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Zahir Shah's Letter to Mr. Anwar Shaikh
Wajahat Ali Khan on Islamic Law
Wajahat Ali Khan: A Prisoner of Conscience
Confession by Wajahat Ali Khan
Mr. Yush and Patriotism
Letter from Mr. Yushpal Gupta "Yush"
E. Griffin: Buddhism
E. Griffin: Race Relations and Fundamentalism
Mr. Ramses Sidrak
St. Ram Swarup of Delhi

 
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Mr. Yash and Patriotism

Mr. Yasphal Gupta "Yash" of Hounslow, London, writes:

Dear Anwar Shaikh Ji,

Can you please explain the Vedic viewpoint in regard to patriotism. I am told that the Vedas do not concern concepts such as Motherland. Being a Hindu, who believes in divine perfection of the Vedas, I find it hard to accept that the Vedas would have ignored such a fundamental issue.

Do Hindus owe loyalty to Bharat Mata? What is the position of non-Hindus i.e. Muslims, who were born and bred in Bharat. Is India also their Mother land, and do they owe her allegiance?

Dear Yash Ji,

You always ask penetrating questions of high importance. Congratulations for your public-mindedness.

I have propounded in this issue of Liberty the Vedic philosophy of patriotism in relation to Bharat Mata. Most of the Hindu problems emanate from the fact that the Hindus have forgotten the patriotic philosophy of the Vedas. It is very strange, indeed, that the Hindus, who are required to believe in the doctrine of karman, pay only lip-sympathy to the honour of Bharat Mata. The people who agree to the partition of their Motherland, cannot claim to be patriots.

Motherland is motherland irrespective of whether one is Hindu, Muslim or a Christian. However, Muslims of the Indian sub-continent are misinformed on this subject. My article. "Who is a Kafir," which will shortly appear in Liberty," should explain the point in question.

- Anwar Shaikh

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