Book Title: Glimpses Of World Religions
Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir

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________________ Glimpses of World Religions difficult to find out the reasons for the flow of foreign assistance or help to thousands of Christian Missionaries of the whole world, including those of India. 152 Respected Mahatma had written in the May 31st, 1936 issue of 'Harijan' that Christianism is a capitalistic religion, and the history has proved the truth and reality of these words. Because of the aggression of religious conversions, generally the religious fanaticism is generated with a malicious view of creating divisions in the Indian population, and as per the 'divide and rule policy', to please the Muslims, the English people kept inequalities between the Hindus and Muslims, and thus the Muslims were in the good books of the Britishers. Such a thing continues as if permanently to secure votes of the Muslims in the post-independence period. In order to secure votes of the Muslims, instead of taking care of the common man, they served the interests more of the Muslims. The government made an exception for the schools of the minorities and they were not subjected to the laws of the land; and so they were beyond inspection. The managements of such schools were given full freedom; others were not free. Separate laws for Muslims were made regarding female education, rights of inheritance and protection in the services. Instead of equal civil rights, they were given special reliefs. For the Haj pilgrims, the government continued aids for a long period of time. No such facilities were declared for other pilgrims of India such as those of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Viashno Devi, Dwarka, Samet Sikhar, Sri Nathdwara or Benaras. In this way certain laws of government also become instrumental in creating religious fanaticism. In the war against terrorism, launched by America, slowly and slowly, consciously or unconsciously, the shades of religious

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