You might look at Indonesia’s efforts to reclaim its decades-old system of "Panchasila” values — which combine the Islamic concept of Fard-u-Kifayah, Hindu concept of Tat Tvam Asi, and Christian concept of neighborly love, but envelop it in a non-religious envelope called "Kemanusiaan” just and civilised humanity. You’ve probably heard this narrative: "WE respect everyone, but others don’t respect us.” This is also something we are seeing on the streets today.India’s much-celebrated diversity has for long been about "living together, separately”.India’s much-celebrated diversity has for long been about "living together, separately”.. As a bottom-up effort, representative groups of young Indians may debate and formulate a similar set of specific values that ensure we have an Indian identity — on identity cards as well as in TV debates — that surpasses and eclipses religion. First, you might confess to professing belief in multiple religions.

This is as true of religion as it is of caste. In this case, you would very much identify as a believer, but would publicly clarify that you believe in multiple paths to God. This is in no small part due to the wound of Partition — a wound that appears to have scabbed over, but which appears to bleed at even the scratch of a tweet.What can happen next? A rejection of the religious straitjacket. The explosion of mass media and language-based entertainment has only deepened linguistic identity. "I am a doctor,” is a much more commonly heard introduction than "I am a Hindu,” or "I am from Kerala. Packing our existing society — much less foreigners — into neat boxes of religion as a means of governance or politics thus appears an artificial attempt at best. References to Partition have brought out the best and worst of Indian characters.Those who disagree may well point out the paradox: India’s rapidly growing middle-class is more religious than ever and is willing to spend more money on religion than ever before — as seen in the giant statues of Hindu deities or the rising number of Haj pilgrims every year. Religion went HOT SALE VACUUM BAG Factory from the pulpit to the ballot box to our Facebook pages in no time.

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