Thank you for sharing this. It’s worth remembering that not too long ago the situation in Odisha and Karnataka got to the point of pogroms, and those same forces behind those attacks are now even more powerful and influential today. But of course, the purported champions of “religious freedom” here in the US say nothing about that, just as they say nothing about the plight of Palestinians (even though the Christian community there has been strangled by decades of occupation), nor about how anti-immigrant bigotry here in the US often serves in practice as a total war on Catholic communities across this country. It’s the same blood-soaked alignment of Islamophobia and ultranationalism above all else, of defining and manipulating religious identity based on medieval aesthetics and on who you hate rather than on universal love and compassion for all.
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Hey rohan yes i also felt the same.. if you have time please do watch the movie SANTOSH(which is banned in india).. it shows the reality of india right now😢
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Unfortunately nobody will hear about the persecution faced against these minorities, and the people who perpetuate them have been rewarded by the leaders of their party.
3 months ago | 2
am a up hindu have never seen a christian here lol ig here bangladeshis are more than them
3 months ago | 1
Rohan Davis
Here is a great report by The Caravan on the persecution of Christians in Uttar Pradesh.
This is not just about religion, it is caste and class that operates underneath the systematic persecution of minorities in India. I am personally an atheist, but I recognize that religious identity, especially for dalit and adivasi communities is far more complex in India, and in many cases is a rejection of a brahminical caste system that deems people not human from birth. This can be a bit of a blind spot for the enlightened centrists and atheists watching this.
The people who will and have kept silent and force others to do the same when it comes to talking about the realities of India, are typically privileged caste people who cannot deal with the stark differences and contradictions within our societies abroad and at home.
Some will threaten other Indians with social ostracization (in privileged liberal *apolitical* circles in diaspora and at home), others will use physical violence especially if you are poor within India. It is all to preserve a privileged caste, oppressive vision for the future of India
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