A Call to face the war on Hinduism

01-04-2006, 03:51 PM

A Call to face the war on Hinduism
By Our Correspondent

With the theme Vishwa dharma prakashena, vishwa shanti pravartake
(world peace through universal values of Hinduism), the fourth Vishwa
Sangh Shivir (VSS) began at Prekshadham in Ahmedabad on December 26,
2005, in the presence of Swami Satyamitranand Giri, RSS
Sarsanghachalak Shri K. S. Sudarshan and Gujarat Chief Minister Shri
Narendra Modi. Before the inaugural ceremony, a yajna was performed
in which all shivirarthis (delegates) offered ahutis. A total of 440
shivirarthis from 34 countries of the world are undergoing training
at the Shivir, which will conclude on January 1, 2006, with a public
function at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shri K. S. Sudarshan
will deliver the concluding address along with Swami Viditatmanandji.

The inspiring inaugural speech of Shri Sudarshan exhorted the
shivirarthis to feel proud of their Indian origin. He said it was the
Indian culture that had the power to raise a human being to the
status of narayana (divine). Elucidating the nara rakshash (demon),
nara (human), narottam (human of highest quality) and narayana, Shri
Sudarshan said Indian culture was capable of raising a human being
from the existing status of narottam to the status of narayana. He
raised a pointed question to the shivirarthis, "Why do you call
yourself Hindu? Is it only because you were born in a Hindu family or
because your forefathers belonged to India?" He said every individual
was born as Hindu and it was the religious rituals of various
religions like sunnat or baptism that made one Muslim or Christian.
Describing the Vedas as an ever-lasting source of knowledge, Shri
Sudarshan pointed out that 22 of the total 40 points, on which the
scholars at the World Environment Summit were unanimous, were already
mentioned in the Bhoomisukt of Atharvaveda.

Speaking on the occasion, Swami Satyamitranand Giri, founder of
Bharat Mata Mandir, Haridwar, said the Sangh Swayamsevaks were
working for the national cause and every citizen of the country
should spare some time for the nation. He described the delegates as
the "ambassadors of India" and advised them to bring maximum people
of their respective countries into the fold of Hindu Swayamsevak
Sangh. He also released a souvenir on the occasion.

Gujarat Chief Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said new horizons of
development could be achieved through Hindutva. He further said
Gujarat slapped all those who had been misleading the world that
Hindutva and development were contrary. He said following the real
path of Hindutva, Gujarat was marching faster on the path of
development. Besides several leading saints like Sadhu Rangrajan and
others, Shri Shankarrao Tatvavadi, convenor Vishwa Vibhag, Shri Ajit
Shah, trustee, Antar Rashtriya Sahayog Pratishthan and Pramilatai
Medhe, Sah-Pramukh Sanchalika of Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, were also
present at the inaugural ceremony.

Vishwa Sangh Shivir (VSS) is a gathering of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
(HSS) activists once in every five years. The prime objective of the
Shivir is to discuss the present state of HSS shakhas and their
growth in various countries, problems and challenges faced by Hindus
and their possible solutions, efforts for Hindu unity and spreading
of universal features of Hinduism like Yoga, Sanskrit, Bhagvadgita,
Ayurveda, etc. The first Shivir was organised at Bangalore in 1990
followed by the second at Vadodara in 1995 and the third at Mumbai in
2000. The number of Swayamsevaks present in these camps were 200 in
Bangalore, 378 in Vadodara and 568 in Mumbai. This is the first VSS
that is being organised in the absence of Chamanlalji, who was the
backbone of the Vishwa Vibhag.

Vishwa Sangh Shivir in Ahmedabad

There are about 120 countries in the world where seven crore Hindus
live. Included in these 120 countries are England, America, Holland,
Kenya, Germany, Middle East, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Nepal, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar and Surinam. These overseas Hindus have
proved their existence in their respective countries through their
excellence in world politics, spirituality and unique values of joint
family system seen only in India. About 120 years back, the
Britishers had transported their forefathers as slaves to Mauritius,
South Africa, Fiji, Trinidad, Guyana and Surinam. Naturally, the life
of those transported people was full of inhuman conditions, hard
labour, hunger, fear and what not. A large chunk of the transported
Indians were from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

In most of these 120 countries, Hindus are understandably in
minority. Parents are fighting hard for imparting education based on
Hindu values and culture to their children. Already Western culture
has virtually led the society to worst degradation, which has created
biggest danger to young Hindu generation. Obviously, their parents
are deeply worried as to how to inculcate good samskars in their
growing youngsters. Under such perversity, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh is
busy in organising a series of camps for promoting yoga, Vedic
mathematics and education based on Hindu values. Efforts are also
being made to popularise Hindu festivals. These efforts have yielded
the desired results.

The first shakha of HSS was held on the deck of a ship sailing from
Mumbai to Kenya in 1947. Kenya took the lead in spreading shakhas of
HSS to Tanzania, Uganda and elsewhere. Currently, the HSS work has
spread to 32 countries and has 720 shakhas, of which 620 shakhas are
weekly and 130 shakhas are daily.

Their deep trust in Ramcharitamanas and religious songs have kept
alive their hopes. Further, their faith in Hindu festivals have also
helped in overcoming successfully all kinds of sorrows and hardships.
>From these overseas Hindus have emerged some brilliant personalities
like Sir Shivsagar Ramghulam, Aniruddha Jagannath, Dr Navin Ramgulam
(both from Mauritius), Mahendra Chaudhary (Fiji), Basdev Pande
(Trinidad), Bharat Jagdev (Guyana), Deven Nayar and S.R. Nathan (both
from Singapore). Shri V. S. Naipaul of Trinidad is a Noble Prize
winner.

Also notable fact is that innumerable Indians who have achieved
excellence in the fields of medical science, engineering, management,
computer technology, IT are in big demand in the highly developed
countries like America, Canada, England, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan and so on. Barring initial period when Indians had to
undergo bitter clashes, they are known for strict adherence of law
and in this respect are at the top. Due to their hard labour and
sincerity, they are highly prosperous in terms of per capita income.
Both the political parties of USA are now increasingly building
bridges in Indian community. Shri Hargobind Khurana, Dr
Chandrashekhar and Dr Amartya Sen have raised the honour of India in
the whole world.
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