A Case for Conservatism

[Zmanuk]

Originally Posted by Jimmy

More on the the notion that indians want us to 'get out or assimilate'

'Prof.Gadgil later continues "The national interest does not demand your disappearance. On the contrary, the country would loose by it. Your total circumstances, religion, ethics, upbringing etc. have nurtured people who have been useful to the country. Such people after independence may well prove even more useful, and the likelihood of that type appearing in other circumstances, I would not rate too high". In his final counsel he says, "No, don't merge, maintain your identity as a part of our nation, and continue to be even more useful to it as a whole than you have been in the past".'


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Yes Jimmy I have read the Golwala dialogue with Prof Gadgil. This man is an educationist of International standing; hence his observations are of academic interest only because he speaks with nostalgia about the Parsis.
I was referring to an entirely new generation of Indian Hindus, who are not at all aware of the Parsis nor of their contributions towards the growth of India.