Gujrat Violence
Society is a synergistic agreement between different peoples and cultures. In today's modern world any society, it is a conglomeration of people belonging to separate beliefs and cultures. The identity of each culture or group is in fact an indication of the richness and variety in the society and is a pointer of the interaction and civic sense prevalent in them. The success of the society depends on the smoothness with which these sub-groups interact with each other and the levels to which they can adjust with each other. When the balance is upset, there starts the onset of problems, both culturally and in the national level.
The violent incidents that happened in the whole state of Gujarat was unprecedented in the sense that perhaps this was the first time in the history of independent India that human massacre in such a large scale was openly supported by the state. More than support, there was a tacit understanding between the state machinery and the perpetuators of the crime and in many occasions than one, the state officers were directly involved in looting and human massacre. An unofficial report, which has all the reason to be believed than the partisan government's 'official' report, puts the death toll at more than 2000. More than violence and death, the psychological wounds in children who have watched their mothers being burnt alive or of fathers and husbands who had to helplessly watch their daughters and wives being raped in broad daylight adds a dimension to the tragic tale that seems to defy the basic qualities of humanity. The bestial crimes that were perpetuated puts even the barbarians to shame. Murderous mobs did not even oblige the basic decency given to an enemy at war and the callous nature in which a human life and dignity was encroached upon is unspeakable and unimaginable to any right thinking person.
The first impression that we get when we analyze the violent incidents in Gujarat leads us to believe that the crime was as a result of altercations between the majority and the minority community. Hardliners from both the religions: Islam and Hinduism were involved in the fight. A close look would reveal that the fights were not restricted to the communities of the two religions. For example, it was seen by the human rights watch group that in most areas, the number of Muslims and Hindus were equal and in certain areas, the number of Muslims were actually more than that of the Hindus. This makes it very clear that the fight was not between Hindus and Muslims but was essentially between the administration and the Muslims that were living in the areas. Further, a very valid point that must be observed is that most of the Muslims and Hindus took sides with the looters when they found that the looters belonged to their own religion. This shows that the social structure of the affected areas was very weak and prone to change of allegiance provided there is a sufficient amount of initiative from the religious fanatics.
It may be seen that the violence that happened in Gujarat was not just a reaction to the incidents that happened in Godhra a few days before. The train-burning incident was just an excuse, which was used in order to incite the Hindus against the Muslims. The best example that there is strong outside influence in the whole incident lies is the fact that Hindu extremists and anti-social elements were actually transported from other parts of the state to incite the dreadful act of violence in the state. It all goes to show that the administration had planned these actions for two reasons. One was the sagging morale of the people and their confidence in the government. Second was the fact that the elections were just a year ahead and the government needed to do something drastic that would allow the traditional Hindu voters to align once again with the Hindu political forces. The state administration had come to power riding a Hindu wave but could not deliver what the people had wanted in the state. [Human rights watch report, 2003]
The cruelty of the crimes committed against the Muslims shows that the criminals were sufficiently motivated to do the heinous crimes on the hapless victims. How else could one explain the violence that perhaps has no precedents in the whole of the Indian subcontinent in the whole of this decade? A very acceptable explanation for the violence and the methods of the crime that were perpetuated on the Muslims would direct us to the...
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