Warning: This is a socio-political post and if you don’t like it, please stop reading it here. This is also not for pseudo-seclarists, who generally believe in shying away from their own views and live in a heard mentality to gain some milage from the people in power. This is for the people, who understands the ground realities and are willing to accept that there is a need to launch a sustained and powerful campaign to on promoting Hinduism as a way of life.

I spent few minutes with a gentleman who was amongst the most respected speakers at a recent ‘Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha’ – a religious body formed to protect the Hindu rights. More than 100 leaders of all sects of Hindu religion are part of this movement and they meet regularly to discuss the issues concerning Hinduism. Hinduism in my personal opinion is the most misinterpreted religion in the world – and there is no one to blame but our own people and politicians, who played castes and religious cards for their vote bank politics and ignored the national interests.

Okay, let me come back to topic of my meeting. He mentioned various things, which actually opened up my eyes to things, we don’t even realise. His mantra was very simple, he suggested that gone are the days when crying babies would get whatever they wanted. Now, it’s time to throw some tantrums (people who stay in Mumbai are familiar with Mr. Raj Thackrey and his way of getting things done! – his brand is much stronger today than any other politician in Maharashtra!) to get attention. And, he’s right. Most of the Hindu temples are controlled by governments and politicians, the money collected by those temples are never invested back in temples or to promote good work done by those Hindu institutes, the money goes to government coffers and used for various purposes including funding some terror schools ran under the disguise of Madressas (I don’t want to be direct here, or who cares, I can.) I am not saying every minority institute is a terror school, but many of them are. We are aware of all these, but we keep quite. Our votes are at stake, Mr. Citizen!

He suggested that we should stop donating money to temples. He suggested that the management should be returned to the religious bodies of Hindus so they can continue the good work done by them. There are 1000s of schools, colleges, hospitals are being run by Hindu institutions, but there they have to have reservations for minorities and so on… why there is no reservation is minority managed schools, colleges, universities etc. Let’s talk about equality here! You are more equal than I am, my brother! His suggestion was, all such institutes should demand the same right as the minority institutes – same treatment! Will we ever get it? I don’t know.

He also strongly suggested Acharyas not to participate in any religious function organised by temples, where a politician is a chief guest. Send out the message, loud and clear. I think the point here is, that if we continue the way we are, one day we would have to become minority in our country. Hindustan, Bharat was is the real name of this country and not India. I am not against any religion or I am no less secular than any of the Hindus out there, but I am not a politician and not a pseudo like many of the journalists and so called intellectuals, who visits from one TV Studio to another to display their intellect masturbation power!

I am going to advice the HDSA on this campaign, Volunteers anyone? Come forward, I need you.

Take care.