Comments on: Blogs unbanned (updated)

By: Sue henny

Sue henny — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:47:01 +0000

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By: priya sharma

priya sharma — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:53:27 +0000

is amitava kumar really convert islam and how many kids he has are they muslim

By: uncle_chatterji

uncle_chatterji — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:47:52 +0000

IreneFingIrene

I am extremely offended by your right wing innuendo. It is because of such shallow generalisations that youth get misguided and engage in terrorist activities.

By: uncle_chatterji

uncle_chatterji — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:39:45 +0000

I am shocked and aghast at the Hindu nationalist propaganda by some members here, the extreme racist,casteist putrid hatred for muslims by some members here. Terrorism is a result of the ghettoisation of the muslims by the right-wing pro-zionist neo-fascist Hindu nationalist parties. If we care to look beyond our own capricious anger we will find that a lot of righteous anger of the minorities goes unrecognised, which ultimately culminates in activities like bombing local trains in peak hours as an outwardly manifestation of deep inner insecurities

By: Ennis

Ennis — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:11:16 +0000

Yes, two of those websites are Islamic from what I’ve been told – the Dalit one and the mis-spelled ImamAli.

By: DT2004

DT2004 — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:24:00 +0000

I have a response to Jai’s post, but will keep mum

out of respect to the thread. I’m surprised this has been a hot topic before. Well, not really, but I guess I’m surprised that it has been a hot topic on Sepia Mutiny.

By: IreneFingIrene

IreneFingIrene — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:23:10 +0000

Have they banned any Islamist websites?

By: Ashwin

Ashwin — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:52:12 +0000

One of the stated enemies on the hitlist is Shah Rukh Khan, stating he is anti-Hindu. He even married a Hindu and has portrayed moral Hindus against the Muslims in many movies. Not to say such movies helped Indo-Pak relations but it seems odd that he would be added to the list.

By: Ennis

Ennis — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:25:43 +0000

And since it would be both off topic and ugly, it usually leads to the thread being shut down (sound of a throat being cleared). So take it elsewhere, boys. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t do it here.

By: Jai

Jai — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:43:40 +0000

DT2004,

This is off-topic so I'll keep it brief.

Most modern Sikhs disagree,

One quote out of many that could be supplied to politely contradict the assertion that this is a "modern" phenomenon; this one is by Guru Tegh Bahadur, who lived over 300 years ago:

"Hinduism may not be my faith, and I may believe not in the supremacy of Veda or the Brahmins, nor in idol worship or caste or pilgrimages and other rituals, but I would fight for the right of all Hindus to live with honour and practice their faith according to their own rites."

however, even the Guru's were all from Hindu families, except I think Gobind Singh.

Their ancestry is irrelevant. One is not a member of a religion, or deemed a believer in that faith, purely because one's parents may be. Also Guru Arjan Dev was the son of Guru Ram Das, Guru Hargobind was the son of Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Har Rai was Guru Hargobind's grandson, Guru Harkrishan was Guru Har Rai's son, Guru Tegh Bahadur was Guru Hargobind's son, and Guru Gobind Singh was Guru Tegh Bahadur's son. In each of these cases, none of their parents were Hindus. Ancestrally, yes, but not in terms of belief or religious affiliation. The only ones who were born into Hindu families in the strict sense of the term were Guru Nanak, Guru Angad Dev, and Guru Amar Das, and they all disassociated themselves from Hinduism in the orthodox sense.

Anyway, in the interests of not creating ill-feeling on this blog I think we should amicably agree to disagree about your viewpoint that Sikhism is a part of Hinduism, especially as that argument has broken out on SM several times previously and left a fairly nasty aftertaste for everyone involved, considering the animosity it usually generates.