Another Temple, another Mosque....another Dispute

Much has been hyped about the controversial Ramjanm bhoomi Ayodhya... I may add nothing new to it.
But anyways this issue has been poking me since the last few days and one can't help but feel desperate to express their wishes for peace on this matter..
First a brief history, as we all know, Ayodhya was the birthplace of the very loved and respected Shri Ramchandra. It is presumed that when the Mughals invaded India, Babur built a mosque there between 1194 and 1528. Later In the late 1950s senior members of the RSS organized a Parishad to primarily achieve the construction of a Ram Mandir, at the disputed site of the Babri Mosque. It was followed by a petition filed by Sunni-wakaf board against the temple construction. The disputes continued and got worse when on December 6, 1992 the Babri Masjid mosque was demolished by a large congregation of VHP activists and protestors, who had been camped out at the site for weeks.

Shockwaves of fear and anger swept through India's Hindu and Muslim communities. Over 10,000 Hindus and Muslims were killed across the country in the resulting sectarian violence. Not only India, but Bangladesh too faced the aftermath of the demolition in the form riots, murders and mass destruction.

A dark cloud has loomed over this issue since then.

And now when the verdict is about to be declared, spare a thought and think of it's consequences. If the verdict bends in the favour of the Muslims, they would not win but rather they would be condemned to the wrath of the Hindu fundamentalist. And similarly if the court favours the Hindus, the Muslim extremist's anger would boil over. In either case, I find both the sides losing....and losing terribly...in the form of valuable life, home and peace. Instead of taking pride in the fact that both Shri Ram and Babur graced Ayodhya with their love, we find a reason to discard the auspicious place as a 13000 square feet disputed 

land.

I would like to share my personal experience here. I completed my education in a Sikh-dominating school and later in a Protestant school. Being born in a Muslim family, I should have feared mingling with the Hindus, or the Sikhs for that matter.

But never ever have I felt that I belonged to a minority group. Instead I have received equal amount of opportunities, equal love and equal number of friends that other children (of different religions) were entitled to.

Religion was merely a description of my background, not a basis of distinction. I have, perhaps made more friends outside Muslim community whom I can blindly trust, though that also does not demean my own religion... today I'm first of all an Indian citizen and later a Muslim or a Hindu. 

What I wish to say is this....whether or not people are happy by the verdict, lets just bury the past and show that we are matured enough to avoid another Babri riot. 

God did not create this soil for Hindus or Muslim, he created it for humanity...                                                                  

The movie impact...

The recent box-office hit, "Once upon a time in Mumbai" has surely won the hearts of many Indians, specially the Mumbaikers.
The movie features the very feared era of the 80s when underworld had a strong foot-hold in every nook-n-corner of Mumbai (then Bombay) streets. The complete film portrays the life of two very prominent mafias and their ladder towards the peak of crime. 
Great acting, superb storyline and commendable direction. 
Kudos for that!
But the obvious fact that we have happily missed is that, where on one hand the film has depicted real life story of dons like Haji Mustan and Dawood Ibrahim, on the other hand it has also glamorized crime in inexplicable ways. The audience gets intrigued, later sympathizes and finally comes to respect the character of "Sultan", who despite being a poor orphan, chased his dreams and became a powerful smuggler.
It is known that the Indian audience is very sensitive and gets easily influenced when it comes to Bollywood. It loves to adopt the reel life characters. When an entertaining movie like 3-Idiots can influence students to commit suicide; can't this, being a potential film, pave way for fresh criminal minds?
Join Underworld.....Money, Power and Respect will follow you.
Moreover the entry into the underworld has been rendered as easy and sure-shot path towards fame.
What's more? The 'good-man' , Sultan is at the end killed by the 'bad-man', Shoaib, and the city of Mumbai is doomed to the pits of hell. Quite opposite to the very famous Ramayana phrase, " Victory of good over evil", is'nt it?
Indian audience is largely influenced by what the actors do. For them the hero is the ultimate God. It is therefore quite dangerous to present a real life story in such a raw form. May be it was the requirement of the story, but glamorising crime and underworld has since long attracted many strayed youth towards this dark business..