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FEBRUARY2016TOPIC:Intoleranceisatopicofhotdebateinthe
country.Yourcomments.

Considerthepeoplefromvariouscastesandcommunitieslivingtogetheraftertheflood
inTamilNadu.TheyareHUMANS.Theystayedtogetherinsuchcircumstances.Forget
thecircumstances.Youtoomightbelivinginanareawherepeoplebelongtodifferent
religiousgroups?Imsureyouortheydontcreatenuisanceforthesame!Thenwhyisa
MusliminDadribeatentodeathallonthebasisofarumour?Whysuchreligious
intoleranceinonepartofthecountryandsomuchintegrityinanother?Intoleranceis
perhapsduetoirrationalagonyofSOMEpeoplewhichmayendiftheystarttosee
thingsfromabroaderprospective.Beinghumanecomesfirstthendoesbeingreligious.
DivyaParwani(17)
MGDGirlsSchool,Jaipur

Thecanvasofourcountryhasmanycolourstooffer.Thebright,vividand
vibrantcoloursalsohidebehindthemsomedarkandevilcolours.Intoleranceisa
burningissue.Theoldrottenbeliefsandthesubmissiveandsubjugatedviewsarea
majorcauseofrisingbigotryinourcountry.Theadvancingtechnologyandsupremacy
ofthesocialmediaassistintherevolutionofvenomousideasandthoughtsandthus
increasestherageandfuryofthepeople.Peopleofthecountryneedtoacceptthe
differentopinionsofdistinctcommunitiesprevalentinourcountrytoestablisha
diverseandpeacefulIndia.Riotsandotherviolentmeansarenotasolution.
AishwaryaChopra(17)
Agra

ThoughIndiaisacountryknownforitsrichandvariedheritage,itisalsoa
nationwhichhasalonghistoryofbeingintoleranttopeopleofdifferentreligionand
caste.WidespreadintolerancehasbeenatopicofconcerntotheGovernmentandthe
citizensofIndia.Indiahasspentalotofprecioustimeandmoneytodefineaword
whosedefinitionisveryclearlylaiddownintheOxfordEnglishdictionaryoranyother
dictionaryasunabletobeendured.IfIndiaisacountrywhichcanaffordtospendso
muchmoneyonsomethingsofutileandeasilyaccessible,howisIndiastilla
developingnation?WhyisalmosthalfthepopulationofIndiabelowthepovertyline?
WhyisntIndiaacorruptionfreenation?IthinkitishightimetheIndianGovernment
gottheirprioritiesright!
NathishiaRebeccaChandy(14)
ExcelsiorEnglishSchool,Kottayam

Firstlytobeclearthereisnosuchthingasintolerance.Indiahasalwaysbeena
secularcountryandthewholequestionofitbecomingaHindunationisapointless
politicalargument.HadIndiabeenintolerant,HamidAnsariwouldneverbethevice
presidentofourcountryorfilmslikePKorOMGwouldntbegiventhelovetheygotor
singerslikeAdnanSamiwouldntspendyearsdemandingIndiancitizenship.
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IntoleranceinourcountryisnothingbutamereoppositionagendatomaketheModi
governmentlooklikeanincompetentandundeservinggovernment.Thewholedebate
onthetopicofintoleranceshouldbescrappedbecauserecklesscommentsbypolitical
leaderswouldnotbeofanyhelpandwoulddonothingbuttoamplifyanewproblem
withinthecountry.Andasfarasourcountryisconcerned,intoleranceandIndiaare
twoparallelwordswhicharenevergoingtomeet,atleastnotinthiscentury.
NanditaKhajuria(14)
DelhiPublicSchool,Katra

Indiaisalandwhichgivesusliberaldemocracy,righttospeech,rightto
expressandrighttoadoptanyreligionbutwhentheserightsareviolateditcauses
intolerance.Forexample,wasitrighttokillawriterjustbecausehelaidhisopinion
whichdifferedfromothers.Indiaisacountrywithrichculturesconsistingofsomany
religionswithtolerancebutwhenacrackpersoncomesbetweenthelinesofreligionit
causesreligiousintolerancewhichspreadsastoxin.Sotimegoesonandourthinking
revolutionizesandevolvesandthisevolutionproducesadifferenceinopinion.Soifwe
donotviolateourrightsandgiveupintoleranceandletpeaceandharmonyreignand
letcreativityevolvebymovingawayfromthebeatenpathsowecanrealizethedreams
ofthe21stcentury.
AlinaAli
StAnthonysJrCollege,Agra

