Heard recently of Misbah Quadri's ordeal in mumbai. How she was denied a place to live just because she is a muslim.
I have been through this unpleasant experience quite a few times....have lived through the gujarat riots.....post which my entire family (uprooted) relocated elsewhere.....it is indeed very sad to be denied basic rights on the basis of ur religion/faith....yes people do get victimised/ discriminated because of their faith but this statement does not hold true most of the time....
In 2006, my husband and I shifted to gurgaon.....newlyweds in search of our first humble abode....filled with excitement to start our lives together...but unfortunately the excitement soon fizzed out and disappointment took its place. Our dream of a decent house came down shattering when we were rudely denied house on rent from almost everywhere as we were muslims.....it was very disheartening.
Just about when we had lost all hopes...we met Mr. Kaul...a retired professor...who finally agreed to rent his beautiful 2bhk in one of the best localities in gurgaon...sushant lok....his decision changed our perception and cured us of the predicament we had been suffering from.....i can never forget what he told us that day....he shared with us that he had been approached by a 'hindu' couple earlier in the day who were ready to pay a good rent for his property but he took the decision in our favor because did not want a promising young couple to start their new life together with such bitterness and that he wanted to restore our faith in people....and spread the goodwill. Our respect for him grew manifold when we found out later that he was a kashmiri pandit forced to leave his homeland and settle in delhi....he had already paid a price for being in minority in kashmir.....he could have very well taken his sweet revenge of sort by denying us...but instead he chose to be the better human being that he was.....we shall always be grateful for his kind gesture.
In life, we meet all sorts of people....good, bad, evil.......there may be demons at large but remember there are angels too.....who restore your faith in humanity.
I have been through this unpleasant experience quite a few times....have lived through the gujarat riots.....post which my entire family (uprooted) relocated elsewhere.....it is indeed very sad to be denied basic rights on the basis of ur religion/faith....yes people do get victimised/ discriminated because of their faith but this statement does not hold true most of the time....
In 2006, my husband and I shifted to gurgaon.....newlyweds in search of our first humble abode....filled with excitement to start our lives together...but unfortunately the excitement soon fizzed out and disappointment took its place. Our dream of a decent house came down shattering when we were rudely denied house on rent from almost everywhere as we were muslims.....it was very disheartening.
Just about when we had lost all hopes...we met Mr. Kaul...a retired professor...who finally agreed to rent his beautiful 2bhk in one of the best localities in gurgaon...sushant lok....his decision changed our perception and cured us of the predicament we had been suffering from.....i can never forget what he told us that day....he shared with us that he had been approached by a 'hindu' couple earlier in the day who were ready to pay a good rent for his property but he took the decision in our favor because did not want a promising young couple to start their new life together with such bitterness and that he wanted to restore our faith in people....and spread the goodwill. Our respect for him grew manifold when we found out later that he was a kashmiri pandit forced to leave his homeland and settle in delhi....he had already paid a price for being in minority in kashmir.....he could have very well taken his sweet revenge of sort by denying us...but instead he chose to be the better human being that he was.....we shall always be grateful for his kind gesture.
In life, we meet all sorts of people....good, bad, evil.......there may be demons at large but remember there are angels too.....who restore your faith in humanity.
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