plurality is interesting in a transmodern thought context. islam, ofcourse with one God, accomodate the plurality of multiple ways of being human. multiple Gods were not really found mandatory for plurality in beliefs, lif style and even in prayers.
On 7/20/08, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Jul 20, 2008 8:42 AM > Subject: Re: [GreenYouth] Re: Fwd: vasundhra raje's temple > To: Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Going by the hindu traditions (in plural) there are all chances that a new > day begins with an invention of new god or goddess. The cultures of > veneration impliict in the sevral several streams of beliefs and > faiths (urbanized and tribal) available in the sub continent enables the > possibility of *discover*y of gods and godesses every day. Temple, diety > and idol will follow from this and suubsequent to this desecration as well. > > The various histories of temple desceration as part of rivalarly between > kings and even kith and kind and also intra-*gothrum* warfare is erased > from the collective memory to bring attention for political advantages. > > Its upsetting that RSS version of history that implicates only Muslim > rulers as desecrators is effectively availble in popular hsitory. > > For RSS and for establishing its one nation theory, a regimented religion > based on vedas and smrithis is necessary. > > But the fiath and beliefs is consistenty challengign this codification. > > But Rajes temple is not in anyway conencted with this. It may be a sort of > ad. work where she is facing anti-incumbency and also resistance within the > BJP. > > > On 7/19/08, Afthab Ellath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I cant find some thing unusual in this.. May be something similar to what >> Jayalalitha used to play in Tamil Naadu.. >> >> But can RSS brand of hindu cultural nationalism definitely will have a >> problem in acknowledging this though they might compromise for the broad >> hindu interests ... But there is no contradiction in their stance.. >> >> Regards >> Afthab Ellath >> >> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 7:45 PM, damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> For devout Hindus, what more exciting news to know about a temple being >>> built for *Seeta Mayya* as Ramayana reading month is celebarated by TBS >>> to DC to Mathrubhumi... >>> >>> RSS problem perhaps is only with the colonial-raj combination of chaste >>> english Rajasthan CM speaks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/19/08, Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Interesting development in Rajasthan. Thought this news has to be >>>> shared. Wonder what the BJP is upto, since it looks like about to face a >>>> defeat in Rajasthan >>>> However as a note, Malaram Bishnoi is a formidable Bishnoi leader and >>>> his position is the most interesting >>>> (Bishnoi's are an intersting syncretic community based mostly in >>>> Rajasthan) >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: ajay bishnoi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Date: 19 Jul 2008 16:24 >>>> Subject: vasundhra raje's temple >>>> To: Bobby Kunhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> >>>> hello bobby >>>> >>>> read this >>>> >>>> RSS opposes Raje temple >>>> ASIANAGE 14 July, 2008 07:54:30 >>>> >>>> *By Narayan Bareth* >>>> >>>> Jaipur >>>> >>>> July 14: Even though the villagers are protesting against the building >>>> of a temple depicting Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje as goddess >>>> "May Kalyani" at Beru village in Jodhpur district, priest Hemant Bohra has >>>> refused to budge. But the RSS is unhappy with efforts to build the temple >>>> in >>>> the name of a human being. >>>> >>>> Mr Bohra said he had hired a sculptor to shape the four-foot-high idol >>>> of Ms Raje as a goddess riding a lion. As Mr Bohra claimed, the temple >>>> would >>>> be built on his own land. But the villagers say the land is owned by their >>>> Vishnoi community and has been used as a burial site for centuries. The >>>> Vishnois bury their dead and there are "samadhis" of their ancestors at the >>>> site. "We will not allow any temple here. Why has Mr Bohra decided to build >>>> a temple here," asks Malaram Vishnoi, a community leader. The police has >>>> asked both parties to maintain status quo. >>>> >>>> The ruling BJP has maintained a stoic silence but RSS spokesperson in >>>> Rajasthan Kanhaiya Lal Chaturvedi said, "No one would like to see a human >>>> being projected as a god or goddess." "It is a time of sycophancy in the >>>> polity of India. You can see Congressmen naming everything after the late >>>> Rajiv Gandhi, Lalu's life story was included in textbooks, and this is an >>>> expansion of the same trend," he added >>>> >>>> http://howrah. org/india_ news/18812. >>>> html<http://howrah.org/india_news/18812.html> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Bobby Kunhu >>>> http://community.eldis.org/myshkin/Blog/ >>>> >>>> >>>> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
