As a practicing Hindu of a Country where a whopping 0.97 Billion people follow the religion, it is natural for me to expect Hindu Culture gets not just an equal treatment as compared to minorities, but a special place.
However, be it pertaining to managing our places of worship, or running educational institutions, or practicing our religious events unhindered and with pride, the history of India is littered with incidents of Hindus and their feelings being trampled upon.
Congress which ruled for majority of the post independent India, has pushed a version of secularism, which is blatantly anti-hindu. One would have expected the pro Hindu BJP to at least correct this trend.
But three years into Modi Government, we have hardly seen any initiative being taken. Our Children still study the rubbish of Nehruvian left leaning Social historian rubbish that glorifies Islamic Invaders and speaks highly of Christians who later took over the country and looted it. We hardly read about our proud past, or about Raja Raja Chozhan or Rajendra Chozhan who ruled over a vast empire from Gangetic Plans to Srilanka to Indonesia a thousand years ago or about the glory of Vijayanagara empire under Krishnadevaraya or the Travancore King Swati Tirunal, to name just a few. Does any Indian kid know that Travancore kings rule on behalf of Lord Vishnu, as Anantha Padmanabha, and own nothing of their own?
The offerings of Hindu Temples are controlled by the Government and if you have an atheist Government like we have in Kerala, then you can guess what happens.
Admittedly Modi required some time to settle down, and the focus has to be on Development of the nation and reversing the declining Governance standards witnessed under the previous regimes.
But this war has to be done on multiple levels. The threat to our culture has to me met head on.
To start with,
- Completely overhaul the Syllabus from Primary Section to +2. Throw out all pseudo secular trash at one go. Limit the number of Minority run education to the % of their population. If a Minorities population strength is 2%, then their religion backed School should be capped at 2%, and their Syllabus to be vetted to ensure religious hatred is not spread through these schools. Open thousands of veda paada salas. Learning Vedam and hindu sacred books will never make you a fanatic or a threat to the world. It will make a person more holistic in thinking.
- With immediate effect, return Administration of Hindu Shrines and their wealth to Hindus. There should not be any Governmental interference. At the same time, monitor foreign funding that is flowing into many of our religious institutions, especially minorities. Even foreign funding to Hindu institutions should come under the radar. Ask each of the religious institution to register as a Trust, and ensure Audited Balance Sheets are filed every year. Ruthlessly close down those that are unaudited and found in violation of laws. Religious organizations whose duty is to direct their followers to the path of virtue have no right to violate law themselves.
- Implement Uniform Civil Code. People need to understand Nation comes first, second and third, and all have equal rights.
- Abolish all Religion based Reservations.
The above is a good beginning to establish the HINDU RASHTRA.
