Hindu right seemed to be becoming like terror outfit IS to cut off people’s heads : Nayantara Sahgal

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Dehradun: Hindutva is a brand of fundamentalism and the Hindu right wing is distorting what Hinduism stands for, says renowned author Nayantara Sahgal who was among one of the first writers to return her Sahitya Akademi award to protest against intolerance in the country.

She also claimed the situation in the country is worse than the Emergency era, but said figures like Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar offer hope.

Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the first edition of the Dehradun Literature Festival here, Sahgal, niece of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, lamented that the Hindu right seemed to be becoming like terror outfit IS and said it was “time for a debate on the tendency of Hindutva to become like IS, to cut off people’s heads”.

“We need a debate on why Hindutva is becoming like the IS. The Hindu right wing is talking in the same criminal language as IS. As a Hindu, I resent what Hindutva is doing to Hinduism. They are distorting and destroying it,” she said.

Terming as “bogus” the debate on nationalism, she accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government of trying to instill fear on people’s mind with “silly” issues like chanting of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

“The debate on nationalism is irrelevant now. Nationalism was needed at a time when the country was fighting to become a nation under British Raj. Then the Hindu right and Muslim right supported British to lay the path to Partition,” she said.

Accusing Hindu rightwing groups of fostering trouble in the NIT Kashmir campus, Sahgal said that the effort began at the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).

“There has been an attempt by Hindu right wing to create trouble between Jammu and Kashmir to bring in the Hindu element from the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and it’s still going on,” she said, charging the BJP with wanting to destroy secularism in Kashmir.

“Kashmir was the only secular place in India where there was no riots even during the Partition. It used to be the centre of a great religious culture,” she said.

The author also took exception to the BJP’s effort to appropriate historic figures like B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, saying that the party discovered the great leaders after so many years. “It’s better late than never,”she added.

Sahgal, known for her outspoken views, also held that the present situation in the country is much worse than Emergency.

“It’s an undeclared emergency now. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi goes abroad and says great things. But here, they are crushing dissent and force us into obedience,” she said.

However, Sahgal felt that young people like Kanhaiya Kumar are a beacon of hope for the country. “The Dalit issue has come to the fore now because of the students movement which started in the Hyderabad university. Kanhaiya Kumar aptly said that the issue of caste, communalism, poverty and other issues is to be fought,” she said.

Lauding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s call for a grand alliance to fight the BJP, she said that all like-minded parties should come together to save the idea of India.

“I think the time has come for a great coalition like Nitish Kumar said. There has to be a combination of all parties who don’t support the ‘Hindu rashtra’ business. It’s slowly happening,” she said adding that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has undergone a change and gives hope for his party.

“Rahul seems to have changed and spoke well in parliament recently. I think Rahul has stepped forward and it is a good move,” she said.


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[Ryuzaki]

yes we can all see that

 

[Jaat Rock]

Ooh yeah "Hindu Right Wing" cut heads of thousands of Muslims and other minorities daily in India.

 

[chanikya]

Who is her father?

On topic: who is she, Congress party chamcha

 

[Bhoot Pishach]

Dehradun: Hindutva is a brand of fundamentalism and the Hindu right wing is distorting what Hinduism stands for, says renowned author Nayantara Sahgal who was among one of the first writers to return her Sahitya Akademi award to protest against intolerance in the country.

She also claimed the situation in the country is worse than the Emergency era, but said figures like Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar offer hope.

Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the first edition of the Dehradun Literature Festival here, Sahgal, niece of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, lamented that the Hindu right seemed to be becoming like terror outfit IS and said it was “time for a debate on the tendency of Hindutva to become like IS, to cut off people’s heads”.

“We need a debate on why Hindutva is becoming like the IS. The Hindu right wing is talking in the same criminal language as IS. As a Hindu, I resent what Hindutva is doing to Hinduism. They are distorting and destroying it,” she said.

Terming as “bogus” the debate on nationalism, she accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government of trying to instill fear on people’s mind with “silly” issues like chanting of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’.

“The debate on nationalism is irrelevant now. Nationalism was needed at a time when the country was fighting to become a nation under British Raj. Then the Hindu right and Muslim right supported British to lay the path to Partition,” she said.

Accusing Hindu rightwing groups of fostering trouble in the NIT Kashmir campus, Sahgal said that the effort began at the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS).

