By M.K.Ashoka Bengaluru 27 Aug : Bengaluru, one of the most advanced states in the country is at a crossroads.A community agenda is being pushed by political parties that fuel social unrest , and shows no indications of enduring.
The political divisions have affected the normal way of everyday life in the state, making it imperative for common people to look to religious leaders to create peace and harmony.
Political analyst and activist Basavaraj Sulibhavi says that the unification of different religious leaders and organizations is the requirement of the moment.”Christians have a right to protest when impacted.The attacks against Muslims under the guise of “Gauhatya” will not be noticed by other groups.”
Religious institutions are more concerned with the improvement of castes.Politics plays a part.
Most of the groups, Lingayat, Kuruba, Vokkaliga, Valmiki have systematically created their own identities in religion that don’t fit into the traditional Hindutva beliefs, he says.
Vaidik forces are energised and are powerful.
Although there are efforts to unite all religious leaders however, it’s not happening on a massive scale.It is now the time for all religious leaders to join forces and demonstrate for those who are targeted Sulibhavi says.
Karnataka is always seen as a country of diverse identities.There is no place here for a single culture.
There are many different religions apart from “Hindu” in Karnataka.There is a rich heritage of “Avaidic” (religious practices not governed by Vedas) tradition, he says.
Santa Shishunala Sharif, who was a Muslim and a Muslim, was able to conquer the hearts of all segments of society in the country in the 18th century.He achieved his goal of bringing together Hinduism as well as Islam.
Even today, thousands of Hindus as well as Muslims in Karnataka are devoted to the saint and go to his shrine.
The songs he composed are still being sung today by Muslims as well as Hindus.
The influence of his music can be observed in the northern part of Karnataka where there peace and harmony between Muslims as well as Hindus who reside in close proximity and have lived their lives in peace for centuries.
In Karnataka, Muharram is observed by Hindus in villages in which there aren’t any Muslims.
The historic Belur Chennakeshava procession of the temple begins with the reading of scriptures from the Quran by the imams.Bhatkal is a coastal town is the only location where Hindus are able to obtain loans with no charges from Muslim Ulema.
The history of the time tells us that, when the British conspired to stop the Rath Yatra, which is one of the biggest in south India The local Muslim traders stepped in to make security and ensure that the Rath Yatra goes on.
However, in the present it is a custom that a group of Hindu priests visit the home of Muslim merchants prior to the start of the Rath Yatra.The Bengaluru Karaga procession stops near a dargah.
All the great customs of Karnataka are being practiced in the present, amid the hijab row calling for boycott of Muslim traders, the murder of Hindu militants, and revenge murders.
This is the time when the citizens of this country must step forward and stop the racial divide that has reached an extreme level, says Syed Ghouse Mohiyuddin Shkhadri of Bababudangiri temple.”We Muslims are branded as not being Indians and as anti-nationals.What is the best way to convince an Muslim who was born, raised and burial here and buried here, that he is not a part of the country?” he questions.
“There are bound to be Muslim genocide in India similar to the one executed in Cambodia, Burma, China and the former Yugoslavia.
Nigeria is split between Muslim and Christian people.Nigeria is heading toward war as evidenced through recent events,” Shakhadri says.
In the period prior to independence in the pre-independence period, south India was considered to be secure place during communal violence were a regular occurrence in the north of India.
“Now Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has an Canadian passport.Alia Bhatt holds an British passport.The only people left behind are the middle and poor class of both communities.
If the people do not come and fight for and defend the pluralism and the value of the Constitution, then I have no chance,” Shakhadri maintains.
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