I am a Harijan here still holding a Hindu name. I am confused to see why Muslim brothers here steadfastly deny that there were no temple-destructions. I support temple-destructions done during that era if ever it was done. That was the right thing to do considering the social structure of those days.
When Aurangazeb came, the untouchability and caste-related atrocities were at zenith in the Indian society. The majority Dalits were treated like animals by minorty and power-weilding upper-castes based on some beasty scriptures like Manusmrithi and Vinusmrithi etc. Aurangazeb came up with Islam and gave the Dalits an opportunity to be a normal human being, let them lead a normal humanly life. Lower-castes were not even allowed to visit temples during that time. Thousands of temples across India were only limited to minority upper-castes. If he captured some temples and let open that to all newly converted Dalit-Muslims, I can't find any blame in it. Those temples were the deserved rights of those Dalits. If by being Hidnu, they couldn't enter, let them enter by being Muslim. At least he did the justice to them by giving them their deserved share and right of praying to God(whoever it be). I would say that he did the right thing considering the bitterest of experiences Dalits like my ancestors suffered throughout their history.. Yes I am just talking through our family experiences (the stories I heard through my father and grandmother etc.).
RE:Don't blame Aurangazeb
by dinakar on Apr 11, 2007 02:39 PM Permalink
Now you want Aurangazeb to build temples for Harijans?.. The Hindu religion which was hijacked by the upper-caste didnt even consider us as human beings at that time. The religion itself was hijacked by them. Dalits were flocking to Islam due to that. What guarantee that even if he builds temples, the minority upper-calss would allow us to go inside?.. Sure the atrocities would have been increased, if he had done it.. What guaratnee that even the gods and goddesses sleeping inside the temple would endorse that separate-temple meovement".. hahah..He did the right thing. Converted some temples to mosques to let the depresses Harijan majority to have the praying right..
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by dinakar on Apr 11, 2007 02:41 PM Permalink
And don't you have any shame in claiming that Savarkar opened separate temples for Harijan?.. If he was truly veer, why didnt he march courageously with Harijans to temples and forcefully enter?.
