maahey
Huge sigh of relief from this side of the Thames.
I entirely agree with what you say about a diverse country like India doing its best to maintain its diversity and not pin to the mast the colours of any one religion. I fear, and you may know more about this than I do, that the current Hindutva movement is turning India into a less than salubrious place for followers of other religions, with Muslims in particular being targets.
I left India a little over 10 years ago, just a few years after the appalling Babri Masjid fiasco, but a few months ahead of the bombs and rioting in Bombay that set the stage for the steady decline to follow. I may be wrong about this, but my parents still live in Bombay, and as far as I can tell, the Hindutva idea has taken root as something of a fait accompli. I don't know if the majority of Indians still take the secularist stance, but if not, it will be the beginning of the end of a great tradition.
the sunshine "gloomy about India" warrior
