http://indiblog.com The Pride of India Fri, 18 Jun 2010 02:59:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://indiblog.com/390/moral-police-rise-of-the-hindu-taliban/ http://indiblog.com/390/moral-police-rise-of-the-hindu-taliban/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:11:19 +0000 Sooraj http://indiblog.com/?p=390 Girls wearing jeans or mini skirts, girls smoking and drinking, Valentine’s day, girls talking to guys have all been of late victims of a growing moral police in India. This self-styled Indian Taliban claim their origins in Hindu culture such as Bajrang Dal and Sri Ram Sena. Their ludicrous motive – to preserve Indian culture!...]]> http://indiblog.com/390/moral-police-rise-of-the-hindu-taliban/feed/ 3 http://indiblog.com/367/karunanidhi-criticizes-hindus-because-india-is-secular-whats-the-logic/ http://indiblog.com/367/karunanidhi-criticizes-hindus-because-india-is-secular-whats-the-logic/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:44:08 +0000 Sooraj http://indiblog.com/?p=367 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 that India is secular where all...]]> http://indiblog.com/367/karunanidhi-criticizes-hindus-because-india-is-secular-whats-the-logic/feed/ 1 http://indiblog.com/350/dangerous-rise-of-the-religious-right-in-india/ http://indiblog.com/350/dangerous-rise-of-the-religious-right-in-india/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:49:19 +0000 Sooraj http://indiblog.com/?p=350 The religious right in India is fondly called the Sangh Parivar or Hindu fundamentalists by the media and increasingly by the common man. This Parivar or family consists of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad), Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena and bits of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) as well as their...]]> http://indiblog.com/350/dangerous-rise-of-the-religious-right-in-india/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/320/hindu-christian-tensions-rising-and-are-here-to-stay/ http://indiblog.com/320/hindu-christian-tensions-rising-and-are-here-to-stay/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:35:14 +0000 Sooraj http://indiblog.com/?p=320 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 the mushrooming Christian population gave way...]]> http://indiblog.com/320/hindu-christian-tensions-rising-and-are-here-to-stay/feed/ 13 http://indiblog.com/314/krishna-was-a-playboy-but-an-aids-activist-he-wasnt/ http://indiblog.com/314/krishna-was-a-playboy-but-an-aids-activist-he-wasnt/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:15:12 +0000 Sooraj http://indiblog.com/?p=314 I’ve previously argued advocating absolute freedom of expression in art. But when religious imagery is used to convey a social message, responsibility is important to achieve the ends desired. If a particular religion’s imagery is used positively, the social message will at least reach the followers of that religion. This image looks alright at the...]]> http://indiblog.com/314/krishna-was-a-playboy-but-an-aids-activist-he-wasnt/feed/ 4 http://indiblog.com/304/shiva-ashramtemple-in-hawaii-the-middle-of-pacific-ocean/ http://indiblog.com/304/shiva-ashramtemple-in-hawaii-the-middle-of-pacific-ocean/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 04:53:25 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=56 http://indiblog.com/304/shiva-ashramtemple-in-hawaii-the-middle-of-pacific-ocean/feed/ 1 http://indiblog.com/296/a-new-hindu-encyclopedia-hindupedia/ http://indiblog.com/296/a-new-hindu-encyclopedia-hindupedia/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 09:21:43 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=55 It is wonderful to hear of the relaunch of Hindupedia, the Hindu encyclopedia already populated with many extensive articles on various aspects of Hinduism about the various philosophies, saints, Gods/Goddesses and festivals. They promise to provide all points of view on contentious issues, especially because we have many of those in Hinduism and by tradition,...]]> http://indiblog.com/296/a-new-hindu-encyclopedia-hindupedia/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/295/what-is-obscene-about-art/ http://indiblog.com/295/what-is-obscene-about-art/#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 06:19:15 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=50 When we have laws against obscenity, then we certainly need courts’ interference. But it’s meaningless to have a law against obscenity. What is obscene to you need not be obscene to me. MF Hussain is the Indian painter notorious for painting Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the nude. This has, naturally, offended millions of Hindus...]]