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SIMILARITIES  IN THE PLIGHT OF TIBETANS AND HINDUS IN BANGLADESH – N.S.Venkataraman

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SIMILARITIES  IN THE PLIGHT OF TIBETANS AND HINDUS IN BANGLADESH – N.S.Venkataraman

N.S.Venkataraman In the last four months after toppling of Sheik Hasina government on August by a new regime in Bangladesh , attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh   appear to have become the order of the day.  Not a day passes without media reporting that some temples have been attacked or  some Hindus have been beaten up and so on. 

Hate  campaign against Hindus in Bangladesh

As it appears now, the hate campaign against Hindus in Bangladesh has been allowed to go on by a  government led by Mohammed Yunus , a Nobel prize winner .   Recently,  the Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu has been arrested on sedition charges . Later on, two more  Hindu monks have been arrested .

Now,  there has been demand that Iskcon , an organisation to promote the Hindu culture and philosophy   operating in Bangladesh,  should be banned immediately.

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The above developments  clearly indicate  that some Islamic extremists harbouring huge animosity against Hindus  are  behind this “exterminate the Hindus in Bangladesh” campaign.

Dwindling population of Hindus in Bangladesh :

In the year 1947, Hindus constituted   around 23% of the population in Bangladesh. Now,   the Hindu population has shrunk to 8% , as many Hindus  have left Bangladesh with their families  to go to India and other countries.   Obviously, the Islamic extremists and some misguided students in Bangladesh do not seem to be  satisfied with the declining Hindu population trend and want it  to decline further. 

Plight of Hindus no different from Tibetans

The ground reality in Bangladesh is that the Hindus live in fear  and are  frustrated and feel helpless.  They really do not know as to whether they would get effective and sympathetic support from other countries and from   civilized people belonging to various religions across the world.

In short, the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh today is no different from  the plight of Tibetans when China entered Tibet and occupied the country  around seven  decades ago . While  Tibetans resisted the Chinese invasion in  the then Tibet   that had  no worthwhile army , China massacred the protesting Tibetans and  China  is now sitting pretty ruling Tibet with an iron curtain.  Many Tibetans have left Tibet as refugees to other parts of the world including India.

The similarity in the plight of Tibetans and Hindus in Bangladesh is that the world  conscience virtually remain silent and has not taken note of the plight of Tibetans and the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh.

Will India deal with Bangladesh Hindus  and Tibetans in the same way ?

For Tibet, India is  a neighbouring country and India is a neighouring country for Bangladesh also. When China occupied Tibet, India did not protest and just remained silent  and later on went to the extent of  recognizing Tibet as part of China. Certainly, this was a historic mistake on the part of India and history will not forgive India for its recalcitrant attitude towards the plight of Tibetans.

Unlike the case of Tibetans who were attacked by another country namely China, in the case of Hindus  in  Bangladesh, the attack  seem to be  carried out by Bangladesh government itself  by keeping its eyes closed to the attack and vicious campaign  against Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamic extremists.

However, the feeling of helplessness of Tibetans and Hindus in Bangladesh are just similar in extent and intensity.

In the case of Bangladesh Hindus too, India has  expressed only lip sympathy so far, just in the case it did for the suffering Tibetans earlier. Though government of  India has protested to Bangladesh government and insisted that it should protect minority Hindus there, government of India appears to be unwilling or hesitant to go beyond this verbal protest.

Difference in approach of Muslims and Hindus / Tibetans

In contrast to the reaction of the Hindus in Bangladesh and Tibetans , one should recall the protests by the Muslims   all over the world when Prophet Mohammed was criticized in some European countries  earlier.

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This shows that Tibetans who traditionally believe in peaceful co existence and are wedded to Buddhist philosophy of non violence and Hindus  in Bangladesh  who too share such  values like Tibetans,   have become whipping boys, unlike the muslims who   vigorously defended their cause.

 

What future now ?

The question now is  will the future of Bangladesh Hindus  become as uncertain as the future of  Tibetans still living in Tibet  and in other parts of the world .

In any  case , United Nations Organisaiton, which is supposed to be a peace keeping body,  is conspicuous by  silence and has reduced itself to the level of mere observer ,as far as  the plight of Tibetans and Bangladesh Hindus are concerned.

Ultimately, it appears that the world would always be controlled by the aggressors , extremists and violent prone groups. This is a sad scenario indeed.

 

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