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The Epic Imagination in Contemporary Indian Literature
University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School May 2017 Modern Mythologies: The picE Imagination in Contemporary Indian Literature Sucheta Kanjilal University of South Florida, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd Part of the South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons Scholar Commons Citation Kanjilal, Sucheta, "Modern Mythologies: The pE ic Imagination in Contemporary Indian Literature" (2017). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6875 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Modern Mythologies: The Epic Imagination in Contemporary Indian Literature by Sucheta Kanjilal A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy with a concentration in Literature Department of English College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Gurleen Grewal, Ph.D. Gil Ben-Herut, Ph.D. Hunt Hawkins, Ph.D. Quynh Nhu Le, Ph.D. Date of Approval: May 4, 2017 Keywords: South Asian Literature, Epic, Gender, Hinduism Copyright © 2017, Sucheta Kanjilal DEDICATION To my mother: for pencils, erasers, and courage. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS When I was growing up in New Delhi, India in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, my father was writing an English language rock-opera based on the Mahabharata called Jaya, which would be staged in 1997. An upper-middle-class Bengali Brahmin with an English-language based education, my father was as influenced by the mythological tales narrated to him by his grandmother as he was by the musicals of Broadway impressario Andrew Lloyd Webber. -
India's Democracy at 70: Toward a Hindu State?
India’s Democracy at 70: Toward a Hindu State? Christophe Jaffrelot Journal of Democracy, Volume 28, Number 3, July 2017, pp. 52-63 (Article) Published by Johns Hopkins University Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2017.0044 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/664166 [ Access provided at 11 Dec 2020 03:02 GMT from Cline Library at Northern Arizona University ] Jaffrelot.NEW saved by RB from author’s email dated 3/30/17; 5,890 words, includ- ing notes. No figures; TXT created from NEW by PJC, 4/14/17 (4,446 words); MP ed- its to TXT by PJC, 4/19/17 (4,631 words). AAS saved by BK on 4/25/17; FIN created from AAS by PJC, 5/26/17 (5,018 words). FIN saved by BK on 5/2/17 (5,027 words); PJC edits as per author’s updates saved as FINtc, 6/8/17, PJC (5,308 words). PGS created by BK on 6/9/17. India’s Democracy at 70 TOWARD A HINDU STATE? Christophe Jaffrelot Christophe Jaffrelot is senior research fellow at the Centre d’études et de recherches internationales (CERI) at Sciences Po in Paris, and director of research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). His books include Religion, Caste, and Politics in India (2011). In 1976, India’s Constitution of 1950 was amended to enshrine secular- ism. Several portions of the original constitutional text already reflected this principle. Article 15 bans discrimination on religious grounds, while Article 25 recognizes freedom of conscience as well as “the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion.” Collective as well as indi- vidual rights receive constitutional recognition. -
Written Testimony of Musaddique Thange Communications Director Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC)
Written Testimony of Musaddique Thange Communications Director Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) for ‘Challenges & Opportunities: The Advancement of Human Rights in India’ by Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission June 7, 2016 1334 Longworth House Office Building Challenges & Opportunities: The Advancement of Human Rights in India Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission - June 7, 2016 Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Religious violence, hate speeches and other forms of persecution The Hindu Nationalist Agenda Religious Violence Hate / Provocative speeches Cow related violence - killing humans to protect cows Ghar Wapsi and the Business of Forced and Fraudulent Conversions Love Jihad Counter-terror Scapegoating of Impoverished Muslim Youth Curbs on Religious Freedoms of Minorities Caste based reservation only for Hindus; Muslims and Christians excluded No distinct identity for Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains Anti-Conversion Laws and the Hindu Nationalist Agenda A Broken and Paralyzed Judiciary Myth of a functioning judiciary Frivolous cases and abuse of judicial process Corruption in the judiciary Destruction of evidence Lack of constitutional protections Recommendations US India Strategic Dialogue Human Rights Workers’ Exchange Program USCIRF’s Assessment of Religious Freedom in India Conclusion Appendix A: Hate / Provocative speeches MP Yogi Adityanath (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj (BJP) Sadhvi Prachi Arya Sadhvi Deva Thakur Baba Ramdev MP Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena) Written Testimony - Musaddique Thange (IAMC) 1 / 26 Challenges & Opportunities: The Advancement of Human Rights in India Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission - June 7, 2016 Introduction India is a multi-religious, multicultural, secular nation of nearly 1.25 billion people, with a long tradition of pluralism. It’s constitution guarantees equality before the law, and gives its citizens the right to profess, practice and propagate their religion. -
