For a long long time, the Uniform Civil Code in India has been a critical issue. While the so-called Hinduist political and semi/quasi-political forces keep on raising this issue, the so-called secular political forces as well as the Islamic clerics stand against it. What is amusing is that no one is quite sure what really comprises the Uniform Civil Code!
It may not be a overstatement that most of the individuals batting for UFC really think that it is in fact a Hindu Civil Code. Interestingly, those opposing it also oppose on the same grounds!
Today, on a News Channel (Z News) at 10 pm show Bharat Bhagya Vidhata a Muslim cleric did raise the issue by saying, kya sare dharmon ke log ab fere lenge? (So now on will the followers of all religions encircle the fire?), an indication to the Hindu marriage ritual.
What actually is the Hindu Personal Law? I don't think it prescribes how a marriage should be performed! What I really know is that Hindus follow n number of rituals, vastly varying over the regions, cultures and communities. Take a simple example. In Bihar, UP and Bengal sindoor, the vermilion, on the forehead (rather maang) is the symbol of marriage. In Maharashtra and Punjab it is the mangal sootra. Down South, it is the veni.
What I assume is, a Uniform Civil Code is certainly not a Hindu Civil Code. If one side says it wishes to start a discussion on the issue before actually executing it, where is the harm?
It seems, it is high time we start discussing the issue with open mind and open heart. It will do good to communities. It will certainly do good to the Nation.
It may not be a overstatement that most of the individuals batting for UFC really think that it is in fact a Hindu Civil Code. Interestingly, those opposing it also oppose on the same grounds!
Today, on a News Channel (Z News) at 10 pm show Bharat Bhagya Vidhata a Muslim cleric did raise the issue by saying, kya sare dharmon ke log ab fere lenge? (So now on will the followers of all religions encircle the fire?), an indication to the Hindu marriage ritual.
What actually is the Hindu Personal Law? I don't think it prescribes how a marriage should be performed! What I really know is that Hindus follow n number of rituals, vastly varying over the regions, cultures and communities. Take a simple example. In Bihar, UP and Bengal sindoor, the vermilion, on the forehead (rather maang) is the symbol of marriage. In Maharashtra and Punjab it is the mangal sootra. Down South, it is the veni.
What I assume is, a Uniform Civil Code is certainly not a Hindu Civil Code. If one side says it wishes to start a discussion on the issue before actually executing it, where is the harm?
It seems, it is high time we start discussing the issue with open mind and open heart. It will do good to communities. It will certainly do good to the Nation.
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