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Silencing of the progressive Hindu

25 Sunday May 2014

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academic, atheism, Blog, Blogs, civil rights, genocide, Hindu, Hinduism, Hinduphobia, Hindutva, India, Islam, Kashmir, Liberal, Modi, Muslim, Narendra Modi, News, politics, progressive, Religion, rights, secular, secularism, temple

Ten days after my post on how anti-Hinduism is parading as secularism, the HuffPost posted this blog by academic Vamsee Juluri who analyzed why Hindus ignored secular critiques of their community and chose to elect a controversial Hindu leader.

There are valid lines of reasoning to deter Hindutva (Hindu nationalism) into entering political dialog, let alone becoming incorporated into India’s constitution. Yet, the liberal media often targets Hindu nationalism while turning a blind eye to the clear violation of secular principles by its fellow ideologues in India. The irony is that Hindutva has grown BECAUSE of separate laws for muslims, Haj subsidies, carving an Islamic state out of part of India, and government control of temples (while staying distant from churches and mosques) to name a few causes. No other self-proclaimed secular country does this and gets away.

Reading the posts and replies by people on such forums should remind us that Hinduphobia is alive and well. In fact, this monster is growing stronger everyday and will inevitably face its other ugly counterpart – Hindutva. 

Vamsee’s assessment is being proven right – the silencing of liberal Hindu voices extends beyond academia. From Hindu genocide denial to indifference regarding Hindu voices supporting women’s rights to apathy about denying religious freedom to Hindus in Kashmir and Malaysia, the guy next-door simply closes his ears when a liberal Hindu points out the hypocrisy of ‘secular values’. The only thing that catches the mind of the secularist is sensationalizing Hindutva.

So what is the solution? To me, there clearly needs to be a more progressive Hindu voice that needs to shout louder so that it can be heard even when the hand of Hinduphobia covers its mouth.

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Saudi A-crazia

15 Saturday Mar 2014

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feminism, freedom, human rights, Islam, Middle-East, Muslim, Rama, Religion, Saudi Arabia, wages, women's rights

So Saudi Arabia, the wonderful freedom-loving country that it is, seems to be in a mood to ban stuff. First they ban people from giving their kids certain names including Rama (because that is the name of a Hindu deity), Benjamin (because that is the name of Israel’s PM) and Alice (don’t even ask). Now a cleric there has issued a fatwa against eating in buffets too.

Funny – you can’t name your kid Alice or eat at a buffet, but you can deny migrant workers their salaries while making them work like slaves and beat up your wife without facing any serious punishment.

Man, am I glad I don’t live there.

 

8 annoying questions/comments Hindus face (and how to respond to them)

08 Sunday Dec 2013

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atheism, atheists, christianity, God, Hindu, Hinduism, ignorance, India, Islam, Religion, spirituality, Vedanta

  1. Do you really think cows are God? No, but they seem to be smarter than you.
  2. Aren’t you ashamed of the caste system? Uh huh. I came up with the whole idea. I’m also ashamed of Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, Lady Gaga and talking to ignoramuses like you.
  3. Don’t you get confused with so many gods? Nope. Do you get confused with how many kinds of burgers there are?
  4. I’m a rationalist freethinker and I think Hinduism is irrational. Remind me why I should give a flying fudge about what you think again?
  5. Do you sleep on a bed of nails? No, but I know someone who will be pretty soon if they don’t shut up.
  6. Who is your savior? Myself.
  7. Why do you guys worship idols? [Slap myself on the head]
  8. Aren’t you worried you are gonna go to hell? If heaven means having to live with people like you, hell doesn’t seem all that bad.

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