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Re: Questions about hinduism

On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Mani Varadarajan wrote:

> Though it is rare, Hindu women to this day are 
> sometimes immolated by their relatives after their 
> husbands die.  It is unfortunate that the leaders 
> of the Hindu political renaissance would rather 
> concentrate on inter-communal arguments than 
> clean out their own closet.
> 


In that case you have completely failed to understand the premise of 
Hindu renissance movement.  The Hindu renissance movement is for the 
spiritual, philosophical and cultural upliftment of Hindus.  It is a 
revolution of Hindus which seeks equality of Hindus, regardless of caste 
and class, regardless of mode of worship and language spoken, and yes, 
regardless of whether they are men or women.

It is a movement for the rejuvenation and reconstruction of Hindu society
after over a thousand years of foreign occupation. 

No one in the Hindu renissance movement has ever condoned the practice of
dowry, let alone, bride burning or sati.  As many people who have seen the
Hindu renissance movement first hand will testify, those in the forefront
of Hindu renissance movement are the most vocal opponents of dowry and
bride burning...after all without the compassion for the plight of Hindu
women the Hindu renissance movement will be nothing more than empty words. 

The fact that millions of Hindu women have supported the Hindu renissance
movement, and indeed led it in many cases, ought the be an indication
enough that the Hindu renissance movement and its proponents are not
merely interested in empty words like their most vocal opponents, who
specialize in merely shouting slogans from the sidelines. 

I would have thought that on this issue at least Hindus would stand
united, oppose practices that are clearly illegal, immoral, and 
un-Hindu, rather than attempt to score cheap political points. 


> Mani

ajay shah
ajay@mercury.aichem.arizona.edu
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