My Scribblings.............

The context is the Pope's speech which many Muslims feel is offending Islam. Read this link for some excerpts of the Pope's speech : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5348456.stm Curiously, the Pope hints to an "argument against violent conversion". I wonder whether he thought about the Crusades of the past and the current "induced" conversions in Asian, African & Latin American countries, including India. This link speaks about the Muslim protests against the Pope's remarks : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5349578.stm But did the Islamic protestors think what would the followers of other faiths think, when Muslims quote the Koran and call them "Infidels" and "Kafirs" ? (Similarly the Christian proselytisers call the non-Christians as "sinners" - 'Paavigale .....'). And read this for the next news : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5353208.stm But, in all this discourse, imagine the Hindus b

India needs a common civil code, i.e., whether it is birth control or right to do business or right to marriage or restriction on number of wives or right to divorce or right to purchase property or right to education or right to employment or right to religious freedom, everybody in India irrespective of their location, caste, community, gender, etc. should be governed by the SAME LAW. All are equal before law. But IS THE LAW EQUAL FOR ALL ? The Civil Law is not. So we need a Common Civil Code. What does the Indian Constitution say ? Quote 44. Uniform civil code for the citizens.- The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India. Unquote So, it is the duty of the Indian Government to implement a Common Civil Code in India. And if any Government functionary or MLA or MP speaks against Common Civil Code, that person defaults on his promise of allegiance to the Indian Constitution. Thanks........... V "Hope has two

My note : This article is just to show the nature of Indian intellectuals, secularists and media ! No offence meant to any community ! There has been a lot of media news on 'Fanaa' and 'Da Vinci Code' of late. Most of the champions of creative freedom have hit at Narendra Modi and BJP for 'Fanaa'. Mahesh Bhatt has gone to the extent of filing a case in the Supreme Court on this. (Not so) surprisingly, these torch-bearers of artistic liberty and 'fundamental rights' have not raised their voice against TN, AP, Meghalaya and even the Central Govt. Nor were they supporting the 'freedom of expression' of the cartoonists in the Prophet issue. (I do not mean that there is nothing objectionable in these). What is more noteworthy in these issues is : The exhibitors' association of Gujarat has decided not to screen 'Fanaa'. (The opposition to the movie came from the youth wings of BJP & Congress in Gujarat; but Aamir Khan chose to hit at BJ

Wishing India A Very Happy, Prosperous and Safe Independence Day ! (August 15, 2006)