Why I Became a Hindu
Why I became a Hindu Parama Karuna Devi published by Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Copyright © 2018 Parama Karuna Devi All rights reserved Title ID: 8916295 ISBN-13: 978-1724611147 ISBN-10: 1724611143 published by: Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Website: www.jagannathavallabha.com Anyone wishing to submit questions, observations, objections or further information, useful in improving the contents of this book, is welcome to contact the author: E-mail: [email protected] phone: +91 (India) 94373 00906 Please note: direct contact data such as email and phone numbers may change due to events of force majeure, so please keep an eye on the updated information on the website. Table of contents Preface 7 My work 9 My experience 12 Why Hinduism is better 18 Fundamental teachings of Hinduism 21 A definition of Hinduism 29 The problem of castes 31 The importance of Bhakti 34 The need for a Guru 39 Can someone become a Hindu? 43 Historical examples 45 Hinduism in the world 52 Conversions in modern times 56 Individuals who embraced Hindu beliefs 61 Hindu revival 68 Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj 73 Shraddhananda Swami 75 Sarla Bedi 75 Pandurang Shastri Athavale 75 Chattampi Swamikal 76 Narayana Guru 77 Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru 78 Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha 79 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 79 Sarada Devi 80 Golap Ma 81 Rama Tirtha Swami 81 Niranjanananda Swami 81 Vireshwarananda Swami 82 Rudrananda Swami 82 Swahananda Swami 82 Narayanananda Swami 83 Vivekananda Swami and Ramakrishna Math 83 Sister Nivedita -
Violence and Discrimination Against India's Religious Minorities
briefing A Narrowing Space: Violence and discrimination against India's religious minorities Center for Study of Society and Secularism & Minority Rights Group International Friday prayer at the Jama Masjid, New Delhi. Mays Al-Juboori. Acknowledgements events. Through these interventions we seek to shape public This report has been produced with the assistance of the opinion and influence policies in favor of stigmatized groups. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. In recognition of its contribution to communal harmony, CSSS The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of was awarded the Communal Harmony award given by the Minority Rights Group International and the Center for Study Ministry of Home Affairs in 2015. of Society and Secularism, and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the Swedish International Development Minority Rights Group International Cooperation Agency. Minority Rights Group International (MRG) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working to secure the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide, and to promote cooperation and understanding between communities. Our activities are focused on international advocacy, training, publishing and outreach. We are guided by the needs expressed by our worldwide partner network of organizations, which represent Center for Study of Society and Secularism minority and indigenous peoples. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) is a non profit organization founded in 1993 by the celebrated MRG works with over 150 organizations in nearly 50 Islamic scholar Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer. CSSS works in countries. Our governing Council, which meets twice a different states of India. CSSS works for the rights of the year, has members from 10 different countries. -
Greater Bangladesh
Annexure 3 Plan to Create Greater Bangla Desh including Assam in it Greater Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Greater Bangladesh (translated variously as Bengali : , Brihat Bangladesh ;[1] Bengali : Brihad Bangladesh ;[2] Bengali : , Maha Bangladesh ;[3] and Bengali : , Bishal Bangla [4] ) is a political theory circulated by a number of Indian politicians and writers that People's Republic of Bangladesh is trying for the territorial expansion to include the Indian states of West Bengal , Assam and others in northeastern India. [5] The theory is principally based on fact that a large number of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants reside in Indian territory. [6] Contents [hide ] 1 History o 1.1 United Bengal o 1.2 Militant organizations 2 Illegal immigration o 2.1 Lebensraum theory o 2.2 Nellie massacre o 2.3 The Sinha Report 3 References [edit ]History The ethno-linguistic region of Bengal encompasses the territory of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal , as well as parts of Assam and Tripura . During the rule of the Hindu Sena dynasty in Bengal the notion of a Greater Bangladesh first emerged with the idea of uniting Bengali-speaking people in the areas now known as Orissa , Bihar and Indian North East (Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya ) along with the Bengal .[7] These areas formed the Bengal Presidency , a province of British India formed in 1765, though Assam including Meghalaya and Sylhet District was severed from the Presidency in 1874, which became the Province of Assam together with Lushai Hills in 1912. This province was partitioned in 1947 into Hindu -majority West Bengal and Muslim - majority East Bengal (now Bangladesh) to facilitate the creation of the separate Muslim state of Pakistan , of which East Bengal became a province. -
