Breaking India: Western Interventions In Dravidian And Dalit Faultlines discusses the agenda and designs of external forces and organizations in dividing India along ethnic lines on spurious historical basis.
Summary Of The Book
There are many threats to India’s unity and integrity. Islamic terrorism that is linked to Pakistan, Maoist and Marxist radicals sponsored by China, and a third, more insidious threat that fosters the conflict from within. This is the Dravidian and Dalit divisions that are actually encouraged and fanned by various groups. Breaking India: Western Interventions In Dravidian And Dalit Faultlines focuses on this third threat. The first two are recognized threats and there are active counter measures against them. But, the third one is not even recognized as a danger, and is in fact fanned by people within the country, with the active help of many Western organizations.
India is a nation that is divided by so many factors - distances, languages, historical identities etc. In spite of all these differences, a unique thread of cultural homogeneity unites the people. It is this cultural identity that the third force aims to undermine. The authors warn against the threat posed by this third force, as they say that it will ultimately divide India further and give rise to more conflicts.
The authors trace the background and history of this division. It goes back to the colonial period when the British were actively trying to divide the Indian people along different lines of identity, real or perceived. Their motivation was simple, a divided society would be easier to rule as the people were less likely to unite against their rulers, being distracted by their own differences.
During this period, there was an active campaign to redefine the cultural identity of India by inserting an idea of an ancient invasion. It was propounded by many European scholars that the ethnic people of India were the inhabitants of the Indus valley region, and a new race of people called the Aryans came in and destroyed this ethnic culture and imposed their Vedic culture upon India. The Aryan Invasion theory, currently being challenged by many scholars and by new discoveries, still holds firm in India. The whole Dravidian movement and politics in southern India stands on this foundation.
The authors trace the ways this division is being used by many proselytizing Christian organizations to gain more converts. Breaking India: Western Interventions In Dravidian And Dalit Faultlines aims to spark an open and honest debate that will expose many organizations operating in South Asia under the blanket of human and welfare activities that really have a hidden agenda.
The authors point out that if the Western organizations that are sponsoring these activities succeed in breaking up India, it will ultimately prove detrimental to the interests of the western countries. It will benefit the middle-eastern interests and Islamic extremist movement, which will in turn also pose a threat to the West.
About the Authors
Rajiv Malhotra is an Indian American writer, philanthropist, and public speaker whose focus is world religions and cross cultural identities. After graduating from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, he moved to the US, initially for graduate studies, and later settled in the US.
He has worked in several technology companies, and his career covered the software,and telecom industries. Malhotra established the Infinity Foundation to promote a better understanding of India and its ancient civilization and of Indic religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. He is on the Board of Governors of the University of Massachusetts's India Study program and has worked with the State of New Jersey as Chairman of the Asian Studies Education Committee.
Aravindan Neelakandan has worked with an NGO in remote and neglected rural communities in Tamilnadu, educating and helping them on sustainable agricultural methods.
The Ministry of Tourism awarded him a fellowship to study the potential tourist attractions of neglected ruins in the Kanyakumari region. During these periods, the author gained a wide experience of the sociology and history of the Tamil people. He is a columnist with the leading news portal, UPI-Asia, and also a popular science writer in Tamil.