> http://indiblog.com/295/what-is-obscene-about-art/feed/ 3 http://indiblog.com/288/but-hindus-are-already-organized-multi-organized/ http://indiblog.com/288/but-hindus-are-already-organized-multi-organized/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 05:58:39 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=44 Diversity being quintessential to Hinduism, bringing the one billion Hindus under a single umbrella defies the Hindu ethos. But Christian missionaries pose a very organized threat to Hinduism – if you don’t believe me, try this Scandinavian lady. We don’t need a Pope, but perhaps we need some organization to defend ourselves and restore pride...]]> http://indiblog.com/288/but-hindus-are-already-organized-multi-organized/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/286/videos-christian-terror-is-real-large-and-looming/ http://indiblog.com/286/videos-christian-terror-is-real-large-and-looming/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 03:59:17 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=43 http://indiblog.com/286/videos-christian-terror-is-real-large-and-looming/feed/ 2 http://indiblog.com/285/do-hindus-need-unity/ http://indiblog.com/285/do-hindus-need-unity/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 00:53:49 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=42 http://indiblog.com/285/do-hindus-need-unity/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/284/all-new-hi-hindu-swagatam/ http://indiblog.com/284/all-new-hi-hindu-swagatam/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:29:57 +0000 Sooraj http://hihindu.com/?p=41 http://indiblog.com/284/all-new-hi-hindu-swagatam/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/283/merged-with-hindupediacom/ http://indiblog.com/283/merged-with-hindupediacom/#comments Tue, 16 May 2006 20:52:27 +0000 Sooraj http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/38/merged-with-hindupediacom/ http://indiblog.com/283/merged-with-hindupediacom/feed/ 3 http://indiblog.com/282/silence-3/ http://indiblog.com/282/silence-3/#comments Wed, 12 Apr 2006 14:41:20 +0000 http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/37/silence-3/ http://indiblog.com/282/silence-3/feed/ 2 http://indiblog.com/281/educating-the-bbc-on-the-use-of-god-and-god/ http://indiblog.com/281/educating-the-bbc-on-the-use-of-god-and-god/#comments Sat, 01 Apr 2006 07:44:52 +0000 Sooraj http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/34/educating-the-bbc-on-the-use-of-god-and-god/ For background, read the very interesting article on BBC about a highly efficient temple courier service. In the article, BBC refers to Maa Tarini as ‘goddess’ with a small ‘g’. Now, I don’t know who Maa Tarini is, but I’m pretty sure that She is a Goddess and not a ‘goddess’. So I wrote to...]]> http://indiblog.com/281/educating-the-bbc-on-the-use-of-god-and-god/feed/ 0 http://indiblog.com/280/what-a-holi-experience/ http://indiblog.com/280/what-a-holi-experience/#comments Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:04:20 +0000 http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/32/what-a-holi-experience/ http://indiblog.com/280/what-a-holi-experience/feed/ 1 http://indiblog.com/279/pluralism-as-a-an-alternative-to-secularism/ http://indiblog.com/279/pluralism-as-a-an-alternative-to-secularism/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:59:01 +0000 http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/31/hindu-pluralism-as-a-an-alternative-to-secularism/ http://indiblog.com/279/pluralism-as-a-an-alternative-to-secularism/feed/ 3 http://indiblog.com/277/seeing-my-own-reflection-in-the-bhagavad-gita/ http://indiblog.com/277/seeing-my-own-reflection-in-the-bhagavad-gita/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:20:46 +0000 http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/29/seeing-my-own-reflection-in-the-bhagavad-gita/ http://indiblog.com/277/seeing-my-own-reflection-in-the-bhagavad-gita/feed/ 3 http://indiblog.com/276/beginning-a-meditation-practice/ http://indiblog.com/276/beginning-a-meditation-practice/#comments Sun, 05 Mar 2006 06:54:44 +0000 http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/27/beginning-a-meditation-practice/ http://indiblog.com/276/beginning-a-meditation-practice/feed/ 8 http://indiblog.com/275/would-you-drink-brahma-or-eat-ganesha-or-krishna/ http://indiblog.com/275/would-you-drink-brahma-or-eat-ganesha-or-krishna/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:56:58 +0000 Sooraj http://www.indiblog.com/hindu/25/would-you-drink-brahma-or-eat-ganesha-or-krishna/ http://indiblog.com/275/would-you-drink-brahma-or-eat-ganesha-or-krishna/feed/ 0