As for “Wasn’t the vedic knowledge kept to themselves by the brahmins?“, I can see that the NCERT brain-washing has had its effect! I was in the same boat as you – until I started reading more widely…and then started the blog..Pl read a few posts on History here..You would be surprised.

As for “Female infanticide”, and “Dowry deaths” (for that matter, caste discrimination) – neither of these are “Hindu” problems (in the sense of being limited to Hindus or sanctioned by scriptures); they cut across regions and religion(s)..They are “social ills” – not “religious problems” – and certainly not exclusively “Hindu problems”.

One more link for you to read: http://satyameva-jayate.org/2006/05/27/hindu-india-and-bharat-word-origins/

I come from the family who escaped invaders atrocities. My Grand pa had six daughters and a farmer by profession in a place where britishers and then moguls rules were existed numbers of years ago. My Grand pa home had set hiding place inbuilt in their home for first 2 daughters who were in their teens*. At that time no lelectricity, was very easy to hide girls in day time also behind the big wooden patara or on the attics built with the woods which was very dark place.
I also come from the family were boys use to give dowry (actually dowry is nt the right word to use here) to reserve the girls as girls numbers were more than boys.

And they were staunch HINDU. They saved their daughters not killed.

Because of numbers of stories I heard from my ancestors, I strongly believe, female killing and honor killings are more seen in the part where moguls rule were harsh, border near the Islamic countries or those who moved from that part before or after partition.

In Story Of India series, by BBC, During partition muslims of pakistan side captured Sikh men and women, and was threatend to convert and rape. What Sikhs men did, killed their sister, wife and daughters, because cannot see their wife or daughters being raped, tortured or taken away forcibly.

And crimes rates are high in numbers out side India if one compare the population. Outside too females are being killed.
This doesnot justify crime in India, but blaming everything on Hindus and Hindu India is not acceptable.

* Sorry I forgot to mention why they use to hide their girls, because to stop girls being taken away from invaders, when they are on their doorstep to inquire crop production or collecting crops or just taking a tour in to their home as they were the boss of the country, Can do anything they want.

Thank you so much for providing good article. So many Indians don’t know about the Contribution of Indians to world not only in Maths In so many things like Sciences,Astrology… so on. Now i am able to know clearly about the Contribution of Indians To Maths.

The reason for Indians not knowing about this is due to lack of information about this. No one are teaching about Indians and their great achievements. I thank you once again for educating so many people through your article. good work. keep going and educating.

I wish those who read this article will tell this to others and make so many people know about this.

She is just another ‘eurocentric’ author.

Read Prof. C.K.raju’s books on the same subject