3.Hindu Websites Sorted Country Wise
Hindu Websites sorted Country wise Sl. Reference Country Broad catergory Website Address Description No. 1 Afghanistan Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindushahi Hindu Shahi Dynasty Afghanistan, Pakistan 2 Afghanistan Dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayapala King Jayapala -Hindu Shahi Dynasty Afghanistan, Pakistan 3 Afghanistan Dynasty http://www.afghanhindu.com/history.asp The Hindu Shahi Dynasty (870 C.E. - 1015 C.E.) 4 Afghanistan History http://hindutemples- Hindu Roots of Afghanistan whthappendtothem.blogspot.com/ (Gandhar pradesh) 5 Afghanistan History http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/mode Hindu Kush rn/hindu_kush.html 6 Afghanistan Information http://afghanhindu.wordpress.com/ Afghan Hindus 7 Afghanistan Information http://afghanhindusandsikhs.yuku.com/ Hindus of Afaganistan 8 Afghanistan Information http://www.afghanhindu.com/vedic.asp Afghanistan and It's Vedic Culture 9 Afghanistan Information http://www.afghanhindu.de.vu/ Hindus of Afaganistan 10 Afghanistan Organisation http://www.afghanhindu.info/ Afghan Hindus 11 Afghanistan Organisation http://www.asamai.com/ Afghan Hindu Asociation 12 Afghanistan Temple http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_Temples_ Hindu Temples of Kabul of_Kabul 13 Afghanistan Temples Database http://www.athithy.com/index.php?module=p Hindu Temples of Afaganistan luspoints&id=851&action=pluspoint&title=H indu%20Temples%20in%20Afghanistan%20. html 14 Argentina Ayurveda http://www.augurhostel.com/ Augur Hostel Yoga & Ayurveda 15 Argentina Festival http://www.indembarg.org.ar/en/ Festival of -
2.Hindu Websites Sorted Category Wise
Hindu Websites sorted Category wise Sl. No. Broad catergory Website Address Description Reference Country 1 Archaelogy http://aryaculture.tripod.com/vedicdharma/id10. India's Cultural Link with Ancient Mexico html America 2 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa Harappa Civilisation India 3 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civil Indus Valley Civilisation India ization 4 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiradu_temples Kiradu Barmer Temples India 5 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo_Daro Mohenjo_Daro Civilisation India 6 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda Nalanda University India 7 Archaelogy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila Takshashila University Pakistan 8 Archaelogy http://selians.blogspot.in/2010/01/ganesha- Ganesha, ‘lingga yoni’ found at newly Indonesia lingga-yoni-found-at-newly.html discovered site 9 Archaelogy http://vedicarcheologicaldiscoveries.wordpress.c Ancient Idol of Lord Vishnu found Russia om/2012/05/27/ancient-idol-of-lord-vishnu- during excavation in an old village in found-during-excavation-in-an-old-village-in- Russia’s Volga Region russias-volga-region/ 10 Archaelogy http://vedicarcheologicaldiscoveries.wordpress.c Mahendraparvata, 1,200-Year-Old Cambodia om/2013/06/15/mahendraparvata-1200-year- Lost Medieval City In Cambodia, old-lost-medieval-city-in-cambodia-unearthed- Unearthed By Archaeologists 11 Archaelogy http://wikimapia.org/7359843/Takshashila- Takshashila University Pakistan Taxila 12 Archaelogy http://www.agamahindu.com/vietnam-hindu- Vietnam -
Mau Violence
An Exclusive Citizens Report MAU RIOTS: A REPORT Introduction: There is a lot of confusion in the media and at socio-political levels about the communal tension and widespread violence that began in Mau on October 13-14, 2005. Consequently, “Saajhi Duniya” considered it necessary to visit Mau and acquaint itself with the real situation. The first team from Saajhi Duniya visited Mau on October 20, when the city was under total curfew. Again on October 30 and 31, representatives of Saajhi Duniya went to Mau. This team comprised Prof. Roop Rekha Verma (social activist and secretary, Saajhi Duniya), Mr Vibhuti Narain Rai (president, Saajhi Duniya, litterateur and activist on issues related to communalism) and Mr Nasiruddin Haider Khan (journalist). Mr Jai Parkash Dhumketu (litterateur and activist) from Mau also joined the group. This team not only visited the riot-affected areas in Mau but also inquired into the causes of the violence. The team spoke to victims of the violence, social and political workers, the general public and officers of the district administration. The following report is the outcome of our efforts, over three days, to understand the recent riots in Mau. Mau (also called Maunath Bhanjan) has always been a communally sensitive district. Previously a part of Azamgarh, Maunath Bhanjan witnessed periodic bouts of communal violence every few years. The population of Mau is 18,53,997 with an urban population of 3,60,369 and a rural population of 14,93,628. Within this population, around 80.5 per cent are Hindus, out of which 90 per cent of the population is rural and approximately 10 per cent is urban. -
