Sandeep’s blog on Hindu Holocaust is true. No community has been slaughtered like this in history. But let us not rub salt in old wounds.
The number of Hindus wiped out by Muslim invaders is equivalent to the population of several smaller countries in
Gandhiji says:
If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say: search the Truth through non-violent means. A man many not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth.(Hindu Dharma, Orient Paperbacks, Published 1991, page 18 and 19.)
We cannot go back into history and correct all the wrong deeds. Similarly, we cannot blame the present day Muslim brothers for the wrong doing of their forefathers.
It must also be noted here that after independence Muslims have never attacked Hinduism and its beliefs and teachings. (I am not talking about riots created for political and personal needs.) But Christian missionaries have been attacking Hinduism and its teachings and at times have even made mockery of Hindu gods. Muslims have never done this. (This is not by ignoring the contribution of Christian missionaries in the certain fields.)
Then there are a few pseudo-secularists who always want to see the two communities fighting. So that they can start their speeches and articles on fundamentalism. Let us not fall prey to them also.
Instead of delving into history, we should look forward. Hindu community has numerous problems. First and foremost is the existence of the evil caste system. We should be working towards the total mitigation of this evil system. Poverty is rampant in Hindu society. We should be working towards the overall improvement of the Hindu community.
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Hello Abhi,
You show remarkable wisdom and I respect you for that. However I completely disagree taht we must 'forget' about the Hindu Holocaust. Yes we must not whine about it. But we must remmember it as those who forget history are only condemned to repeat it. The following link will show you the true color of Islam which is unlikely to change. The genocide is not history. It is going on right now.
http://www.mukto-mona.com/human_rights/ethnic_clensing_Bangladesh.html
http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/modern/hindu_bangla.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3561184.stm
The Jews did a good job of telling the world about their gencide . thus Christians will not even think of another gencoide. Infact holocaust denial is a crime in the predominantly Christian world. true that victim mentality doesnt suit our great Hindu ethos which has given us sons like Shivaji and Ambedkar. But as krishna says, we must do our duty to inform the world and be on a vigil. Thus I do believe we must spread the word about hindu Holocaust. Jai Bharat
We must NEVER forget the holocaust. We must NEVER ignore our history. We must NEVER cease to honor the memory of all those slaughtered simply for being Hindus.
That is NOT the same as blaming present-day Muslims for the Holocaust of the past. That is ridiculous. I do not blame modern Muslims for their ancestor's sins. Besides, many modern day Muslims have other crimes to be blamed for.
Those who ignore or forget their history, as George Santayana once said, are doomed to REPEAT it.
The greatness of Hinduism is is ability to assimlilate different types of beleifs and reinvent itself continuously…..
But if there is one thing lacking, it is a comprehensive encyclopaedia of Indian
philosophy and teachings…. it would serve as some sort of a practitioners
guide to the best of Indian philopophy… the best of the Upanishads / Bhagavad gita/
local traditions (even Budhist / Jain teachings/ Thirukural)and even Sufism and Dinilahi etc etc … Why doesn’t someone take this up as a project ?
So that we have a complete guide to what is best in Hinduism? I personally think this
is a must ..Any comments ?
Sujay Rao Mandavilli
Yes, Sujay Rao, there is an immediate need to bring together the various texts and develop a complete guide to Hinduism.
Sujay,
Check out Dr. Sarvepalli Radhrakrishnan's books on Indian Philosophy. He covered most of the stuff you've mentioned and more. I highly recommend his books for anybody interested in hindu philosophy.
Rgds,
Aravind.
Yes. Many in India do not know about these. History is being repeated in occassional bombings in bombay and when Kashmiris Hindus are driven out of their homeland. If we are not aware of our history and keep vigil history will be repeated again.
Ok frust of all I find it untrue that present day muslims do not attack Hindus.
The prime example of this is Zakir Naik, who is covertly spreading hate against hindus.
have you heard some of the ides he propogates though his lectures??.... They are mostly available on YouTube.
He disparages the Hindu religion and spreads a very intolerant view about it albeit all very covertly as he is too smart of openly attack Hindus.
I think Hatemongers like Dr. Zakir naik should be kept in control.
I really appreciate a site as such exists and am a new brother to the hindu blog. Gandhijis words about hinduism moved me.
