’t the “GHETTO mentality” of a particular Community glaringly obvious here?
Hindus like Rakesh Sharma and Rahul Dholakia have made documentaries and feature films about the Modi Govt. and the Hindu Khattar community; regarding the 2002 Gujarat violence. 700 Muslims died in the Gujarat violence… more than 10,000 Hindus have died as victims of terrorism in Kashmir. More than 7 Lakh Hindus have been displaced from their homeland, living in refugee camps.
Which Muslim has made documentaries and feature films about their plight? In the wake of the IPL team selection controversy, you issued a statement that “Pakistanis are good neighbours”!
How did you have the heart to make such a statement, Sharukh Khan??
From which country are the terrorists who attacked Mumbai on 26th Nov 2008 and killed183 Indians? Where is Kasab from?
WHICH country is responsible for ALL the bomb blasts in India right up to now? Do you know what Pakistani fast bowler Sohail Tanveer said to the Pakistani media after the IPL controversy? “The zehneeyat( nature by birth] of Hindus is like this” ! A Pakistani journalist added to this by saying “Ram Ram is the chant, but a dagger by their side”. It’s another issue that the great Indian secular media, which creates a controversy over every statement written by Baal Thackeray in ‘SAAMNA’; conveniently chose to cover up Sohail Tanveer’s insulting and infuriating statements!!
When it comes to promoting your movie MNIK, you keep tweeting day and night, Sharukh Khan…just go to You Tube, see for yourself and hear Sohail Tanveer’s demeaning statements…..on what basis do you say “Pakistanis are good neighbours” , of a country which is filled with people only of this mindset?
You really have a very narrow frame of mind!
We never supported Tamilians, who were one of us, in their Separatist struggle. There may have been strikes and disturbances in TN for political reasons. But we sent our own Army in1987 to quell Prabhakaran. Except the Tamilians, none from Hindu society protested against this action! But, why is it that you create a ruckus and stone buses in India, when there are disturbances in Israel or Iraq??
There is this scene in MNIK, where a banquet has been arranged with the American president, for which entrance fee of $500 is charged .When Shahrukh wants an entry after paying up, the lady in charge there says ”Honey, this is only for Christians”! Have you ever come across at anytime, anywhere, Christians restricting a fundraiser to ‘Christians only’?! However much we may find fault with their missionary zeal in Conversions, none can point an accusing finger at the generosity of either Christians or Christian organisations!! Where was the necessity to portray Christians in a bad light? Today, it’s not just one religion which suspects you. The entire world looks at you suspiciously… WHY?
NDTV’s Barkha Dutt asked Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena, “Are you creating such a big racket because Shahrukh Khan is a Muslim?” , in light of the controversy which had arisen before the release of MNIK. Just imagine what would be the scenario, if Hindus had looked upon The Three Khans, Aamir, Shahrukh and Salman as Muslims. They wouldn’t be stars on the small screen even, let alone superstars!!! If Shahrukh Khan is a big star today, remember it’s because of the love and faith of Hindus too!!We have always looked upon Shahrukh, Aamir, Salman, Saif, Bismillah Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, A R Rehman, Alla Rakha and Abdul Kalam as Indians, never as Muslims! Their religion has NEVER been important to us! This is why so much had to be written. If an ordinary person, any Tom, Dick or Harry had made this kind of movie, who would’ve bothered? But, Shahrukh being such a popular star, there are enough people hanging on to every word he utters as the Gospel truth. It’s unethical and unfair to make misleading movies, which create animosity and vitiate the atmosphere. Learn at least something from Aamir who has made movies with a social message like Sarfarosh, Lagaan, Taarein Zameen Par and 3 Idiots! Else, someday in the near future, people will say, “Shahrukh sucks”!!
February 23rd, 2010 at 300828
Its great…thanks.. It shud be published…through out the country…
February 23rd, 2010 at 283628
Shahrukh would have become a religious fundamentalist or a extremist,if he were not become an actor……..hez not grateful to indians……for him religion comes first
February 23rd, 2010 at 102628
It really made a good reading Pratap. Just as you referred to the youtube video of shoaib tanveer, I opened a new tab and saw the video. Its so cheap man! Comming to the regligion, no muslim every has acknowledged that their religion has to do with the disturbances happening all over the world. We had a muslim president, primeministers, national level sportsmen and in many other fields. But still they say, they are not treated equally. Today, the whole muslim community in India views RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal as their enemies. But these units are born out of the misdeeds of Islam and Islamic extremist groups. Its high time they understand their own religion well and stay quiet or else such religion will not survive long enough….
February 23rd, 2010 at 294928
Every word penned here is true. May your tribe increase!
February 23rd, 2010 at 170828
MR Prathap Simha.Firstly the so called free coke and pop corn was a way to fool movie goers.First increase ticket price then add coke and pop corn to it .Then claim its free.U r one of those fools who got tricked.I am not a muslim still i strongly condem ur idiotic and biased opinion
Open up a little Mr.U being a journalist you are spreading such a provocative message.
Have some sense before u pen down something like this.I would have watched this movie evenm if there was no controversy.Its the story thats catching the eye not the emotional quotient
You are creating same kind of hoax feeling which varun gandhi tried in pilibhit.
February 24th, 2010 at 575928
Shahrukh and Karan are big losers
February 24th, 2010 at 370228
Superb …….!
someday in the near future, people will say, “Shahrukh sucks”!!
But I feel now only SHAHRUKH SUCKS…..!!!!!!!
February 24th, 2010 at 001128
Good one. The message you tried to give is well expressed.
February 24th, 2010 at 155428
Hello Pratap,
We Indians after having seen Shahrukh so many years. Now we feel that this person is not Indian. He is only a Muslim. He is just follwing the Jihadi muslim foot steps.They do not respect mother land. I am remember Dr.Radhkrishnan saying ” Mental Slum is more dangerous than material slum”. This guy has ceredted huge mass of mental slum within him self and parted it to the rest of the world by media. This film is all about tranfering his mental slum to others. It is dangerous to human society.
