I have said this before, and I say it again, two things need to happen in our country for our social fabric to become and stay healthy:
1. Educational institutions (schools, colleges, universities) need to drop religions from their names. Naming an institution after a saint of any religion is fine, saints welcome everyone and don't polarize. Educational institutions can also have subjects on comparative religions : that depolarizes. But no more Banaras HINDU University, Aligarh MUSLIM University, Madras CHRISTIAN College, ...
2. Likewise for political parties. If you enter politics and form a party, do so for all citizens of this country and the good of the world at large. No political party should emphasize any one religion over others.
Religion has to become a completely personal affair
if we are to get out of the trap of religious divides.
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