INDIA | Hindu Radicals Disrupt Prayer Meeting
7.9.18 INDIA | Hindu Radicals Disrupt Prayer Meeting A mob of 20 men attacked Yeshu Darbar Church in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India on July 2. The perpetrators were identified as belonging to Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), a youth militia group which defends the Hindutva ideology. The mob trespassed into the church grounds armed with sticks, firearms and shouting anti-Christian slogans while a prayer meeting was underway. The prayer meeting was disrupted when a gun was fired into the air. The mob then attacked the worshipers, including women and children, resulting in eight wounded, who were taken to a local community health center. Reports indicate that church furniture, sound systems, motorbikes, hymn books and Bibles were among the property damaged. According to a local monitoring group, a First Information Report (FIR) under the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the 20 perpetrators. The Hindu Yuva Vahini was founded by the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, in 2002 and has been provoking communal tensions in Uttar Pradesh for more than a decade. In May 2017, a group of Hindu Yuva Vahini men killed a Muslim man named Ghulam Ahmad in Bulandshahr following allegations that he had helped a young Muslim man to secretly marry a Hindu woman. Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in 2017, the Hindu Yuva Vahini have been emboldened, instilling fear among religious minorities and carrying out vigilante attacks, including lynching people for alleged beef slaughter. Dr. John Dayal, a civil rights activist and writer, said, “This is a case where social, political and caste entitlement and arrogance has reached its pinnacle. -
Violence, Religion, and Masculinism in Contemporary India
VIOLENCE, RELIGION, AND MASCULINISM IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WRITINGS OF VIVEKANANDA, GOLWALKAR, AND GANDHI ARPITA CHAKRABORTY PhD 2019 VIOLENCE, RELIGION, AND MASCULINISM IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE WRITINGS OF VIVEKANANDA, GOLWALKAR, AND GANDHI THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF LAW AND GOVERNMENT, DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY BY ARPITA CHAKRABORTY, B.A, M.A RESEARCH SUPERVISOR PROF. MAURA CONWAY JANUARY 2019 ii I hereby certify that this material, which I now submit for assessment on the programme of study leading to the award of Doctor of Philosophy is entirely my own work, that I have exercised reasonable care to ensure that the work is original, and does not to the best of my knowledge breach any law of copyright, and has not been taken from the work of others save and to the extent that such work has been cited and acknowledged within the text of my work. Signed:______________ Arpita Chakraborty ID No: 14211962 1 October, 2018 iii Dedicated to my late grandmother Gita Hazra – the first feminist in my life, and my brother Krishnendu Chakraborty, who have always been more enthusiastic about my academic achievements than anyone else. iv Acknowledgement The last four years of my life, of which writing this thesis was only a part, would not have been possible without the intellectual, emotional, and financial support extended by my supervisorProf. Maura Conway and my mentor Prof. Eileen Connolly. They had not only guided me intellectually, but also stood by me through a difficult phase of my life with patience and understanding. -
Transnational Entanglements of Hindutva and Radical Right Ideology
Reconfiguring nationalism: Transnational entanglements of Hindutva and radical right ideology Eviane Leidig Dissertation submitted for the degree of Ph.D. Department of Sociology and Human Geography Faculty of Social Sciences University of Oslo 2019 © (YLDQH/HLGLJ, 2020 Series of dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo No. ISSN 1564-3991 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without permission. Cover: Hanne Baadsgaard Utigard. Print production: Reprosentralen, University of Oslo. ii Dedicated to Professor Vernon F. Leidig, who taught me how to listen. iii Table of Contents List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... vi Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... vii Summary ........................................................................................................................................... ix Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. xii 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Background ................................................................................................................................