DO NOT BUY THE PRODUCT ENDORSED BY THIS PERSON
MEDIA STOP PROMOTING THIS PERSON
Jai Hind
February 25th, 2010 at 152728
sir in INDIA many mosques is their in every street but in pakistan no temples is their in every district.
In India Church’s r attacked by some persons den the media persons shouts as its the revenge of Hindhus,wat about the temple in bagalkote districty guddadhahalli a temple was destroyed by some minority communities
In hassan arali mara was burned, in bidar nandhikatte was removed,
In chickmagalur naagar kallu was covered with chappals nd etc no media persons isued dis matters.
Our primeminister told that”INDIA first belongs to MINORITIES”wat about MAJORITIES .
February 25th, 2010 at 490128
@concerened
First- you could have at least left your name, if you were really concerned. And offer some sanity to your toungue before you cackle another comment.
“I am not a muslim still i strongly condem ur idiotic and biased opinion.”
You mean every Muslim would condemn what he said? Ask some of the progressive intellectuals in Pakistan, they’ll give an answer by explaining how the primitive ideas in Islam are screwing the world and their own country.
“Open up a little Mr.U being a journalist you are spreading such a provocative message.”
He always gives provocative messages. What is the new thing that u r suggesting?
“Have some sense before u pen down something like this.”
Wow! Fantastic you are ‘preaching’ is it? If you really have not understood the context and the rational points that he has given, I’d recommend u recheck ur sense faculty.
“I would have watched this movie evenm if there was no controversy.Its the story thats catching the eye not the emotional quotient. You are creating same kind of hoax feeling which varun gandhi tried in pilibhit.”
Aaah man! you are too incoherent about what you are say and this doesn’t even deserve a reply. You’d rather choose to remain in the choicest mire!
February 25th, 2010 at 500628
U R Absolutely ryte………
Message has been very well expressed
February 25th, 2010 at 102228
Hi
HI
What you have written is right . When I was in college one day I was accompanied with my college mate (a Muslim) to maszid we are talking about terrorism only I was pointing out the terrorists not the Muslims who are destroying peace of country he suddenly raised his voice ‘what can you people do? You cannot do anything. we kept all guns bombs safely in maszid that will be used when time comes. just wait for it ‘ A 19 year boy plans to destroy India He is waiting for the order of some leader. And more than that he is student studying with us in India. How ridiculous.
The article ‘Khan kholker…’should be published in all papers
Regards
Harish Athreya
February 25th, 2010 at 203428
I have seen this moovie..
Name should be..
“MY NAME IS …. YAWN !!!!!
February 25th, 2010 at 344928
Watch the movie `A Wednesday’, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher. It is reply for MNIK
February 25th, 2010 at 212128
Hello. I’ve not seen the movie and I will not comment about it…
And I think you’ve somewhat of a moot point. I didn’t get what you’re trying to prove here. Come on, this is just a movie. Made for pure entertainment. You’re cutting it into pieces without meaning…
And I agree that all terrorists are muslims and muslim countries like Pakistan also support these terrorists. But you cannot generalize and say all muslims are terrorists. You’re not getting the bigger picture here. When Shah Rukh spoke about the IPL, nobody knew whether he was narrow enough to consider this as a India-Pakistan war. But we as Indians should perceive that his intentions were good. I’m not Shah Rukh Khan’s biggest fan. But he has contributed a lot to the nation, in whatever way… In a bigger way than you and me. So it makes some sense to think about it before we point fingers at him.
February 25th, 2010 at 281928
I agree with u Pratap.
February 25th, 2010 at 480228
Hi Mr Pratap Simha, I personally agree to your each & every point written in this article about “My Name Is Khan” but what do u think is the real reason because of which people are not able to see the reality or rather accept it. We being Indians, its high time we react. I recently finished reading Mr. S L Byrappa’s “Avavrana”…In this book i think wat he has conveyed is the best. He says tht dont hide the truth & portray certain misdeeds of certain so called famous people as “Heroes” when actually they are not. But bringing out the reality in present scenario is becoming more & more difficult…..what do you suggest in such issues?…I’l be glad if u reply for my comment.
February 25th, 2010 at 493528
gud article, i already read it in VK, this is all because of votebank politics
, yaak muslimru , thamilru avr bhaase samskruthi bagge thorsoast abhimana naav hindugalu nam bhaashe , nammathanad bagge thorsola antha? 
i regularly read ur article in VK, keep writing such articles
February 25th, 2010 at 501128
gud article, i already read it in VK, this is all because of votebank politics
, yaak muslimru , thamilru avr bhaase samskruthi bagge thorsoast abhimana naav hindugalu nam bhaashe , nammathanad bagge thorsola antha? 
i regularly read ur article in VK, keep writing such articles
February 25th, 2010 at 352328
A very well written article.
High time all get to know about our “neighbors” and act wisely before we lose anymore land.
February 25th, 2010 at 251728
forgot to mention. Unless there is profanity or spam content, It is unethical to not post someone’s comment. If my comment is not posted and taken out then all I would say is you are a LOSER!!!!
February 25th, 2010 at 485828
Dear Pratap Simha,
I bow to you !!
February 26th, 2010 at 141228
Excellent Pratap, everything in this article is true and exactly same as what was running in my mind for years! I’m so happy and wish everyone reads it and understands.
“Why the hell, they want to stand separate. Why do they do such things which makes them look different from rest. Why can’t they just forget talking ‘religion’ and start living the life….dude”
thanks for writing this.
February 26th, 2010 at 172328
wonderful article..
every one should read it.
thank u very much sir
February 26th, 2010 at 300928
every political party/leader tries to cater to a vote bank….people of all religions have wielded the sword of terror against the minority from time immemorial…some more and some less….
there was nothing so offensive in this movie that warranted such a lengthy diatribe against the muslims in general….
i am a hindu but that really doesn’t matter….stop spreading wrath against human beings and feelings of spurious vengeance….
there are lot of sites and whole league of folks trying to do what you are doing here….spread some love if you want to be different…
February 26th, 2010 at 080028
Very well written and thought provoking. Thanks a ton for writing this. It should be published and distributed throughout the country.
