The Flip side of the coin
The last few weeks after the elections have been interesting. There has been a widespread Hindu bashing. Indian Express ran a story today about how Indians have forgotten the "Hindu" civilization. It also points out how the gravest of religious massacares have occured even during the "secular" regimes.
I totally agree with the writer on certain points but I strongly believe that Hinduism is a beautiful way of life where each Hindu is given an wide space to practize his religion. Hinduism is not governed by tenets, it does not say how many times you should pray, how many times you should visit the temple, how many times someone should fast etc etc. Every Hindu decides what is Hinduism. That space ought to remain inviolable. It is a space worth living and dying for.
Hinduism should not be imposed. Hindus don't want to be associated with the word "fundamentalists" and with all the state sponsored aggression in Gujarat, the world over the Hindus have been assigned the unwanted tag. Being proud of the civilization and being imposing are two different things and the previous Government had crossed the line.
This inner voice too needs hearing
The last few weeks after the elections have been interesting. There has been a widespread Hindu bashing. Indian Express ran a story today about how Indians have forgotten the "Hindu" civilization. It also points out how the gravest of religious massacares have occured even during the "secular" regimes.
I totally agree with the writer on certain points but I strongly believe that Hinduism is a beautiful way of life where each Hindu is given an wide space to practize his religion. Hinduism is not governed by tenets, it does not say how many times you should pray, how many times you should visit the temple, how many times someone should fast etc etc. Every Hindu decides what is Hinduism. That space ought to remain inviolable. It is a space worth living and dying for.
Hinduism should not be imposed. Hindus don't want to be associated with the word "fundamentalists" and with all the state sponsored aggression in Gujarat, the world over the Hindus have been assigned the unwanted tag. Being proud of the civilization and being imposing are two different things and the previous Government had crossed the line.
This inner voice too needs hearing
