ashok _ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Not _Beulahland_, surely? Wouldn't that be a concatenation of the wrong > >elements of mythology, history and geography for the particular sort of > person >you have in mind?
er....no. <http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/beulah%20land> "land of milk and honey", "the promised land" No - I knew that. I was being facetious - the original passage in Isaiah is all about Zion and the promised land (New Jerusalem) ... So the wrong mythic and cultural references for a hindu nationalist, you know? Too Judeo-Christian. Ah, the joys of pedantry. > > It is curious, though, how that description neatly fits fundamentalists of > many >different persuasions. <probably, maybe fundamentalism is not the right kind of word.... this is a more seditious type of elitism. Many many indians i meet have such a bent (and we are effectively the largest "religious" country in the world....), most of them well educated with an analytical educational background, and you wonder where all that went?> Actually - you'll find groups like that in practically every country, from Iran to America. Depressing, in a way. But also proving that no one has a monopoly on stupidity. cheers, Divya
