India and South Asia are passing through turbulent times. The rise of fundamentalist terrorism is holding most of the countries of South Asia to ransom. The global situation is aggravating the problem and India is at the receiving end.
The situation in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh is a matter of concern. Religious fanaticism born in religious institutions like madrasas is contributing in a big way to the problem. Hence, there is a need to build up a massive campaign against the dubious and anti-social role of the fanatics and to reinforce secular-democratic values.
When we talk of the country’s composite culture we mean the unity in diversity which has brought India into being. There are many forces working today to wreak this unity by preaching sectarian and fissiparous ideologies that divide the people and pit brother against brother.
The present situation calls for reiteration of our national heritage and our composite culture. In this regard Urdu has played an important role to contain and detoxify the poison being spread by vested interests both within the country and from outside.
The need of the hour is to have healthy discussion and discourse to counter all kinds of anti-national, anti-secular, anti-democratic and fanatic ideas. A seminar on the country’s composite culture, therefore, will go a long way in providing fodder to secular forces to work as a bulwark against divisive forces.
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