^^ and whats the brownie point anyone is getting with this bit of useful info? Gandhi was never a strong talking point here, unless if its do with his role in partition/his more eccentric traits. Hardly a passing mention about his bigger humane side..
hmmm. I wonder how ppl would react if...
^^^^ Yeah right.. Indians, Pakistanis, Srilankans etc etc all have distinct features.. And Bangladeshi's are more distinct than the rest. Dude. North Indians are similar to Pakistanis. South Indians are similar to Srilankans. East Indians with Bangladesh and Nepal. I dont even know why I replied...
^^^ Second point which involves moral obligation is that, India should not be seen in the same light by the World(which usually means the West) as Pakistan, which is seen as aiding and abetting Terrorists(read as Freedom Fighters as per others).
^^^ Not surprisingly, the call for the people's wish, (which is quite often heard in the context of Kashmir, not including certain members who list out quite a lengthy list of mostly defunct seperatist organizations working against India), is blissfully ignored here..
But, I second the...
I agree with this. But the concept of a nation-state is quite new. There was no Italy or Germany or for that matter, US of A , if you go back 400 years. Why there is a popular sentiment against partition in general is that the indian colony as a whole was united in ousting the British. Heck...