No doubt we are known for our resurrection, compassion and wisdom but from a different angle these attributes can be considered as our weaknesses as well, I wish the writer would have shown the other side as well and would have referred as Indian instead of a Hindu.
Nice post though!!

Great article Tarunji. As usual. Keep it up. Jay hind

Very inspiring article. I like the expression"...from the ashes....rebuilt each time..."

This part of Asia known as Hindostan, nurtures spiritual awakening to attain inner peace. Now the world is slushed in conflicts and wish to reach peaceful living.
The way is shown by Hindostani gurus. World is therefore, attracted toward the blessed teachings leading to enlightenment.

Mr. Tarun Vijay has written again a nice article.He has mentioned a few highly successful,hard working and creative individuals.At the same time there are a number of Hindus in millions count outside India.They are hard working and sincere.Though they generally follow Vedantic Philosophy which is all inclusive and tolerant,many are still practising some of the outmoded ritualistic part of Hinduism.Old beliefs which are scientifically proved wrong,caste system and division of the society,linguistic segregation,other factions are prevalent but irrelevant for the 21st century.There is no coherent unity of purpose or action.Individualistic isolation is common.At least all of the Hindus can read Gita translation in English.I am proud of the achievements of Indians but united we can achieve better results.

nice article.A lot has been acheived by the sons and daughters of Bharat but not yet time to rest Bharat will be truely glorious when the very commom man gets a life worth cherishing for

PROVOKING AND VERY RACIST

The subtle and overt attacks by Mr. Vijay against Islam are his trademark. Mr. Vijay all this so-called 'progress' is not going to lead the "new Hindus" anywhere if they continue to worship idols instead of worshipping the Creator. And by the way, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains will never forget the massacres that "Hindus" have done in history. Nor will the Dalits ever forget what your upper-caste hingus have done over thousands of years.

Mr Vijay should have realized by now that the people of this country do not subscribe to the RSS ideology. The repeated defeat of the BJP in election after election should have made him open his eyes. There is no Hindu awakening as Mr Vijay puts it that can be seen. It cannot even be ascertained that the people he mentions Lakshmi Mittal, Indira Nooyi etc are actually practicing Hindus. What is true is that, the RSS is more fascist that compassionate or wise. The non-hindus of India only associate it with Gujarat riots, Graham Staines murder etc. Mr Vijay should come up with something better to improve the image of the RSS in the eyes of the non-hindus of the country.

Tarun Vijayji has touched upon an important tenet of the Hindu.The Univesality of man characterized by the Hindu belief that the World is one family (Vasudev Kutumbhakum) has made him and her achieve such heights in the World outside India. I recall an event when one lack Hindus gathered at one spot in England only about a dozen policemen were present to keep law and order. When asked by a reporter the poilce officer commented that even these many police were not required because they knew that the Hindi groups would manage the control adequately. The officer thanked the organisers for making their job easy and wanted to find out why this Hindu gathering was so peaceful and orderly. In comparison another gathering of a diffrent group on the same weekend consisting of about two thousand people required hundreds of policemen who were forced to resort to hard arm tactics to curb the violence. It is quite apparent that it is the Hindu thought that can bring about peace in today's violent World.

Good articles, Love your article tarun ji

Once in a while its nice to see some one saying good things about Hindus ! Beware you may be tagged an anti secular :)

Mughals were very peace loving,who bought love,prosperity and equallity in India.
Mughal rule was the best period in the history of India.

TARUN, TAHNKS FOR THE ARTICLE. I LOOK FORWARD READ YOUR ARTICLES. BIGGEST THREAT TO HINDUS IS CHRISTIAN CONVERSION. PAKISTAN SPONSORED TERROR IS SECONDARY.

Hinduism a tolerant religion

Dear Tarun,

You have just stated that Hindus are propagating their religion in various countries of the world. You are proud of this which is allowed there because of freedom of religion practiced by countries like the US. Whereas you are staunchly opposed to other religions propagating their faith in India and have been criticizing it. Doesn't this speak of double standards ? At least now, hope you believe that religion is a matter of personal freedom and all those who do not face peace in one's own religion should be left free to find their peace in any other religion. You cannot curb one's search for spiritualism and peace as it will increase unhappiness and lead to conflict.

Well said. Hinduism is a way of life the oldest living "religion", adopting to changes in the world. People like Raj Thackaray, bring shame to the greatness of the land that we call Hindustan. It is not called Marathisthan. This linguistic intolerance will end the revival of this great "religion". People of this land focus on the various problems facing this sacred land and drown and eradicate this "movement". This is the land of the "Hindus" where tolerence is a matter of faith. All these Hindus that you have mentioned achieved greatness because they cared for the well being of all and achieved their greatness through perseverence and hard work. Long live Hindustan land of the "Hindus", Vande Mataram Jai Hind.

Beautiful article Tarunji... but you know what.. just like always there will be muslims who fail to recognize the above stated facts and would bring in Ram mandir issue, Godhra, Mumbai riots etc etc.. All they do is crib and grow and prosper in a predominantly Hindu land, they get privileges that no minority get else where in the world still they remain backward and ignorant to their majorities goodness and watch us through the glasses or arabs or vaticans such a shame..

Its rise, literally from the ashes, could be seen in the context of the ancient Somnath temple, which was repeatedly destroyed by invaders and rebuilt each time. And this shall happen till the world ends Hindus are here to stay and the reason is the flexible and adaptable nature of our religion!! No matter how hard Barkha or Pranobh bark on TV that "Hindu terrorism" is on a rise they cannot make us ashamed of who we are an incident here and there and they equate my great religion with that Arabs.. traitors our english media is full of sir. It's time a nation of self confident Hindus is envisioned and achieved and this we have to do without BJP they are too hardlined for an avg Hindu We need an alternative who will reinstate the pride and honor of our religion inside us first which most of the hindus need desperately where they know it or not is another matter.

Keep writing sir your articles are like a ray of light in the darkness :)

Great Insight and good hope. At the same time, we must not forget the divisive forces inside the HIndu community, in manners of state, caste, ethnicity etc. A few good examples do give us hope. But we should not forget that that our communal efforts has much to be desired in terms of efforts to devlop the under priviliged amongst us. This is further highlighted in this age of political correcntness and psuedo secularism. The rich and insightful teachings of the vedas and puranas should be simplified and introduced to our younger generation. The RSS has done a fairly good job abouth all these matters. But at the same time we require something more apolitical to achieve the aim of Hindu awarness among the masses. But yes your writings do give hope.

