A Call to face the war on Hinduism

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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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