Intoleranceisneverbuiltduetodifferenceinideology,religionoropinionitis
anoutcomeoflackofmutualunderstandingandpatienceamongthesocieties.When
freedomofspeechissubdued,individualschoiceisdisrespected,angerdominates
rationality,propagandistideologiesmaximize,misinterpretationsascendandhatredis
induced,therefore,intoleranceisborn.Thisisnotcreatedbyoneortwoindividualsbut
participationbymanypeoplehasmadeitthebiggestdebatableconcepttoday.Dire
needistorejuvenatepragmatismandfocusondevelopmentofthecountry.Indiaisan
incredibleillustrationofunityindiversity,andtheintolerantsituationstodayare
ruiningitsimage.
AlrubaSheikh(20)
IPCollegeforWomen,NewDelhi

Ourcountryhasbeenfacingseveralevensandoddsfrompastfewmonthsand
intolerancebeingthelatest,isthehatredtowardsotherreligion,caste,viewand
thought.Ithasbecomeatrendnowadaystoresistotherpeoplesopinion.Itcanbe
dangerousforfuturegenerationsastheywillnotrespectotherpersonsthoughts,rather
superimposetheirownviewsandshowrigidity.Thiswouldleadtomisunderstandings
anddivision.Younggenerationneedtovoiceuptheirindependentopinionby
interpretingthingswhicharenotright.Theburningissuecancometocalmifwetry
andunderstandtheviewsofothersratherthanresistingthem.
PahulSond(17)
MGNUE2,Jalandhar

Indiaisamothertomanyofthereligionswhichareassociatedwithdifferent
setsofbeliefs.So,obviouslytheymightbeinclashbutnotinthenameofintolerance.
Theclashresultsbecauseofsomedisloyalpeoplewhogoagainsttheoriginalbeliefsof

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theirreligion.Becauseofrecentpoliticaleventspeoplebegintodoubtthetolerance
levelofournationbesidesmediahasgivenmuchinterestinbeingabigcriticof
intolerance.Hencetheideaofintolerancespreadlikeaforestfireandpeoplestarted
reallybeingintolerant.Ithinkthatthewholecountrycannotbeblamedasintolerant
becauseofcertainpeoplewhothemselvesareintolerant.Thesepeoplearejustbehaving
likeacancercell,whichmultipliesitselfnotknowingthatitisharmingitself.
VeenaAtulVelankar(15)

LittleFlowerConventHighSchool,Solapur

Intolerance.Yes,itisahottopicandweneedtofightagainstthismenace.An
Indiancitizenhashis/herdemocraticrighttofightbackanyevilhe/shesuffersfrom.
Hence,she/heshouldnotputupwithit.Everycoinhastwosidesbutsomepeopleuse
theirdominatingnaturetosuppresstheweakeronestoimposetheirviewsbyforce.Itis
thedutyofeachandeveryindividualtofightbackandwinthebattlefortherightcause.
Intoleranceitselfcanbedefinedpositivelyandsay,YOUAREINTOLERANCE.Itis
theresponsibilityofalltopullthemselvesoutofthiscircleofINTOLERANCEtostand
foroneselfinjusticeandtruth.
RitikaBhatia(18)
KanodiaMahilaMahavidyalaya,Jaipur

Weneglectthisegodisguisedasintolerance.Genuinelyapersonmayhave
intoleranceashiscorebehaviourorthecircumstancesmayhavepushedhimintothis
situation.Thepersonwhohasbeenstuckinthisquagmirewillhavetofacemany
difficulties.Butthekeyofunderstandingissuretoopenthelockoftoleranceandthen
therecanbeserenityeverywhereastheladderofprogressofournationwillbecome
strongerwithsuchoptimisticcitizensaround.
TanviSanjayShinde(14)
LittleFlowerConventHighSchool,Solapur

Intolerance!Wellthiswordhascreatedaboominournationinthepresent
scenario.Thehighsocietalpeopleofthecountrysaythatthecountryhasbecomean
intolerableplacetolivein.Wecannotjudgeourcountryonfewbadthingsratherwe
shouldlookforwardtothepositivesideofourcountry.Wecantblamethecountry
whichhasgivenusastatus,andthisisabsolutelywrongtomakesuchallegationsin
frontoftheworld.
AkshitaMathur
ICG,Jaipur

SowhenitcomestoINTOLERANCEIcanwriteafulldiary!!Intodaysworld
intoleranceisbeingspreadlikeadiseasewhichisverydifficulttocure.Itisawordthat
dominatedtheyear2015.Itwasapartofnationalheadlinesinallnewspapers.Wehave
seenthattherewasatrendofwritersreturningawards,intellectualsbashingthe
governmentandfilmstarsraisingquestionsagainstincreasingintoleranceintheIndian
society.Surprisinglynooneistellingexactlywhatwentwrongallofasuddenwhich
makesthemtoconcludeIndiaisheadingtowardsIntolerance.Iwouldliketoknowhow
thishaschangedourdailylifeandinteractionwithpeople.
SanjanaAgarwal(14)
StAnthonysJrCollege,Agra

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