Ever seen that board anywhere? Correct! In front of a hindu temple of course! There is no way we hindus can justify this atrocious hypocrisy. I had pointed out earlier about how Hindu philosophy, by its very nature of tolerance, can claim to be universal. But the sacred books will be of no help if our attitude remains primitive.

I have never seen such signs outside a mosque. Nor have I seen such signs outside churches. But, yeah I did see such a sign ( Non-Parsis are not allowed ) outside the Fire Temple in Bombay. But Parsis have never been as violent as Hindus in proclaiming their religious superiority.

The more I read about VHP’s antics and the growing influence of such extremists in the Indian political scene, the more I get frightened about the future of ‘secularism’ in India.

I have had teachers who believed that Muslims should ‘go back to where they belong’. There was even a school where compulsory registration as a life member of VHP was mandatory for admission. I then realised how deep-rooted this malaise is. India’s path towards ‘Unity in Diversity’ has been filled with thorns but now it seems to have come to a dead end.

Of course, I am not denying other religions are not to be blamed. They are equally responsible. But being in majority, a little bit of ‘Practice What You Preach’ would do good to Hindus.