February 26th, 2010 at 220728
Re:Niveditha
You are not getting the point he is trying to convey. The movie portrays other communities in a bad light and upholds muslim community as if they alone are the victims of terrorism. Aren’t the makers biased and generalized the hate against muslims? As far the comments on IPL is concerned, recently it has been a way to gain publicity in bollywood whenever a new film is about te be released. Shahrukh did the same thing else why would he rake up the issue just before the release of his film. The statements itself say that they were nothing but a senseless irresponsible lines issued by a superstar to gain the much obtained pulicity let alone his intentions. Talking of contributions, which are limited to entertainment industry are in no way related to our nation and national security. Only the sufferers are able to measure the pain undergone during the recent Pune or 26/11 attacks not Shahruks Khan.
February 26th, 2010 at 224228
Re:Niveditha
You are not getting the point he is trying to convey. The movie portrays other communities in a bad light and upholds muslim community as if they alone are the victims of terrorism. Aren’t the makers biased and generalized the hate against muslims? As far the comments on IPL is concerned, recently it has been a way to gain publicity in bollywood whenever a new film is about te be released. Shahrukh did the same thing else why would he rake up the issue just before the release of his film. The statements itself say that they were nothing but a senseless irresponsible lines issued by a superstar to gain the much obtained pulicity let alone his intentions. Talking of contributions, which are limited to entertainment industry are in no way related to our nation and national security. Only the sufferers are able to measure the pain undergone during the recent Pune or 26/11 attacks not Shahruk Khan.
February 26th, 2010 at 131228
SRK has played the victim card in reel life as well as real life too often
Reel Life
1. My Name is Khan – playing a victim as a Muslim
2. Chak De India – playing a victim as a Muslim
3. Veer Zara – playing a Hindu victim with a Muslim wife.. mind you, Pakistan was shown in good light in this movie for obvious reasons
4. Rab Ne – playing a victim as a husband who does not get love from his wife
5. Kal Ho Na Ho – victim of cancer
Real Life
1. Newark airport fiasco – played a victim
2. MNIK release – played a victim of Shivsena bullying.
3. Always refers to himself being an outsider, thus playing a victim
Will he please grow up and act matured
February 26th, 2010 at 301128
Good article.
February 27th, 2010 at 315528
Pratap Simha Sir, Your Article is very defining and has to be agreed by all of us
I have not watched the movie , but for sure , we have accepted all religion and people with out any distinction , today movie are not just movies ,media and its statements are not being same, we need to reach people with actual facts and not with prejudice object ,we never addressed you as a pure Hindu, Instead we called you as Prominent Media Person.In India where we needed to live in brother hood feel ,but today its not being possible, their are many reasons and black holes but, each one of us shell try to do some thing ,so that benefits all of us, do we have to state like this, All Politicians are Culprits does it mean ,movies is not just for entretainment
I am sure Good Movie shell have a opted message and accepted by many, Pratap Simha your words are really roaring ( simha da garjane bari garjanealla )
February 27th, 2010 at 501328
hello Pratap,
a very well written article indeed, but to look into the heart of the matter, u have not done anything better than anyone else?
Is ur issue against a particular religion or the movie? U have used the cushion of the movie to spit venom against a community…. the movie by no means tries to justify atrocities in any manner and is just a story of a guy with Asperger’s syndrome trying his bets to win back his love…. and it is a fact that the protagonist is looked down upon because of his religion… all facts…. if u wish to dissect the movie then u seem to have missed a scene where a mother tells her child that killing or violence(not to mention the religion of either) or of the actor in a place of worship speaking up against killing or violence….
without doubt the community u speak about has always been on the aggressive side… they have never allowed minorities to survive wherever they have been a majority…. be it Pakistan where the Sikhs are murdered or Egypt, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, etc….
they also have waged wars against each other in Iraq and have not peacefully co-existed anywhere – India, China, USA, England. and the list goes on….
my only point was the fact that u start off with using the movie giving a headstart… probably to give ur article more PR….
the christians would not prefer people of their own religion for anything, relief in the least, that’s surely a distorted fact….
yes… post 9/11 in the world and rite from partition a community has been viewed with suspicion and the quest of the movie to show that one particular individual is not a terrorist is fair enough…. but it by no means tries to justify terrorism…..
i personally do not agree with anything that any of the Mighty Thackerys may have to say – for one simple reason….. if they’re so very pro Hindu or Pro India…. i would like to know from them the Nationality and the Religion of the Biharis they harassed and killed????????????????????????????????????????? their propaganda is just crap….. they want votes and they would stoop to any level to get them…….
will be back with more…
February 27th, 2010 at 231228
Hello Mr. Pratap…
Hats off to u, I feel it should be published in a national news paper.
so can all indians(hindus) can come aware of it. It’s a good work sir..
we r waiting for more such type of articles.
Thanking you.
February 27th, 2010 at 380528
Mr Pratap Simha,
Well written, all our youngsters should read this an eye opener for them
February 27th, 2010 at 271128
Your article disclosed what is in behind of shahrukh. But Unfortunately we have Devegowda, Seetharam Yechuri , Girish Karnad, like these people in between us to insult our Indiani’sm. These people really the big burden for our Nation.
February 27th, 2010 at 515928
pratap, u were a great writer. u no more are.
a year ago( after 26/11) u showered praises on SRK for accepting in his interviews “…. i am sad to see that 999 % of terrorists are muslims..” SRK was the only leading muslim figure to agree with it..
your criticism should have limited to how poor the movie is rather than stupid personal attacks.
personally, i didnt like the movie. really boring.
your recent articles are being increasingly contradictory.
sorry pratap, you are being exactly the type of journalists whom u have always criticized: WRITING WITHOUT PROPER STUDY AND RESEARCH.
please step up anb be the brilliant journalist u once were otherwise people will say “Pratap really sucks…”
February 27th, 2010 at 403228
reality and truth is told in this article.
