Can Hindus Save Themselves? A Discussion into the How

The attack on the Hindus in Pakistan, Bangladesh and the West has been on the rise as is the Hindumisia. The Hindus are also losing their ground in India at a rapid pace. What is our future?

Can Hindus Save Themselves? A Discussion into the How
“All things are poisons, for there is nothing without poisonous qualities. It is only the dose which makes a thing poison.”
― Paracelsus

Today one needs to look at a fundamental question.

Can any group survive a relentless attack by religious fanatics?

And this question came to the fore for me when I read Nupur Sharma of Opindia state multiple times that she feels as if she is documenting the end of Hindus. And then one friend said that she is worried that Hinduism may be finished from India in the times to come.

The relentless exclusivist forces attack without remorse or end.

How do we make sense of this?

What is the way out?

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The Doublespeak and Shenanigans

The most recent example of what has always been unleashed on the Hindus is being witnessed in Bangladesh.

We had shared how the events in Bangladesh had unfolded and who were the forces behind it.

Bangladesh on the Brink: How the Looming Crisis Could Redefine Asia’s Borders and Threaten Modi’s India
The future may not have a Bangladesh that we see today. The forces unleashed today will create different ramifications. We look at every angle of the events unfolding.

Now the next stage is upon us. As anticipated, anti-Hindu attacks are not just widespread but being normalized in that country.

Let us look at this latest one.

In Bangladesh’s Khulna, a Hindu boy named Utsab Mandal has been reportedly lynched by a violent Muslim mob over allegations that he ‘insulted’ Prophet Muhammad on social media. The incident unfolded on 4th September, in the second phase of Sonadanga residential area of ​​the city, as per reports. As per local media reports, Khulna Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (South) Md. Tajul Islam has confirmed the mob lynching of the 18-year-old Hindu youth. In viral videos, a badly injured, brutalised person dead or alive, is seen lying face down while Army personnel parade around. Some person in the background yells, “Hindu… Nastik (atheist)”. (Source: Bangladeshi media reports about Hindu boy being killed over ‘blasphemy’ allegations by Muslim mob, deletes report after video goes viral showing Army, police presence during crime / Opindia)

The Inter-Service Public Relations Department of the Bangladesh Army later took out the statement that Utsab was recovering in the hospital after having been lynched. There was however a case pending against him for allegedly "hurting religious sentiments" - a euphemism for blasphemy (unproved and alleged in all cases).

Source: Hindu boy mob-lynched in Bangladesh over allegations of blasphemy: Report/ Deccan Herald

The "Chief Advisor to the Bangladesh Interim Government" - Muhammad Yunus, the man running Bangladesh today says these attacks were "exaggerated".

In a clear attempt to normalize the attacks going on in Bangladesh on Hindus, Yunus tried to link them with the political turmoil in his country. The attempt, however, was an attempt to whitewash the atrocities being inflicted on Hindus in that country.

Source: Times of India

It is not as if the atrocities were not happening earlier. The fact is that Bangladesh was built from the ground up to persecute the Hindus.

For example, the Vested Property Act (VPA) which originated from the Enemy Property Act enacted in 1965 by Pakistan was used extensively to take away the properties belonging to Hindus. Professor Abul Barkat of Dhaka University did a detailed work on this subject in his book "Inquiry into Causes and Consequences of Deprivation of Hindu Minorities in Bangladesh through the Vested Property Act" which shared the extent of the damage done to Hindus.

  1. 748,850 families dispossessed of agricultural land. The total amount of land lost by Hindu households as a result of this discriminatory act was estimated at 1.64 million acres (6,640 km2), which is equivalent to 53% of the total land owned by the Hindu community and 5.3% of the total land area of Bangladesh
  2. By 1997, an estimated 40% of Hindu families in Bangladesh had been affected by the act
  3. Over half of all Hindu-owned land had been confiscated under the VPA by that time
  4. The Hindu population in Bangladesh has declined significantly since the act's implementation

Quite simply, it was a clear case of large-scale ethnic and religious cleansing that happened in Bangladesh.

Hindus in Bangladesh are an unfinished agenda.

An unfinished agenda.

What was done in Bangladesh via the Vested Property Act was being quietly engineered in India via the Waqf Act 1995 - which gave unbridled powers to Waqf Boards around India. The combined Waqf Boards are the third largest land-owners in India now.

