Secularity: A myth
Yesterday, while I was out with my friend, standing outside another friend's place, I experienced something that has brought splashes of thoughts in my head since then. Three kids who probably live in the same locality, standing right behind us, slowly started murmuring, 'Pakistan chor hai' (Pakistan is a thief) and something more that we couldn't hear. Hearing this, I and my friend shared a glance and ignored. He kept saying that slowly, I turned back to look at him once, the other kid standing next to him motioned him to let him know I was looking. We were just about to enter the door when he shouted again (deliberately) and this time even more loudly, 'Pakistan chor hai'. (Pakistan is a thief) We did not react, because they were just kids, not more than 10-11 years of age. But the reason he was shouting that, was because I was standing there, in a hijab, and he thought I belonged to Pakistan. The incident may sound funny, but when you look at the dar