Redefining secularism : A wave of change

The country which is carrying the spot of barbarism , has devastated humanity by using the Atom bomb, sustained terrorism by appeasing Pakistan and which has tasted the fruit of materialistic development only not spritual progress, has no moral right to teach the lesson of religious tolerance  to our motherland .So a country like America can't realise the deep cultural ethos of India.
What does secularism mean today?  Appeasement of minorities for vote bank, erosion of cultural heritage and the basic philosophy of our national identity, cultivating the seeds of division in society only for immediate gain and sustaining communal politics? These are the pseudo-secularists who are   maligning  secularism for their selfish motive.

             India is proud of being a multicultural land .Though our constitution guarantees Right to Freedom of Religion (Article25-28); it does not allow butchering the national identity. It should not be forgotten that it is the good-will of majority that minorities are safe and protected here and we prefer salad bowl idea instead of melting pot. Opposites can be seen in Pakistan where majority has swallowed the minorities.

A wave of change is required in India for visualising secularism. The basic principle of secularism is to keep our national identity  intact. It should not be communalisation. Humanity is above every religion , Dharma is above every religion which sustain us , and  above all  spirituality which always shows the right direction and this is our national identity which should not be eroded.  Vivekanand emphasized that our life- blood is spirituality. If it flows clear, if it flows strong and pure and vigorous, everything is right. Political, social, any other material defects, even the poverty of the land, will all be cured if that blood is pure. Indian nation cannot be killed. Deathless it stands, and it will stand so long as that spirit shall remain as the background, so long as her people do not give up spirituality. Beggars they may remain , poor and poverty-stricken; dirt and squalor may surround them, perhaps, throughout all the time, but let them not give up their God, let them not forget that they are the children of the sages. He further said for a complete civilization the world is waiting, waiting for the treasures to come out of India, waiting for the marvelous spiritual inheritance of the race, which, through decades of degration and misery, the nation has still clothed to her breast. The world is waiting for the treasure; he said little do you know how much of hunger and of thirst there is outside of India for these wonderful treasures of our forefathers. We talk here, we quarrel with each other; we laugh at and ridicule everything holy. Little do we understand the heart pangs of millions waiting outside the wall; stretching forth their hands for a little sip of that nectar wishes our forefathers have preserved in this land of India.

 Golwalkar also contributed in making strong and united India by revitalizing the glorious past and glorious culture of Hinduism. He said his concept of Hindu Rashtra did not signify the rule of the Hindus, but a strong nation of people of all faiths who are bound by a common history, the history of the sub- continent. He was very annoyed with the ruling party for their policy of ‘appeasing’ Muslims, encouraging communalism and preventing them from joining the stream of revitalisation movement of glorious culture.

If we do not take seriously the thoughts of Vivekanand, Golwalkar and many other philosophers and sages who have been  warning us to keep intact our cultural heritage which is our national strength then we will sacrifice our national identity, cultural heritage on the name of pseudo-secularism and appeasement politics. Teaching of BhagvadGita should be made compulsory in our study curriculum. Its our national scripture which always reminds our Duty and always shows the right direction . It should not be communalised as it is our treasure of national identity. Similarly Vande- matram should be made compulsory as it is our national pride and it will rouse enthusiasm in every Indian for sacrifice for their country. Uniform Civil Code, is necessary for the holistic development of our  the country. Abolition of Article 370, Caste and Religion as the basis of Reservation should also be abolished as it only the way to mushrooming separatist tendency among people and divide them on basis of caste and religion rather than poor economic conditions of any citizens should be the basis of reservation not religion and caste as it will further divide the country rather than unite it. Anything which is hazardous for development and tarnishes the image of country should be discarded and cultural philosophy which is our identity should be cultivated for the national and universal interests.  

    Thus secularism should be analysed in a broader perspective not in a narrow perspective. Sometimes state has to change its attitude from soft-state to hard state when the question of national interest is concerned and when there is question mark on our cultural heritage. A wave of change is the demand of time to rejuvenate the glory of mother India and the pride of its cultural heritage. On the name of  secularism we have hibernated our past pride and past glory of our national identity which has always been our strength.

      To raise question mark on the secularism, religious tolerance, by America is nothing but derailing the nation from the path of progress and diverting public attention from progressive ideas. There is no need to give certificate of the rich cultural heritage of India by America. America can’t understand the glorious spiritual science and vedic sanskriti of India so there is no need to take note of this useless talk. Diversity is the asset,  genesis and our national identity , not burden and there is no need to give any clarification on this.