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From: ams@briar.UUCP (Ali Shaik)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Oops! (was Re: Some comments on "news")
Message-ID: <409@briar.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Oct-86 16:45:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  3 16:45:46 1986
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In article <381@briar.UUCP>, ams@briar.UUCP (Ali Shaik) writes:
> In article <122@sbstaff2.UUCP>, sanjiva@sbstaff2.UUCP (Sanjiva Parsad) writes:
> > that the lamp-lighting ceremony was communal since it was part of the Hindu
> > religion ? I've heard this c**p from several leftist friends, and have been
> > (My q: Is it a Hindu religious ritual or part of our greater cultural 
> > identities and ethos as Indians ? )
> It's not a part of *my* cultural identity, and I suspect not part of many
> other Indians'. Note that I subscribe to this view, while being neither
> leftist nor religious. Lamp lighting would serve to alienate some Indians,
> and it has nothing to do with activities like launching satellites,etc.

:-)
Unless you happen to be using the lamp to light up the rocket, of course.
:-)

Ali Shaik   ihnp4!philabs!ams
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