The De-Hinduization of a Continent

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Personal Thought: Save Hinduism

As can be seen by any keen observer, there is a multi-pronged attack

to finish off Hinduism the way other native cultures and religions

have been wiped off from the world.

It is a sad spectacle to see glorious Hindu religion that once

stretched from Afghanistan to Indonesia being reduced to its present

pitiable plight.

 

Yet Hinduism can be saved; and will be saved.

 

But before explaining its rescue, let us know the danger faced by

Hinduism.

 

Entire Indian sub-continent was Hindu land with no Muslim presence

till Muslim attack in 8th century. Hindus lost Afghanistan to Muslims

in 987, and Pakistan in 1947.

 

At present, just five thousand Hindus and Sikhs are left in

Afghanistan. And Pakistan and Bangladesh too present a dismal

picture. In 1947, Hindus accounted for 24 per cent of the then

Pakistan's population, but now number under two per cent. In

Bangladesh Hindus numbered 30 per cent in 1947; but now number nine

per cent. Nevertheless, in India, the present percentage of Muslim

population is much higher than that in 1947.

 

And independent India has seen genocide and eviction of Hindus from

Kashmir to become refugees in their own country.

 

In their mission to destroy and dismember India, Pakistan and

Bangladesh have dispatched crores of their nationals as also

terrorists into India. If Pak-Bangla alliance is focussed to Islamize

India, missionaries are determined to Christianize India. With each

passing day, India is being made more Islamic and more Christian and

less Hindu.

 

And under the pretext of bringing democracy to Nepal, anti-Hindu

forces, missionaries and Maoists want to shatter the Hindu identity

of Nepal, the only Hindu nation in the world.

 

Apart from discriminatory government control of all prominent Hindu

temples (whereas no Christian church or Muslim mosque has been

touched by government control), discriminatory Article 30 of the

Constitution of India is also demolishing Hinduism.

 

Articles 26 and 30 of the Indian Constitution have been misused by

the government to appropriate Hindu temples, and to deny Hindus the

same freedom of running their religious and educational institutions

given to non-Hindu (minority) communities. And this discrimination

against Hindus is demolishing Hinduism.

 

Over-optimism lacks information; pessimism lacks imagination. Let us

be realistic to know how Hinduism can be saved from its present

predicament.

 

Many Hindus just surrender to attacks on Hinduism since they have

been de-Hinduised by Macaulayan education, and brain-washed by anti-

Hindu media. And some Hindus indulge in self-flagellation.

 

Since self-pity or self-flagellation or abject surrender has never

helped any victim, Hindus will continue to be attacked till they

confront their tormentors.

 

But Hindus can confront their tormentors only if they have the basic

weapons of an unbiased media and a strong nationalist political

party. Gross Hindu hurt can be expressed only through an unbiased

media and redressed only through a strong nationalist political

party.

 

At present Hindus have neither unbiased media nor a strong

nationalist political party to protect their interests. Both these

instruments are a must to rescue Hinduism from discrimination and

siege.

 

There is no other way to save Hinduism. And these two weapons will

resolve all problems of Hindu society.

 

Both these requirements are discussed below.

 

In any modern democracy, both electronic and print media are powerful

weapons to mould public opinion.

 

In India, many of print and electronic media are controlled by anti-

Hindu forces. They are denigrating Hinduism, spreading misinformation

about Hindu scriptures, dividing Hindu society and hurting Hindu

sentiments. Hindus are being brain-washed to forget their religion,

heritage and history; and Hinduism is being derided, distorted and

destroyed by anti-Hindu media.

 

Killing of thousands of Hindus in Kashmir and eviction of several

lacs of Hindus from Kashmir are no news whereas Gujarat riots which

started after Hindu rail passengers were torched at Godhra are always

in the news in anti-Hindu media. Infiltration of crores of Pak-Bangla

nationals threatening to create one more Islamic country on Indian

soil finds no space in media. Similarly, conversion of poorer Hindus

to Christianity by fraud, inducement and coercion creates no ripples

in anti-Hindu media.

 

Pro-Hindu elements do not have even one nation-wide multi-city daily

news-paper to project their view-point. To ensure that the truth

reaches the masses, Hindus must have nation-wide mass media. Besides

boycotting anti-Hindu media, Hindus must have unbiased daily news

papers and television channels in various languages to enlighten the

readers about current affairs, Hindu religion, heritage and history.

 

There is no absolute justice in the world. To survive in the world

believing in "survival of the fittest", Hindus have to assert; and

reject injustice, discrimination and degradation.

 

To protect Hinduism from continuous onslaught, confrontation with

anti-Hindu forces is inevitable. Unfortunately, no existing political

party plans to end discrimination against Hindus or confront gradual

Pak-Bangla take-over of India.

 

Congress-led UPA government has no plan to end discrimination against

Hindus, or to confront terrorism and demographic invasion. Rather, it

is having soft borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh disregarding the

disastrous consequences.

 

And while in power, BJP too did nothing to end discrimination against

Hindus; or to fight terror, deport the infiltrators and curb their

daily influx. It did not punish even the Pakistan-sponsored attack on

Indian Parliament in 2001.

 

Only a strong nationalist political outfit can confront and defeat

Pak-Bangla design to dismember India. Besides, only a strong

nationalist political entity can implement genuine secularism wherein

there would be justice to all and appeasement of none.

 

In this dismal situation, though RSS must join active politics

immediately, RSS has given no such indication so far. Therefore, the

only alternative is to form a strong nationalist political party to

save India from disaster.

 

And there are some developments in this regard. Recently Bharatiya

Jana Sangh led by Balraj Madhok has been revived by Prafull Goradia,

former BJP Member of Parliament. It would be interesting to watch

further events in this respect.

 

Efforts of non-resident Indians for Hindu cause are admirable. But

war to save Hinduism has to be fought primarily in India since only

if Hinduism survives and prospers in India, it will survive and

prosper in other lands. Therefore, even the non-resident Indians must

focus their efforts to create the nation-wide mass print and audio-

visual media and strong nationalist political party in India to

shield Hinduism.

 

While web-sites, e-mails, internet groups and online petitions are

very helpful and should be continued, these must be in addition to,

and not a substitute for, mass media and regular political activity

in India.

 

As per French President Jacques Chirac (born 1932), "Politics is not

the art of the possible; it is the art of making possible what is

necessary."

 

With the help of the strong nationalist political party and unbiased

media, the all embracing Sanatana Dharma (eternal religion), the

world's oldest religion popularly known as Hinduism, will not only

survive but will prevail.

 

Anti-Hindu historians have created the misconception that Hindus

never fought foreign invaders. But it is solely due to heroic Hindu

resistance to foreign invaders for several centuries that Hindu

religion and culture are still alive while many other ancient

religions and cultures have been wiped off long back. Hindu history

is full of heroes who fought for their religion and every inch of

motherland.

 

Let us also do our utmost to preserve ancient India's magnificent

heritage in whatever is left as truncated India.

 

And the right effort is bound to bring success as Atharva Veda

(7.52.8) proclaims, "Kritam may dakhshine haste, jayo may savya

aahitah" ("Effort is in my right hand, and victory in my left").

 

JG Arora

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