Why religious conversions? (Marathi)

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Y_m©§Vao H$m hmoVmV? Amnë`m dmS>d{S>bm§nmgyZ Ambobm Y_© gmoSy>Z Xwgam Y_© H$dQ>miÊ`mMr nmir EImÚm ì`º$sda dm g_mOmda H$m `oVo? ì`º$sJV Y_m©§Va AWm©VM nyU©V: Ë`m ì`º$ser g§~§YrV Agboë`m _mZ{gH$, AmÜ`mpË_H$ Am{U gm_m{OH$ n[apñWVrda Adb§~yZ AgVo. _mÌ Ooìhm EImXm _moR>m g_yh Amnbm Y_© gmoSy>Z Xwgè`m Y_m©V OmVmo, Ë`mdoir `m Y_m©§Vam_mJMr H$maUo g_OyZ KoUo Amdí`H$ R>aVo. .

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""Y_mªVa hm Amnë`m XoemVrb EH$ `wJm-`wJmnmgyZ MmbV Ambobm à`moJ Amho. qhXy Y_m©À`m OmMmbm H§$Q>miyZ Amnë`m CÜXmamgmR>r AZoH$m§Zr Y_mªVa Ho$bo Amho. _wpñb_ amOdQ>rV Añn¥í`m§Vrb ~hþg§»` bmoH$m§Zr _wpñb_ Y_© ñdrH$mê$Z g_VoH$S>o Ymd KoVbr. Ë`mMà_mUo {~«{Q>e amOdQ>rV AZoH$m§Zr OmVrì`dñWoZo {Xbobo ZrMnU PwJmê$Z Ë`mVyZ _wº$ hmoÊ`mgmR>r {¼ñVr Y_m©Mm ñdrH$ma Ho$bm Amho. AZoH$ Am{Xdmgr bmoH$m§Zrhr {ejUmgmR>r, AmnwbH$sÀ`m {_iUmè`m dmJUwH$sgmR>r {¼ñVr Y_© ñdrH$mabm Amho. {_eZar bmoH$m§Zr Cno{jV, Jar~ bmoH$m§gmR>r S>m|JaXè`mV emim§Mr ñWmnZm H$ê$Z Ë`m§À`mn`ªV {ejU ZoD$Z EH$ Eo{Vhm{gH$ H$m`© Ho$bo Amho. `m gmè`m§Mm n[aUm_ åhUyZ ^maVmV A{YH$m{YH$ X{bV, Am{Xdmgr _§S>ir {¼ñVr Pmbr AmhoV. '' 1

Xwgè`m EH$m boImV S>moig `m§Zr Ago åhQ>bo Amho: ''doJdoJù`m amOdQ>rVrb Y_m©§VamMm g§X^© ~Xbbm Var Ë`m_mJrb Y_m©§V[aVm§Mr ^mdZm EH$gmaIrM amhV Ambr Amho. Om{Vì`dñWm, Añn¥í`Vm, eyÐ `m OmoI§S>mVyZ _wº$ hmoÊ`mgmR>r bmoH$m§Zr Y_m©§Vao Ho$br. H$Yr Vo _wñbr_ Pmbo, H$Yr Vo {¼íMZ Pmbo. Z§Va S>m° Am§~oS>H$am§À`m ZoV¥ËdmImbr Ë`m§Zr ~m¡ÜX Y_m©Mm ñdrH$ma Ho$bm. g_VoMr {eH$dU d dmJUyH$ OoWo {_iob Ë`m Y_m©bm Amnbogo H$ê$Z `m bmoH$m§Zr àñWm{nV Y_m©{déÜXMm Amnbm {ZfoY Zm|X{dbm Amho.''2

