I am not a by-birth Indian but my roots are from Merut and Agra. My parents lost every heritage during 1947. Now I would like to find anybody who know my family. If anybody willing to help me out then I would go further.

Basically, I am now in US but originally born in Karachi. I always feel that I am as an Urdy speaking person is not a very well fit there too. My traditions, and culture is from UP and I want to continue to follow, and make it more stronger.

Please let me know.

Regards,

Dr. Ali.

Thanks for the clarification. Appreciated.

Sorry for the delayed response.

Thanks for pointing out the link issue. I use Google Chrome these days and didn’t notice this problem which is there in IE and Firefox. I will try to figure out a solution.

Yes, we do keep all comments in moderation before we approve them. It has been a policy since we started the blog.

India unfortunately does not display that kind of unity. People wanting unity and communal harmony are dismissed as “pseudo secularists”. That really does not help.

The only way out is for religion to be completely kept out of dealings of one community with another. Interact and cooperate well at the human level. No need to visit each others’ places of worship or participate in each others’ festivals if you want to do it in the hope of reciprocation or earning brownie points.

“The multiethnic and multireligious diversity had insulated India from religious fundamentalism, despite depicting it as “Bharat Mata” refering to the Hindu Goddess “Durga””
Sorry, friend. 80% of Indians are hindus and this land is known for eons as Bharat.

“Unfortunately, “Allah and Army” of Pakistan is much more powerful than the military might and the geopolitical clout of India.”
By this statement, you have supported the view that Pakistanis’ jihad against India is based on religion.

“India can use it’s large peace-loving Muslim population to build permanent peace with Pakistan and can easily become a regional superpower by consensus instead of force and coercion”
Why should India strive for peace while Pakistan organizes terror attacks against its citizens? The army and ISI of pakistan, scoundrels that they are, will not stop from instigating attacks against India as they see Allah and army as synonymous.

Enough of this nonsense.

The political and religious machinery of both the nations have successfully exploited the wounds and bitter memories of partition as a tool to protect their sovereignity and territorial integrity.The Indo-Pak rivalry and the unfinished agenda of Kashmir has resulted in three wars and today, both the nations, stand as nuclear powers capable of eliminating each other in few hours. The multiethnic and multireligious diversity had insulated India from religious fundamentalism, despite depicting it as “Bharat Mata” refering to the Hindu Goddess “Durga”, while the integration of Islam in politics and governance had pushed Pakistan as a fundamentalist theocratic state which gets easily isolated in the comity of nations.

The recent Mumbai terror attack and the suspicion of Pakistan as a perpetrator is a natural extension of the post partition enemity and rivalry. Is it possible for India to use this opportunity to bring Pakistan down to it’s knees and ascertain it’s regional supremacy?. Unfortunately, “Allah and Army” of Pakistan is much more powerful than the military might and the geopolitical clout of India. The recent declaration of Taliban to join hands with Pakistan army in case of a Indo-Pak war is ample proof that the jingoistic noise of patriotism in the sub continent will get easily diluted in the thunder of “Naar-e-thakbir” and “Allah-o-Akbar” and can immediately replace “Jihadi” suicide bombers with nuclear bombs.

India can use it’s large peace-loving Muslim population to build permanent peace with Pakistan and can easily become a regional superpower by consensus instead of force and coercion.

Thanks for your response.

Editor,

Is there a particular reason why my name does not link to my blog? Or it is a policy on this blog not to let people link their names to their blogs?

Also, why are all my comments held in moderation? I have no complaints since all my comments have been in the past approved but I was wondering if this is website policy..

Thanks.

Your article is well written but keeps repeating the same old Indian Muslim ideology of supporting Pakistan, no matter what. You know in your heart that these perpetrators came from Pakistan and killed so many Indians, Hindus, Muslims without discrimination. But you still want to believe that it was our problem. Let me ask you as a true Indian, do you believe Pakistan is a terrorist state? Or do you believe Pakistan is friendly state to India? Please don’t try to divert these questions with BJP, RSS and others. You know as much as any other Indians that they do not have anything to do with this. In your article, you do not hesitate to point fingers at Hindus for any violence but give a benefit of doubt to Pakistan and fellow Muslims. You just make the case stronger everyday that if we can ever trust Indian Muslims. I still believe that there are patriotic and loyal Indian Muslims. But there are a lot more like you, who tend to weaken the stand for the good ones.

Please read 9/11 and American Empire(2 volumes:VOL1 edited by David Ray Griffin and Peter Scott,VOL2 edited by Revin Barrett,John Cobb and Sandra Lubarsky).After reading this book kindly post your opinion on 9/11.

If we rely on media reports,we won’t be able to know the truth.