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The inference that any interest in our Hindu past is tantamount to being communal is the ludicrous reaction of people of a certain ideological persuasion.
For them, millennia of our history, and of the undeniable and unparalleled achievements of ancient India, must lie buried, unexplored and forgotten because to show an appreciation or interest in turns you automatically into a ‘Hindu’ fundamentalist.
— Jul 27, 2022 07:00PM
For them, millennia of our history, and of the undeniable and unparalleled achievements of ancient India, must lie buried, unexplored and forgotten because to show an appreciation or interest in turns you automatically into a ‘Hindu’ fundamentalist.
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Campbell, a young official in India, wrote in 1853:
“The (Indian) classes most advanced in English education, and who talk like newspapers, are not yet those from whom we have anything to fear.” :)
— Aug 05, 2022 03:42AM
“The (Indian) classes most advanced in English education, and who talk like newspapers, are not yet those from whom we have anything to fear.” :)
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“The Sufi movement, whose saints spoke in the language of the common people, enlarged the footprint of Islam in India, especially in rural areas.
But the Sufi faith never rejected Islam, and many of its leading figures were vocal supporters—as in the case of Amir Khusrau—of the religious iconoclasm practised by Muslim rulers.”
— Aug 05, 2022 02:32AM
But the Sufi faith never rejected Islam, and many of its leading figures were vocal supporters—as in the case of Amir Khusrau—of the religious iconoclasm practised by Muslim rulers.”
