Saturday, February 13, 2010

Is Telangana baton passed on to muslim brothers?

                           For anybody who is observing the latest development pertaining to Telangana such as constitution of Committee headed by Justice Krishna and KCRs extending hand to Hyderabad Muslim by conducting many meetings finds that these two events are linked. If you observe clearly the composition of the committee in particular inclusion of Muslim scholar- Abu Saleh Shariff and Telangana Leadership meeting with the Hyderabad Muslims brothers needs to be seen through different prisim.Infact both are very much one consequent to other. Telangana leadership was fairly informed about the committee members well ahead. From my understanding of the situation is that, after learning this, Telangana leadership conducted some meetings with Hyderabad Muslims brothers. Even it was rumored that Prof Jaya sankar and KCR had tried hard to convince MIM to join JAC, MIM apparently discouraged their overtures.
Potential barrier?
                           Historical systemic negligence to Telangana by the Andhra community and the facts and figures relating to the economic and employment deprivation always do favor Telangana. Let there be any judge or any committee by anybody certainly will take decision in favor of the Telangana as Telangana people movement is based sound and undisputable facts and figures. It seems UPA govt is of late trying to see Telangana issue through communal angle. They have every right to do that.However, my only contention is, who would represent my Muslim brothers?. With whom this committee would talk to?. If it talks to Muslim Intelligentsia in Telangana then no issue but, if it talks only to MIM, then it is a potential barrier as MIM links with YSR family as it is known to everybody. Till date, MIM did not come up with any stand. I feel that MIM should see beyond Hyderabad and see how Hindu and Muslim brothers cohabitate in districts and villages. The kind of seamless integration happened outside Hyderabad cannot be ignored. My only worry is that these Hyderbad public school and London educated Asad bhai and Akbar Bhai would ever really know how hindu-mulsim live in districts and villages.  I am here giving how Hindu and Muslim integration happened in Telangana. I wish it reaches Akbar and Asad bhai.
Seamless Integration of Hindu and Muslim communities
                           I wonder if Hindu-Muslim integration happened  so well any other place in India  as it happened in Telangana but I can categorically say that In Telangana it happened well before India became Independent. This fact was observed by MK Gandhi when he visited Hyderabad. In fact he said that this should become example for India.
                          Outside Telangana Hindus and Muslims may not be monolithic entity, Within Telangana they have always been a monolithic entity. With my own experience whenever I visit village I visit TEMPLE in the morning and DARGA in the evening. My mother prefers”KHAVALI” to any other. I do not have exact statistics but I feel that there are more DARGHAs in Telangana than anywhere in the country. I think Telangana is only the place where “Moharam” is celebrated by all communities across all places including the small remote villages. This tradition is kept alive by the weaker sections of Telangana. Kudos to them.
Not only the Integration happened within the societies and cultures this in fact went beyond that even the Telagana telugu imbibes roughly 30 to 40 % of Urdu in it. All in all I can only say that Telangana is classic example as how two communities can learn from each other and grow together.
I earnestly hope that my dear Muslim scholar on the board would acknowledges the Hindu-Muslim amity that woven into Telangana social fabric

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