Tarun,
Its up to India to introspect on the following
1. Why does the left liberal media brand Hindus as blood thirsty Muslim haters?
2. Why is it a shame to call one self Hindu in a country with 3/4's of us in the majority. Pretty soon the term Hindu might be equated with the word Nazi, and how Germany now feels bitterly about its past.
3. Why do people think that announcing one's Hindu roots tantamounts to putting down that of the minorities?
4. Why is the RSS labelled as blood sucking ghouls, when they have a background to social service no different from the Missionaries of Charity, and probably the Deoband?
5. Why is the Indian Hindu abroad, and to a lesser extent the Indian Muslim abroad not interested in blowing himself to bits in front of some embassy?
6. Why is it when Hindus get together at spiritual gatherings there is talk of connecting with one's roots for their children, while when other communities get together they talk of jihad in Kashmir, Chechnya, Afghanistan and Iraq. And why do well heeled Muslims at such conferences not call for a stop to such rhetoric from the Mullahs?
7. How do Muslims get away with wanting the Queen to be seen in a burqa [I quote a British Muslim Cleric] - while Hindus are more than open to integrate into the socities that they live in?

"All this thanks to the liberal and successful Hindu, who will never bomb his adopted country, but instead makes it home by importing a bit of his native land" Few Exceptions
1) Sri lanka
2) Nepal

Thanks for this article sir, it was long overdue. Hinduism has always been misinterpreted due to its complicated religious texts,but once you go through them, especially Ramayan & Mahabharat, you begin to get a whole new perspective of life & death. It is all enlightening. The words 'Neeti' & 'Dharm' are what are needeed to keep the human values intact, as they don't need an external Law or punishment, the punishment comes from the guilt of doing 'adharm'. A hindu 'varn system' (division of society on basis of nature of duties) was a very logical one & was needed to keep the basic human psyche (the lust & greed etc) in control. Over the centuries what remains of Hinduism is nothing but a gross misinterpretation, both by followers & haters equally. But at the end of the day, I feel glad to be born a Hindu.

What is he trying to say? Is he trying to say that all the other civilizations, religions are just morons? How is the resurruction of TajMumbai connected to Hiduisum? Even I can take a list of Muslims, Christians or Jews who have done great things in the world. TOI - please stop this guy before he break the country like other hypocrats.

I dont understand why each and every article of yours takes a religious stance!! the things which you said stands for all Indians rather than only hindus.

I agree that times are changing, as also reflected through some worldly events cited!

'Scientifically' speaking, it is perhaps thanks to Indu, ie, moon the source of water on earth and motherly aspect of fatherly Sun, the apparent source of all direct and indirect energies on earth, or la lune that ever rules human minds, that 'Hindu' and 'Hinduism' is immortal, although undergoing ups and downs like the High/ Low tides that everyone knows are created thanks to the waxing and waning of Moon! Best wishes and good luck!

Wonderful article! Hindus've to be proud of their dharma & have to stand by it always. The values & morals of Hindu scriptures should be taught extensively so that their real meanings are deciphered even by the doubters.

Aatmeeya Tarunji NAMASKAR

I am a regular reader of your articles in the blog.Thankyou for having given us a voice through these blogs - please continue your Dharma-Yuddha and we are with you against negative elements across the world.I share your articles with the younger generation herein and I can see the change in their pshyche over a period of time.Dhanyavaad - Vasu Ramyavaran - Australia karyavah

It was great to wake up on Sunday and find Tarun Vijay's article in Sunday's TOI newspaper.Finally justice has been done as his articles were never printed in hard copy and only people on the net could read that superb work.This article is very refreshing and makes every Hindu proud.Finally there is someone who is bringing out the truth about the greatness of the greatest and oldest religion of the world along with the persecution it has suffered over centuries from Islamic and Christian invaders.A perfect answer to so called secular minority crying monsters.Keep up the good work,Mr.Tarun.

Why does almost every article of yours eventually mention the word Hindu or Muslim? It is almost that you see the entire world in terms of religion and it looks like that is the only viewpoint you can sustain.

Its great to note achievements of Hindus in recent years, Obviously Hindu religion is oldest and still surviving. Its philosophy of adaptability according to circumstance and tolerance are the main key. Many religions came and gone but Hindu religion still surviving inspite of so many attacks.

It's a pity that Tarun sees everything as either hindu or non hindu. it's a real shame that communal people like him were allowed to give speech at the Taj.

liberal?? RSS is of course a India's largest but forgotten its roots value and became the puppet of BJP. And can some one forget the demolition of BABARI masque in 1993 where Hindus are every where.

Good article, Hindus are known for peace, Hindus have survived invasions and will survive again. Hindus will rise again.

Myself as an Indian Muslim rejoice at the great success of secular Hindus and share their pride in Indian culture. When the question of peaceful co-existence arises, there can be no compromsies, no ifs and buts - if we as human beings have to survive in this world, there is no alternative to peaceful co-existence which Islam teaches - "To you your religion and to me my religion" and "There is no compulsion in religion" says the Quran, and I believe in it. It further says, thereby foreclosing any room for conflict. Invaders and marauders do not represent Islam, so do not equate fortune-seekers and empire-builders as representatives of this peaceful religion. Islam was spread in India by Sufis and saints - go to Ajmer and Gulbargah and you will find millions of Hindus still thronging to these mausoleums. Tarun, even while celebrating rise of global hindus, you are trying to denigrate the contribution of Islam and Islamic culture to India - this speaks of your inferior complex vis-a-vis Muslims and Islam.

Its a good blog about Hinduism.
I want to add one thing. Hinduism and Buddhism (Part of Hinduism) were the only religion not spread with invaders.

tarun ji, it has been refreshing that after along time i am awakened as a liberal hindu in this society in which most of us are masquerading as hindus. And nobody is following the sanatan dharma in its true spirit. We need to introspect and establish a true liberal hindu order in the country that was existing in Indra Gandhi's time with minorities assured of their place but not appeased.

Great article tarun sir. I was waiting to read your article from a long time.

um, but what about the other 99% who are happy being nondescript lower-middle-class visa workers or students at second rate educational institutions?

Wah, TV-ji, kya lekh likha! Mubaraken! Now I have the difficult task of deciding who is more communal: You or TOI!

It seems Almost all your Blog is dedicated from a Religion Point of View..Get a Life Bro...Stop trying to spread this type of Hinduism where Pride comes at the Cost of Violence..There are many other things you can write about..

Mr Tarun has this very narrow sense of thaught process.....almost every civilization, religion, sect, etc can relate to the so called 'resurrection' mentioned by His highness Tarun. did muslims not rise again after Gujarat Riots? did sikhs not rise after 84 riots? think deep and u will find hundreds of examples.....this quality of resurrection is Gods gift to the humans....only the ones with a narrow spirituality(or no at all like mr tarun) can get hopeless and give up.....everyone else has this quality of the resurrection.....Hope God gives better sense to Mr. Tarun.....guess the best thing is to ignore his articles...that will be the best way to force TOI to take him off the list of writers...

