Are Hindus in trouble because India is not a Hindu-Rashtra?
In 1947, the two-nation theory led to the partition of India. The proponents believed that Muslim community deserved a different homeland so that they won't get marginalized by the majority community, i.e Hindus. To materialize this belief, India was divided on the basis of religion and Pakistan came into existence on 14th Aug, 1947. Founding principle of this country was to have a Muslim nation-state itself. But what if India also had decided to become a Hindu-Rashtra? Although, India has always adopted the secularist policy, the term 'secular' was added to the Indian constitution in 1976 with the 42nd constitutional amendment. What do Hindu-nationalists believe? Several so-called Hindu nationalists claim that India should have declared itself a 'Hindu state' at the time of independence. According to them, Indian Muslims are foreigners and India is a Hindu-homeland. They often believe that the population of Muslims is increasing very fast and soon they wi...