By Priya Shah NDTV and CNN-IBN are 2 of the most known Anti-Hindu Media channels in India New Delhi, India (CHAKRA) – Indian’s take pleasure in the fact that India is renowned as the world’s largest democracy. However under the disguise of being massively populated yet governed democratically through a transparent electoral process, lies the truth: India’s [...]
Has Yoga been Hijacked?
By Aseem Shukla Swami Ramdev has helped spread traditional Hindu Yoga Washington, US - Nearly 20 million people in the United States gather together routinely, fold their hands and utter the Hindu greeting of Namaste — the Divine in me bows to the same Divine in you. Then they close their eyes and focus their [...]
Why are Hindus so Uncomfortable with Themselves?
New York, USA (CHAKRA) – This article will attempt to analyze why Hindus quite often do not feel comfortable speaking about their religion or identifying with aspects of it. The average Muslim, Christian or Jew never has to even be asked about which faith they follow, rather they are upfront and open about their views [...]
Is Converting out of Hinduism One-Way?
Many relationships nowadays are interreligious and in our society that is okay as long as it was the free choice of both individuals. However, the thing that boggles my mind is that, there has not been a single intercultural wedding I have seen between a Muslim and a Hindu in which the Muslim person has [...]
Can giving too much freedom of religion increase oppression and segregation?
By Sameh Ghobrial Many Mcdonalds and Burger King stores sell Halal meat Living in Canada—a country where the Muslim population is rapidly growing, people that are not Muslim are forced to deal with Islamic based choices daily even though many may claim it does not affect them. When driving through the streets of Toronto, you [...]
India – A Democracy at the Surface
New Delhi, India (CHAKRA) – Today, many nations of the world take immense pride in having a stable democratic society with secular values. One such country is India which is acclaimed around the world for being the largest democracy—but this is only at the surface. The “democratic” name for India has remained over the years [...]
Are “Hindu’s” Too Progressive Thinking?
Toronto, Canada (CHAKRA) – We as Canadians, take pride in the fact that we live in a democracy which supports individual rights. That is one of the main reasons immigrants from all over the world come to North America—for the American dream, because the opportunity is endless. People generally live by the words “Don’t give [...]
Slumdog Millionaire – It’s My Favourite Movie Too
(CHAKRA) - The names Oscar and Slumdog Millionaire have become terms that go hand in hand, together-one and the same thing. Danny Boyle’s, eight Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire has become the number one form of media that has recently been associated with India. Is this a good or bad thing? Many people claim, the slums are [...]
Why Many Followers of Hinduism Don't Eat Meat?
Vegetarianism is the key to good health and happiness. The Hindu view is multi-dimensional, including the ecological, medical and spiritual, as is evident in the following excerpts from Hinduism Today: Besides being an expression of compassion for animals, vegetarianism is followed for ecological and health rationales Reasons In the past fifty years, millions of meat-eaters [...]
Why no Hindu or Buddhist representation?
By Aseem Shukla Q:The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is recommending that the U.S. government develop a strategy to make religion ‘integral’ to American foreign policy. Should U.S. foreign policy get religion? There is little doubt that U.S. foreign policy apparatchiks have historically been deaf to religion as a driver of nationalism, foreign policy and [...]