Hinduism and the Media.

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Dear Friends,

 

Let none of you remain under the false impression that Hinduism is shown in a

positive light in the Indian media. Almost all newspapers and the TV in general

equate Hinduism with superstitions, retrograde thinking and worse. If a

spiritual leader gives an ennobling speech or does something good it is never

reported. But let a self confessed tantric sacrifice a human life and the news

is everywhere. Not only the news but also discussions follow for days on how

Hinduism (?) is hurting the country and not allowing it to develop. As if the

politicians are innocent babes all tied up in the maze of Hinduism which has to

be removed before development may take place in this country.

 

The other day there was a communist leader all fired up on TV because the

previous NDA Govt had decided to teach the Vedas and the Upanishads in schools.

He reflected on how such a 'backward' step would have ruined whole generations

and pushed India back to those " barbaric days " ! We were all too stunned to

react.

 

The rationilists are even worse. They even target ayurveda because of its Hindu

roots. The recent decision of a State Govt here to open ayurvedic clinics in

rural areas is still making ripples everywhere. The newspapers wonder aloud at

how " those ancient Hindu quacks " could tackle diseases like Kala Azar! They

forget that the name " Kala Azar " was given by those " ancient Hindu quacks " and

that ayurveda has treated the disease aeons before modern medicine was born.

 

The current trend in modern Indian media is that all evils stem from Hinduism

and that " science " would ultimately prove all Hindu theories wrong so that the

masses no longer suffer from " ignorance " .

 

Regards,

Jagannath.

 

 

 

 

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