The reason Gauahar didn't take part:Mod note pg12 - Page 6

Originally posted by: petersiddle28

In a perfect world you are 100% correct - but in a country like India, it does make a huge difference - any small discrepancy leads to them being called a "Paki" ( there are elements like that but in small #'s ) so living in a place like India - it's very important to participate ESPECIALLY when it's on national TV

Originally posted by: Aannabaa

I wanna c hw many of other religious contestants do EID NAMAZ !
will they? NO
So stop saying dis nd dat... Y dnt u guyz point KUSHAL !!??

Gauhar ne kaha tha pooja shuru hone se pehle abt dandiya dance she wntd 2 play or sumthin lyk dat...she equally njys dat... Itz jst that we r nt supposed 2 stand nd pray b4 othr gods... datz it!

Watevr her rsn was itz totally her own choice!

Originally posted by: kitkataha

Well thank God I don't live in India...that's all I can say.

Originally posted by: petersiddle28

In a perfect world you are 100% correct - but in a country like India, it does make a huge difference - any small discrepancy leads to them being called a "Paki" ( there are elements like that but in small #'s ) so living in a place like India - it's very important to participate ESPECIALLY when it's on national TV

Originally posted by: petersiddle28

EID and Namaz is not as open as a Pooja would be. We all know ( non-Muslims ) how namaaz is read, but don't really know what to say. We congratulate eid mubarak to our Muslim friends and eat the delicious food, that's the end of that

What does it take in a pooja? stand praying, bow your head and listen to the pandit - thats all, it simpler and although you will see Muslims celebrating holi, diwali etc but it's not traditional in India to do the other way around - it has never been like that so you can't expect hindu participants to read namaaz coz Muslims won't like that

Originally posted by: sana1289

No its not important to participate in fear that some idiot would call her a paki.That's not even a valid reason to force a person to partake in something in which she couldn't. She has her beliefs and she has every right to stand by her beliefs. Just to silence the religious freaks she shouldn't do something which she doesn't want to do.She could have sat in the sofa wearing her normal clothes.Instead to show respect she wore the traditional outfit and stood near them not amidst them,but still she was standing.

That's more than enough,''ESPECIALLY'' when its on national TV.Agreed that as Hindus we are the majority in India,but that gives us no rights to dictate people from minority religions to change their ways for us. In India we have all kinds of people,religious freaks who discriminate people from minority religions but at the same time there are enough educated people out there in India who believe in free will.

So no need for gauhar to change her ways just to please religious freaks. She is an Indian citizen and will always remain so whether she prays in puja or not.Anybody who would think of calling her a paki for such a reason is not fit to be called an Indian.

Originally posted by: sana1289

No its not important to participate in fear that some idiot would call her a paki.That's not even a valid reason to force a person to partake in something in which she couldn't. She has her beliefs and she has every right to stand by her beliefs. Just to silence the religious freaks she shouldn't do something which she doesn't want to do.She could have sat in the sofa wearing her normal clothes.Instead to show respect she wore the traditional outfit and stood near them not amidst them,but still she was standing.

That's more than enough,''ESPECIALLY'' when its on national TV.Agreed that as Hindus we are the majority in India,but that gives us no rights to dictate people from minority religions to change their ways for us. In India we have all kinds of people,religious freaks who discriminate people from minority religions but at the same time there are enough educated people out there in India who believe in free will.

So no need for gauhar to change her ways just to please religious freaks. She is an Indian citizen and will always remain so whether she prays in puja or not.Anybody who would think of calling her a paki for such a reason is not fit to be called an Indian.

Originally posted by: sana1289

Isn't that hypocrisy and disrespect to God??? To have to stand praying without meaning it,bowing head without wanting to,listening to the hymns out of fear instead of devotion. She prays in her own way.And we Hindus do it on our own way.Whatever way it is,prayer out of compulsion instead of devotion is meaningless. And most of the educated civilized people of India don't take offence when people from other religions don't pray in their way.