04-26-2007, 10:07 PM
Who is a Hindu, or who thinks he is a Hindu, or who thinks another person is or is not a Hindu are all individual opinions that need not be the whole truth. But they will form part of the truth.
What one person writes or says means little - which is why I believe the stories of a lakh Hindus needs to be brought out - and from all sections of society.
Earlier today I discharged a patient after major surgery. She asked if she could attend a wedding on Sunday - and I said "Yes, but no dancing"
So she replied, "We won't dance, we're Hindus" <!--emo&:omg--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/omg.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='omg.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Each Hindu or group of Hindus thinks that they represent Hinduism and have little idea of what a Hindu may be doing elsewhere in the country, or indeed in the state. This needs to be set right and that again can only happen is there is a general spreading awareness of what being Hindu means in different parts of the country. It has to go beyond Doordarshan's sterile "Diwali was marked with gaiety and fervor all over the country"
Once again I find people on the thread objecting to narratives without themselves putting up any kind of narrative from the real Hindus that they profess to know about. This action is a throwback to what is normal for Hindus - i.e to wait till and evangelist or Mullah makes up an egregious narrtive and then say "No NO NO we are not like that"
Come on. Stop fighting with what people post. Post your own narratives.
What one person writes or says means little - which is why I believe the stories of a lakh Hindus needs to be brought out - and from all sections of society.
Earlier today I discharged a patient after major surgery. She asked if she could attend a wedding on Sunday - and I said "Yes, but no dancing"
So she replied, "We won't dance, we're Hindus" <!--emo&:omg--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/omg.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='omg.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Each Hindu or group of Hindus thinks that they represent Hinduism and have little idea of what a Hindu may be doing elsewhere in the country, or indeed in the state. This needs to be set right and that again can only happen is there is a general spreading awareness of what being Hindu means in different parts of the country. It has to go beyond Doordarshan's sterile "Diwali was marked with gaiety and fervor all over the country"
Once again I find people on the thread objecting to narratives without themselves putting up any kind of narrative from the real Hindus that they profess to know about. This action is a throwback to what is normal for Hindus - i.e to wait till and evangelist or Mullah makes up an egregious narrtive and then say "No NO NO we are not like that"
Come on. Stop fighting with what people post. Post your own narratives.