As usual false Hindu propganda. The only religion for the role model you mentioned in perspective -Venkat Ramakrishnan is ashamed to call himself Indian and his chemistry is his religion. Lakshmi Mittal consider "Money" or "Lakshmi" as a religion, Indra Nooyi is a very hard working individual but work is her religion. Pranav Mistry's religion is his innovations. So, where is Hinduism?

what about the attacks of hindu kings on jain / buddhist temples? buddhism has been totally wiped out of india thanks to hindu kings.

It does seems the writer's bird brain does not comprehend that most 'Hindu luminaries' he refers to in the 3rd para of this article are successful in their chosen field - not because they are Hindu, but because they live in a system which allows them the freedom to expound their talents.

Mr Vijay appears to be a narrow minded racist.

well nice and commenting story sir...well i will like to add few more points.HIndu religion is the most oldest religion in the world history.The christianity started only 2009 years ago,buddha started his religion only near about Maurya reign and jainism after buddhist religion and Muslim is the latest religion in the world history.but imagine the starting age of HINDUISM...its like it started since man began to live as a social animal...love live BHARAT which is the mother of hinduism...

Very good article. We need more articles of similar quality. For your information some hindu festivels are public holidays in Malaysia and Singapore.

The article just doesn't mention one thing, "who is a Hindu ?" .If Hindus those who live in India, then of course those who live in US can't be Hindus.Or is it those who worship idols? , then so many pagans of the past from other lands did the same ! Or is it a new form of creature originated in India thousands of years ago, distinguished from Homo Sapiens ?

Dear Tarun, NRI Hindus propagating Hinduism? read again Noble laureate Venky's letter.if you have read him you would not have quoted him.. Venly has clearly said what NRIs think. NRIs are here to do business not to propagate any ism. NRI's not even work for India leave alone work for their religion. What about Tata, Premji.? what's amazing is how you have connected Mittal work to RSS's work.. shame! think again

I am amazed at how Tarun's article is causing such terrible heartburn to the muslims and christians posting on this site. In the same breath they criticize Tarun for praising Hinduism they also go on to talk abou the good things of their religion (as they percieve it)

I guess they dont like the fact that its not just they alone who have a right to profess the greatness of their faith !!!

Some have said that the nation has rejected the RSS ideology. Dont forget that the NDA got 18% votes of this nation. The winning combination got 28% (Add the muslim vote and you know where it comes from - also factor in the fact that the voting percentage of muslims is far higher than hindus)

Do you calculation and estimate how many hindus support the BJP.

You cant stop this movement. The Hindu is waking up. Hindus have as much right to consolidating as any other religion. I wonder why some people get so prickly about this ? Says a lot eh ?

Hypocrites !!

We are all born into a religion. Being born Hindu, Muslim, Sikh etc does not necessairly mean that we are against other religions. There is sprituality in all religions and being human we need to find such commonalities not differences.

I grew up clebebrating all religions and searching for spritual commonalites of love & tolerance.

TarunJi,
You made it a great point

Oh, I thought that the referred persons including Sachin Tendulkar are Indians. Now I understand that they are not Indians, but merely Hindooos.

Why are the so called seculars of hinduism and other religions upset with Tarunji for restoring the pride of the bashed up hindus? Resurrection of hinduism is the need of the hour. Other attempts to change the world in a positive sense is most welcome. Don't crib about Tarun Vijay. His comments on other religions is an eye-opener to them, for not blowing their trumpets. Resurrection of hinduism is the triumph of the human spirit of plurality, diversity, equality, justice and progress, which are attributes of all humans, not only the hindus.

i really wonder where all these proponents of so called hinduism get the term @hindu@ from.so far all those religious texts i have come across,purans,upnishad,ramayan,mahabharat,no where i can find the term.had it not been for the persians,we wouldnt have known how to term this bewildering veriety of beliefs,rituals,sects,cults collectively.i think the writer is just too simplistic and preys on the emotions rather then write on the real issues facing the people he calls hindus.for every achiver.in USA or anywhere else there are millions whose potentials are stifled in this very land of glory by lack of education,dignity of life and dont care attitude of its leaders and writers and thinkers,by the stifling conditions of the very religion he so admires.the writer clearly hasnt seen or heard much about female infanticide,dowry harrassment,fleecing of devotees at all the religious places and occasions,hypocrisy,jaadu-tona and all the irrational stuff that goes on there.its too easy to write about muslims,too difficult to wrestle with the real issues.just kind of warmongering at the expense of the general population to benefit a few,his mentors.the defeat at elections have had no impact it seems.

Real Deal !!...I wait eagerly for Mr Vijay's opnion on times or anywhere in media. I am a big fan of his. I wish I could meet him. Mr. Vijay please continue to write such beautiful articles. Those people who think he talks communal should also see how people from other community are perpetuating myth and falsified news about their community and people, even religion. Atleast Mr Vijay is only echoing truth , so there's no harm in accepting, even boosting it.

Very good article Tarunji.I think Hindus are rising materially as well intellectually and spritually and realising the glorious cilization after centuries of suppresion.At the same time,the following must also be addressed on an urgent basis:
1.Artificial divisons:first it was Aryan Dravidian theory ,then it was upper and lower caste theory and now dalits/tribals and upper caste theories are being fuelled by vested interestes and people tend to believe even though these are false.As an example our rishis were all vanvasis (tribals) so how could tribals be different from us?
2.Pseudo-secualrism-In my view Hindu politicians are encouraged to identify with their caste,language and region but not with their glorious Dharma as that creates a pan-Indian(atleast) identity.This needs to be tackled.
3.Charity:Hindus need to get involved in Charities so as to propogate and nurture their cimmunity and religion.
4.Truthful History:The fact that Hinduism is most humane ,liberal and scientific relgion has been suppressed for long.Let this be reversed.
5:Unity:Let their be unity in the community under the sprititual Gurus for overall good of the religion and also country.

@Sajid Do you know which creed sacked the Buddhist Universities of Nalanda, Vikramshila, Jagaddala, Odantapuri to name only a few, and massacred hundreds of thousands of Buddhist and Jain monks, in its fanatical drive to spread its wings. The father of the Indian constitution, and a Buddhist himself, BR Ambedkar has written, "Such was the slaughter of the Buddhist priesthood perpetrated by the Islamic invaders. The axe was struck at the very root. For by killing the Buddhist priesthood, Islam killed Buddhism. This was the greatest disaster that befell the religion of the Buddha in India". Trying to drive a non-existent wedge between Dharmic faiths, and "we are the same as Buddhists/Sikhs/Jains" refrain is a common ploy used by non-Dharmic ideologue Hindu haters. A Hindu Chandragupta ended his life as a Jain monk. The 10th Sikh guru gave his life defending Hindus against the fanatical Mughals.
@Joe Hindus in other countries do not denigrate other faiths, or coerce the weaker sections into accepting Hinduism, in order to propagate their faith, unlike certain groups do so in India.

