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Writer of this article proved himself right. The address of PM vindicated his reading of the context and connotation evident throughout the article. Excellent piece of writing with rare courage.
A Muslim is as good a citizen as any of his citizen brothers. He is interested in his present and future. His past : a native convert. Honourable P M, pl help him to overcome his educational and economic backwardness.
A person whose party has never accepted AMU on positive notes is expected to deliver speech. Indian Muslims are much better in AMU than any other area, institution. I think article is not justified
Anything which brings India’s two great communities together strengthens us as a nation, more harmonious and secure, better able to pursue development goals. However, it would be difficult to make the case that the Muslims are on a path of confrontation. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Excellent article!
It needs lot of courage to speak truth to either side of the power.
I hope PM’s speech writers take notice of this very timely article.
Good for the Print for giving platform to a person who is fiercely independent mind and free from ideological burdens.
Excellent article. It needs lot of courage to speak truth to either side of the power.
I hope PM’s speech writers take notice of this very timely article.
Good for the Print as well for giving platform to people of independent mind and free from ideological burdens.
Reactions on of some of you closed-minded people on this well-thought and researched article show how negative you are about Indian Muslims and will never change this thought either… God save our country from such hate-mongers…
Very apt article. It is important that every section of the society in india must consider himself first as indian and then anything else. Every society in every country in the world has the same approach.
In india, thanks to Pakistan and history of its origin, a strange narrative has built up over the years. It is time to rebuild the national ethos. Modi’s speech tomorrow at AMU must be taken up in that spirit.
“On such politically momentous issues as Shah Bano and Triple Talaq, despite having the material wherewithal to come up with its own progressive position, Aligarh’s intellectual sterility made it toe the line of the ulema and the reactionary Muslim Personal Law Board, the very people against whose thought the university was founded.”
The writer has thankfully summoned up required courage to call a spade a spade!
Author’s intent is to be applauded but like everyone else he needs a reality check.
Does he know the mawali maskins of this country really believe they are descendants arabs turks iran.
Does he know mawali maskin of this country believe in secularism until they are in minority.
Does he know mawali maskins of this country are ready to burn loot rape public and disobey civil laws to establish their unique identity.
Does he know that there are close to 500 wannabe Pakistan in this country Kerala and Bengal among them.
Does he know that mawali maskins of this country would be first to asunder this country again.
Mawali maskins of this country have too much control from media to movies.
From print to lyrics they control the phrases so much so that calling them kafirs, denigrating deities , mocking practices on reel life no one gives a hoot.
Author would be well advised to stop living in bubble and accept the reality that fundamental Islam of mawali maskin is threat to idea, fabric and secular nature of this country.
Writer of this article proved himself right. The address of PM vindicated his reading of the context and connotation evident throughout the article. Excellent piece of writing with rare courage.
Excellent article
A Muslim is as good a citizen as any of his citizen brothers. He is interested in his present and future. His past : a native convert. Honourable P M, pl help him to overcome his educational and economic backwardness.
A person whose party has never accepted AMU on positive notes is expected to deliver speech. Indian Muslims are much better in AMU than any other area, institution. I think article is not justified
Mr Neil Bahut Bade wale ho tum kasam se. Try not to choke on your own poison.
This is the kind of journalism we want to see, thoughtful and balanced. not he same old leftist crap we have been fed all these years.
Anything which brings India’s two great communities together strengthens us as a nation, more harmonious and secure, better able to pursue development goals. However, it would be difficult to make the case that the Muslims are on a path of confrontation. Quite the contrary, in fact.
very thoughtful view express by author. Hats off.
What a crap ! The President of India was invited to the event and Modi’s office changed it to invite him. What an attention seeker.
Excellent article!
It needs lot of courage to speak truth to either side of the power.
I hope PM’s speech writers take notice of this very timely article.
Good for the Print for giving platform to a person who is fiercely independent mind and free from ideological burdens.
i agree with you.
Excellent article. It needs lot of courage to speak truth to either side of the power.
I hope PM’s speech writers take notice of this very timely article.
Good for the Print as well for giving platform to people of independent mind and free from ideological burdens.
Reactions on of some of you closed-minded people on this well-thought and researched article show how negative you are about Indian Muslims and will never change this thought either… God save our country from such hate-mongers…
Very apt article. It is important that every section of the society in india must consider himself first as indian and then anything else. Every society in every country in the world has the same approach.
In india, thanks to Pakistan and history of its origin, a strange narrative has built up over the years. It is time to rebuild the national ethos. Modi’s speech tomorrow at AMU must be taken up in that spirit.
“On such politically momentous issues as Shah Bano and Triple Talaq, despite having the material wherewithal to come up with its own progressive position, Aligarh’s intellectual sterility made it toe the line of the ulema and the reactionary Muslim Personal Law Board, the very people against whose thought the university was founded.”
The writer has thankfully summoned up required courage to call a spade a spade!
very good article., but a waste of time, Indian Muslims will never change.
Author’s intent is to be applauded but like everyone else he needs a reality check.
Does he know the mawali maskins of this country really believe they are descendants arabs turks iran.
Does he know mawali maskin of this country believe in secularism until they are in minority.
Does he know mawali maskins of this country are ready to burn loot rape public and disobey civil laws to establish their unique identity.
Does he know that there are close to 500 wannabe Pakistan in this country Kerala and Bengal among them.
Does he know that mawali maskins of this country would be first to asunder this country again.
Mawali maskins of this country have too much control from media to movies.
From print to lyrics they control the phrases so much so that calling them kafirs, denigrating deities , mocking practices on reel life no one gives a hoot.
Author would be well advised to stop living in bubble and accept the reality that fundamental Islam of mawali maskin is threat to idea, fabric and secular nature of this country.
Wow. Such an article on this leftist rag. Times are changing. Kyon Shekhar Ji?