Politics

Politics in Religion

Karunanidhi criticizes Hindus because India is secular – what’s the logic?

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Being the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, it is rather irresponsible of Karunanidhi to criticize only Hindus in the name of secularism. He has done it before. This time, he says that Hindus shouldn’t wear tilak or that the sacred thread of Brahmins is unnecessary. And his rationale is...

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Hindu-Christian tensions rising and are here to stay

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With Christian missionaries invading India in hordes and converting Indians by deceitful and shameful means, tensions with the majority Hindu population were only waiting to happen. The trigger was the cowardly murder of four swamis in a Hindu ashram in Orissa this week. Understandably, all the pent-up anger against...

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Hindu Pluralism as an alternative to Secularism

(This is a guest column by Devi from Canada.) Secularism is an insidious destroyer of culture, but here in Canada, where our population is so diverse, especially in the big cities, it appears to be the only obvious acceptable compromise. (Although not one I am comfortable with). I proposes...

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Adopting Western Trends – also a lesson for VHP

Hey friends – firstly, Happy New Year! I know I’ve neglected Hindu blog for quite long now, partly because I was away on vacation – and you know how vacations can disrupt routine! Anyway, when I thought of the New Year, which very uniquely to the Roman calendar falls...

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Acharyas, please don’t be Political

The Kanchi Shankaracharya made a big deal of settling the Ayodhya issue by calling the VHP and the Muslims and talking a few times – well, he ended up making a big fool of himself. The sants of Ayodhya call together a meeting for constructing the Ayodhya temple, and...

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Nepal – Hindu kingdom recovering from trouble

Nepal, the tiny country landlocked between India and China, is the only Hindu country and monarchy in the world. It has been about a decade of close to civil war with the Maoist terrorists fighting the government to convert the Hindu monarchy into a Communist republic. Today, the Maoists...

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VHP – the Nation’s laughing stock!

VHP comes out very regularly with hilarious comments that remind me of living in a pig sty! Acharya Dharmendra, a VHP leader, has now criticized Sania Mirza and accused her of destroying the institution of marriage with her comments. Sania Mirza said “it was not others’ business to decide...

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Pakistan schools teach hatred for Indians and Hindus

It is incredible when you read what 10-year old school children in Pakistan learn. It seems that Pakistani schools exist foremost to plant and nurture hatred for Indians, and especially Hindus. It is blood-curdling that young children should display so much hatred as to give speeches against Hindus in...

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