Patriotism Has No Religion, and Here s the Proof for Mohan Bhagwat to See
Followers of each religion, including Hinduism, have been unpatriotic at one point or another.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Photo: PTI/Files
Religion24/Jan/2021
Rabindranath Tagore in his letter to A.M. Bose in 1908 wrote that “patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I liveâ. In 1911, at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress, India’s national anthem written by Tagore was sung for the first time.
WESTERN BUREAU:
As Jamaica closed its borders to United Kingdom flights on Monday, the country’s largest lobby of hoteliers and tour operators has thrown its weight behind the Holness administration’s decision to shut out British travellers amid the emergence of an ultra-contagious strain of the coronavirus that marked the territory as the sick man of Europe.
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), whose members stand to benefit most from UK tourist arrivals to the island, acknowledged on Monday that the Government was obligated to protect its citizens from a variant of the coronavirus that was still an unknown entity globally.
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WESTERN BUREAU:
British Airways has ended its 11-year drought with Montego Bay, bringing hope to the struggling tourism sector by introducing two weekly flights for the winter tourist season.
The flights herald the recovery of the tourism industry and a resurgence of the United Kingdom market, said Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.
The airline’s return to Sangster International Airport was met with fanfare and jubilation by officials from the British High Commission, the Jamaica Tourist Board, and JAMVAC four days ahead of the start of winter, which commences officially on Wednesday, December 15.
Three hundred and twelve passengers, plus crew, disembarked last Saturday evening on the Boeing 777 aircraft that will operate between London Gatwick and the tourism capital Tuesdays and Saturdays until April 2021. Passengers have the option to book three cabins: Club World, Traveller Plus, or World Traveller.
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