07-11-2006, 12:25 AM
Yes, Barkha did refer to other religions but the main focus was on Hinduism but that's not the issue. The issue is choice of audience. She invited mature people to defend and represent their respective faiths but when it came to women in Hinduism, all that she could get was an immature 23 year old lad from Kerala. This is not the first instance. The same happened when the Shankaracharya issue happened. She invited Swami Agnivesh and all those paid audience who were tutored to talk against Shankaracharya. I challenge Swami Agnivesh's competence to talk on Hinduism. This man has never liked this religion and leaves no opportunity to come to this forum and bash it to his heart's content. Why does Barkha have to even invite sombody who has never liked the religion? She could have invited someone who had the competence to talk on such traditions. She was clearly trying to make it look like a Hinduism bashing debate.