Dear Santosh,I think you are wasting your time with probably with what appear to be closed and prejudiced minds-1.Mr Nascy Caldeira had this to say in a recent post where he attacked Hinduism in general-not sure if they are India baiters or India haters and actually seem to despise India-and can only see Shan and Urine in India and nothing good."The whole of Indian Hindu Society is Casteist and hence Racist!" -this about a country where a second term Prime Minister is Sikh,the Chairperson of the ruling UPA Coalition is a practising Roman Catholic of Italian descent and the Chief Justice of India is Parsi!-And the secular UPA alliance was reelected by Racist and Casteist Hindus!!And the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,the late Y.S.R.Reddy was a practising Christian and did very well in the last parliamentary elections-again supported by racist and casteist Hindus!!And the new Chief Justice of India's most populous state,Uttar Pradesh is a Goan Catholic!!and-The majority shareholder in WIPRO,one of India's most successful companies is Muslim.2.Mr.Caldeira also amazingly stated that- "There is no racism in Australia, officially or in practice!"He is obviously in complete denial and would like us to believe that Australia is an Oasis of racial harmony! I posted this earlier in response-"Mr.Caldeira is obviously in some sort of Utopia if he says that there is no racism in Australia.Racism is alive and thriving in Australia and raising a strawman bogey of attacking Hinduism and the Caste system is just diversionary . India and Hinduism has it's flaws but to assert that there is no racism in Australia is astounding! Can Mr Caldeira explain "The Stolen Generation" and Australia's ongoing treatment of it's Aborigines and other minorities? And by condemning Hindus in India and Hinduism Ad Hominem-Mr Caldeira has betrayed his own prejudices against Hindus and Hinduism-Very Sad.
The link below is self explanatory- http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Racism_in_Australia Australia has a long history of racism dating back to the founding of the first colony in Sydney Cove. The establishment of the British colony in 1788 was justified by a racist ideology later expressed by the 'Terra Nullius' concept, in which the colonists believed they had first rights to the land over other groups. Racism is closely tied to nationalism, and the use of immigrants as scapegoats during lean economic times." It is for this reason that the Afro Asian Bloc has rejected the former PM- John Howard as a future President of the ICC.He insisted that Mandela was a terrorist and that he was against Multiculturism-so I guess follows the Beef and Bacon theory for Muslims and Hindus in hopes of being assimilated and becoming an honorary Gora and not being a coloured Bhaile. I suggest he have a beer with another Mate,who's mother is Vietnamese- Mr.Van Thanh Rudd,the Nephew of the former PM-he said in a recent interview with Outlook Magazine that the dominant culture in Australia is racist- Q."Is this racism limited to certain sections? A.It’s more widespread than we want to accept. There is a culture of racism that comes from our schools, our education system. The dominant culture in Australia is a racist culture. As a son of a Vietnamese mother, I too experienced racial abuse in school." http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?264017 And For Mr.Fernandes-I say Your Sare Jahan se Acchha is your own PERSONAL choice-be happy where you are.A lot of Indian Americans have returned to India for better prospects-that is why there is a huge demand for OCI. To each his own! In conclusion-Let us not pretend any country is a Utopia of harmony and run down countries and communities in sweeping generalisations. Regards Vasant