February 27th, 2010 at 093728
dear pratap,
Your letter to SRK is just appropriate. Hope, he reads it, realises his blunders and corrects himself.
I would like to point out another issue that dogging our country since long. “The temple of Ayodhya”. Well, if we were to believe that Rama’s birth really took place at Ayodhya, then there is substantial evidence that it belongs to the hindu community. If we consider that Rama was a mythical character, still the place belongs to the hindu community. How?
When the Muslim emperor Babur came down from Ferghana in 1527, he defeated the Hindu King of Chittodgad, Rana Sangrama Singh at Sikri, using cannon and artillery. Mir Baqi, his general came to Ayodhya in 1528 and allegedly destroyed the temple. Mir Baqi then built a mosque on the site of the destroyed temple. This was called the Babri Masjid (Mosque), named after King Babar. It was originally called the Masjid-e-Janamsthan, the mosque of the birthplace, which appears to acknowledge that the mosque was built on Hindu holy ground…..:)
And, the funny thing is the so-called “educated”, “most-civilised” ppl (even hindus) claim that its rights belong to the muslim community. We have existed here for thousands of years…we will for many more. We will accept muslims as our brethren, but they should not lay false claim on what did not, what does not and what shall never belong to them…the ‘ram janmabhoomi’…we can provide an alternate place in ayodhya..may be bigger in area…but let us retain what belongs to us…the place of birth of our dear lord Rama. Hope, this means some sense to most of you…thank you…jai hind
February 28th, 2010 at 031528
MR. PRATAP, i really appreciate 4 ur article, itz absolutely true, btw i hav watched d movie n felt very bad tht y i came 2 watch d movie….d things which i want 2 argue r discuss wid my frnds u hav elucidated, so thnx n am gonna share dis article wid all my frnds here in bolgs n social network sites….ALL THE BEST, keep posting such facts….
February 28th, 2010 at 082728
good goin………… I guuess sharuck has some mental sickness in real life also………..
February 28th, 2010 at 160828
pratap rocks……..
February 28th, 2010 at 241428
samaajada swaastya kaapaadabekaadavru haagella tappu maataadidare- manassige tondare agatte… aa tondaregala dani neevu pratap sir. Endigoo dani taggisa bedi…. thank you for comprehensive vision and razor sharp clarity of thoughts……
nimmava
kashyap
March 1st, 2010 at 592931
does the entire episode of mnik controversy falls under ‘paid news category” ?
shame on them!!!
March 2nd, 2010 at 285831
Shame on u people u have learnt nothing frm aamir’s movie like DCH, sarfarosh and 3idiots.
March 2nd, 2010 at 131831
If u r aamir fan don hate al others.r simply publish…….dats why aamir gvn dat narmada statement he is gud person rite???? SRK movie not banned in any state like AAmir’s……..
March 2nd, 2010 at 270431
dats why rite SRK had gvn max intervies in foreign channels also….he doesnt want oscar foreign award only he is of proud wit Our indian awards…not like ur khan who wants only oscar and not mingle wit any peoples and functions……..
March 2nd, 2010 at 522331
i believe u are one jealous journo!!!
u petty ppl want to take some attention by hitting ppl of class miles above u!
pity on u!
March 2nd, 2010 at 551631
superb views , shah rukh sucks big time with his pakistani favourable thing , he is cheap and derogratory person and good to see MNIK being a big disaster
March 2nd, 2010 at 534831
Superb…….i agree with u bro…..
March 2nd, 2010 at 153531
Thanks sir,
No matter what language u choose.. you make possible that your pen penetrates every HINDU heart.. Keep awakening such hearts for ever
March 2nd, 2010 at 163631
AWESOME…….
March 2nd, 2010 at 194331
No matter what language you pen…Your Pen allways penetrates every true Hindu’s…keep awakening all hindu’s for ever
March 2nd, 2010 at 464331
my entire family reads ur articles every week……we are very happy to have you , who honestly writes articles to the point, without any bias….sir,please do continue as we look upto you and your mighty pen…and please do reply…i have been reading ur aricles since i was in 9th standard..
March 3rd, 2010 at 291531
Hey,
hatsoff to you man!!!!!
I am sure all of us have thought abt the facts mentioned in your article but you HAVE the guts to publish it.
keep up the good work.
March 3rd, 2010 at 290431
Well well well…..Well said Pratap….
March 3rd, 2010 at 014931
I Do not agree watever u’ve penned.. watering the weed of “Hindu-Muslim” hatred needs be condemned.. MNIK portrays and proves only an innocent’s Love..
the movie title is proving to be controversial.. i agree the movie is not that entertaining but one cannot deny a message of humanity and peace in it..
I hate those who hate SRK.. SRK is such a power personality on planet earth that someone strongly speaking against him gets noticed and gets famous instantly..
irrespective of how good/bad his movies are, he’s reached the pinnacle of success that one can only dream of..
Pratap its ur turn to get huge fame now.. keep up the work… All the best..
March 3rd, 2010 at 391031
Luckily i have not seen MNIK movie. After reading this article, I don’t want to see it also. I give full compliments to Pratap for such an eye-opening article !!!!
March 5th, 2010 at 324231
Dear Pratap sir,
Fantastic article. hats-off to u sir
March 5th, 2010 at 390731
I HATE U…….. IHATE U
March 7th, 2010 at 171931
I live in Russia, perhaps we do not know all the problems of India, but for me, Shah Rukh Khan opens your country for the whole world the good side!
March 8th, 2010 at 433331
Ultimate Writeup…..Prathap!
March 8th, 2010 at 052431
Hey Hadejda, bullshit… our country gave him (Shan Rukh) the future not his religion mind it.
March 10th, 2010 at 170131
Good Write up Pratap !! SRK when we can admire your earlier movies we can also put you down , MNIK is a complete shame. Wake up please !!!
