Shaurya Divas

"6th December 1992: They clambered the walls and domes of a structure that had stood for 467 years; The Babri Masjid crumbles under the blows of thousands of Kar Sevaks."

-S. Hussain Zaidi, Black Friday

17 years ago, we saw (what was deemed as the then-PM Mr. Rao as the most shameful day in Indian history) the destruction of a mosque. The defence: This is where Lord Ram was born, and hence the site should be commemorated with a temple of Ram lala (Infant). Further, a temple at this very site was destroyed by Zahir-ud-din Mohammed Babar. The veracity of the former is highly disputed, and a compromise is hindered by ideology. However, the latter seems reasonable considering many Muslim invaders destroyed temples, out of lust for Gold or love for Islam.
In order to see the logic in the claim of the Sangh Parivar, one needs to make one of the following assumptions:
1. L.K. Advani was present at the time when Kaushalya gave birth to Ram. Not implausible in the least, considering Mr. Advani looks of that vintage.
2. L.K. Advani had an epiphany, where Ram told him about where he was born. That means that Mr. Advani is supposedly our version of the Prophet. (Small prayer to the Lord: Please reconsider your choice in prophets).
3. L.K. Advani can see the past, including Hindu myth. Wish he could see in the future and predict the rodding of general elections 2009 and save himself considerable embarassment.

After you've taken the most logical pick from the aforementioned choices, discard the following streams of logic that might be flowing through your mind:
1. Ayodhya is Ram's birthplace. That means that the precise location of his birth is immaterial, and it could be anywhere in the city.
2. This might just be a story concocted by the British in the late 19th century to instigate discord between the Hindus and the Muslims.
3. This is all a political gimmick.

Now, completely ignore the following facts:
1. Destruction of temples was something that Muslims invaders indulged in, without a doubt. On one hand, we claim that we're non-violent and thus, superior to them. On the other hand, we resort to acts in vogue 600 years ago. Contradiction, anyone?
2. The Ramjanmabhoomi movement was almost completely abandoned by the BJP post-Mr. Vajpayee's government coming in power in 1999. Still a hot favourite during election time, as evinced by the youngest Gandhi in Pilibhit.
3. A mosque of numerous domes is brought to debris within hours. Simply through faith and the use of clubs. Seems like the Lord sent his own invisible bulldozers to deal with the 'Pakistanis'. A scandalous, yet plausible explanation, could of course be that there was external machinery used to raze the mosque.
4. The police did nothing to stop blatant abuse of the constitution, a document on which they take an oath to protect its ideals to the peril of their lives. The Kar Sevaks should've just urinated on a copy of it.
5. Justice M.S. Liberhan took 17 years to come out with a report. That too, an allegedly plagiarized one. Even by Indian standards, an excessively poor result of 45-46 extensions and 8 crores of public money.

When done, recognize the greatness of what we've achieved. But wait, chappies. There's more to be done.
As the super-sexy Sadhvi Ritambhara reminds us, "Ye to bas ek jhaanki hai, Kashi Mathura baanki hai!"

I don't blame any community. 85 million cannot hate their fellow man. But for 85 million to allow a handful of maniacs to represent them labels the 85 million to be such. The same is true for Islam and the manner it is perceived in post 9/11.

The problem lies in allowing idiots to make decisions. Be it any religion, any community.

"Yunaan-o-Misr-o-Roma sab mit gaye jahan se, Ab tak magar hai baaki naam-o-nishaan hamara"

-Sir Muhammed Iqbal, Taraana-i-Hind, Bang-e-Dara

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