My friend hyderabad and Goa never saw an armed uprising like kashmmir did against India if you remember. You have little or no knowledge regarding the politics of India in general and Kashmir in particular. The politician that granted special status to J and K was your very own Mr. Nehru. One of the greatest Indian leaders. So when you say "Nations are not built that way", you are contradicting the person who probably contributed the most to building the Indian nation.
I will wait till you realise the sarcasm in the last sentence I wrote. Please do enlighten me, which armed uprising you are talking about.
And no, Nehru did not contributed the most, the whole of India was united by Sardar Patel with the exception of J&K which Nehru insisted on taking up. If you call that contribution ...
Everyone has left this thread so this comes late, but I wish the existence of Sundarlal's report and what it has to say is made more available and accessible.
Understanding does not come by hiding ugly thruths. In India its a common belief (among Hindus) that Hindus have never done anyone any wrong and were mind their own business peacefully an then all shit happened to them. False historical constructs are dangerous. Study of clear and open history backed by grassroots records is super important. If you, your dad is in Pakistan now, here's greetings from near his older home.
Well it has been seared at the time of its modern birth.
Its importance varies by region though. Some parts haven't been touched by communal violence ever since partition (apart from Babri related ones) whereas others are repeat offenders.
