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--- "M. Pramod Kumar" <matham_pk@h...>

wrote:

> "M. Pramod Kumar" <matham_pk@h...>

> <matham_pk@h...>

> "Human Rights in Hinduism" - Call for

> articles

> Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:33:19 +0530

>

> [please forward the announcement to interested

> writers]

>

> ****************

> "Human Rights in Hinduism" - Call for articles

> Mumbai, March 29, 2004

> Email: hreditor@h...

>

> The Hindu Renaissance quarterly magazine is

> inviting articles on the above theme. Hindus have

> felt increasingly discriminated against in the

> context of the debate on human rights. Human

> rights establishments, in India and abroad, seem

> to apply a different yardstick when it comes to

> dealing with human rights violations against

> Hindus. It is as though the Hindu community is not

> eligible to claim human rights for itself,

> smacking of the 19th century missionary position

> that a Hindu is a savage and deserves to be

> civilised by the West through conversion or other

> means. On the other hand, the media in India,

> particularly the English language print media, has

> been carrying on a shrill campaign, for many years

> now, portraying Hindu theology and sociology as

> anti human rights. Even academic discourse has

> been saturated with this partisan view. The

> magazine seeks to provide a cogent counterpoint to

> this misconception.

>

> The article should clearly answer the following

> questions in about 1,000 words:

>

> 1. What are the main Human Rights conceptions in

> Hinduism? (based on the leading scriptures, epics

> and philosophy - Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavad

> Gita and Vedanta etc.)

>

> 2. In practise, how does a Hindu translate this

> philosophy and spiritual vision in his day to day

> living? (a study of Hindu religious practices,

> social norms, customs, festivals etc.)

>

> 3. Historically, how does Hindu society stand in

> comparison to others in practise of human rights?

>

> Articles can cover any one of the above themes

> elaborately or multiple themes in a concise

> manner. You can buttress your arguments with

> evidence based upon your own personal experience,

> as well as

> friends and relatives, or from well-known case

> studies that have come to light in the media.

>

> A "dakshina" of Rs. 1,000/- (India) and US$25

> (abroad) will be offered for accepted articles,

> which will appear in the forthcoming Gurupurnima

> edition (July 2004). Submissions from Young Hindus

> will be given special consideration.

>

> Last date for submission of articles: May 1, 2004.

>

> For further guidelines and clarifications, please

> email the editor.

>

> ***

>

 

 

 

 

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