March 10th, 2010 at 440431
Thanks for that article dear Pratap. . Its a pity that english media are so narrow minded and misleading the society
March 16th, 2010 at 351831
I totally agree with you! MNIK was such a waste!
March 17th, 2010 at 255831
This is a very good article. .
Lets pray this things never happen in future. .
March 17th, 2010 at 081931
Keka tumba chanagide article Pratap.I liked it very much.Idiots like SRK should read this article and need to open their eyes keep it up
March 18th, 2010 at 310031
Pratap,
Nice article. Along with SRK, Karna Johar should also be blamed for this ugly movie. Because he is the director and Sharukh khan’s chela. Have they thought of thousands of kashmiri pandits who have been killed innocently. How about a movie “my name is pandit”?
March 23rd, 2010 at 582831
hi Sir….
Nice article…. Now days movies also started showing more about religious than entertainment…. atleat one scene in mosque…. about my name is Khan is too irritating…
March 29th, 2010 at 012331
Nice Article…we must understand that Shahrukh is not the victim of criticism…but his attitude…
April 14th, 2010 at 395830
Awesome article…! Really superb…! Can go on, Publish it….! I also recommend u to read one more book(if possible).. pls mail me.. so that i can reveal tat book.. also can give u a softcopy…!
April 25th, 2010 at 510830
e simha gharjane munduvareyali
April 25th, 2010 at 581130
i totally agree with what NIVEDITHA said… even i had same kind of things in my mind wen i was reading this article…. i dont understand, why a great journalist like you is writing such things like “WE HINDUS & YOU MUSLIMS”…. we all are firstly human beings ,which we should not forget… we all are same, and there should not be any kind of discrimination in the name of religion….. In this movie he has shown how these BLODDY AMERICANS treat the people coming from other nation and of other race, they have shown the attitude of americans towards others(of other nation)….more or less every individual of america has got the same attitude towards any one of us(indians),either it is muslims or hindus……. but most of the muslims are treated really badly in america, which everyone should accept…..
many of them has written comments on your favour, they r all your fans and just take your words blindly…. please dont mislead them….
May 1st, 2010 at 222431
Hey! Just had to chime in. I honestly liked your post. Keep up the good effort.
May 18th, 2010 at 571031
Hi friends ….can some one tell me how can I make this article reach out to Shahrukh khan, Rajdeep sardesai and “Burkha” dutt….
June 28th, 2010 at 161830
Many people already started saying “Sharukh Sucks!!”. I had been a great fan of him until I watched Kabhi Alvida Na Kehena, which too was a movie which tried to justify the wrong thing as the right. He is really acting as if he is unaware of social responsibility he has being a superstar.
July 10th, 2010 at 113531
Mr. Pratap simpha, this is a very nice article, all indians must stop watching Sharukh khan’s movies. It should be published through out india in all newspapers.
July 18th, 2010 at 043131
I agree with you also it certainly seeing help lot of people.
July 28th, 2010 at 250731
Hi Pratap ,
Society can only be seen in the name of PEOPLE. Only the people who matters , but some selfish thoughts want divert the LIVING society meanwhile making the profits out of it. ULTIMATELY COMMON is the VICTIM,
In this context I think UR OPINION is justicable………i seen some feedback,,, i think it will help U to work on it ,, and try give broad picture with factual data behind the screen…….
Regards,
VINU
July 30th, 2010 at 182231
Verry nice article….!!
July 31st, 2010 at 425031
Oh…what an article…..I feel why I have read this so late…..I really got goose bumps…for every sentence…..As many of them said over here…it must have been published thru out India…..
August 7th, 2010 at 175231
To all those , those who r against this article.
U sucks.. U bloody helled ppl get lost.. Ppl can understand the truth.There are missions of ppl who like and Love this Great author Article’s..
Sir plz keep publishing such a true lines .At least our younger generations ll understand the history..Plz Keep writing .. We are all with you
Always publish True Incidents.. We should be pure.. No one should not point finger at us.. WE LOVE YOU Mr.Simha
August 7th, 2010 at 505831
i agree with the lion. But why u
people are bringing AAMIR in between?.
August 18th, 2010 at 523731
” AN EYE FOR AN EYE MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND ” !!!!!!!
Dear Pratap, I think you have never thought of this….
A responsible Journalist is the one who should be UNBIASED. When you were new
to this profession, your articles used to be so fresh, they used to highlight the
POSITIVENESS and used to show the BRIGHT SIDE of Life.
They were so articulate that, It inspired many youngsters, people in middle age
including me to look forward towards a bright future of our country with responsible
journalists like you.
But it’s unfortunate that you too are a BIASED Journalist, who is a PUPPET in the
hands of the CONVENTIONALITY OF RELIGIONISM and POLITICS.
IF your article is boiled down, then the residue is just one point and one point only.
HISTORY !!!!
History depicting the Agony, pain, panic and turbulance.
With the virtue of this History, you want to yell to the world that the people out
there belonging to that perticular religion are Bad and cruel.
And you want everyone to be against it and this is the sort of AWARENESS you want
to spread.
Let me give you an example of a country which has perhaps seen the worst history
in the entire world, the country which has witnessed the worst possible cruelty, The
HOLOCAUST, Worldwars……. GERMANY.
This country was depicted as the country filled with DEUTSCH MEN who would
mercilessly kill jews.
But today, GERMANY is a country where peace prevails. HUMANITY EXISTS…….
People have come out of the WORST HISTORY OF BRUTALITY, WITH LOVE AND
ONLY LOVE.
Today they are SUPER POWER and a PEACEFUL NATION.
I can say this confidently, because I have lived in Germany for long enough.
People have become MATURE ENOUGH to realise that HUMANITY IS BIGGER THAN
RELIGION or NATIONALITY. This is the reason for them to BREAK THE WALLS and
Get united.
