09-25-2006, 08:20 PM
In the last Para it is stated ' An adult may feel free to have friends among Muslims or Christians, but a watching child may get the idea that mixing with people belonging to other religions is just fine, and they are just like us. This tends to give the wrong sort of ideas to young children. So, limiting one's contact to members of one's own community, especially at home, is a good idea. Leave "inter-religious dialogue" to those who have the time, inclination and maturity to do a good job.'
Is it possible to have such a situation in present day India without making the country a pure Hindu Nations?
I having spent several decades of my adult life abroad do agree that a majority of us become more a Hindu abroad rather than in India. We try to ensure that our children while attending schools in foreign lands do learn about Indian Mythological stories. It is the same reason why today in USA you have prosperous Hindu temples coming up in ever increasing number. It is the same reason why present day Hindu religious gurus are more interested in flying visits to the EU and USA, as those are the places where devotees are ready with the money bag in hand to receive them , rather than in some small village in Uttar Anchal.
In conclusion, I would like to make it clear that the submissions made previously by me are not my views on religion or to what extent India should be Hindu . I put forward these questions for generating a healthy and objective debate on the subject, keeping in view the realities of present day Indian society.
My personal conviction is that I believe in one God. I am a Hindu but I equally respect all other religions and have prayed at the temple, church and have attended service in the Mosque also to the extent it was allowed by the Grand Imam. I am myself a beef eating individual and as such I do not qualify to be a true Hindu. I respect and honor the secular fabric of India with all its shortcomings. However, I have no ill feelings towards my devout and Orthodox Hindu friends.
Is it possible to have such a situation in present day India without making the country a pure Hindu Nations?
I having spent several decades of my adult life abroad do agree that a majority of us become more a Hindu abroad rather than in India. We try to ensure that our children while attending schools in foreign lands do learn about Indian Mythological stories. It is the same reason why today in USA you have prosperous Hindu temples coming up in ever increasing number. It is the same reason why present day Hindu religious gurus are more interested in flying visits to the EU and USA, as those are the places where devotees are ready with the money bag in hand to receive them , rather than in some small village in Uttar Anchal.
In conclusion, I would like to make it clear that the submissions made previously by me are not my views on religion or to what extent India should be Hindu . I put forward these questions for generating a healthy and objective debate on the subject, keeping in view the realities of present day Indian society.
My personal conviction is that I believe in one God. I am a Hindu but I equally respect all other religions and have prayed at the temple, church and have attended service in the Mosque also to the extent it was allowed by the Grand Imam. I am myself a beef eating individual and as such I do not qualify to be a true Hindu. I respect and honor the secular fabric of India with all its shortcomings. However, I have no ill feelings towards my devout and Orthodox Hindu friends.