@Ziauddin Shafi For every "peaceful/tolerant" verse you quote, there are many, many more verses inciting violence against disbelievers in no uncertain terms. Marauders like Ghazni, Ghauri, Babar and their ilk have acknowledged and justified their mass murdering acts using these very verses. Some European authors, Thomas Arnold being the leader, in the 1890s onwards tried to sell the stories of Sufi saints as the "major form of conversion" and as "peaceful" in nature. These authors blatantly ignored tones of documented evidence of conversion in Jihadi wars by contemporary Muslim historians, prominently through enslavement. Unfortunately the work started by Tom Arnold still finds its place among Marxists, and Islamists seeking to peddle Islam is the "religion of peace".

Hi! I sometimes feel how can people comment on something without having full knowledge of it? And to top it they are also the directors of some research foundations!! His vieled assault on Islam clearly proves this point that he has very little knlowledge of the religion and still he is commenting on it!
To drive home his point the author has shamelessly used the sufferings of millions of victims, and elevated his so called liberal hindu!

You find some sri sri giving peace-lecture in iraq to be proud of? Its like giving the victims of jalianwalah bagh a peace lecture! What's happening in present day iraq is the result of 'modern-day jalianwalah bagh' initiated by the world powers.

If his so-called empowered, liberal hindu is going global, its because he/she neednt worry of any occupation on his home-land. He can think 360^ as his/her basic need of a roof is taken care of.

Because some people are 'bombing the adopted country', it doesnt negate the facts and causes on the ground! I request the author to be more careful and just dont casually use the examples to 'show-off' his global hindu!

On the other hand i request my brothers to not give chance for people like Mr.Tarun to raise a finger. They should show remarkable patience in dealing with this temporary and materialsitic world.

As usual Tarun is on his best particularly when it comes to anything on patriotism and cultural renaissance.Yes the new breed of corporate ambassadors like Lakshmi Mittal,Indira Nooyi et al has definitely brought respectability to our country and culture we represent.While we adopt to the local culture with out trying to destroy host culture ,our history is repleat with dishonesty and cheating by all the invaders like the Mughals, Babber or Ghaznis and the missionaries who plundered our country and continue to destroy our culture by proselytision and frequent attack on our belief system.I regret to say that even the so called torch bearers of our religions like RSS or VHP has done very little to arrest the onslught of missionaries and militants alike.RSS is simply a roaring Tiger with out teeth and VHP is a sheep in Fox cloth and they have lost their identity and interested in making only statement and nothing else.I wish a new breed of revolutionaries should rise among the Hindus to ressurect and take this ancient religion to next millenum and wish people like Tarun would facilitate towards this goal.

Every one in India would like to be identified with their religion. Why then blame only Hindus?

It is time for Hindus to start studying Christianity and Islam and show how they confuse the Hindus on the basis of the interpretation of their scriptures, not on the basis of any superior truth or historicity.

We all know these are made up religions from the morther religion of Hinduism, and they are valid on the basis of principiles and philosophy. But the problem with religions is in only how their philosophies are interpreted and understood.

The principle of God is the same in all religions, and they work just as effectively in all of them to bring about the transformation of the human heart, the core of all religions.

Ever wonder why religiously tolerant countries are developed where these so called hindus have prospered. Why Indians are still termed as TCN(Third Country Nationals). My advise to all these prospering hindus to get back to India and change its status rather than enjoying the liberties offered by the West.

I agree with the essence of the article that the core values of Hinduism has spread globally. But I don't get "the spirit of Hindu resurrection" and the 'new Hindu'. Attributing achievements of globally successful Indians (with over 80% Indians being Hindus, the probability of a successful Indian being Hindu would be high) to religion smacks of whipping up unnecessary fundamentalistic sentiments. A globally successful person does have other factors contributing to his success and his motivations to go global have nothing to do with wanting to spread the core values of Hinduism.

Hi Tarun,

Your article states some current facts but carries hardly any new perspective. Yours is a glorification of Inida's past with some selective facts and half-truths.

You mention of some high achievers who has made our country proud - Mittal, Nooyi etc. I wonder how many of these would prefer to be identified as a Hindu rather than an Indian.

I am an NRI (and a Hindu - in case you are curious) and there are many things I am proud of India's heritage. But this type of blatant religious glorification makes me unconfortable.

You use the term 'global' in your article. A true characteristics of a global citizen is not to wear your religion on your shirt sleeve.

In developed countries people are affiliated to a religious faith. But they know its rightful place - personal domain not parochial glorification in public.

Anyway, I made a tally of the reader's comment (excluding mine) to your article. 19 are supportive and 12 are critical. This shows you have found a lucrative market niche (I guess you already know this). Your job as a columnist is assured and so also TOI's circulation figure.

Sadly, it also shows how far India has to go.

This is one of the those articles that i have read recently without a 'bias'. Yes, in the name of secularism i am irritated with the media taking a one sided view against any situation. For eg., during the recent terror attacks, i have seen the media telling its nothing to do with the muslim religion(though all of them are from the same segment), which i agree to an extent. But, when one of female hindu was suspected for the same, i could see the news 'Hindu tettorism?' flashing on our tv sets. I was deeply hurt by this. Well, I am an educated secular INDIAN, born in a Hindu family. And i respect it. I would want the media to to respect every religion.

Hinduism is great and so are Islam and Christianity.(I am not referring to other religions because I don't know enough about them) In fact, barring the slant given by selfish and crooked interpreters there is a large mass of commonality in their basic teachings. The problem arises due to two tendencies: One tendency is to regard one's own religion as the sole means for attaining excellence, and the second tendency is to convert people to a a specific religion by either coercion, or by allurement , or by downright clever falsehoods.

I always believe that if the past offers some good lessons to adopt, adopt them for the present and for the future. My views go like this: I am a human being first, so I give preference to humanitarian ethics. I am an Indian then, so I view things in the unity in diversity spectrum. Then come other things. Here I can combine the humanitarian ethics with my Indian point of view. That gives me wings to fly in the sky of humanity rather than to confine to the cubicles of certain ideologies. Indian culture itself is a mixture of many good things having been evolved over the centuries. So if someone holds such concept firmly, he/she can keep it away from its politicization and communalization. In that context, as an Indian, I can be critical of our systems, environments, etc as and when they disturb me with their dereliction of function. Such freedom will not be available in any religion oriented countries. This is the quality of Hindustan hamaara.
Yoga is a way of life. And it is result oriented. It not only maintains one’s external parts of the body but also it stabilizes the internal organs (they get proper exercises while doing Sarvangasana (shoulder posture) and Shirshasana (Head posture)) calibrating the mind. The concept of Sukha/Duka is very important at present as the world runs behind only wealthy life, not healthy life. The slogan – health is wealth – wanes by the influence of fast life. If people get mental satisfaction and peace of mind, they can live long. Yoga offers that. Many foreigners access to Yoga, whereas we ignore this cost effective holistic health care.

