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
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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