Syncretism

One suspects the ultimate battle of the soul of the country will be between syncretic Hinduism and the more aggressive Hindutva.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh, in a series of provocative statements on the clashes during Ram Navami processions in some states, said such incidents belied talk of "Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb (syncretic culture)" in India.

CPI(M) candidate Saira Shah Halim on Saturday said that she is contesting the upcoming Ballygunge Assembly bypolls in a bid to end communal politics and to build a syncretic culture.

BJP Member of Parliament Maheish Girri today dubbed Mughal ruler Aurangzeb a "terrorist" and hailed his brother Dara Shikoh as a scholar, who espoused "syncretic values", and pitched for building greater awareness about his life.

Modi seems to be following Vajpayee's footsteps. On normalising the internal situation in Jammu & Kashmir, he has reiterated the first BJP prime minister's wise policy of promoting "Insaaniyat (humanism), Kashmiriyat (syncretic Hindu-Muslim ethos of Kashmir) and Jamhooriyat (democracy)"

One suspects the ultimate battle of the soul of the country will be between syncretic Hinduism and the more aggressive Hindutva.

Union Minister Giriraj Singh, in a series of provocative statements on the clashes during Ram Navami processions in some states, said such incidents belied talk of "Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb (syncretic culture)" in India.

CPI(M) candidate Saira Shah Halim on Saturday said that she is contesting the upcoming Ballygunge Assembly bypolls in a bid to end communal politics and to build a syncretic culture.

BJP Member of Parliament Maheish Girri today dubbed Mughal ruler Aurangzeb a "terrorist" and hailed his brother Dara Shikoh as a scholar, who espoused "syncretic values", and pitched for building greater awareness about his life.

Modi seems to be following Vajpayee's footsteps. On normalising the internal situation in Jammu & Kashmir, he has reiterated the first BJP prime minister's wise policy of promoting "Insaaniyat (humanism), Kashmiriyat (syncretic Hindu-Muslim ethos of Kashmir) and Jamhooriyat (democracy)"