Even at partition Azim Premji's family represented the modern face of their Muslim past. In that he is more at home with most Hindus who are comfortable with modernity and science than with the religiously indoctrinated Muslim majority. The Wall Street Journal reference to his family declining Jinah's offer to join him in Pakistan is a clear illustration of this.
So much for his public face. Just as he does not dance to Islamic orthodoxy, he is also liberated from the rituals and prejudices of his Hindu ancestors. Azim is no doubt the role model that Muslims should aspire to. Could political parties of the left (Congress, Communists et al) ever be weaned of their dependency of vote bank politics, which has kept them in blindness and ignorance? In such manner they may kept alive the dream of the past when as Muslims they lorded it over the Hindus, but now stand imprisoned in a way of life and thought of a bygone age.
The British in their pique of resentment have often pointed to the poor and downtrodden Muslims of Bharat. The Kalams and Premjis in their millions are clear examples of Muslims who as Indians could never have embraced the theocratic Pakistan State.
The West found their answer in emulating the manners and customs of their cultural superiors, the Greeks and Romans. Surely, there are some lessons to be derived from the ancient history of our country that could the same or similar purpose?
RE:Azim Premji & Islam
by balaord on Sep 12, 2007 09:05 AM Permalink
Muslims are not conformtable with science ? what are taking about!! Modern Science owes its existience to Muslims See the Standford exeuctive directior and President of American MAthematical Association's view in Guardian
How Islam kick started science http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,786006,00.html
See the Editor of UK's independent'view How muslim inventors changed the world http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060311/ai_n16147544
Thanks to BJP's appeasement throary, a community which was once a rule elite was reduced to begging in just 50 yrs.
and thanks to Premji who has showed , you can be succesful in India only if you dump your Muslim identity
RE:RE:Azim Premji & Islam
by ravi kumar on Sep 12, 2007 09:20 AM Permalink
Muslims has definitely done some work in science but in only places where the state was separeted from the religion. Mathematics was copied from india. On chemistry they have done some early work. And humanity owes them. Beggers nobody has reduced any body to beggers last 50 years bjp has definitely not ruled. In the so called most communal state, gujrat, muslims are most prosperous among all states. So all your statements are plainly false. Better go home and cool your mind and read the facts. purge your brain from biasness and pure selfishness. And then you are welcome to comment.
RE:Azim Premji & Islam
by anu on Sep 12, 2007 09:59 AM Permalink
the way you are fighting i won't be surprised if you believe the jews did 9/11 and they are the root cause of all problems. seriously man what are you worried about? nobody cares what religion you are from as long as you are a nice guy.
