Category: Hindu Dharma

On Narendra Modi and being a Hindu

Extracts from Shri B Raman’a article in the recent edition of Outlook (Dec 24 ’07), “The Secular Hypocrisy“: *** …The pathological dislike–even hatred–that some of our journalists–particularly in the electronic media–have for Modi could�...

The search for a historical “Rama”

Amidst esteemed leader Karunanidhi’s latest remarks questioning “the historical basis” of Ramayana and Shri Rama, comes this news-report from The Hindu (Thanks, Anirban). Excerpts (emphasis mine) from “Ramayana is not a myth: S.R. Rao”:...

UK fashion chain withdraws “Swastika” bag

An alert (and loyal) reader pointed this story to me: Zara withdraws swastika handbags. From the BBC website: The fashion chain Zara has withdrawn a handbag from its stores after a customer pointed out...

Hinduism as a secular concept

Here is a question for all readers: Why is a “Hindu nation” automatically assumed to be a “fundamentalist, fascist state led by Hindutva fanatics”? My hypothesis is: A Hindu state can�be the ultimate secular...