I am a hindu too and I feel ashemed that some stupid property seller thinks that you are not welcome in a mostly hindu inhabited locality.
I would request you not to form your opinion about people (read hindus for this instance) on what an idiot says. I request you to take this matter to the highest extent possible for you and raise a concern on it, I am sure you'll not be alone in this endevour.
Its only when people like us who care more for people than their religion, stand against such incidents that people will become aware of such stupid acts.
As an Indian i feel deeply anguished by your observations. I strongly feel that the good work has to start at home and till the time each one of us does not make it our personal endeavour to remove such prejudices nothing can be done.
I as one person would say that we need to soften things on both sides and not take each individual just as a part of one community but as a separate individual. The mob mentality has to be let off.
The same set of incidents can be revealed for the other side of the community also.
i'm very happy that towards the end the writer does mention that it's very difficult for any community to find homes in neighbourhoods dominated by other communities.
we are racist and communal as a nation, and while muslims perhaps get the worst deal, it isn't as if the others are having it much better.
when u opted for a non hindu locality after due consideration, the others also must have decided against ur getting back to their locality!
it is an established fact that vegetarians find it difficult to stay next to non veg neighbours. don't u think it is wise to choose ur neighbours before u actually decide to stay somewhere? differences have been there all the time. now a days we are creating issues where none exist. politics has crept in every where. we cannot reform society all the time to suit ur thinking and logic.
well i understand ur feelings. but don u think we need to see the situation in a proper perspective? rather than just talking in absolute terms. if the situtations is so, as u have brought out, what are the reasons for the same. has the indian society been like this from beginning or is it a recent phenomenon? first i think we all feel comfortable in a known company (caste, religion etc). i think its an universal fact. so if a gujju wants to live in a gujju community its understandable. secondly, may be u r talking about alienation of a particular community. i think this can be attributed the various historical reasons coupled with some recent happenings. if a community is stereotyped, then there is always some truth in it. it doesnt happen in a jify. as far as muslims are concerned, its like a few foul fish spoiling the whole pond. look at the world scenario, almost 80 per cent of the terrorist organisations are from muslim community. earleir in india we used to say the muslim youth is diverting towards terrorism due to illeteracy or unemployment. but this has also changed. highly educated, professionals are also now seen in the same league. thats where the fear issues comes from.
