The Non-Hindu Indians and Indian Unity - SAVITRI DEVI Archive
The Non-Hindu Indians and Indian Unity - SAVITRI DEVI Archive
The Non-Hindu Indians and Indian Unity - SAVITRI DEVI Archive
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1Chapter 1TWO NATIONS?<strong>The</strong> <strong>Hindu</strong>-Moslem problem, as set before us in India, is not a “new”problem in the annals of the world, not a problem particular to India bynature. It is the problem which, sooner or later, has to be faced in everycountry where, as a result of prolonged alien domination or of successfulproselytism, or of both combined, a portion of the people have since a longtime adopted a cult, a tradition <strong>and</strong>, to a certain extent, a civilisation,different from those which were formerly shared by all the citizens.A somewhat similar situation was met with at different epochs of thepast in Spain, in Northern Africa, <strong>and</strong> in different parts of the Balkans. Insome places the problem has been solved by the annihilation of one of thetwo communities under the pressure of brutal force or otherwise (expulsionof the Spanish Moors by the Catholics, total Islamisation of North Africa).In others, on the contrary, the two communities live in peace side by side.This is, for instance, the case of Bosnia, a province of Yugoslavia