_hmamï´>mVrb dm BVa Hw$R>ë`mhr {R>H$mUr gm_wXm{`H$ {¼ñVr Y_mªVao AÚmpË_H$ n[adV©ZmZo Pmbr Agm Xmdm IwÔ {¼ñVr Y_©Jwê$ qH$dm MM©hr H$aV Zmhr. Ah_XZJa {OëømVrb ào{fVH$m`m©Mm B{Vhmg {b{hUmè`m \$mXa S>m° {¼ñVmo\$a eoiHo$ `m§Mo {díbofU nwT>rbà_mUo Amho: ''H°$Wmo{bH$ lÜXoMm {Za{Zamù`m ^mJmV H$gm àma§^ Pmbm ho nmhUo _moR>o _Zmoa§OH$ Amho. ¹${MV àg§JrM AÜ`mËå`mZo gwê$dmV Pmbobr {XgVo Ago IwÔ n{dÌ ew^g§XoemVhr Amnë`mbm Xwga§ {XgV Zmhr. bmoH$ `oeyÀ`m ^modVr JXu H$ê$ bmJbo. H$maU Ë`mZo AmOmè`m§Zm ~ao Ho$bo, _oboë`m§Zm nwÝhm CR>{dbo, AewÜXm§Zm Ë`mZo ewÜX Ho$bo Am{U ^mH$ar dmT>{dë`m. bmoH$m§Mm O_md Ë`mÀ`mH$S>o Amë`mZ§VaM Ë`mZo Ë`m§Mo bj emídV _wë`m§H$S>o AmoTy>Z KoVbo. ''Vwåhr _mÂ`mda lÕm R>odVm åhUyZ Vwåhr _mÂ`mH$S>o Ambm Ago Zmhr, Va _r Vwåhm§bm ^mH$a {Xbr åhUyZ Vwåhr AmbmV.'' Ë`mZ§VaM _J `oey AÜ`mËå`mH$S>o diyZ 'Zída AÞmgmR>r PQy> ZH$m. Ë`mEodOr {MaH$mbrZ AÞmgmR>r à`ËZ H$am' Ago Ë`m bmoH$m§Zm gm§JVmo.''3 {¼ñVr {_eZatZr gd©àW_ ^wHo$ë`m bmoH$m§Mr ^yH$ ^mJ{dbr, Ë`m§À`m gm_m{OH$ Am{U Am{W©H$ àJVrgmR>r à`ËZ Ho$bo Am{U Z§VaM Vo AÜ`mËå`mH$S>o dimbo. 'AmYr nmoQ>mo~m, _J {dR>mo~m' Aer åhU `m ^mJmV àM{bV Amho. Vr åhU `m {_eZar bmoH$m§Zr Amnë`m ào{fVH$m`m©V àË`jmV CVa{dbr.

`m g§X^m©V Hw$R>oVar dmMbobr EH$ Jmoï> _bm AmR>dVo. EH$ _hmË_m Amnë`m {eî`m§~amo~a {\$aV hmoVm. EH$m JmdmV Amë`mZ§Va Ë`m§Zm EH$ ^wHo$Zo ì`mµHw$i Pmbobm _mUyg {Xgbm. Ë`m _hmËå`mMm {eî` Ë`m _mUgmOdi OmD$Z Ë`mbm AÜ`mËå`m{df`r Mma Jmoï>r gm§Jy bmJbm. _mÌ Ë`m _mUgmH$S>o Ë`m {eî`mH$S>o nmR> {\$a{dbr. {eî` Ë`mZ§Va XwgarH$S>o Jobm. WmoS>çmdoimZo Vmo naVbm Voìhm VmoM _mUyg Amnë`m Jwê$À`m nm`mer ~gyZ AÜ`mËå`mMm g§Xoe EoH$V Amho Ago Ë`mbm {Xgbo. M{H$V hmoD$Z {eî`mZo Amnë`m Jwê$bm `m~m~VrV {dMmabo Voìhm Vmo _hmË_m åhUmbm. "_r Ë`mbm ImÊ`mgmR>r Ho$ir {Xbr. ^wHo$bm Agë`mZo Ë`mMr Ë`mdoiMr VrM JaO hmoVr.''

