{"id":9069,"date":"2016-06-29T12:10:05","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T12:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=9066&preview_id=9066"},"modified":"2016-06-29T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T12:10:05","slug":"view-from-the-right-politics-of-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=9069","title":{"rendered":"View From The Right: Politics of yoga | The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"
The editorial in Organiser, \u201cShirshasana with political glasses on,\u201d comments on those leaders who \u201cpreferred either to boycott Yoga Day or uproot it from the Bharatiya roots\u201d. It says \u201csome people with so-called secular and anti-Modi glasses chose to stand on their head in protest\u201d against the Yoga Day. The Bihar government \u201cdistanced itself from the historic day\u201d, while \u201cArvind Kejriwal<\/a> used his usual asana of protest\u201d. Both these leaders are battling criminalisation and corruption charges in their states, and \u201cperhaps, promoting Yoga in the true sense can help them to govern the states better\u201d, the editorial says.Kerala health minister K.K. Shailaja questioned the use of chants and prayers, according to the comment, which then argues that as there can\u2019t be \u201ccommunism without the European understanding of class struggle\u201d or \u201cglobal capitalism without being intrinsically rooted in the American version of neo-liberalism\u201d, \u201cyoga cannot be separated from Sanskrit and the scientific way of chanting and breathing\u201d. It says \u201cthe Hindu view of life\u2026 tries to bring a healthy way of bringing harmony within and with the outside world\u201d but the \u201ctainted glasses of communism with headstand position compel them to see everything with a divisive and upside-down mindset\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe secular-communist practitioners of Hatha Yoga are not ready to understand that it is neither about the BJP<\/a> nor about Modi, it is purely about Bharat, the cultural tradition of which is inherently Hindu,\u201d the editorial concludes.<\/p>\n

Valley Violence<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cover story in Organiser, \u201cThe precarious facade\u201d, says as \u201cvarious factions of Hurriyat are trying to forge the united front\u201d, the \u201cdemocratic and nationalist forces will have to collectively take up this challenge\u201d and \u201csustain the process of peace and development\u201d. It says Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed\u2019s \u201calliance with the nationalist BJP\u201d is an \u201ceye-sore\u201d for \u201canti-national elements\u201d who are \u201caware that a government, in which BJP is an important component, would frustrate their evil designs\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cFundamental groups of the Kashmir<\/a> Valley are ganging up to unitedly oppose setting up of a Sainik Colony for ex-servicemen of J&K, establishing colonies for displaced Kashmiri Hindus, implementation of industrial policy in J&K,\u201d the article notes. It points out that \u201cPakistan-supported terrorist groups have intensified their activities\u201d, as over 190 people, including 47 security personnel and 108 terrorists have been killed in a year.<\/p>\n

Four south Kashmir districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian accounted for the highest number of terrorists attacks (61), resulting in the death of 54 persons including 12 security men and 34 terrorists. \u201cThe three north Kashmir districts of Kupwara, Baramulla and Bandipora, which share a border with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, witnessed almost double the number of deaths compared to south Kashmir districts in such terror attacks,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n

Concern over Kashmir<\/strong><\/p>\n

An article in Panchjanya expresses \u201cconcern\u201d over the \u201cresettlement of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Jammu and Kashmir\u201d. The separatists who \u201cfrown over the return of Pandits\u201d are embracing these \u201cforeigners\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to an estimate, nearly 20,000 Myanmari Muslims are now living in several sensitive areas of the state,\u201d it says. The government estimate puts the figure at 13,400. The bigger question is \u201cwho is bringing these foreigners from across thousands of miles to J&K and what are the intentions?\u201d<\/p>\n

People in the Jammu region believe that not only these foreign elements are being increasingly allowed to move in, but they are also in touch with extremists, according to the article. It claims that the Srinagar branch of Jamaat-e-Islami is helping these foreigners and also opening madrasas for their children. Even the \u201cnames of places have been changed where these foreigners are being settled\u201d. Once such locality is named Hamza colony, it says. The word is linked with the spread of Lashkar<\/a>-e-Taiba and Wahabism in J&K, according to the article, which adds that several Lashkar commanders killed in the Valley had \u201cHamza\u201d attached to their names.<\/p>\n

Compiled by Ashutosh Bhardwaj<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The editorial in Organiser, \u201cShirshasana with political glasses on,\u201d comments on those leaders who \u201cpreferred either to boycott Yoga Day or uproot it from the Bharatiya roots\u201d. It says \u201csome people with so-called secular and anti-Modi glasses chose to stand on their head in protest\u201d against the Yoga Day. The Bihar government \u201cdistanced itself from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1135],"tags":[1783,869,1163,1784,54],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9069\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}