I see my self as a liberal Hindu with friends crossing all boundaries of religion and caste. However, over the last few years I have come to notice that every time a Hindu festival comes around , a whole bunch of NGOs, media houses and even some political outfits try to make us feel guilty about celebrating our festivals ..
Here are a few instances which I have observed ..
1) Makar Sankranti - Do not fly kites as it may harm birds and child labour is employed to make kites and the manja
2) Holi - Its criminal to waste water
3) Raksha Bandhan - You have to be a MCP to celebrate this. Why should women need protection from men ?
4) Ganesh Chathurthi - This festival causes major pollution to water bodies
5) Maha- Shivratri - Wastage of milk which can be fed to the poor
6) Navratri - So much noise pollution with all the dandya nights
7) Diwali - Why create so much pollution ?
and the list can go on ......
I believe Hinduism is one of the most liberal religions of the world where reform often comes from within.
So what motivates all these folks who often criticise only Hinduism ( never heard of any attempts to reform other religions).
A part of me believes that the design is to make us Hindus feel small about ourselves so that we begin to move away from the culture that us defined us as a nation for thousands for years. What defines a nation is its culture. The nation of Israel did not exist for thousands of years but the Jews kept their culture alive and their nation was eventually formed. Zoroastrians on the another hand diluted their culture post migration and their nation was forever lost.
How do you destroy a nation ? Its simple - contaminate the culture. To defend our nation we need to defend our culture .
Lets celebrate Raksha Bandhan today, lets tie a rakhi to each other and pledge that we can always be there for our fellow citizens and for our motherland.
Vande Mataram !!
Here are a few instances which I have observed ..
1) Makar Sankranti - Do not fly kites as it may harm birds and child labour is employed to make kites and the manja
2) Holi - Its criminal to waste water
3) Raksha Bandhan - You have to be a MCP to celebrate this. Why should women need protection from men ?
4) Ganesh Chathurthi - This festival causes major pollution to water bodies
5) Maha- Shivratri - Wastage of milk which can be fed to the poor
6) Navratri - So much noise pollution with all the dandya nights
7) Diwali - Why create so much pollution ?
and the list can go on ......
I believe Hinduism is one of the most liberal religions of the world where reform often comes from within.
So what motivates all these folks who often criticise only Hinduism ( never heard of any attempts to reform other religions).
A part of me believes that the design is to make us Hindus feel small about ourselves so that we begin to move away from the culture that us defined us as a nation for thousands for years. What defines a nation is its culture. The nation of Israel did not exist for thousands of years but the Jews kept their culture alive and their nation was eventually formed. Zoroastrians on the another hand diluted their culture post migration and their nation was forever lost.
How do you destroy a nation ? Its simple - contaminate the culture. To defend our nation we need to defend our culture .
Lets celebrate Raksha Bandhan today, lets tie a rakhi to each other and pledge that we can always be there for our fellow citizens and for our motherland.
Vande Mataram !!
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