“There has been an attempt by Hindu right wing to create trouble between Jammu and Kashmir to bring in the Hindu element from the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and it’s still going on,” she said, charging the BJP with wanting to destroy secularism in Kashmir.

“Kashmir was the only secular place in India where there was no riots even during the Partition. It used to be the centre of a great religious culture,” she said.

The author also took exception to the BJP’s effort to appropriate historic figures like B.R. Ambedkar and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, saying that the party discovered the great leaders after so many years. “It’s better late than never,”she added.

Sahgal, known for her outspoken views, also held that the present situation in the country is much worse than Emergency.

“It’s an undeclared emergency now. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi goes abroad and says great things. But here, they are crushing dissent and force us into obedience,” she said.

However, Sahgal felt that young people like Kanhaiya Kumar are a beacon of hope for the country. “The Dalit issue has come to the fore now because of the students movement which started in the Hyderabad university. Kanhaiya Kumar aptly said that the issue of caste, communalism, poverty and other issues is to be fought,” she said.

Lauding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s call for a grand alliance to fight the BJP, she said that all like-minded parties should come together to save the idea of India.

“I think the time has come for a great coalition like Nitish Kumar said. There has to be a combination of all parties who don’t support the ‘Hindu rashtra’ business. It’s slowly happening,” she said adding that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has undergone a change and gives hope for his party.

“Rahul seems to have changed and spoke well in parliament recently. I think Rahul has stepped forward and it is a good move,” she said.


http://www.siasat.com/news/there-ne...port-hindu-rashtra-business-nayantara-953649/

Congress always insulted Hinduism as identity. It was always shameful to be Hindu in Congress India.

Insults were everywhere be it History Books, Control of Worship Places, Divisions of Hindus in the name of Cast and Creed, insults to Gods. And all these thing were made fashionable in the name of Sickularism.

But appeasement of other sects continued be it glorification of Mughal Umpire or Islamic Invasions in textbooks, Shah Banu Case, Free hand to Cristian Missionaries to do conversions.

They were so methodical in there doing that whatever, which can bring pride to Cultural India was bad named be it Calling Freedom Struggle of 1857 as mutiny. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Chandra Sekhar Azad as revolutionary terrorists.

First time in Independent India common man feels proud of his culture and his religion. And yes this hurts Congress and Left most.

They know Indians proud of their culture and identity cannot be ruled and can no longer be fooled.

Now they are getting desperate and coming together in all negative way possible to fight cultural India. And this is their last chance before they are wiped out of cultural and political scan.

 

[Abingdonboy]

How can someone be so unfathomably stupid, naive, biased and dishonest?

I have absolutely no poltical leanings, I only want to see the best people doing the best job for the sake of their nation and thus will criticise any side and this woman is a total scumbag.

but said figures like Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar offer hope.

lamented that the Hindu right seemed to be becoming like terror outfit IS and said it was “time for a debate on the tendency of Hindutva to become like IS, to cut off people’s heads”.

Comparing any group in India to IS is intentionally provocative and entirely intellectually dishonest. This is just too stupid to have said and yet these clowns keep lowering the bar for the lies that are "acceptable".


Not even a mention of the barbaric acts commited by those she is praising so much (the Congress), not even a nod to the 1984 horrors were one party actually DID dismember Indians and butcher them.

It's all a one way street with these fools.

“There has been an attempt by Hindu right wing to create trouble between Jammu and Kashmir to bring in the Hindu element from the time of Syama Prasad Mookerjee and it’s still going on,” she said, charging the BJP with wanting to destroy secularism in Kashmir.

“Kashmir was the only secular place in India where there was no riots even during the Partition. It used to be the centre of a great religious culture,” she said.

What secularism? The secluarism that existed was targeted and destroyed by TERRORISTS who actively targeted non-Muslim Kashmiris and drove them out.

Are Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Sikhs not allowed to be part of a "secular" state? Secularism only exists when there is an artifical Muslim majority does it?

I actually can't beleive she doesn't know this.

“It’s an undeclared emergency now. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi goes abroad and says great things.

That's funny because the only emergency ever declared in India's history was done so under the CONGRESS.

"Undeclared emergency", what are they going to say next....

she said adding that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has undergone a change and gives hope for his party.

“Rahul seems to have changed and spoke well in parliament recently. I think Rahul has stepped forward and it is a good move,” she said.

Once a loser always a loser.


Anyone who honestly projects Rahul Gandhi of all people as a better PM candidate than Modi deserves to be treated as if they are mentally challenged, that is the only way someone could make such an absurd satement.


