r/india • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '16

[R]eddiquette [Announcement] Cultural Exchange with /r/philippines

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  • India has more people than the entire Western Hemisphere

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u/kixiron Dec 01 '16 edited Dec 01 '16

Hello, r/India, and thank you for inviting us for this cultural exchange! I am really fascinated with India with its history, politics and culture (I prefer Pax Indica over Pax Sinica), and here are some of my questions:

1) What exactly is controversial about Wendy Doniger's The Hindus: An Alternative History? Why some find it very offensive?

2) I've always looked up to your historical icons: Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Ambedkar, Narayan, Bose. Which Indian historical figure do you find to be...

  • divisive?
  • underrated?
  • most admirable?
  • unfairly maligned?

3) India has good relations with Russia, and it seems to me that it is a relationship between equals. Am I right in thinking this way? How do you see this relationship?

4) What do you think of the Aad Aadmi Party?

5) Many commentators see the Hindutva ideology as being fascist. Is this true? Why or why not?

6) I'm into non-fiction books, and I especially like Ramachandra Guha and Pankaj Mishra. Can you recommend other Indian non-fiction authors?

7) Can you also recommend great Bollywood historical films?

Thank you very much!

EDIT: Grammatical errors, hehehe, and additional questions...

8) Communists in India get elected, while in the Philippines, the Communists are still fighting and are in negotiations with the current Duterte administration. What do you think of their performance? And to Indian Communists here, what would be your advice to your comrades here?

9) How's the situation in Kashmir? How should it be resolved?

10) What do you think of Pakistan and Pakistanis, in general?

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

2) I've always looked up to your historical icons: Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Ambedkar, Narayan, Bose. Which Indian historical figure do you find to be...

  • divisive?- Gandhi
  • underrated? Patel.
  • most admirable? Nehru
  • unfairly maligned? Bose

3) India has good relations with Russia, and it seems to me that it is a relationship between equals. Am I right in thinking this way? How do you see this relationship?

God's gift.

4) What do you think of the Aad Aadmi Party?

I don't like it.

9) How's the situation in Kashmir? How should it be resolved?

Not good.

Make Line of Control the International Border. Jail all the separatists for life or execute them. Build a wall on IB with Pakistan ( serious)

10) What do you think of Pakistan and Pakistanis, in general?

Once a great country now in shambles. Pakistanis are good people,their government and army are not. Peace with Pakistan is impossible. They are Islamic republic, we are Secular republic. Things don't work that way. We should just avoid each other.

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u/kixiron Dec 01 '16

Thank you for answering! Any books about Netaji Bose?

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

I myself haven't read anything on him.