Source: Waqf through the ages: How Rs 1-lakh crore property owner board acquires land and what the govt aims to change / Economic Times

That the Waqf Board is indeed the third largest landholder in India is a disputed fact. Because the Catholic Church has a far greater ownership than the Waqf Board.

Recent findings gleaned from the Government Land Information website have brought to light a surprising revelation regarding land ownership in India. Contrary to previous assumptions, the Catholic Church of India now stands as the country’s second-largest landowner, trailing only behind the government itself. The Church’s vast land holdings, estimated at a staggering seven crore hectares (17.29 crore acres) with a total value of approximately Rs 20,000 crore, have sparked discussions on historical context, controversies, and the implications for land management and community development. The data, unveiled this week, sheds light on the scale of the Catholic Church’s land portfolio, surpassing even the Waqf Board in terms of sheer size and value. While the government maintains its position as the largest landholder, the church’s extensive properties, including churches, schools, and colleges, signify its significant presence across the nation. (Source: Catholic Church Surpasses Waqf Board as India’s Second Largest Landowner / Clarion)

That is 173 million acres of land in India is owned by the Catholic Church alone!

And Hindu religious land holdings?

Now let us look at what happens in the case of what should be "Hindu lands and assets".

Unlike Islamic Waqf properties, which are overseen by community-led Waqf Boards and lands owned by the Catholic Church, many Hindu temples across various states are directly governed and managed by the government. It all started in the colonial era, and those laws and organizations also prevailed after independence.

To this date!

In fact they were reinforced by post-independence legal frameworks.

After India gained independence in 1947, several states enacted legislation to establish government oversight of Hindu temples. The 1959 Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Act is a prominent example, granting the state government extensive control over Hindu temple management.Key aspects of the HR&CE Act include:

  1. Appointment of trustees and Executive Officers to manage temple operations
  2. Supervision of temple finances and expenditures
  3. Authority to intervene in cases of mismanagement
  4. Oversight of religious ceremonies and practices

This legislation gives the government significant influence over temple governance, including how temple funds are allocated and spent. The Act states that it aims to ensure temple resources are used legally and for public benefit. So goes the claim. The reality is something very different!

Here is a list of states with HR&CE Acts or equivalent legislation:

  1. Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959.
  2. Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987.
  3. Telangana: Operates under the same Act as Andhra Pradesh until it enacts its own legislation.
  4. Karnataka: The Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997.
  5. Kerala: The Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950, applies to parts of Kerala.
  6. Odisha: The Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951.
  7. Maharashtra: The Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, covers Hindu temples and religious endowments.
  8. Gujarat: The Gujarat Public Trusts Act, 1950.
  9. Madhya Pradesh: The Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951.

In addition, other states like Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh have laws or administrative frameworks that oversee Hindu religious institutions but may not have specific HR&CE Acts

Fundamentally, these acts grant state governments substantial authority to regulate and oversee Hindu temple administration, finances, and operations.

So basically, Hindus in India as a community, do not own anything under bodies created for and by themselves.

And, this means that the government can hand over the temples, their assets, and lands in the hands of non-Hindus with often dubious backgrounds.

For example, in 2017, a corrupt and radical Islamist Firhad Hakim - who proudly announced "They are unfortunate who are not born in Islam. We have to bring them under the fold of Islam. Allah will be happy if we do so." (Source: The Hindu) - was made the chairman of the Tarakeshwar Development Board (TDB) which was to govern the 200-year-old Tarakeshwar Shiva temple in Hooghly district.

In 2017, in an exercise apparently meant to project herself as a secular leader, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee landed herself in a huge controversy after she appointed her close aide and now Kolkata Mayor and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim as the chairman of the then newly formed Tarakeshwar Development Board (TDB) of the famous over 200-year-old Tarakeshwar Shiva temple in Hooghly district of the state. (Source: Letting non-Hindus run Hindu temples a mockery of secularism’ / Sunday Guardian)

And this is not alone, in Kerala and in Tamil Nadu, the governments have attempted to add non-Hindus to run major important Hindu temples. Like the Travancore Devaswom and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.

