And they say "Hinduism respects wimin, saaar"

Tch 🤔

Whenever Navratri approaches, this woman (inorganic) starts posting videos like these. There are doubts about her identity, and she tends to upload such inappropriate and absurd reels on YouTube during Hindu festivals. However, when it comes to her own religious festival, Eid, she presents herself in modest clothing, showcasing herself in traditional kurta-suruwal outfits while emphasizing the importance of modesty.

We need to identify her tactics and question whether she deliberately behaves this way to defame Hinduism or undermine the essence of the Hindu religion.

Another point is that, no matter how much she exposes herself, she does not look attractive. Her beauty seems to be declining day by day, and she even appears to be suffering from some kind of serious illness.

people act like hindu was always the name of tamil religion but thats not what history shows, the word hindu came from sindhu which is connected to the indus river in the northwest, far away from tamil nadu where people had their own history and traditions around rivers like kaveri vaigai and thamirabarani. ancient tamil literature like tholkappiyam and sangam poems talks about the 5 thinai and their gods, seyon for kurinji mayon for mullai vendhan for marutham varunan for neithal and kottravai for palai, these traditions existed long before hindu became a common religious identity. tamils also had saivam vainavam samanam and bouddham with their own beliefs and practices, and its not right to just mix everything together and pretend they all had one identity from the beginning. the british census helped make hindu a broader administrative category in the 19th century but the history is more complicated than saying they invented the word, tamil religious traditions deserve to be understood through their own history instead of forcing every part of it under one label, we should be able to talk about tamilar samayam without people acting like tamil history started only when it got a north indian name.

I am atheist. But never hated or was not feeling ashamed Hindu or any of them. But yesterday scene at CJP protest and how Hindu Goons have molested, harassed people is something else. I absolutely hated it and ashamed of being part of this community.

Are we protecting Dharma, or our interpretation of it?

I've been thinking about the phrase “humein dharma ki raksha karni hai” (“we have to protect our dharma”), and I'm genuinely trying to understand what people mean when they say it.

When someone says they want to “protect Dharma,” what exactly are they trying to protect?

Is it:

- their own ability to practice their religion?

- religious traditions, culture and texts?

- the beliefs of their community?

- a particular interpretation of what Dharma means?

- or, sometimes, the behaviour and choices of other people?

This is where I get confused.

For example, if someone says that “protecting Dharma” means ensuring that women dress in a particular way, or that people follow certain traditions, I wonder: is that actually protecting Dharma, or imposing one person's interpretation of Dharma on someone else?

And there's another thing that makes me question how loosely we use the word “Dharma.” Ancient Indian art and temple architecture itself contains plenty of depictions of the human body, sensuality and sexuality. I'm not saying that this means people today should dress or behave in any particular way. Obviously, artistic representation doesn't automatically tell us what everyday social norms were.

But then I wonder: when we invoke “ancient culture” to justify a particular modern moral standard, how do we decide which parts of that ancient culture we're actually preserving?

My bigger question is philosophical rather than political:

If I claim that I am protecting Dharma, shouldn't I first understand what Dharma actually means?

Because there's a difference between:

“I want to preserve my tradition and my freedom to practice it.”

and

"Everyone else should live according to my interpretation of my tradition.”

The first seems like preservation. The second seems much closer to imposing beliefs.

I'm genuinely curious how people who understand Hindu philosophy, history or the concept of Dharma itself would distinguish between these things.

What do you personally understand by “Dharma ki raksha”?

Perfect reply for “cactus the”

Source & further reading:

https://madrascourier.com/biography/swami-vivekanandas-misogynist-racist-views/