Guest guest Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Someone on the list inquired about the poor portrayal of Hinduism in the media. Just to give you one example. (there are many). Some time back we helped the BBC produce a documentary on Sister Nivediata. We helped the producer meet the heads of the Sarada Monastery and Nivedita School in Kolkata. The programme was then aired with the title: Sisters of Kali That went on to portray Nivedita as an Irish Terrorist not that different from the Suicide bombers of Sri Lanka. Not one complimentary comment was passed about her work in the famine relief work in India or the spiritual force that took her to India. This is just one example. Almost every programme that presents Hinduism in the UK shows Hinduism in a dim light. I was told by the president of the Hindu American foundation that the same is true in the USA. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 All this is consistent with Sri Ramakrishna's teachings. These remind me of the story of Sri Ramakrishna's about only a jeweller being capable to assess the true value of a diamond whereas the others took the diamond to be a stone or a weight etc. Partha Ramakrishna , " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda@b...> wrote: > Someone on the list inquired about the poor portrayal of Hinduism in the media. > > Sisters of Kali > That went on to portray Nivedita as an Irish Terrorist not that different from the Suicide bombers of Sri Lanka. Not one complimentary comment was passed about her work in the famine relief work in India or the spiritual force that took her to India. > jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 I share some of your concerns. These are stats from one site for the world are:- · Christianity: 2.1 billion · Islam: 1.3 billion · Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion · Hinduism: 900 million UK (England and Wales) numbers are (from the 2001 Census) · Christianity: 7.5% · Muslim: 3.8% · Hinduism: 1.3% · Jewish: 0.6% Depending on what statistics you read/follow Hinduism appears in the top 3 religions based on nos. of followers. Yet, its opinion is rarely sought. Case in point is the recent 7/7 bombings in London. We had commentators from Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths but nothing from the Hindu perspective. There was a service held in the at St. Martins In The Field – again prayers offered by the 3 mentioned above but nothing from Hindus. I also recall that the first civilian casualty after the 9/11 disaster was a Sikh petrol station owner “because he looked like an Afghanistani”. Why is it that Hindus/Hinduism are not recognised as contributors and stakeholders on the national and international stages? Ramakrishna [Ramakrishna ] On Behalf Of Vivekananda Centre 16 July 2005 18:06 ramlist [sri Ramakrishna] Media Someone on the list inquired about the poor portrayal of Hinduism in the media. Just to give you one example. (there are many). Some time back we helped the BBC produce a documentary on Sister Nivediata. We helped the producer meet the heads of the Sarada Monastery and Nivedita School in Kolkata. The programme was then aired with the title: Sisters of Kali That went on to portray Nivedita as an Irish Terrorist not that different from the Suicide bombers of Sri Lanka. Not one complimentary comment was passed about her work in the famine relief work in India or the spiritual force that took her to India. This is just one example. Almost every programme that presents Hinduism in the UK shows Hinduism in a dim light. I was told by the president of the Hindu American foundation that the same is true in the USA. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 for a number of reasons: (i) because we are content at making money and focusing on professional careers. (ii) indians are not proud enough of their country or teach their religion to current generations. (iii) we are not active or vocal enough in organisation (religion/spirituality) (iv) we need a spokesperson (a spiritual guru) who can be the voice of hinduism or at least hinduism in the UK. On 7/18/05, D R Ladwa <drladwa wrote: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Suresh The common man is never worried about religion , society, country etc. He is for himself, whether it is Indian or American or Saudi or British or Chinese. A miniscule number rise above this level and think beyond selfish lives, and they pave the path for the rest to follow, a few take the path and free their minds, few start on the journey but give up, many care a damn for anything beyond selfish life. Isn't the whole world full of hypocrites? I see it, I see a hypocrite in myself too, we are all so, until we give up the "individuality" thing. Everybody has his/her purpose in this world, and that is what he/she fulfills. Dilip Jay Lakhaniji is on his mission, i wish him all the best he deserves. Love and Best wishes Sunil Nimmala Suresh Kumar <skumar wrote: for a number of reasons: (i) because we are content at making money and focusing on professional careers. (ii) indians are not proud enough of their country or teach their religion to current generations. (iii) we are not active or vocal enough in organisation (religion/spirituality) (iv) we need a spokesperson (a spiritual guru) who can be the voice of hinduism or at least hinduism in the UK. On 7/18/05, D R Ladwa <drladwa wrote: Sri Ramakrishnaya NamahVivekananda Centre Londonhttp://www.vivekananda.co.uk How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Photos. Get Photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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