Iqbal, no idea what history you have been reading. During Mughal rule millions of Hindus were butchered, this is not the cleaned up secular history given by Congress, but the true facts given by Arab historians. Peace and prosperity, that is definitely not what the Hindu population felt. It is unfortunate you forget that your own ancestors were Hindu, by chance they were converted to Islam, by force, for benefit or by rape (please don't be offended this is just a sad fact of history). Hinduism is a open religion, we do not have the concept of kaffir or nonbeliever. In India you are free to practice your religion without interference or being coerced to convert, sadly this cannot be said of many Muslim majority countries. All religions are the same, problems start when one says another's religion is wrong.

Wonderful !!! .... Please keep up your good work .... we always look forward to your articles with great enthusiasm !!

i wish Mr Tarun, every HINDU (of your thoughts) should better be a human first,then an Indian and then a Hindu.

Someone said that mughal rule was the best period in India. Yes indeed, the destruction of several hundred temples, the butchery of several thousand innocent Hindus, the destruction of Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi, the plunder of Somnath, the massacre of Sikhs, the genocide against Kashmiri pandits .... thanks to our beloved Shivaji Maharaj and Guru Gobind Singh ... the theocratic rule of the Mughals was destroyed once and for all.

Tarun Vijat needs to be informed to the contrary too of the liberal Hindus. This is due to their cultural baggage which has been causing disaster in countries of their adoption too in the same way as in India.
In The New York Times, 24 October 2004, Joseph Berger in an article captioned "Family ties and entanglements of caste" writes how the liberal Hindus have raised their fangs in the Columbia University to spoil an honour Indians at home would have cheered and cherished. According to him, Professor of Anthropology, E. Valentine Daniel, former director of Columbia's South Asian Institute, told of the resistance he faced among upper-caste Indians on an academic committee when he wanted to name an endowed chair in Indian political economics after a noted untouchable, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, a Columbia graduate who helped draft the Indian Constitution, which decades ago abolished the caste system."
79 Nobel Prize winners and 9 Supreme Court Justices of USA were the alumni of the University, besides 96 Pulitzer Prize winners. Four of the Nobel prize winners were US Presidents including Barak Obama.
Why Ambedkar's chair was opposed? Logic and arguments for opposition to rename Maradhwada University after Ambedkar, I am afraid, did not hold good. Is it due to blinding prejudice against Ambedkar?
President Obama has called America a Hindu America too. He better takes care to suppress growth of such prejudices on Amercia's liberal democratic soil right from the beginning.

This is possible because as Mr.Henry Kissinger remarked,Hinduism is a way of life and not a religion. Centuries before the Hindus were besieged by Muslim marauders. Presently we are being internally marauded by Muslim extremists.

''The point to note is that today’s Hindu is different from before. He is more empowered, open to new ideas and adventures":never believe such rubbish as put forward by Tarun.
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(a) Hindus are the greatest poseurs pretending to be a superpower while most of their clout is the reflected clout from their super power allies, In fact Hindu India is a poor 3 rd world country lacking basic infrastructure and services and is disorganised ununited mismanaged and corrupt.
(b)Hindu India is undemocratic and tolerates and approves the mistreatment of its co religionist dalits and the suppression of their ,human rights and also treats minority groups with bias and hate.
(c)Hindus are great hypocrites and rightly publicise the butchery of the British in the massacre of Indian nationalists at Armritsar in 1919 yet cover up , sweep under the carpet, and try and justify the slaughter of 2700 innocent Sheiks in 1984 following the assasination of Indria Ghandi.
(d)Hindu India is headed for a Hindu fascist state and will one day be run by a a poor mans Mussolini(Hindu ).
(e) Hindus are by and large losers and have little concern for a free flowing excellence.
(f)Diwali might have been celebrated in the White House but probably with a barbecue featuring Brahmin beef and celebrations of American success in blowing smoke up the fundamental orifices of the Hindus with the latest Atomic treaty.

Very nice article from Tarunji. I wish and dream that one day a great Hindu like Swami Vivekanand will born and win the Hearts of the CHINESE Leaders and People. Then the two giant neighbours will live like friendly countries and very porous borders and visa free travel.

Ironically by that time PAKISTAN will cease to exist on the world map due to its own contradictions (with one hand supporting Taliban, Kashmiri Terrorists and on the other hand fighting Al-Quaida). So the Lashkar threat, Taliban threat, Terrorist training camp in PoK, Pak will be destroyed and INDIA will once again become an Utopia. ------ Ameen, Tathastu

When the facts & figures are quoted by the writer ,TARUN VIJAY, all the misgivings in the minds of those who keep harping different tunes with shrill tones ,are expected to fade away eventually . Unfortunately though, it keeps lingering ,only to pollute further the mind of the man on the street . The unquestionable findings by Tarun Ji are more than x-tal clear ,deserve to be accepted in all humility :unless of course one is not prepared to have faith in his projected true findings .It was my privilege to attend one of the International meetings held at Lodhi Gardens ,New Delhi during September this year to listen to TV ( Tarun Vijay) . He always invariably quotes the facts & figures to prove his stand & view point in order to carry the same home , daringly & assertively enough . All said & narrated ,needs hardly any corrections &/or changed inputs :it is already in the perfect TEN slot ! Kudos to T Vijay .

I was surprised to see such an article on Hinduism in TOI. I always thought TOI is against Hinduism, or atleast doesnt support Hinduism. I have already read articles and news about how Muslims are treated badly in India. Don't get me wrong, I m not a religion-extremist. I m that global-hindu that Mr. Tarun vijay is talking about. I m living in US for last 10 years and I have friends from all over the world. I had a Church-going Spanish girlfriend.
It was heartening to see something good written about Hinduism. I always hear how people (read hindus) think about themselves as weak and capable of doing nothing. We need more people like Tarun to keep the torch of Hinduism lit. Again, a great article and am looking forward to read more of such.

No doubt we are a progressive religion, but I do not accept the sarcasm in 'bombing his adoted country', and 'being known for massacres'. I am a Hindu, and I am proud of who I am. My beliefs are my own. I did not choose to be a Hindu. I was born one. Pride should come from who we are, not by letting others down. A religious person is one who understands and respects every religion. No religion teaches hatred, discrimination, or massacre, for that matter. People who think so, have misinterpreted it. If you preach taking pride in my religion because its 'better' than others, I DENOUNCE such religion. I refuse to accept a faith that divides people rather than join them. How can you not get the irony in this whole 'division', the whole prejudice? Taking pride in your GOD, of all things?? Something so abstract? And looking down upon real people for that reason?? Think about it!!!

