British Raj 1940: Sri Aurobindo - Hindu-Muslim Unity Myth

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We are often told the British created divide and rule. Turning Hindus and Muslims against each other. Indian History and Sri Aurobindo state otherwise:

Page 230: '"it is because of the British divide-and-rule policy that we (Hindus and Muslims) can't unite"
Aurobindo replied:
"Nonsense! Was there unity in India before the British rule?"
But now since our national consciousness is more developed there is more chance of unity if the British don’t bolster up Jinnah and his Muslim claims.
"Does Jinnah want unity? ... What he wants is independence for Muslims and if possible rule over India. That is the old spirit....
But why is it expected that Muslims will be so accommodating? Everywhere minorities are claiming their rights.
Of course, there may be some Muslims who are differ¬ ent, more nationalistic in outlook: even [Maulana] Azad has his own terms,
only he sees Indian unity first and will settle those terms afterwards."
Source:

India's Rebirth - By Sri Aurobindo
Publisher: Mira Aditi
ISBN 81-85137-27-7 p. 230
Author: Michel Danino
Online text:
https://archive.org/details/IndiasRebirth
https://www.sriaurobindoashram.org/sriaurobindo/

Plaque erected in 2007 by English Heritage at 49 St Stephen’s Avenue, Shepherd's Bush, London, W12 8JB, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/sri-aurobindo/

Ibn Battuta (1304–1368) Islamic slave trade and the Hindu Holocaust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdGeKE9YkfI&t=49s

Sikh Guru Nanak witnessed the MUSLIM INVASION of India and did NOTHING!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzxZrxyEA34&t=51s

Sultan Mohammed bin Tughlaq (1325-51) "Making wars upon the infidel"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCq4Kw4RZwU&t=126s

Islamic Slave trade: "Slaughter of the Hindu's": Hindu Kush | Kashmir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twfRKV8RgcQ&t=48s

Ghazwa-e-Hind (Jihad against India) Religion of "piece"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJEX6WjeQQ&t=44s

Funny article:
The Origins of Hindu-Muslim Conflict in South Asia
https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/the-origins-of-hindu-muslim-conflict-in-south-asia/