Indians are known to be liberal and that too for somebody living in SFO the most liberal place in US its preposterous to even think about hate but Rajeev has shown us that you can not only turn your back on your tolerant religion (Hinduism) and liberal society (SFO), but you can also pledge earnestness while indulging in an insidious hate propaganda.
For every villifying claim that can be laid out against Islam there is an equally damning hindu custom sati, child marriage, widow abuse, caste system, Babri Masjid destruction, Gujarat massacre, Bengal riots. Righteous Hindus who condem all these acts might say that its not every Hindu but an insane few ... right but the same holds good for Muslims Mr.Imaan here who has exmplified tolerance is an example and ask your heart and it will remind you many muslims you have come across who are better human beings than your mantra chanting RSS Hindu friends.
Every major organized belief systems has had hatred and intolerance as its hallmark and Islam and Hinduism are no exceptions. So pointing fingers at any one of these systems and using the current affairs as an evidence is a pure manipulation of facts. And Rajeev is good at it because towards the end of the article he drops the Narendera Modi bombshell, Rajeev you are kidding right, Mr.Modi is a living example of everything that goes against the spirit of hinduism just because he is gleaning a few pennies does not make him a saint.
Also, your article and your blog tries to paint a false picture that Hindus were those holy saints who were manipulated and ruled by Persian invaders first and then by the Brits. This is a wrong and courageless conviction for it was Hindus who brought destruction upon themselves because 500 years ago it was so important that a member of a lower caste cannot enter your local temple while its not that pertinent if your country is under foreign rule. Elitism (read casteism) brought out by Hindu customs crushed the common man's spirit and pushed the masses into dark and ignorant centuries thereby paving an easy way for foreign conquests. So leave your morbid pay-back time idea because our folks din't fight then, they meekly surrendered and along with their wretched spirit they took away our sense of self-respect too which manifests itself in today's (read, 'hey, look I am special because I work in a call center and speak English and dress western') youth.
Lastly, it is commonplace for a lot of Hindus living in America to lean heavily on Hinduism fundamentalism for identity and pride because we are in the minority here. If you are so proud why don't you go back to your Trivandrum and work for the good of the poor and your religion in your country. Pure hipocrisy and madness.
And, oh, before anybody screams 'you pakistani' let me tell you I am as Hindu as it can get, but I choose not to lament on the long-last past and let myself filled with hate towards people who at that time were stronger and more organized than my forefathers.