Y_mªVam_mJMr H$maU_r_m§gm ñnï> H$aVmZm EH$mo{Ugmì`m eVH$mV gm_m{OH AÝ`m`mMo, N>idUwH$sMo ~ir R>aboë`m X{bV g_mOmÀ`m Ñï>rZo {¼ñVr {_eZar XodXyVM R>abo Ago Zm{eH$À`m {\$bmo{_Zm ~mJyb `m§Zr åhQ>bo Amho. Ë`m åhUVmV: '' {_eZatZr Amåhmbm {¼ñVm~amo~a Eo{hH$ gwImMm _mJ© XmI{dbm. XmoZ hOma dfm©nwdu à^y {¼ñVmZo AZoH$ M_ËH$ma Ho$bo, {_eZatZrhr Am_À`mgmR>r AZoH$ M_ËH$ma Ho$bo. Ë`mZr à{VHy$b n[apñWVrV Ho$bobo H$m`© H$moUË`mhr M_ËH$mamnojm µH$_r ZìhVo. à^y {¼ñVmZo bmoH$m§Zm OodU XoD$Z V¥á Ho$bo. Ë`mMà_mUo {_eZatZr AZoH$m§Zm AÞ XoD$Z V¥á Ho$bo. à^y {¼ñVmZo A§Ym§Zm Ñï>r {Xbr,Ë`mMà_mUo {_eZatZr kmZ XoD$Z Amåhmbm ZdÑï>r {Xbr. à^y {¼ñVmZo _wŠ`m§Zm dmMm {Xbr, Ë`mMà_mUo {_eZatZr hOmamo df} dmMm ~§X Agboë`m Amåhmbm dmMm {Xbr. {¼ñVmZo XwIUmBVm§Zm ~ao Ho$bo, VÛV {_eZatZr Am¡fYmonMmam§Zr amo½`m§Zm ~ao Ho$bo. à^y {¼ñVmZo _oboë`m§Zm {Od§V Ho$bo. {_eZatZr _¥Ë`wn§Wmg Q>oH$boë`m§Zm OrdXmZ {Xbo. {_eZatMo ho H$m`© Am_À`mgmR>r EH$mEH$m _moR>çm M_ËH$mamà_mUoM hmoVo. {_eZatZr Amåhmbm µH$m` {Xbo Zmhr? Ë`m§Zr Amåhmbm {dídmg {Xbm, ào_ {Xbo, Y_© {Xbm, ^mH$a {Xbr, AmË_{dídmg {Xbm, ñdm{^_mZ {Xbm, AmË_gÝ_mZ {Xbm Am{U gdm©V _hËdmMo åhUOo C?d{U©`m©À`m Jwbm_{JarVyZ _wº$ H$éZ Am_Mm H$mo§S>bobm ídmg _wº$ Ho$bm.''4

C?d{U©`m§Zr nm`§Xir VwS>dboë`m, amoOMr ^mH$ar {_idÊ`mgmR>r YS>nS>Umè`m Añn¥í` bmoH$m§Zm naXoer {_eZatZr _m`oZo Odi Ho$bo. XwîH$mimÀ`m Am{U XmoZ _hm`wÜXm§À`m H$mimV Am{U BVahr doir AÞnmUr, H$nS>mbÎmm nwadbm. JmdmÀ`m doer~mhoa hmH$bboë`m `m X{bV bmoH$m§À`m Ñï>rZo Va ho {_eZar XodXyVM R>abo. `m {_eZatZr XmIdboë`m XodmMm, Y_m©Mm Am{U J«§WmMm Ë`m§Zr Hw$R>ë`mhr e§H$mHw$e§H$m Z H$mT>Vm ñdrH$ma Ho$bm. AemàH$mao AZoH$ Jmdm§Vrb gd©À`m gd© _hma dm _m§J Hw$Qw>§~o H$mhr dfmªÀ`m H$mimV {¼ñVr Pmbr.

Jmoì`mV Á`m nÜXVrZo Y_m©§Va Pmbo Vgo _hmamï´>mV Pmbo Zmhr Ago AZwn_m COJao `m§Zr åhQ>bo Amho. '' H$moUr ~m{áñ_m Úm åhQ>b§ Va {_eZar Ë`mbm AmVyZ nmaIyZ KoV. Vg§M, ~mhoa H$mhr H$mi§~oa§ Va Zmhr Zm hohr VnmgyZ ~KV. Om{V^oXmÀ`m N>imnm`r Ord _oQ>mHw$Q>rbm Amboë`m VimJmimVë`m§Zm, {_eZatZr XoD$ Ho$boë`m OrdZñVamMm _moh Pmbm. Ë`m_wio gm_y{hH$ Y_mªVa§hr Pmbr.'"5

