07-10-2006, 01:16 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-vishwas+Jul 10 2006, 12:12 PM-->QUOTE(vishwas @ Jul 10 2006, 12:12 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Lavanya,
The problem, of course, is little knowledge of Hinduism. See, Barkha Dutt may be a Hindu(?), but it just doesn't matter. Most urban Hindus today are really Hindus only in name.
They visit the temple once in a year, usually on New Years Day(!), and then forget about it. The closest they come to Hindu ritual is their own marriage. Between the fire of their marriage and the fire of their cremation, the rituals and Gods of traditional Hinduism barely register their presence in the minds of these philistines.
Any practicing Hindu woman <b>must have performed or seen performed Varalakshmi Pooja</b>. How come people like Barkha Dutt have never posed the question of <b>male participation</b> for this pooja? The reason these people don't pose the question is they don't practise the pooja anymore. They are completely unaware of it.
God help these creatures, and may God save the traditional values of Hinduism.
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Vishwas,
Thanks for your reply. It's not about personally practising all those rituals but the ability to understand that faith is above everything. Why do women like Barkha have to even link it with something like feminism? Isn't it clear and apparent that a God who's celibate has his own ways and methods for people to realize him. God has given both men and women their share of advantages and disadvantages. Why can't feminists like Barkha Dutt realize it?
The problem, of course, is little knowledge of Hinduism. See, Barkha Dutt may be a Hindu(?), but it just doesn't matter. Most urban Hindus today are really Hindus only in name.
They visit the temple once in a year, usually on New Years Day(!), and then forget about it. The closest they come to Hindu ritual is their own marriage. Between the fire of their marriage and the fire of their cremation, the rituals and Gods of traditional Hinduism barely register their presence in the minds of these philistines.
Any practicing Hindu woman <b>must have performed or seen performed Varalakshmi Pooja</b>. How come people like Barkha Dutt have never posed the question of <b>male participation</b> for this pooja? The reason these people don't pose the question is they don't practise the pooja anymore. They are completely unaware of it.
God help these creatures, and may God save the traditional values of Hinduism.
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Vishwas,
Thanks for your reply. It's not about personally practising all those rituals but the ability to understand that faith is above everything. Why do women like Barkha have to even link it with something like feminism? Isn't it clear and apparent that a God who's celibate has his own ways and methods for people to realize him. God has given both men and women their share of advantages and disadvantages. Why can't feminists like Barkha Dutt realize it?