Dipy:
a tribute to countless martyrs who died unsung in these 62 districts outside India. The first to lay their lives, he claimed, were two sisters during the attack of Mohammed Bin Qasim in 712 A.D.
Do you accept it as factual history? if so........
A parallel:
When you go to Colonial Williamsburg, you may see reenactment of declaration of War against Great Britain. There are memorials all over this country in connection with this war of independence. That does not mean, Americans are xenophobic. America has the best of relations with the British. By the way, the British have made many great contributions to this world at large. English, as a language, is the universal unifying force in all aspects of life, arts, commerce & sciences in this world. There is no greater contribution, the British could have made....
Look at Germany. It is not inconceivable that India, Pakistan and Bangla Desh can and will come under one umbrella of one nation and one people. What is wrong with that? More power and more prosperity to one people, kept apart artificially by national borders, visit permits and visas. The whole world is becoming one village in this day of communications. National borders are becoming blurred and permeable. Look at the Bangla Deshis. Why are so many of them moving into neighboring India. How come the so-called xenophobic Indian Govt want to give them protection, homes and voting rights. Some Xenophobia. Europeans are going to have a common currency. Still some problems exist. One day there may be one currency in this world. There are signs that the world is becoming one nation, born of many nations. And now you are talking about xenophobia. xenophobia is fast becoming a dying idea in the minds of people and psyche of nations. Go to Queens Borough in New York City. It is a microcosm of all nations around the world. Where is the xenophobia? You can experience the cacophony of many tongues and accents, the disparate smells of many cuisines, the splash of colors and national costumes and one singular feeling of wanting to realize the American dream of freedom from shackles of any kind, be it poverty, persecution, joblessness etc
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