DEAR PRATAP, PLEASE THINK !!!!! ISN’T IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A YOUNG
JOURNALIST LIKE YOU TO SHOW A NEW DIRECTION , A NEW HOPE TO THE YOUNG
GENERATION OF OUR COUNTRY TOWARDS PEACE AND LOVE.
BUT YOU ARE DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF IT BY BEING BOUND TO OLD
CONVENTIONALITIES, TRADITIONAL THINKING, RELIGIONISM………… IN OTHER
WORDS BEING BIASED TO HISTORY !!!
HATERS ARE LOSERS, BECAUSE THEY LOSE ‘LOVING’ and ‘BEING LOVED’ !!!
AND THEY CAN NEVER GAIN PEACE !!!
Now let me come to few statements given by you……
You had written in vijaya karnataka saying that ‘ for Mr.Khan his religion is of top
priority’
and in the later edition you had written suggesting Mr.Khan’ to stop preaching the
country the integrity of religion he has in his home (since in his home they practice
both religions) ‘.
Dont you think these two lines are CONTRADICTING !!!!!!
one pointing the non integrity and the other intergrity !!!
And This Contradiction is due to the BIAS you have against the people belonging to
that religion!!!
Coming to the movie.
In the movie ‘My Name is Khan’,There is a SCENE where, inside the mosque, the
verses of quran will be misconstructed by an extremist and preached in a
provocative manner to others, to seek blood.
This will be interrupted by Khan and he lets all know The real meaning of the verses
that “EVERY HUMAN IS A CHILD OF GOD, AND NO GOD CAN ASK FOR BLOOD OF
HIS CHILDREN, NO RELIGION CAN ASK FOR BLOOD, GOD’S
PATH IS PATH OF LOVE” …..
DIDN’T YOU FIND THIS SENSIBLE PRATAP !!!!!!
IF NOT, then IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE BIASED.
DEAR PRATAP, You are still young, you have a lot of potential…… You can
channelise this potential to show the country a new direction, TO BREAK THE
CONVENTIONALITIES AND BARRIERS OF RELIGIONS.
IF WE FIGHT WITHIN OURSELVES IN THE NAME OF GOD, IN THE NAME OF
RELIGION, WE CAN NEVER BECOME A POWERFUL NATION.
MOVE ON PRATAP, PLEASE PUT SOME FOCUS ON HOW TO IMPROVE EDUCATION,
INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY…….
PLEASE STOP SPREADING CORROSIVENESS AND HATRED, WHICH WOULD DO NO
GOOD TO THE COUNTRY THAN JUST SOW SEEDS OF HATRED IN THE MINDS OF
PEOPLE !!!!!! AND DISRUPT HARMONY.
@EVERYONE !!!!!! PLEASE THINK OVER IT !!!!!
HATE CAN NEVER BRING PEACE.
PLEASE WAKE UP !!!!
September 2nd, 2010 at 173830
He is not only Khan…he is “THE GAY KHAN”…!!
September 10th, 2010 at 055330
CHRISTIAN TERROR WANTS TO DESTROY INDIA
Interview of a Christian Evangelist in India
By: Bandyopadhyay Arindam
The world today could have been a much better place for all of us, had we all refrained from trying to prove the superiority of our own religion………..
This is an interview of “Father Johnson’ after his award by the Government of India for his exemplary work in India in enlightening the people in the path of the ONLY God. Father Johnson returned to the USA after 10 years of service, to uplift the people of India in the name of God. The interview was taken in July 2005 by a journalist in Houston, USA……
Welcome home Father. You have been in India for 10 years, where “our mission’ is still going on. Tell me Father, how is India?
India is a fascinating country, a land of contrasts. Modern India is the largest democracy, the budding economic superpower, with the second-largest pool of scientists and engineers in the world. India is also the only surviving ancient civilization with over one sixth of the world population. At one time, not so long ago, when Europe was in the “dark ages’ and America was not even “discovered’, India was a far advanced and developed country with a contribution of over 25% of world GDP till the 17th century and far advanced in all aspects of life, be it knowledge, philosophy, science, mathematics, arts, astronomy or navigation.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, (1850-1919), American poet and journalist, wrote “India – The land of Vedas, the remarkable works contain not only religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which science has proved true. Electricity, radium, electronics, airship, all were known to the seers who founded the Vedas.”
Dick Teresi, American author of “Lost Discoveries’ mentioned “Some one thousand years before Aristotle, the Vedic people asserted that the earth was round and circled the sun….Two thousand years before Pythagoras, philosophers in northern India had understood that gravitation held the solar system together, and that therefore the sun, the most massive object, had to be at its center….Twenty-four centuries before Isaac Newton, the Hindu Rig-Veda asserted that gravitation held the universe together….. The Sanskrit speaking people subscribed to the idea of a spherical earth in an era when the Greeks believed in a flat one…..The Indians of the fifth century A.D. calculated the age of the earth as 4.3 billion years; scientists in 19th century England were convinced it was 100 million years…”
Despite all its riches, history says that India never invaded any country. On the contrary, India has been repeatedly assaulted and conquered by numerous invaders and has been ruled by “foreigners’, first the Muslims and then the British for over a thousand years. India, before the advent of the British rulers, was a rich and prosperous country.
Rev. Jabez T. Sunderland (1842-1936), Unitarian minister and reformer, wrote that “…when the British first appeared on the scene, India was one of the richest countries of the world; indeed, it was her great riches that attracted the British to her shores. For 2,500 years before the British came on the scene and robbed her of her freedom, India was self-ruling and one of the most influential and illustrious nations of the world ….. This wealth was created by the Hindus’ vast and varied industries.”
What about Hinduism as a religion?
Hinduism has a deep philosophical and spiritual heritage that has repeatedly mesmerized the world including western scientists, leaders and philosophers. Despite propaganda to the contrary, Hindus, like us, believes in one Supreme God but they do so in many forms, that helps to develop personalized relations. Hinduism is the oldest major religion in the earth with 900 million followers. Unlike monotheistic institutionalized, religions like Judaism, Islam or Christianity, it is not based on any single prophet or scripture, but allows its followers all the freedom to pursue God and Truth in their own way, while living harmoniously with all creation.
