Communal Relations - Conflicting Narratives

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<!--QuoteBegin-sengotuvel+Apr 20 2007, 09:44 AM-->QUOTE(sengotuvel @ Apr 20 2007, 09:44 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Bottom line - the Hindu narrative DOES NOT EXIST except in the minds of Hindus. Nobody else is going to bring it out and unless Hindus bring it out, nobody else will.
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Do not go looking for it. If you know a part of it, tell it. Blurt it out. Record it for posterity.
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That documentary was clearly a post 9/11 one that sort to assuage the doubts in the Americans. Often it portrayed Islam being more like Christianity and Judaism and sort of played the common roots;book and god theme.

You are right no point in looking for it. But the documentary had to stumble through India 2-3 times. It glorified the Mughal dynasty and how it brought again prosperity and well being in the country. A Hindu watching it is like 'Now wait a minute.....'

The reason Hindu narrative gets missed out is maybe because of a combination of the following:
1. A Hindu does not care if the narrative gets told or not.
2. A Hindu believes the Hindu narrative is being told.
3. A Hindu wanting to narrate, does not know <b>what</b> to narrate.
4. A Hindu wanting to narrate, does not know <b>how</b> to narrate.
5. A Hindu wanting to narrate, does not have the <b>means</b> to narrate.
6. Hindu narrative being suppressed by non-Hindus.

IMO, reason #1 and #2 play a major part owing to the very nature of Hinduism. There is no one solution. People in #1 need to be told why not having a narrative is a No-No in the long run. People in #2 need to be told why it is being not done ENOUGH. And so on.