Lusting for the Hindu Woman *. 74

Lusting for Hindu Women/Girls:Sex is a Factor

Marriage

Lust is a word that means intense or unrestrained sexual craving. Sometimes the word does look vulgar or coarse but it defines a mindset that is dictated by desire and temptation. 

All over India and Pakistan the one fact that stands out is the number of Hindu girls with Muslim men has husbands. In Pakistan it takes a bizarre form with about 20-25 Hindu girls being kidnapped every month in Sind province and forcibly converted and married to Muslim men. In India there is no coercion but any numbers of Hindu girls marry Muslims. Even the film stars are into it and the most famous present day heroine Karina Kapoor is marrying a Muslim star who has 2 grown up children.

Hindu Muslim wedlock

I began to wonder why this is so after all just a few decades the Muslims and Hindus did not have much of intermarriages. Before independence and the advent of the Raj, the Muslims were the rulers and they could have their pick of Hindu girls. Even the warrior Timur selected 200 of the most beautiful Hindu girls for his harem. But it all ended with the Raj and independence.
So frankly I am intrigued to see so many Hindu girls marrying Muslim men. The contrast is stark as in all cases the Hindu girls convert to Islam. This is mandatory and is something that happens, but I suppose there is very little coercion involved, except in Pakistan where the situation is entirely different. I wonder what could be the psychology behind these marriages.

Love Jihad

Obviously there is some background to it. One thing that strikes me is that after loss of political power by the Muslimsthe Hindu girls became unattainable. So the Muslim men with encouragement from the Mullahs began to assiduously woo Hindu girls. The idea was to marry them and beget children. It’s like a victory in battle, after all in ancient wars the women were the prize.
These are harsh thoughts, but I suppose there is some truth in it. Thus the Muslim man will go out of his way to court a Hindu girl. What about the Hindu girl? There is a new found freedom given by independent India and the Hindu girl is exercising it to the hilt. One manifestation is these marriages. In contrast the reverse of Muslim girls marrying Hindu boys is just a trickle. Rigidity in Islam is intense?

Kissing on the 146th Floor of the Burj Khaifa

The Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai. Presently, it is the tallest tower in the world. Visitors are allowed to the 146th floor for a fee of 100 AED (about $25). The floor is partly open to the inclement weather. In winter, it can get pretty cold there. If it starts to rain, the charm of being on this floor is greatly increased. The covered portion houses coffee shops and snack counters.

I last visited the tower in January, a few months back. I took my English girlfriend who is a teacher here, up the tower at night. The tower is open on a 24-hour basis. We had just entered the uncovered porch when it began to rain. In addition, a cold wind blew and it ended with us hugging each other for warmth. Frankly, it was fun and then we kissed with the cold wind blowing and rain falling. How exhilarating it was with the rain and the tongue of my girl enmeshed together.Down below we could see the lights of Dubai. It was a magical moment, never to be forgotten. A tap on the shoulder brought us back to reality. A security guard stood with an umbrella and he whispered “Sir, no kissing. It's not allowed”. I will say we were lucky as people have been put behind bars for less.

Kissing on the 146th Floor of the Burj Khaifa

The Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai. Presently, it is the tallest tower in the world. Visitors are allowed to the 146th floor for a fee of 100 AED (about $25). The floor is partly open to the inclement weather. In winter, it can get pretty cold there. If it starts to rain, the charm of being on this floor is greatly increased. The covered portion houses coffee shops and snack counters.

I last visited the tower in January, a few months back. I took my English girlfriend who is a teacher here, up the tower at night. The tower is open on a 24-hour basis. We had just entered the uncovered porch when it began to rain. In addition, a cold wind blew and it ended with us hugging each other for warmth. Frankly it was fun and then we kissed with the cold wind blowing and rain falling. How exhilarating it was with  the rain and the tongue of my girl enmeshed together.Down below we could see the lights of Dubai. It was a magical moment, never to be forgotten. A tap on the shoulder brought us back to reality. A security guard stood with an umbrella and he whispered “Sir, no kissing. It's not allowed”. I will say we were lucky as people have been put behind bars for less.

Death Railway of Siam during World War II * 60

I am a history buff and love to read about the Second World war. One incident in World War II has fascinated me is the death railway made immortal by Sir Alec Guinness in the movie ” Bridge on the River Kwai”. When I visited Thailand for a holiday, I resolved to visit the death railway, a name used for a bridge which was built by the Japanese over the river Kwai to connect Thailand to Rangoon.

After the battle of Midway where the Imperial navy suffered a catastrophic defeat, the Japanese had great difficulty in transporting men and material to Burma, where the Imperial army was fighting the British Indian army by sea, as their carrier fleet had been annihilated. This led them to construct a rail line through the thick jungles to Rangoon. It was an arduous task and the Japanese thought it fit to use Allied Prisoners of War as labor for this construction. One of the most difficult stretches was across the river at Kwai. All around the river there were dense tropical forests and cutting through the forest and constructing the bridge over the river was a very difficult task.

The Japanese had a paucity of time and they wanted the bridge and rail line ready in as a short time as possible. this led a very harsh regimen for the prisoners who were made to work 12 hours a day with hardly any food to eat. This aspect of Japanese character has baffled me as they studiously ignored the Geneva Convention on POWs. The Japanese soldiers overseeing the construction treated the prisoners badly and many died during the course of the construction. it was a terrible time and after the war, the Allies tried many of the Imperial army officers and soldiers and hanged many of them.

The Bridge is still there and is a tourist site. There is also an excellent museum that showcases the construction of the bridge. All in all, it’s a place worth visiting.