We know that the Hindus are tolerant of other religions. Recently, UNESCO pointed out that out of 128 countries where Jews lived before Israel was created, only one, India, did not persecute them and allowed them to prosper and practice Judaism in peace. Similarly the Zoroastrians, when driven out of Persia by Islam were given shelter by the Hindus in India and still coexist in India peacefully. Very recently, the Dalai Lama, driven from Buddhist Tibet, has been accepted with open arms. Such is the ethos of Hinduism and India.
I have heard that Mark Twain once said that “In religion all other countries are paupers; India is the only millionaire’. I have also read Arnold Toynbee’s writing “…at the religious level, India has not been a recipient; she has been a giver. About half the total number of the living, higher religions are of Indian origin’. What do you think about it?
We know India gave birth to religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Hinduism, though the predominant religion, has, to quote Aldous Huxley, “never been a persecuting faith, have preached almost no holy wars and have refrained from that proselytizing religious imperialism which has gone hand in hand with political and economic oppression of colored people.’
What many do not know and I will not elaborate further for obvious reasons, is that there are researchers who think that the teachings of Jesus Christ have something to do with the ancient wisdom of Vedas. The Hindu concepts of “karma’, and “reincarnation’, which are part of the New Age Movement that we see today, were not unknown to Jesus.
Then Father, why do we need to convert people in India?
You see, we in the western world, have the “white man’s burden’ of civilizing the rest of the world. We also have the need and desire to spread the message of Christ, since we believe that it is the ONLY way to salvation and all other nonbelievers will go to hell. The faith in Christianity is being eroded in Europe and America. That is why our Pope on his visit to India said, “Just as in the first millennium, the Cross was planted on the soil of Europe, and in the second on that of the Americas and Africa, we can pray that in the third Christian millennium a great harvest of faith will be reaped in this vast and vital continent.’
Why do you target India?
India is the right country because Hindu Indians are generally peace-loving tolerant, law abiding people who are truthful and virtuous. India”s devotion to being good rather than being clever comes nearer the heart of a true civilization, said W. J. Grant, in his book,
“The spirit of India’. The unsuspecting Indians have always welcomed everybody on their shore and still keep on doing so. You cannot say the same about a Muslim country or of communist China. You see Hindus are such naive – they go out of their way to say that “all religions are same – they all lead to God’. Christians and for that matter, no other religion, says that.
Where does your resource come from?
There are five major aid-giving countries, viz., USA, Germany, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands. According to the available data, in the last decade alone, foreign aid organizations received more than 2.5 billion dollars. This is only official statistics. According to the record and report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, the statistics about the foreign aid being received by Indian Non Government Organizations shows that 80% of it is meant only for the Christian organizations that have been buying their ways into the Indian society and converting unsuspecting people under the guise of social service.
How powerful is Christianity in India?
Oh, though we are only 2.4% of the population officially, we have a large control over the country because of our economic invasion. You see, the present leader of the main political party-The Congress Party of India is a Roman Catholic with close contact with the Vatican. There are Christian Chief ministers in 5 out of 29 states. Because of the British rule of India, we have a large section of the leaders of India who look up to us. Believe me, we are the second largest land owners in India. We own and control 80% of the Indian media like NDTV 24*7, CNN-IBN ,AAJ TAK, THE TEHELKA etc and newspapers .The best example is how these media made a huge hue and cry over the Gujarat riots.Riots have happened everywhere in India.But in case of Gujarat riots, the reports were deliberately inflated,stories were built up and a systematic,planned malicious and slanderous campaign was launched against the NDA government.
Inspite of the fact that India took giant leaps in progress in every field and there was a surge in National pride and self confidence for every Indian during their tenure,India’s Most Popular Government led by India’s Finest Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was made to suffer shock defeat. We overtly or covertly have alliance with key political associations. So it is very easy for us to influence the right people.
You must have a very organized system?
Yes, we do. Have you heard about the Joshua Project? It identifies and highlights the people groups of the world that have the least exposure to the Gospel and the least Christian presence and shares this information to encourage pioneer church-planting movements among every ethnic group. The Joshua Project has identified the North India Hindi belt as “the core of the core of the core” because of its population density (40% of the Indian population- the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh lies in this region); it is the religious hub of India; and it has the smallest Christian presence in India. Thus detailed plans have been drawn up to target India’s 75,000 Pin Codes.
The Seventh Day Adventists owes its Indian success to Canadian evangelist Ron Watts, President for the South Asian Division. When he entered India, in 1997, the Adventist Church had 225,000 members after 103 years of operations. In five years, he took it to 700,000.
Some methods used include the 10-Village and the 25-Village Programs, which involve five sets of laymen, under guidance from a regular pastor, who identify 10 or 25 villages in close proximity. Once the villages were selected, the teams would approach the leaders of each village and invite them to send two leaders to a 10-day seminar at a nearby resort, at the organization’s expense. It is before no time that the local leaders will then start working for our faith and organization. In 1998, there were seventeen 10-Village Programs and 9,337 were baptized. In 1999, forty programs were held and nearly 40,000 people baptized.
Under the Christian Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. Samuel Rajashekar Reddy, the Adventists shifted to a 50-village plan. They began baptizing at the rate of 10,000 persons per month and have increased it to 5,000 persons per day all over India.
The US-based Maranatha Volunteers International provides buildings for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They are committed to build 750 churches in 2 years in India. The Oregon based, Fjarli family have a goal to build 1000 churches at a rate of 1 per day.
How do you carry out conversion attempts?
You see the local people are so simple and naïve that they do not have any clue as what out motive or means are. We target mostly the poor, illiterate, tribal people because they are the easiest to convert. We do that by various means – we establish schools, hospitals that overtly or subtly promote our faith, we allure them with money or goods to the needy when they convert, we “stage’ miracle cures, we use our influence on the media, we use our experts in propaganda, we promote the influential people and so on. We use the money sent to us by unsuspecting religious and faithful Christians from all over the world. We have numerous NGO and AID organizations to funnel the money into the country. There are a great number of missionaries of various denominations who are working there, all literally competing for the most number of converts. The Southern Baptists alone are a group that has nearly 100,000 career missionaries in North India, all working to spread our “good word.”