I think as a religion built on peace and philosophy, we should stick to that and make mor peolpe aware of our religion. I live in the UK and am shocked to see the british people know all about muslim festivals but nothing about our religion or our festivals, its how second genration muslim children are brought up with their religion while most hindu kids are not. I only wish these children realised what a great tolerant religion we belong to.
hi every one !! i agree with all of u about these things we all need to do !! the question is how??? . First of all we need to stop STUPID hindus , i have seen many of them speaking against the spiritual gurus!! and also the christian missionaries who are atrategicall wiping out our culture and tradition!!! first kick and dump , so called secular ppl in our country who still say christians and muslims are still minorities they are slowly spreading like gangrin and eating our culture!! and there are so called athiests who think they are U.G 's etc. etc and speaking harshly to all our spiritual gurus!! first kick them!! and according to hindu culture around thirty percent of ur salary should be used for service!! so plz do serve the downtrodden hindus especially!! that how conversion can be stopped!! and make ur children be aware of our rich and scientific tradition!! and we need TO STOP fighting between ourselves and come as one against these deadly disease!! STOP THESE POLITICIANS FROM RULING US IN THE NAME OF CASTE and divide us furthur more!! make a small contribution by injecting faith in our culture !! one way is to help ppl and doing service for them!! we all have to stand for this since our country is having more below poverty line hindus who will definitely convert for the sake of food !! so rather than talking act now and we can do it peacefully and forcefully when u can make our poor ppl trust in this OK
avinash
The pacifist sentiments are blessed souls yearnings for harmony , but in real world are misdirected for the ones towards whom they are so directed are no way at present adopting policy of peace . Theirs is stance for stealthly increasing their nos in democratic india and then come up with real agenda till then appearances . This is standard islamists strategy as taught & practised by muslims , eg see kashmir why are they talking of separate state, why only muslims since independence dont live among others ...sir they dont mix .......why.. put your thinking caps ,there exists a agenda ...ummah in hind.....waiting for another holocaust....if dont want this to happen to your children & yourself ...don't forget .. the holocaust of hindus ...Jai Bharat
Hindu Holocaust should not be forgotten. If we forget it, it'll repeat again...millons more will be killed and our religion & culture will
be destroyed.
We need to remember it, fight and secure our
religion, culture and identity. We need that Kshatriya spirit.
It is actually happening even right now. Please
see website www.fact-india.com. It talks about Hindus killed in Pakistan, Bangladesh etc.
FACT India www.fact-india.com is building a
Hindu holocaust museum in Pune. Kindly help their cause. The guy is French journalist who loves Hinduism and is working to strenghten Hinduism.
What are you all spending so much time and energy on internet with these discussions. Go do something worthwhile.
We must never forget the wrongs that have been perpetrated against us. As has been rightly said, 'those who forget history are doomed to repeat it', we should always be on the guard to prevent any further assaults on our strength. We cannot really blame the christian missionaries as they are doing what any religious missionary would. They are, at least, providing food and shelter and education to the poor and the derelict. The ultimate goal of any missionary is to convert and proselytize. We should lend more support to our own brethren and foil their efforts at conversion. The destruction of our temples and those which have already been converted into mosques cannot be undone now, as our governments are much too spineless to care anything for Hindu pride and culture. Whatever remains should be protected. Kashmir seems almost lost and if we are not vigilant, we will soon lose Arunachal Pradesh as well.
While Hindus should not blame the current generation Muslims for past Hindu massacres and subjugation, the present day Muslims have a responsibility to acknowledge the great harm their ancestors did to Hindus and the Hindu nation for a thousand years.
The present day Muslims while not accountable for centuries of past atrocities, they do have a responsibility to reach for atonement and reconciliation with the Hindus. In other words, they do have to accept the legacy of their ancestors. Why not let the Hindus build their temples in Ayodya, Mathura, Somnath, Kashi and a few other holy Hindu places destroyed by Muslims as a gesture of goodwill in order to acknowledge past atrocities against Hindus with a view to reach reconciliation?
We must forgive the Hindu holocaust because holding resentment hurts us, impedes our spiritual progress. However, we must never forget the holocaust, as there are Muslims today who would like to see it happen again.
There is a Hindu holocaust occurring right now as you read these words in Sri Lanka. 265,000 Hindus are prisoners in 42 concentration camps dying of disease and starvation. Worse than Darfur.
There are two different notions--forget and forgive or remember and yet learn to forgive.
Yes, there is spiritual harm to ourselves by holding on to grudges/hate/anger/revenge. These feelings impede our spiritual growth. History is meant to be read and understood as a refferal point . We are not supposed to take up arms and fight the current generation of Muslims perpetrating crime against Hindus in Kashmir, Bangladesh , Sri Lanka...but neither are we so stupid as to stand on the side and watch all this happen.
So, wherein lies the solution??
I guess we need to lead by example. Show them what love, respect, trust can do.
I am a displaced Kashmiri Pandit myself....and I have seen the anger/hatred against Hindus, first hand. But I don't see a solution in perpetuating this mutual hate. It has to stop somewhere!
Yes the hate has to stop. We should stop digging history and take account of who was hurt more or less. Hatred only breeds more hatred.
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