There's a lot to criticise Modi/NDA/GoI about but to resort to these utter fabrications and distorting of reality is really very disgusting.

@Levina @PARIKRAMA @Spectre @nair @MilSpec @noksss @ranjeet @anant_s

 

[Nexus]

he's right, i killed/beheaded one Muslim yesterday just because he was not a Hindu.

it was fun, i even shouted "Har Har Mahadev" before Beheading.

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

first provoke by using controversial statements like these and then cry rising intolerance if some one gives a befitting reply.

Award Wapsi 2 is on the way Bhailog

 

[Immortan.Joe]

first provoke by using controversial statements like these and then cry rising intolerance if some one gives a befitting reply.

Award Wapsi 2 is on the way Bhailog

After all someone need to save Sonia from Augusta-Westland choppers.

 

[Jamwal's]

Sathiya gayi hai,she should take her beef eating fantasies to some Asur desh.

 

[Abingdonboy]

first provoke by using controversial statements like these and then cry rising intolerance if some one gives a befitting reply.

The sad thing is how that is 100% accurate.

Where is the "tolerance" in comparing the current Govt to IS? This is unforgivable.


For the love of god get these self-entitled elitist scoundrals out of politics.

 

[Jamwal's]

Congress always insulted Hinduism as identity. It was always shameful to be Hindu in Congress India.

Insults were everywhere be it History Books, Control of Worship Places, Divisions of Hindus in the name of Cast and Creed, insults to Gods. And all these thing were made fashionable in the name of Sickularism.

But appeasement of other sects continued be it glorification of Mughal Umpire or Islamic Invasions in textbooks, Shah Banu Case, Free hand to Cristian Missionaries to do conversions.

They were so methodical in there doing that whatever, which can bring pride to Cultural India was bad named be it Calling Freedom Struggle of 1947 as mutiny. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Chandra Sekhar Azad as revolutionary terrorists.

First time in Independent India common man feels proud of his culture and his religion. And yes this hurts Congress and Left most.

They know Indians proud of their culture and identity cannot be ruled and can no longer be fooled.

Now they are getting desperate and coming together in all negative way possible to fight cultural India. And this is their last chance before they are wiped out of cultural and political scan.

Bhagat Singh is "terrorist" revolutionary meanwhile Saif Ali is a Padma awardee for his outstanding contribution in Arts.

 

[Bhoot Pishach]

Bhagat Singh is "terrorist" revolutionary meanwhile Saif Ali is a Padma awardee for his outstanding contribution in Arts.

Just look at the Award Wapsi Gang almost all of them are Murderer of Cultural Indian Identity. What more can you expect from them.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Bhagat Singh is "terrorist" revolutionary meanwhile Saif Ali is a Padma awardee for his outstanding contribution in Arts.

It's sickening how low these scumbags will go to protect the status quo.

The one (tiny, tiny) positive I can take from how nasty the media is getting is that Modi has to be doing something right. He is an outsider and says he will change the system, if these clowns are getting this defensive and provocative then he must actually be threatening the entrenched establishment's way of life.

Isn't it funny how two of the biggest blots on independant India's history (1984 and the Emergency) BOTH (explicitly) carried out under Congress/Gandhi rule are almost NEVER mentioned by the media or the political class. I mean, if it had been reversed and it was done under/on the behast of the BJP you would never hear the end of it.

The world is a funny place and humans are unbelievably stupid.

 

[Jamwal's]

Just look at the Award Wapsi Gang almost all of them are Murderer of Cultural Indian Identity. What more can you expect from them.

It's sickening how low these scumbags will go to protect the status quo.

The one (tiny, tiny) positive I can take from how nasty the media is getting is that Modi has to be doing something right. He is an outsider and says he will change the system, if these clowns are getting this defensive and provocative then he must actually be threatening the entrenched establishment's way of life.

Isn't it funny how two of the biggest blots on independant India's history (1984 and the Emergency) BOTH (explicitly) carried out under Congress/Gandhi rule are almost NEVER mentioned by the media or the political class. I mean, if it had been reversed and it was done under/on the behast of the BJP you would never hear the end of it.

The world is a funny place and humans are unbelievably stupid.

Crackdown on NGOs also cease the source of income for many of them and their propaganda,also taking away their offices as chairperson etc rendered them unemployed.

It's an indicator of everything right whenever they bark.