--- On Tue, 3/31/09, samir_kele...@yahoo.com <samir_kele...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > What generalization and ascerting of facts are you talking > about now ? >
1. That what was found in one school is true of thousands of schools in Jharkhand. 2. That there were thousands of schools in Jharkhand in 1999-2000. 3. That the English words "Cow" and "Temple" are also names of Hindu gods. 4. That there is something wrong with reciting a patriotic prayer in Hindi in an Indian school. > > Please tell me that the above facts are wrong. > I want to know how widely applicable the accusations are at the present time, or whether they were only true of some school(s) in Jharkhand in 1999-2000. I have asked these questions to the Indian authorities and the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation in America. > > So, you agree that Ekal Vidyalayas in Jharkhand do brain-washing in the >name > of religious education. > I agree that some school(s) in Jharkhand were grossly negligent in teaching the English alphabet because they left out certain letters, not because they use the names of Hindu gods or the English words "Cow" and "Temple" to teach it. > > 1) I have seen no repudiation of the TOI article or the > report by the Ekal Vidyalaya folks. > As I have said, my problem is with exaggerations and generalizations used to tarnish the image of a charitable organization and the entire religious community that supports it. > > 2) Obviously, one of the teachers teaching in one of the Ekal Vidyalayas >is > a criminal. Has he been removed as a teacher since ? > I would like to know the answer to this question. Also, I would like to know whether criminal action was taken against him. > > Is it an Ekal Vidyalaya? (about the school that my close personal >friends > support in West Bengal) > Yes. Absolutely! Please see this article on the charitable work done by Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation: http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=18d9f1a41990e1331b977782cc33709d > > I am opposed to all hate-preaching in the name of religion > whether it be the church, the Madrasas or the Ekal Vidyalayas. > In fact, they can all be probably booked under Article 153 > A of the Indian constitution. > First, you have to provide evidence that the Church schools, Madarsas and Ekal Vidyalayas indeed preach hate against other religions. Simple rhetoric, exaggerations and generalizations are not enough. That is exactly what the Hindu extremists are doing against Christian conversions and Islamic teachings. > > Please note that as per the TOI article, falsities regarding Birsa's >life > are being taught to the children. This is again propaganda of hate >against > the Christians. > After reading historical accounts of Birsa Munda's life from other sources, I have concluded that Times of India is making a mountain out of a mole hill. There is nothing grossly discrepant in the excerpt from Popli's version, that it has provided. Cheers, Santosh