We convince the “natives’ by our appearances and even use their own culture. A native converted person will continue to use his Hindu name so as not to alienate himself. Some of the numerous Catholic priests in Southern India dress like “sannyasis’ (monks), and call their organizations “ashramas’ (hermitage). This is to make Christianity more similar to the Vedic traditions. Bharat Natyam, the classical dance of India, is also taught in the Christian schools, but with Christian symbols and meanings replacing the Vedic. This is all in the attempt to actively sway Hindus over to Christianity. The Evangelical Church of India (ECI), established in 1954, targets the slums, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, in cities and villages. Its logo depicts a cross struck deep in a lotus, the seat of Hindu divinity.
Is the so called caste system in India an advantage?
The “Caste-ism in India’ is a boon to us. Though Varna or caste was once an essential part of the culture, based on occupation and vocational skills, which kept the civilization going for over 5000 years, caste-ism is a degenerated socio-political system now that has been declared illegal. However it is one big weapon against Hinduism. We have learnt from the colonial British that it is very easy to divide the population on the basis of caste and religion based politics and we use it to our own interest to the maximum. We join the anti-Hindu forces and help to keep the stigma of caste-ism alive for our own benefit. We target the “untouchables’ (the unprivileged people, that has so marvelously crafted to be a result of the Hindu religion and not the social system) and convert them in the lure of “liberating’ them. However I must confess that we maintain their “untouchability’ by not allowing them to mix with the general Christians, maintaining separate entry to churches and even giving them separate churches and cemeteries.
We also use opportunities that God gives us. During natural disasters like floods, earthquakes and the recent Tsunami, taking advantage of the need, we were able to convert successfully entire low caste villages in Tamil Nadu to Christianity with the lure of money and aid.
How successful are you in your conversion attempts.
Oh we are doing a good job. The Northeast Indian states like Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur, have witnessed a surge of nearly 200% in their Christian population in the past 25 years.
Their grasp is so strong now that practicing Hinduism is forbidden in some areas. Hindus can no longer do worship or “puja’ in the open because of our influence.
In another northeast state, Tripura, where there were no Christians at the time of India’s independence, 55 years ago, there are now over 120,000 today. The figures are even more striking in Arunachal Pradesh, where there were only 1710 Christians in 1961, but over 1 million today, along with over 780 churches. In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, churches are coming-up every day in far flung villages and there is an attempt to set-up one near Tirupati, the world famous Hindu temple. Many of the North-East separatist movements, such as the Mizo or the Bodos, are not only Christian dominated, but also sometimes function with the covert backing of the missionaries. Christian Nagaland terrorists have been killing non-Christians for decades on end. More than 20,000 people have lost their lives to insurgency in Assam and Manipur in the past two decades. We understand that there are some social problems that crept up – the northeast states are the highest in India in terms of drugs and AIDS related problem – but we accept that as “casualties of war” –that should not deter us from our goal.
Do you face any resistance?
Of course we do. But we brand any resistance as “Hindu fundamentalism or militancy” and the media and our favorite leaders take care of the rest. We have set the mind of the unsuspecting population in a way, that whenever any of our people are harassed, attacked or killed, from any reason including their own faults, the blame automatically goes to these so called “Hindu fundamentalist and Communal Elements” and even though almost all of these instances are later proved to have nothing to do with these Hindu groups, the initial hue and cry that is raised makes sure the memories persist in the mind of the populace and the sympathy stays with us. There are instances when nuns have been proved to be raped by Christians, but the blames continues to stay with the Hindus.
Is there any legal barrier?
Yes there are some rules and laws that sometimes impair our activities. The Indian Supreme Court had declared that: “The right to propagate religion does not mean the right to convert… Conversion done under allurement, use of force and fraud in which the poverty or ignorance of the individual is taken advantage of, is not only undemocratic but also unconstitutional…Respect for all religions is the foundation of secularism whereas the seeds of conversion lie in religious intolerance.”. Anti conversion laws have been passed in various states. But as I said, we have our ways.
Sometimes the law does get us though. We had some instances where members of our faith have been convicted with resultant imprisonment or expulsion. As in churches all over the world, some clergymen have been penalized for cases of sexual exploitation, including pedophilia. But that does not deter us from our goal and our almighty Lord takes care of our soul.
How satisfied are you with the progress of the missions?
It is really satisfying. We find enormous pleasure in converting the Hindu “pagans’. However I wish we could do more. I wish I could say like St Francis Xavier, during the Goa Inquisition in 1560, “When I have finished baptizing the people, I order them to destroy the huts in which they keep their idols; and I have them break the statues of their idols into tiny pieces, since they are now Christians. I could never come to an end describing to you the great consolation which fills my soul when I see idols being destroyed by the hands of those who had been idolaters.”
Thank you, Father for your time and honesty.
Thank you, my son. God bless you.
Epilogue
“Christianity offers nothing that is not already available somewhere in the many forms of Hinduism. Hinduism never rejected the teachings of Jesus. Those who have converted either agreed with a gun pressed at their skulls as in Goa, or because it provided an escape from caste tyranny, as well as a guaranteed professional advancement. Through its Vedic legacy, Hinduism respects all faiths. It clearly states that God is one, but has many forms”.
(Paul William Roberts, author of, “Empire of the Soul: Some journeys in India’)
October 3rd, 2010 at 090331
Dear Pratap Simha,
Only because you know some good terms in English doesnt provide you to pass all the insane that comes to your mind. First of all, there is a pain in your own ass. Secondly, you require to stay in an insane assylum. Better get off the social media and turn away from writing once and for all.
October 27th, 2010 at 334731
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November 6th, 2010 at 072330
good