Last year, the Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan passed a bill in the state Assembly for an amendment of the Travancore Hindu Institution Act, where the clause that a Hindu must be the head of the Devaswom Temple Trust was omitted. The Travancore Devaswom Board termed the notification as contrary to the law. Cornered on the issue, the Kerala government said the omission was an “error” and directed the law department to rectify the “omission”. The Kerala government also told the High Court that only a Hindu would be appointed to the commissioner posts of the Travancore and Cochin Devaswom Boards. In an e-mail interview from San Francisco, California, United States, Advocate J. Sai Deepak, who practises as an arguing counsel before the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court, told The Sunday Guardian: “While there are many cases of temples being run by government appointees and executive officers, not all of whom are Hindus, the one prominent case of a temple administration having a significant number of non-Hindus is the case of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD). There is currently a writ petition filed before the High Court of Andhra Pradesh filed by the Indic Collective Trust, seeking removal of non-Hindus from the administration of the TTD.” (Source: Letting non-Hindus run Hindu temples a mockery of secularism’ / Sunday Guardian)

What does this really mean?

So basically any government that is run by power-seeking "Hindus" or non-Hindus can very easily hand over the Indian temples, assets, and lands to a Church or a Waqf Board, and the Hindus - along with their temples - can be uprooted in the very land that they originated in.

That is the specter that Hindus face in India and the rest of the world.

The Common Unfinished Agenda

Let us put it as simply as it is.

Hindus are the unfinished agenda for the Islamists, Christian evangelicals and the Communists.

This was best seen when the Islamists like Keith Ellison, Evangelicals like Trent Franks, and the Communists from India came together to deny the US visa to Modi. Modi has been viewed and used as a proxy for the larger Hindu community.

Source: Theatre of the absurd to deny Modi a US visa / Rediff

In 2013, a letter was circulating with signatures by CPI(M) chief Sitaram Yechury and others to petition the US government to deny the then Gujarat Chief Minister a US visa. Several of these politicians later, though, denied having signed this letter. (Source: Business Standard)

These strange bed-fellows - Islamists, Christian Evangelicals and Communists - came together in their hatred for a man who they saw as the symbol of Hindus, though they kept focusing on the "Gujarat riots" - a fake story concocted by them for their narrative convenience.

Please check this detailed write-up to understand why we call what was paraded in the media regarding Modi and the 2002 riots a fake story.

Insightful newsletter of Drishtikone: Issue #255 - Gujarat Riots - The Facts and the Truth
Art of deception is when facts are right in front of you and yet you draw completely opposite conclusions to the reality. Gujarat 2002 and connected events fall in that category. Lets learn the truth.

The attacks on the Hindus in the name of Modi and RSS became even more rampant since Narendra Modi became India's PM. Please read this to understand the context.

Goebbelsian Obama and today’s Robert Clive #391
While Joe Biden was wooing Indian PM Modi, Obama was dinging him. Why this jarring dissonance? When facts and propaganda don’t match, then one needs to revisit the subject.

The overwhelmingly anti-India and anti-Hindu narrative couched as anti-Modi opinion is prevalent in every part of the American establishment. As Prof. Salvatore Babones called it out.

What does all this mean for Hindus?

Quite simply - this is how it is.

Hindus are the mercy of three groups of zealots.

They will not stop until they have smoked out the last Hindu and destroyed every remnant of the lofty Hindu spiritual work. Every piece of that is a threat.

In fact, the Hindu does not need to do anything. A living Hindu is a threat to this cult of "One World Order" advocates.

Those who believe they are “fighting for justice and freedom” are really just fighting for the One World Order.

Whose order that will be is the only question.  For, there are many claimants to that utopian future of such sick minds.

They band together.

Against Pluralism.

Diverse, individual, indigenous voices.  Many.  All.  Different ones.  Each for one’s own.

Are an existential threat.

To this order.

That is why the one culture - Hinduism - that gave safety to persecuted Jews, Parsis, Muslims, and others from across the world - running from the One World Order enthusiasts - is being targeted shamelessly.  It always was.

But now, it is being done in the name of …

….. Justice and Freedom.

Ironically enough, it was the Christian theologian who best described the scenario that the Hindus face.

A tyranny of moral busy-bodies who want to destroy us for our own good.

And it is a relentless attack. For, the obsession of these tyrants never dies.

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“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be "cured" against one's will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.” ― C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock: Essays on Theology (Making of Modern Theology)

We can look into the past and see what kind of fate befell those who were at the receiving end of such an assault.

The most important example of equal civilizational proportions was the Greco-Roman civilization.

The ruthless and aggressive attack on Alexandria - whether it was the murder of Hypatia or the burning of the library - and the attacks on philosophers and schools in Athens and elsewhere. All these attacks - to people and philosophies - were designed to finish off a civilization that stood in an adversarial stance (of the fanatics' own definition) to their theological arguments by merely being there.