Even I have been thinking on these lines. Hindus, unlike Muslims mingle with the people of the host country and make good contribution to their economies. So the host country does not feel any kind of insecure feeling. Today the whole world is suspicious of Muslims, because they simply can't co-exist with other communities. If they have the presence of the followers of other religions they kill them, if they don't have the presence of any other religions they kill themselves.

The strength of any community depends on its educational achievements and their financial success. The prosperous Jewish community is the classic example of this fact. The same is the case with Hindus. We need not be afraid of the conversions. People who do not have faith in Hinduism should be give a warm farewell from the community. Such people prove to be a great liability to whichever religion they join.
Some of the persons who posted their opinions criticized Mr.Tarun Vijay for referring to religions. What do they do when Muslims think about their religion 24 hours and 365 days and don't feel any kind of repentance whenever terrorists trigger bomb explosions?

I congratulate The Times of India for giving space to TarunVijay which is long overdue. Times are changing and the power equations are also changing. Hindus are no longer a passive spineless creatures who would listen to the babble of the so-called secularists and indulge in self-denial. I think TOI is one of the first newspapers to realize this fact.

History says that every oppressed group of people raise like phoenix and prove themselves on the world arena. It happened with Jews and it is going to happen with Hindus. I hope one day there will be a grand alliance between Jews and Hindus, because India is the only country where there were no anti-Semitic feelings and no attacks were make against Jews.

With the publishing of TarunVijay's articles the so-called secularists and communal Muslims and Christians are feeling insecure.

The reaction from muslims in this topic is itself quite evident as to why muslims are having problems with everyone in this world and why so much violence is happening in name of Islam.They are taught to feel their religion is superior and refuse to accept or recognize good done to them by any non-muslims , Instead of criticizing hindus or getting jealous of them, why dont these people do something concrete to change their religion for peace and universall wellbeing like how hindus are doing ?

A malayalee will not work in Kerala but he will go to Gulf and work there like a dog. Similarly Hindus do not want to apply brains in their own country but will travel to America and Europe and contribute to the economy and progress of that country. Even though we have become independant but the slave mentality has not left us. We dont want to develop our own country but travel to far off lands to work under foreign masters. Tarun Vijay calls this an acheivement but I beg to differ.

Such type of thinking is the problem everywhere.First why people should think as Hindu,Muslim,Chrstian,etc etc? Why we as humanbeings see as one race living on this earth? Why such divison among us based on petty religions?Lot of progress has been made in the field of science,technology,art,and many fields but so far human pyche is concerned he is what he was thousand years before.There is no iota of change in him,he is still violent,greedy,fearful,angry etc etc.Other living species are better than us.

No doubt we are a progressive religion, but I do not accept the sarcasm in 'bombing his adoted country', and 'being known for massacres'. I am a Hindu, and I am proud of who I am. My beliefs are my own. I did not choose to be a Hindu. I was born one. Pride should come from who we are, not by letting others down. A religious person is one who understands and respects every religion. No religion teaches hatred, discrimination, or massacre, for that matter. People who think so, have misinterpreted it. If you preach taking pride in my religion because its 'better' than others, I DENOUNCE such religion. I refuse to accept a faith that divides people rather than join them. How can you not get the irony in this whole 'division', the whole prejudice? Taking pride in your GOD, of all things?? Something so abstract? And looking down upon real people for that reason?? Think about it!!!

All religions are equal with respect to God and realisation of God.All religions must be coincided at one point according to existence of God.God saves us.

All religions are equal with respect to God and realisation of God.All religions must be coincided at one point according to existence of God.God saves us.

Superb Article. Touched the most important aspect of Hinduism, i.e., flexibility and adaptability. The rich heritage of Hinduism has been explained and known to everyone but we should motivate and strength the image of modern Hindus.
Keep up the good work.

Amritanandamayi is a crook, fraud and crazy lunatic bitch. She should be sent to the Himalayas and not let wonder uselessly on this planet earth. Government of India should hire George W. to set fire and destroy her Lankapuri.

"Let us remember that we are all one. This is the great learning/teaching. In this unity lies love. This is a great learn/teaching. In this unity lies light. This is the fundamental teaching of all planes of existence in materialization. Unity, love, light, and joy; this is the heart of evolution of the spirit." (Source - The Ra Material, Session 52)

Thus differences over religion does not ultimately matter. We all came from a single source and will merge back into that source. Love & Light

No doubt we Hindus doing well in economic world, spiritual world and in social world. But before any religion we are Indian first. so if you refer Indian instead of Hindus it will be better for our great country and. India need no more Raj Thakre, no more Abu Aazmi. they may be doing great for their society but its undoubtedly helping to divide we Indians. this people doing same as what did British in India. Outside our home we should be live as a Indian only.

Yes, We are also proud of all the hindu cricket playes and hindu movie stars.

Tarun ji you have just mentioned few liberal hindus and escaped the majority of wrong doers who are in hindu religion itself. does it really mean hindu religion has another side that represent evil deeds and mr. tarun wanted to avoid it?
There are many communities in this world other than those of religious ones. One of them is GOOD MAN'S COMMUNITY- here people live for themselves and for others as well, one of the replicas is our Mahatma Gandhi who is more than a religious, more than political, more than than everything and never be compared with any religious communities. good is always good and nothing to do with any religious categories.
tarun ji why u r so much biased in religious comments? you r a hindu today only because u got birth in a hindu family isn't it my dear?

what was my fault that i was born in a christian or muslim or jain or other religious socalled arina? do u have any answer if then please post me. i would love to know myself.
God himself is not communal then why r u befooled by the same by writing these marauding blues?
plizzzzzz mend it sir.

i think toi should promote debate on blogs by giving a reply to button for every comment!!!!

Kudos to Tarun. Good Article.
I do not understand why our Netas do not take pride calling themselves as Hindus.Any one taliking about Hinduism is labelled as communilist.
Netas who directly or indirectly working against the Hindus in general and the country as a whole are called secular.These Netas go to extent of helping ISI agents to get the vote support of Muslims. These Netas call themselves as Secular.

Hinduism is the one religion in the world who teaches/ believes/practcies peaceful coexistence/Compassion/respect to other religion. Hinduism believes in Pluruism and diversity.Hindu religion by itself is secular.We have been and still are continuing to produce saints who spreads messages of love/universility all over the world.
As the author has, rightly pointed out,that Hindus will never bomb a country of their adoption. They get assimilated there and treat that country as their own motherland.This is the one big reason that Deewali-a festival of lights, knowlege and awakening -is being celebrated in White House. This also proves that not only the celebrities but a common Hindu( Indian) visa-Holder is looked upon with an appreciated eyes, not only in USA but in Germany etc etc also.

