Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Hindus who complain a bit too much

Namaste,

Sheena Patel published this article Hindus who complain a bit too much on Hindu Voice UK, in which she criticizes efforts by Hindus to protest trivial issues.

Here is my response, as posted to the discussion forum:
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I agree that some issues are not worth pursuing: for example, it was better to let “The Love Guru” die a natural death.

While I don’t agree with the tactics of
Hindu Jagruti Samiti, I do agree with the objections to the crude portrayals of Hindu goddesses by painter (and sensationalist) M.F. Hussain. The New York Times published an article about M.F. Hussain, but treated Hindu objections as being puritanical about nudity. The Hindu American Foundation sought a response, but didn’t get any. The sad part is that the NYT article was written by an Indian with a Hindu name [Somini Sengupta].

I agree with
Koenraad Elst’s comments, but I think that the rubric “fascist” comes from journalists and writers who apparently take their cue from Indian journalists and scholars who negatively label any Hindu group that’s the least bit assertive: for example, calling the RSS “chauvinistic.” Wendy Doniger is a good example: I’m reading her latest book The Hindus: An Alternative History, which features these labels.
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ADDENDUM: I recommend Dr. Elst's article Hindu Studies: Warring with Words, as published in the July/August/September 2009 issue of Hinduism Today, as a guide for journalists and writers in covering Hinduism.

2 comments:

RealTruth said...

Hindu is the only Religion in the Universe which admired all other Religions for their good thoughts! But other who hate Hindu Religious thoughts dont think of Hindus Human rights!
Those who said thet 'Hindus complain a lot ' r a False Humans. & every False human must be opposed at any cost.Long Live Hindus!
We(Hindusthan)r the most noble ones.If U come with us, in making this Universe a Noble& Ideal, we let u come with Us;if U come in our path ,we will get u aside; if u attack on Us , wehave to complain on YOU ! . So, be aware & do not attack, ruin or trouble to any Hindu in the whole world if Ur a Real Human Being!

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