ams@briar.UUCP (Ali Shaik) (10/03/86)
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 . .