The biggest + point, in my opinion, with Hinduism is that it says" Continue to enlighten yourself, be it Religion,Science,Astronomy,Spirtulism etc."
There is no wall put by the religion to reach to heights in any sphere.
There are some inhererent weakness as well which has lead this country to "Goolamy" for thousand years.
The author has written about some good jobs done by RSS. I think RSS needs to do lot more for the upliftment of Hindus in general ang the whole country in particular.
Rest Later.

it is surprising to see that india's national newspaper is becoming RSS mothpiece.....wat a pity?
anyway, nothing sensible can be and shud be expected from vijay,a rss fanatics

It is necessary to abundon the myopic view when the word Hindu is used in this kind of articles .
According to the spirit of the article people like Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, JRD Tata,Homi Bhabha,Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and the likes are
referred to as sons of Hindustan.Thus the term
Hindu is not related to the religion as such but it refers to all those who are patriots and faithful to the country and feel proud for the same and respect the way of life, the value systeme, the heritage, the all inclusive and tolerant culture,irrespective of some intermittant abberrations to the serene and peaceful atmosphere which offers opportunity to progress and flourish to every one. With this stance in mind and without any bias we should read the meaning in between lines and then no body can disagree with the author even if he is a RSS member.To see everything with jaundiced eye
is not helpful.

Just replying to Mr Joe's comments .
I as a Hindu do not have any objection to Christians as they unlike Muslims do not feel India is not their own country and religion is bigger than the nation .Also no one can doubt their patriotism towards India . And i find them peacefull as well .But Joe no one is bothered about people converting to aother religion for spiritual happyness .But if coversion is done with a political agenda ,by coercion or by incentives involved i do not see it as an upliftment for any indivisual .Lets try not to do that and see the fruits of cummunal harmony in India .

Hinduism/Pluralism has been established globally from time immemorial.

Currently in the UK, The Hindu Academy - Sw Vivekananda Centre, London enables some 300 students annually to pass "Hinduism" examination at 'O' Level and 'A' Level board exams.

One most recent prophet Sw Vivekananda reintroduced Pluralism - acceptance (not tolerance) of all faiths to be equally true on 11 september 1893 at the world parliament of religions in the US.

The modern Hindus have been influenced by the vision and the true meaning of the word - Dharma - union of the world external with the world internal as experienced and preached by Swamiji.

Another yawn-provoking topic from Mr. Tarun! People like Indra Nooyi or Laxmi Mittal are holding respectable corporate positions due to their exceptional talents and not due to their religious followings. And in the era of globalization, what is the big deal that we have Swaminarayan temple in Rome or a Jewish synagogue in Bejing?

The hindus a few years back was backward, its the inflences from Islam and Christianity that has greatly helped in uplifting the caste and creed barrier.This is a very baised article.

To all the people who are promoting Islam or saying that Hindus are propogating their religion - Hinduism does not force you to believe in one creator. A Hindu can believe in Jesus or Mohammed without violating the basic principles of Hinduism. In the modern world this is equivalent to freedom - Why would someone want to be locked into believing in only one God when you have more choices? Consumer is king :-)

Hi Dr.Prathima

I am very much agree with you.
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Tarun....Superb!! Thanks for Motivating... I wished that this article should have been longer...and I know you would come up with more motivating and interesting articles on Hinduism and tell the world that Hinduism is sacred and to Hindus in particular that they should feel PROUD in calling themselves as HINDU.

MR TARUN CONGRATULATION FOR A NICE ARTICLE.BESIDE WHAT YOU HAVE MENTIONED THERE ARE MANY MORE EVEN PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS SELECTED MANY.ISKCON IS DOING GREAT SERVICE AND TEMPLES HAVE ALL OVER WORLD EXCEPT IN MUSLIMS COUNTRIES BUT THEY HAVE ONE IN NIGERIA.OUR GREAT SAINTS LIKE MURARI BAPU,BAPU ASHARAMJI,GAYATRI PARIWAR, RAMESH BHAI OJHA, MRIDUL SHASHTRIJI,KRIPALUJI MAHARAJ ALL SPREADING MESSAGE OF PEACE, SIMPLICITY AND BROTERWOD BESIDE DOING GREAT HUMATARIAN SERVICE.SWAMI RAM DEVJI HAS MADE THE WHOLE WRLD ATTRACTED THROUGH HIS YOGIC EXERCISES AND CHARM AND RECENTLY LAID DOWN THE FOUNDATION IN SCOTLAND FOR ANOTHER PATANJALI YOGA LIKE HARIDWAR FIRST IN A FOREIGN LAND.THERE IS ONE VEDIC TOWN IN USA DEPICTING THE HISTORY AND VARUIOUS ASPECT OF VEDIC PERIOD.IN THIS CITY CURRENCY BEARING BHAGWAN RAMJI IS USED AND IS ACCEPTABLE IN EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES.VEDIC/GAYATRI MANTRA ARE BEING USED TO START THE PROCEEDING OF MANY HOUSESS LIKE SENATE IN USA, HOUSE OF COMMONS IN UK AND EVEN IN NEWZILAND.SESSION OF RAMAYAN, SRIMAD BHAGWAT, SRI MAD BHAGWAT GITA AND BHAJANS ARE ARRANGED PERIODICALLY IN ALMOST ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD AND MANY ARE COMING IN INDIA TO ATTEND IT.ACTUALLY ONLY IN INDIA DUETO VOTE BANK POLITICS AND TO PLEASE MUSLIMS SUCH RECITATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, THANKS TO NEHRUJI SECULARISM.ALL THESE THINGS ARE DEVELOPED AND WORSHIPPED IN INDIA BUT DISCARDED BY POWER HUNGRY POLITICIANS A VERY SAD AFFAIR. WE ALL ARE PROUD ON OUR THESE SPRIRTUAL GURUS WHO ARE SPREADING OUR CULTURE AND IMPRESSING PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE BUT WITHOUT ASKING ANY ONE TO CONVERT TO HINDUISM.VERY NOBLE EFFORTS AND SINS OF OUR POLITICIANS ARE BEING WASHED BY THESE ACTIVITIES.BESIDE RSS AND VHP ARE DOING FINE JOB.RAMJI SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE DOING EXCELLANT WORK.

THE COMMENTS ON THIS ARTICLE BY MUSLIM AND CHRISTIANS CONTRIBUTORS ARE AWESOME AND SHOW THEIR MENTALITY.MUSLIMS HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT TO SPREAD THEIR RELIGION THEY ADOPTED VIOLENCE AND FORCE, DO THEY THINK THAT THEIR ALLAH WILL BE PLEASED BY THIS SHEER ACT OF ANARCHY, NEVER, THOSE INVOLVED WILL BE PUNISHED.SIMILARLY CHRISTIANS ARE USING MONEY AND SERVICES FOR CONVERSION WHICH IS AGAINST BIBLE. DUE TO AMBICIOUS OF OUR POWER HUNGRY AND DUE TO UNPRUDENCY OF PT.EHRU MUSLIMS ARE ENJOYING SPECIAL PREVILIGES WHICH THEY CAN NOT GET ANY WHERE AS WE HINSDUS ARE FOOLS AND NEVER LEARNT LESSONS FROM OUR MISTAKES.MUSLIMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRORISM AND DESTRYING PEACE OF THE WORLD AND THEY WILL SUFFER FOR THAT. ONLY IN INDIA THESE PAKISTANI/TALIWANI AGENTS COULD SAY SO OPENLY AGAINST US BUT IS IT POSSIBLE IN ANY MUSLIM RULED COUNTRY?VERY SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS.