'H°$Wmo{bH$ {_eZar§H$S>o bmoH$ àW_ dibo Vo Y_© ^mdZm _ZmV R>odyZ Zìho' Ago nwÊ`mVrb g|Q> {dÝg|Q> ñHy$bMo _mOr àmMm`© \$mXa Ho$ZoW {_pñH$Q>m Am{U \$mXa Wm°_g gmido `m§Zrhr 'OogwB©Q> 2005' `m dm{f©H A§H$mV ñnï> åhQ>bo Amho. {_eZatH$S>o diÊ`mMm Ë`m§Mm hoVy nmoQ>mnmÊ`mMm d gm_m{OH$ _mZgÝ_mZ hm hmoVm Ago `m Y_©Jwê§$Zr åhQ>bo Amho. Ah_XZJa {OëømVrb bmoH$m§Mo Eo{hH$ Am{U gm_m{OH$ àíZ hmVmiÊ`mMm {_eZar§Zr à`ËZ Ho$bm. Ah_XZJa hm H$m`_Mm XwîH$mir {Oëhm. Ë`m_wio XwîH$miJ«ñV OZVogmR>r {_P[a`moa, H$m[aVmg, grAmaEg `mgma»`m godm^mdr g§ñWm§À`m _XVrZo {_eZar§Zr {d{har ImoXÊ`mg, n§n Am{U {~`mUo I[aXÊ`mg ñWm{ZH$ bmoH$m§Zm _XV Ho$br. gm_m{OH$ Am{U Ym{_©H$ H$m_m§Mr J„V hmoD$ Z`o, AmÜ`mpË_H$ ~m~r§H$S>o Xwb©j hmoD$ Z`o åhUyZ gm_m{OH$ H$m_m§gmR>r àW_ lram_nya `oWo Am{U Z§Va Ah_XZJa `oWo gmoeb g|Q>aMr ñWmnZm H$aÊ`mV Ambr. bmoH$m§À`m JaOm ^mJdyZ, Ë`m§À`m{df`r AmñWm XmIdyZ O_©Z Am{U EVÔoer` `oeyg§Kr` d«VñWm§Zr `oWrb bmoH$m§Mr lÜXm Omonmgbr. 'àma§^r emiogmR>r EH$hr {dÚmWu {_iV Zgo. nU AmO ZJa {OëømVrb `oeyg§Kr`m§À`m d Y_©àm§{V`m§À`m emimV hOmamo H$mWmo{bH$ d A{¼ñVr {dÚmWu {ejU KoV AmhoV.n{hë`m _hm`wÜXmÀ`m gwédmVrg ZJa {OëømV 10,000 {¼ñVr hmoVo d \$º$ Mma {_eZ ñQ>oeZ hmoVr. AmO drg {_eZ ñQ>oeZ AmhoV d 60,000 {¼ñVr bmoH$m§Mr d A{¼ñVr OZVoMr AmÜ`mpË_H$ d Eo{hH$ JaO ^mJ{dbr OmVo,'' Ago \$mXa {_pñH$Q>m Am{U gmido `m§Zr `m boImV åhQ>bo Amho.6

Y_mªVam_mJMr H$maUo H$mhrhr AgmoV, hr gm_wXm{`H$ {¼ñVr Y_mªVao EH$mo{Ugmì`m eVH$mVrb _hmamï´>mVrb EH$ _moR>r gm_m{OH$ H«$m§Vr hmoVr. àM{bV g_mOì`dñWo{déÔMm Vmo EH$ _moR>m {dÐmoh hmoVm. Ë`mdoiÀ`m AÝ`mæ` pñWVrVyZ gwQ>H$m H$ê$Z KoÊ`mMm Y_m©§Va EH$ _mJ© hmoVm. {deof åhUOo `m X{bVm§Zm _wº$sMm hm _mJ© XmI{dUmam Ë`m§À`m_Ü`o Hw$Urhr _moPog ZìhVm. EH$m JmdmV EH$ Y_mªVa Pmbo Am{U Ë`m Y_m©§VamMo Eo{hH$, gm_m{OH$ Am{U Am{W©H$hr \$m`Xo Ë`mÀ`m ZmVodmB©H$m§Zm, ^mD$~§Xm§Zm bjmV Ambo Am{U Ë`m§Zrhr VmoM _mJ© nËH$abm. EH$mo{Ugmì`m eVH$mÀ`m CÎmamYm©V Am{U {dgmì`m eVH$mÀ`m gwédmVrg gm_wXm{`H$ {¼ñVr Y_mªVamMr hr bmQ> _hmamï´>mV da Z_yX Ho$boë`m {Oëøm§V Mmby am{hbr. IoS>çmnmS>çm§V, AmS>diUmÀ`m N>moQ>çmem dñVtda AqhgoÀ`m _mJm©Zo AJXr g§WnUo Pmboë`m `m H«$m§VrMr Ë`mdoiÀ`m C?d{U©`m§Zr gmYr XIbhr KoVbr Zmhr. `m gm_m{OH$ H«$m§Vr_mJMr ~hþ{d{dY H$maUo, Ë`mMm g_mOmÀ`m BVa KQ>H$m§da Pmbobm n[aUm_ Am{U daÀ`m OmVtÀ`m Aaoamdrg Am{U gd©M joÌm§Vrb _ºo$Xmarg AZoH$ eVH$m§Z§Va n{hë`m§XmM {_imbobo AmìhmZ `mMo g_mOemókm§Zr d BVa g§emoYH$m§Zr AmVmn`ªV {díbofU Ho$bobo Zmhr.

