This started when I noticed a cross hanging from the rearview, but the turban and 'kara' indicated he was Sikh. Apparently, he kept the cross from a previous owner, which started the religion talk. "What's the difference between Baptists and the Catholics?", and off we went.
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Since I believe you have some Jewish roots it will interest you to know that during the 1971 war with Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh the Head of the Eastern Command was a Jewish General (JFR Jacob).
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Reading about his life now. Interesting. Had no idea. During my trip (with the Jewish gf), we considered heading down to Cochin to see what's left of the tiny Jewish community there. And I made a pilgrimage to Goa to see Francis Xavier's grave. Marvelous history there.
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I think most left after Israel was created. I have run into many Parsees and even ethnic Chinese Indians but never ran across a Jewish Indian.
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In the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Pakistani terrorists targeted a Synagogue. I didn't even realize India had functioning Synagogues today till that attack. 6 Jews were killed in the attack although the Indian nanny did manage to save the Rabbi's infant son.
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Yes I never noticed it when I lived there but after coming to America I realized it was unusual. Hinduism gets a bad rap for the caste system but I believe it has been a good vehicle for creating space for everyone.
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Also since Hindu society is broken up into much smaller caste groups it is an example of a majority minority society.
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It might be un-PC to say it but when I compare India to Pakistan or Bangladesh or Afganistan I believe deep Hindu roots of Indian civilization have a lot to do with it and they leave their imprints even on those of other religions such as Muslims.
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If you look at Upanishads or Gita they are incredibly sophisticated at a philosophical level and they are several thousand years old. When you contemplate existence at such a fundamental level it becomes hard to support ethnicity based violence.
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Very few of any Indian Muslims have become involved in anti-Western terrorism or gone to join ISIS in contrast to Pakistani and even Bamgladeshi Muslims. I believe impact of Indian and Hindu culture has made a difference.
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