Like Eid and Christmas, Diwali belongs not only to some, but to all of us
When Lord Ram returned in triumph to a joyous Ayodhya did self-appointed vigilantes check the sectarian credentials of the crowds who gathered to welcome him? Ram himself, would have frowned upon such discrimination.
But in today’s India it seems that many of the followers of Ram, who represents a Universal Ideal which transcends creed and caste, are determined to exclude those who wish to felicitate him on the occasion of Diwali which commemorates his victorious homecoming.
But in today’s India it seems that many of the followers of Ram, who represents a Universal Ideal which transcends creed and caste, are determined to exclude those who wish to felicitate him on the occasion of Diwali which commemorates his victorious homecoming.