This is 21st century running .Still Hindus have not understood the concept of God.They are immersed in worships of natural objects created by one and only one true God [Al(The)lah(God)]. Alcohols have been destroying the minds and Interest on loans have been sucking the blood of poor Hindus.In Islam,the servant drinking alcohol and taking interest on loan,his prayers will not be accepted by God.Read,study and understand Islam(Peace)-The way of life.Open the eyes of heart and witness the Truth.

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When it comes to the religion, the whole world is happy to criticise on Hinduism. Let any one tell the date of birth of Hinduism (Birth date of every other religion is known). The most sad part is none of us know in depth the good things every religion wanted its people to know. I don't thing, any religion might have asked the goverence system to follow a particular religion. But you can see no of countries calling theirs belonging to a particular religion. Some one was criticising about upper caste hindus harrassed the Dalits or any other lower castes. It is only now, we people differentiate among our selves. Please go through the history and under stand, how castes were divided. Also remember, which caste Valmiki belonged to or many of the GODLY charactors like Krishna belong to. We actually don't know what any religion has in it and simply abuse the religions including own religion.

I wished if the issue of Secularism is elaborated more. Adding to that, here in our country, Secularism of appeasement is practiced and not Secularism of Governance. As a result of which, the Hindus in Hindustan have to suffer there by increasing the hatred amongst the different casts and religions! A typical Asymmetric Secularism ! How many counties in the world are secular that comprise the majority of a particular religion? Hindus are considered as the enemies of Muslims! set an example where, Hindus have shown hatred towards any cast and attacked! The most forward and the most leveraging religion is undoubtedly Hinduism, it gives an option of being Hindu, even if you don't believe or follow Hinduism ethics, God or Vedas. How many religions in the world give that leverage?

I appreciate the writing and the true facts put up in the article.

The mention of RSS.News paper and the secular belt always hold RSS resposible. Even i thought RSS is fanatic. I myslef tried once the shaka. The teachings,values and thought process each swayamsevak has is phenomenal. After so many years too RSS has continued its good work inspite of the pseudo secular forces are after RSS. This is really great.I have seen few muslim kids in shakha. When they grow up they come running to wish the shikshak( teacher).

I am really impressed by your article. Keep the good work.

no doubt Tarun's articile has its own class, and of course hindus are liberal thats why they are shinning all over the world. Even muslim countries have respect for their hindu expatriates. This liberalism shall be continued with open heart. Hope it is rumour but widely publicised that hindu NRI's are funding fundamentalist organisations of India. These organisations have no courage to fight terrorist or criminal element, they are confronting with general muslims or christians. I hope they will understand this fact and prove themselves liberals.

Cheers to this one eyed wonder. Narcissism at its best.

A liberal Hindu is akin to a vegetarian tiger.

why are the converts so upset by the facts mentioned by Tarunji?
How long will our sickular hindus too live in negation..Fact is that India can stay integrated only is there is a hindu majority.......all places where hindus are in minority face seccesionist activities......examples are kashmir,nagaland,assam,tripura........
One convert means one anti-hindu,anti-indian born.....

Tarunji should be rewarded for being a powerful and unbiased speaker of hindu rights and hinduism. Sir, I appreciate what you write. I would like your articles to be published not just in ToI but in other global papers.

Dear Tarun ji, Nice Article if you just want to feel good about your religion. But dont you think every human being wants to feel the same. Please open up a bit more to sensitivities of others.
(Just like Pak cricketers have no right to say they play cricket for Islam).

It's a pity to see Muslims commenting so negatively to an otherwise sound and postive article...I challenge any Indian Muslim to go and settle in Pakistan/Bangladesh and live a life of a Hindu and they will soon realise that India is a Heaven for them.It's time for Hindus to sserte themselves in every field around the world....remembering fundamental Hindu principles of Dharma and Dheya...Hindus are are also partially to blame....we must make it easy for Muslims and Christians to "return" home...

dear tarun vijay, iwould like to draw your attention that the first diwali was celebrated by george w. bush and he celebrated diwali in the white house for five years. no credit to pres. obama please.there many other good things he did for india which i presume you know.

yes, and future wil be much brighter because hinduism is all about togetherness and gaining and sharing success

Good Points Tarun. But we need to wage a war against CASTEISM which has destroyed the country and culture on the whole and had been the biggest factor for disintegration of this nation. I still read that certain temples are forbidden for some caste etc. This is a blot on hinduism which must be removed. Every citizen must contribute in it.

Dear Sir,
1.Name of the Hindus he mentioned do not subscribe to his theory.Hindus in Europe or America have married Christian,Jews and sometimes Muslims and all of them necessarily converted to Hinduisim.This shows the tolerant face of Hindu to adopt to any environment.This is contray to what Tarunji propagates.
2.Bobby Jindal is a christian but that do not hinder him to be an indian.
3.All great personality are interlinked in marriages and they are living so because of tolerant attitude of the West and the majority people of the world.View of Tarunji is detrimental to Indian and necessarily of Hindus.
4.Muscat chants Gayatri mantra and now a days lot many country in the ME allows Mantra to chant.This also shows the change in attitude of the world.
5.Please do not exclude 1/4th.of your people to your fold.Tarunji you are wrong.Religion is a secondary part.To exist peacefully is a must.To co exist,views like tarunji do not hold good.
Let Indian thrive.

Hussain

Come clean in the mind and Tarun you would find your self in isolation as far as the spirit of Hinduism is concerned,and what you say keeps you in wilderness!! Your embodying the hypocrisy and lack of honesty in dealing the matter,where you prefer to put the design ahead substance to get any leverage for the sinking boat of BJP,is an effort in futile. Better come to the terms of reality that people of the country has rejected people like you and sooner you get that better would be for you,to mend to positivity and peace and love,based on good thought,spirit,intention and followed with action!!!

Mr Tarun,I hope you are not a convenor for RSS or Bajrang Dal.But the article does suggest that. YOu are equally right in mentioning the rise of Indians and Indian Traditions all over the world but I disagree with you on this aspect that it has anything do with the rise of Hindus on Global Platform instead its the rise of the Country on global platform which let us collect so many accolades from different quarters..Please stop writting such a biased article..