Auranjeb reinstated the Jizya . Regardless of how legitimate Muslims considered it , it was still a burden of oppression for the Hindus and historically Auranzeb was well aware of the fact. Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed and his sons slain ( eldest sons died in battle while the younger two were bricked alive in a wall --for refusing to change their faith ), The Jatts revolted under Auranjeb's policies , So did the Marathas ( Shahaji Bhosle was an administrator at the Sultan of Bijapur's court , it took Shivaji -his son an open revolt after Aurangzeb lured him to court, humiliated him because of his faith and placed him under house arrest .
Revolt against all Muslim rulers was because of the difference of faith between the elite ruling class of medieval times and the common folk , the vast majority of whom were Hindus.
That is historically documented. One or two contradictory accounts or even instances cannot cloak the atrocities done in the name of religion.
And Muslims had to pay the Zakat which is also a burden. Do you think it is fair for Hindus to pay a Muslim religious tax?
NO, but it is also fair that Muslims pay more tax then Hindus? NO, to make it fair both pay the same tax just under different name. As for the Sikh guys, they were revolting against a ruler, what do you expect? Roses? You even said one of the sons died in BATTLE. who was he battling? the King of course. As for the conversion, it wasn't a forced conversion as Hindus and Sikhs like to see it. Rather is was a last ditch attempt to save the guys life. The penalty for treason, which he committed is death. Arungzeb offered him one last chance by becoming Muslim. He refused, so he was punished for treason. Simple as that.
Why do we then see hardly any prominent person in Pakistan who is of a different faith. The % of minorities is no excuse , it simply shows that the conditions prevalent in Pakistani society have not been conducive for their growth in population and affluence for the last 60 years .
Not even one Police Chief ? Not even one scientist ? In India even a Parsi , is spotted in high positions. Do you know the % of Parsis in India ? Must be less than 0.001% .
At least the Sikh Diaspora worldwide is living testament to how industrious and hardworking the sikh community is , so its like I said --very much an anomaly.
Muslims make up -97% of the population, the rest of the 3% is divided between Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, and others. are you seriously expecting to see a flood of high level Sikh officials form less then 3% of the population?
By this same logic USA is an evil bigoted country b.c Native american, Chinese, or even Indians are not represented in all the Governments. So once again, this is not a case of people unable to come to these positions, but rather demographics.
Furthermore, are ALL your minorities represented in High level government?
Of course not, and I would never expect them to be.
We have at least 3-4 Muslim presidents , several Muslim vice presidents , billionares ( Aziz Premji ) several other personalities --very much prominent but that's no comparison given that Indian Muslim population is about 150-160 millions.
You can compare the Sikh population in India . Its 1.9% of the total population. Now compare the prominence of Sikhs here --in the Army , civil services , Industry , Polity etc etc
Its the truth which may seem like Anti-Pakistan bias but that does not make it any less true. Not anti-Islam bias for sure but anti-fundamentalism bias.
I am very happy to hear about Muslims in India achieving these high levels and I hope more of them do.
the only question I have is that are the proportionate? are 15% of these high levels being represented by Muslims or are they lower then that
Also what are you basing your Pakistani "facts" on?
If you have been to Pakistan and seen what is going on first hand then please let me know.
You are free to talk about India's problems but considering the state of our country , the peace , development and acceptance ..I would say we are indeed ahead.
Besides , If I were an American or any other nationality would you lend me your ears more willingly ? Try to see my points beyond nationality .
Regards,
I am in no way trying to say this offensively but the Indian government doesn't even have control of 40% of its own territory!
there are reports of indigenous people being muscled out of their ancestral lands for development.
One brave state didn't allow TATA to build a factory because it was to be built on farmers land.
And lets not even get into the Kashmir situation.
The point is, please please please don't think that India is some kind of shining success story, it is not.
Once you start believing that everything is great, then that leave for no more room for improvement.
Both India and Pakistan are struggling with their own problems, unfortunately Pakistan has bad PR and some people are taking advantage of that.
But I do believe that both countries can and will improve into success stories.