I have been a student of Science & Technology for last
five decades and a rationalist as well as an atheist and was involved with Dr. Kavoor
of Sri Lanka who was spearheading rationalist movement in 1970s. I was also a
Marxist for three decades which I discarded after seeing the reality while
working in communist countries , specially in USSR.
To be an atheist one need not & should not discard his/her
“Dharma”. Most of “secularist” & “intellectuals” in the name of appeasing
some cause mix up “Religion” and “Dharma”. Hinduism is not a religion but
“Dharma” – righteous path to life, one’s life style & duty etc. I follow
“Hinduism” i.e Dharma and though eaten beet for 30 years it did not affect my “Hinduism”.
There is absolutely no apology for these Godmen – which ever
religion they belong. They are in all religion. While studying / working in
Europe in 60’s / 70’s have seen enough superstition , especially among
Catholics. Also seen wide spread hypocrisy among Muslims while working /
visiting different Islamic countries. Alcohol drinking rampant , women
discarding Borqua as soon as Plane take off towards west etc. etc. In your
article you have repeatedly mentioned about “rationalist”. All names given belong
to Hindu or Christian background, not a single example having Islamic background.
Do you mean there are not rationalist in Islam. It speaks volume.
P. K. Film – same old cliché – Muslim boy Hindu girl. Why not
once the other way ? Hindu god’s picture on
Cheeks – would he dare to use Prophet’s picture in place ? Throughout
the picture Hindu bashing ; cleverly inserting few seconds scene of a Muslim
girl and Church & Father .
Where are the rationalist ? Where were they when M.F. Husain
paints nude Saraswati in the name of art. Would anybody dare to paint Prophet
or Mother Mary in such form ? Why the rationalist not shouting against Taliban
/ ISIS / Boko Haram and and brutality against humanity ?
One can bring many things. How far will the hypocrisy go .
