Tired of hatred, of vicious communal propaganda - coming back home to a secular India (Sandipan Sharma)

RSS' narrow Hindutva not rooted in reality, but similar to radicalisation sweeping through Islam

Sandipan Sharma Feb, 09 2017

 

Mohan Bhagwat, the self-proclaimed voice of Hindus, should visit western Uttar Pradesh soon. He would find a different kind of "ghar wapsi" taking place in the region.

Tired of hatred, of vicious communal propaganda, of animus triggered by politics, Jats of the region are becoming what they always were — farmers. Two years ago, they were consumed by the Hindutva project that led to riots in Muzzafarnagar and adjoining areas, to divisive jumlas like "love jihad". In a fit of rage, they allowed themselves to "become Hindus instead of kisans".
But now, they are coming back home to a secular India, one where Hindus and Muslims coexist in peace, identify themselves by their karma, not dharma.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Reuters file image

This ongoing "ghar wapsi" by the Jats, who are also regretting their participation in the 2013 riots in the region, underlines an important point. The RSS' project of using Hindutva as a tool to shape India's society and politics will never succeed. In the end, Hindus will rise above the divisive agendas forced upon them, and go back to their liberal, secular roots.
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