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I have read in a book 'post-modernity in Indian society' with a fundamental difference between Hindu fundamentalism and Muslim fundamentalism. Muslim fundamentalism is anti-modern which seeks to resist modernity and it has different social base (mostly tribal and disadvantaged group). Hindu...

I think that Modi has also an appeal in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh too, it has something to do with religious polarization in those states. Probably a frustration arising out of so called inactivity of this govt. add to clout of Modi. Of course, there is rapid development in parts...

If we talk about Loh purush then Bal Thakrey can also be considered one but his regional chauvinism was not liked by North Indians. If we talk about development then Tamil Nadu was always ahead in development for so many years(even in Past) but their politics was always exclusive and no appeal...

Probably development of Gujarat is more attractive to north Indian Hindus than that of Tamil Nadu(Known for their regional,linguistic and cultural exclusivity) and Maharashtra( Hindutva but mixed with regional chauvinism), not to mention higher and numerically small OBC castes in particular feel...

Point is that middle class prefers Gujarat style development and they care less about many social indicators which these reports are talking about.

Do we want to create a world in which everyone thinks alike? A world in which there is no space for divergence of views or foolish people? I write this after witnessing poor Rahul Easwar, one of the young hereditary priests of Sabarimala, being flagellated on television for the nth time on...

Well, distribution of growth is not even in Gujarat but a large constituency of Gujarati people got benefit from Modi rule which include urban middle class and rural farmers. Gujarat has large urban population and BJP won 80% of seats. And voters don't vote on basis of all-inclusive policies...

Hi Are you from Bikaner city or some village ?

ganv and gotra dono hi bana hai

ram ram :)

"Motive or reason is inconsequential. Lives lost are lives lost." Well, if a guy kills another guy for revenge or another particular reason, it will not evoke as much concern as a racial or religious murders evoke. Because in latter case, there is a pattern. It may be followed by other similar...

Motives are not really inconsequential, you should think more about this particular statement. Religion does influence action of follower but there are many other factors too 1. Different people have different interpretation of same religion (Sufism and Wahabism being significantly different)...

Hinduism is not one religion, it's collection of lot of indigenous theological philosophies(excluding Sikh,Jain and Buddhist). These philosophies include non-duality, duality, monotheism, polytheism, animism, paganism, atheism. Most clashes among Hindus are not based on theology but caste...

Sials are Khatri, Rajput and Jatt. In his district, Sials are mostly Jats. So he is probably a Jatt .I think that Jat Muslims are mostly Sufis(Brelavi). Pakistani Punjab is totally not Jatt dominated like Indian Punjab. It has significant Rajput,Arain,Awan and Gujjar regions.

Yes, both are same thing. In Saudi Arabia, wahabism is dominant. However US supports Saudi Arabia in return for non-aggression toward Israel. Saudi Arabia is also fearing rise of Iran as regional power in middle east, so SA accelerated her efforts to promote their ideology in countries like...

Most extremists(Taliban) belong to Deobandi and Salafi sects in Pakistan. Interestingly, Pakistan movement was dominated by Brelvi Muslims, Shia Muslims and Ahmediya Muslim who are considered liberal in comparison of Deobandis who supported united India. Salafism is also becoming popular in...

He is brelvi sufi and he issued fatwa against terrorism.

In which regions ? I read an article about Haryanvi/Punjabi people buying brides. In our regions, people look down upon inter-caste marriage(even if bride is Brahmin).

What type of serious action ? US is fighting against militants in Afghanistan for more than 10 years. USSR also fought for years in past. What is result ? Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan are same regions, regions of Pashtuns. In Pakistan, everyday people die from bomb blasts and violence...

Many Keralite Christians have Hindu names. And btw what is difference between Hindu names and Sikh names ? Prakash Singh Badal can be a Hindu name too. Same is true about Hardeep, Mandeep, Kulvindar,etc. In fact, some of Sikh names are more Sanskartic than Hindu names. As far as culture is...