From Where I Stand av Indarjit Singh

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When two or more people find sufficient in common to call themselves ''us'', they will strengthen their togetherness by looking for a ''them'' to dislike.<br>INDARJIT''S LAW<br>It''s fashionable to talk of ''hate crime'' as if a small minority of people are infected with a virus of hate against those they see as different. It is not like that. Prejudice and fear of difference affects us all. <br>I learnt about my Sikh religion almost as an outsider looking in to find surprising teachings on justice, compassion and a need to stand up for others.<br>Discrimination in employment in the ''60s, normal and lawful at the time, led to my turning down a well-paid job to go to India, where writing under the pen name of Victor Pendry, I became a local hero to the Sikh community suffering majority persecution. This standing up to injustice through writing, speaking and importantly, humour, is the story of this book.<br>You cannot choose your battlefield<br> God does that for you<br> But you can pl