ho Y_mªVa amoIÊ`mgmR>r Ë`m Añn¥í` OmVtZm Ë`m§Zm hdm Vmo AmË_gÝ_mZ Úmdm qH$dm AÝ`mæ` g_mOì`dñWm ~Xbmdr Agohr Ë`mdoiÀ`m g_mOYw[aUm§Zm dmQ>bo Zmhr. Ë`mZ§Va H$mhr dfmªZ§Va `odë`mV 1935 gmbr S>m°. ~m~mgmho~ Am§~oS>H$am§Zr Y_mªVamMr JO©Zm Ho$br Voìhmhr ho gm_wXm{`H$ Y_mªVa amoIÊ`mgmR>r R>mog nmdbo CMbbr Jobr ZmhrM. Y_mªVamÀ`m KmofUoZ§Va AIoarg XmoZ XeH$m§Z§Va ~wÜX Y_m©Mm ñdrH$ma H$ê$Z S>m° Am§~oS>H$am§Zr Am{U Ë`m§À`m AZw`m`m§Zr EH$ A{^Zd gm_m{OH$ pñWË`§Va KS>dyZ AmUbo.

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1) A{dZme S>moig, ''Am§~oS>H$ar Midi: n[adV©ZmMo g§X^©'' , àH$meH$: Cfm dmK, gwJmdm àH$meZ, 861/1, gXm{ed noR>,nwUo - 411 030 (1995) ( nmZ 46)

2) Cnamoº$à_mUo, (nmZ 136)

3) \$mXa S>m°. {¼ñVmo\$a eoiHo$, ' {Zamoß`m' _m{gH$, Am°ŠQ>moda 1977 (nmZ H«$_m§H$ 33)

4) {\$bmo{_Zm ~mJyb, '{_eZ H$m`© 150 df}: gm_m{OH$ {dH$mg', ' X àm°{_g Am°\$ A aoZ~mo- E {Q´>ã`wQ> Am°\$ bìh Qy> Ada {_eZarO X dobpñà¨J Am°\$ hmon \$m°a X â`wMa - Zm{eH$ H°$Wmo{bH$ Y_©àm§VmV {_eZar H$m`m©g 125 df} Pmë`m{Z{_Îm àH$m{eV Ho$bobr ñ_a{UH$m (1878-2003), ( _amR>r {d^mJ, nmZ 23)

5) S>m°. AZwn_m COJao, '_amR>r àmoQ>oñQ>§Q> {¼ñVr g_mO', àH$meH$: J«§Wmbr kmZ`k, Q>monrdmbm boZ, å`w{Z{gnb ñHy$b B_maV, S>m° ^S>H$_H$a _mJ© nmo{bg ñQ>oeZg_moa, J«±Q> amoS>, _w§~B© - 400 007 (2003), (nmZ 22)

6) 'OogwB©Q>g 2005', B`a ~wH$ Am°\$ X gmogm`Q>r Am°\$ {OPg, àH$meH$ : gmogm`Q>r Am°\$ {OPg, ~moJm} Eg, pñn[aVmo 4, 00193 amo_, BQ>br (nmZ 135), Am{U ' {Zamoß`m' _m{gH$, \o$~«wdmar 2005 (nmZ 26)