Hindu-Muslim Animosity Cannot Be Wished Away.

Ignorance is considered bliss. However in case of Hindu-Muslim relations, ignorance is the problem. For a very long time, atrocities committed by Muslims during the Mughal rule, were glossed over by Indian historians who wanted to ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the nation. They portrayed the Mughal kings as benevolent, which of course was not true. Hiding atrocities like the Moplah maasacre and the genocide against the Kashmiri Hindus did not help anyone. Those historians had an agenda. It was definitely not pro Hindu.
In the article below, Mr. Jagannathan makes excellent points. He says that if the idea was protecting the Muslims from a Hindu reprisal, then it was pointless because the Muslim are never the innocent victims. Most probably it is the old divide and rule idea, which the British taught and the Congress learned and learned well. The Historians on the order of their pseudo-secular masters wrote a faulty version of history in a way, which makes it impossible to explain the roots of the Hindu-Muslims animosity. Unless the root causes are addressed, any reconciliation is impossible. The author contends that history, distorted in favor of the Muslims, makes them look like the favored children of Mother India. This has forever sown seeds of distrust between the two communities. Muslims need to accept the historical wrongs. No one can blame the common Muslim for the atrocities committed by Mughal marauders but a mere acceptance will go a long way. A point which has been made on this blog many times is that the Hindus also need to include Muslims in the forward march of the country otherwise the country will not progress.
I cannot do justice to this excellent article, which you must read.

Hindu-Muslim amity can’t be built on the basis of denial.
"A modern example of this is the phony secularist’s approach to Gujarat and Kashmir. For him, Gujarat is the big communal event of independent India, not Kashmir’s ethnic cleansing. So much so that moderate Hindus hesitate to mention the injustice meted out to the Pandits by Muslim separatists for fear of being branded communal. Result: the plight of the Pandits has been erased from the nation’s conscience to protect Muslims from having to face this truth. The Congress will be allowed to forget its massacre of Sikhs in 1984, but Hindus will never be allowed to forget Gujarat by the secularists. "
The article can be read at:

http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_hindu-muslim-amity-can-t-be-built-on-the-basis-of-denial_1445386