This religious fanatical group was seeking power. At any cost.

Such was the relentless fanaticism that what was a minuscule group of Christians reached 30 million within 300 years.

According to our earliest records, the first “Christians” to believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus were 11 male disciples and a handful of women—say 20 people altogether. These were lower-class, uneducated day laborers from a remote corner of the Roman Empire. And yet, within three centuries, the Christian church could count some 3 million adherents. By the end of the 4th century, it was the official religion of Rome, numbering 30 million followers—or half the Empire. (Source: Inside the Conversion Tactics of the Early Christian Church / History.com)

With this ended the Greek Civilization along with the scholarly works of beings like Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hypatia, Epicurus, and Thales, which were systematically and remorselessly destroyed.

Shows you what an unapologetic, ruthless, relentless, and unquestioningly violent cult of individuals can do.

And that is important to recognize.

For, what is true of the tactics used by such cults of power can be used by those being attacked to not just save themselves but innoculate themselves from every strategy of destruction.

Battlefield Etiquettes

If it is a war, as CS Lewis very clearly shows it to be so - from the viewpoint of the tyrant in any case, then it should be approached as one.

You don't show up to the battlefield with one side ready with artillery, infantry and air power while you have a prayer and old-world shields in your hands.

Shields only last so long.

For any hope of survival, how do the Hindus structure themselves going forward?

E.P.G.M.P.N.

Here is an interesting article that outlines how Christianity "triumphed" over "pagan religions" - or in other words how the Christians destroyed the Greek civilization.

Inside the Conversion Tactics of the Early Christian Church | HISTORY
Hint: It had something to do with miracles.

These were the tactics they used.

  1. Exclusivity of Worship: Christianity demanded exclusive worship of one God, unlike pagan religions that allowed the worship of multiple gods simultaneously. This exclusivity meant that every convert to Christianity was a complete loss to paganism, as Christians had to abandon all other gods.
  2. Promise of Eternal Salvation: Christianity offered a unique promise of eternal salvation, which was not a feature of pagan religions. This promise addressed a need that many people were not even aware they had, providing a compelling reason for conversion.
  3. Grassroots Movement: Christianity spread initially as a grassroots movement, focusing on converting individuals and small communities rather than targeting the elite or powerful. This approach allowed for steady growth from the ground up.
  4. Conversion of Key Individuals: The conversion of influential individuals, such as the paterfamilias (head of a household), had a multiplier effect. When the head of a household converted, it often led to the conversion of the entire family, including wives, children, and slaves.
  5. Demonstration of Power: Christians claimed their God was more powerful than any other gods, often demonstrating this through narratives of miracles and divine interventions, as seen in stories like the Acts of John. These stories helped to convince people of the superiority of the Christian God.
  6. Addressing Deep Needs: Christianity addressed deeply sensed needs of its target audience, offering a sense of community, hope, and a personal relationship with a singular, all-powerful deity.

The road to religious supremacy wasn't an easy one nor one for the "morally faint-hearted".

The use of violence was strong and overwhelming backed by the power of money and state machinery to orchestrate social subversion. The use of political power in an unabashed manner was never ruled out. It was always the norm.

So one is looking at the combination of - Exclusivity, Promise, Grassroots, Power, and Need - as the Hexagonal Strategy of the theological battlefield.

Exclusivity: Hinduism is inherently an inclusive system. It is a derivative of the yogic/dharmic spiritual work. The key work is Dharma predicated on the yogic sciences. That work when interwoven into the social fabric became what is known as Hinduism. Because of the spiritual underpinnings of Dharma which approaches the infinite divine, Hinduism is necessarily inclusive.

However, every other theological construct is an antithesis of Dharma and Hinduism. And in that sense pathologically intolerant of any part of Hinduism and Dharmic endeavors.

This virulent intolerance of these religious theological belief systems like Islam and Christianity are masked using a technique known as ambivalence. Ambivalence helps create a space and a counter to the "stereotype" that emerges from the actions of a power group that works to subjugate its victims.

It is a useful counter and a camouflage.

That should never be allowed.

Inclusivity in such a scenario can never survive if it is inclusive of even the most radical and virulent exclusivity.

In its most fundamental sense, that was also the message that Krishna gave to Arjun. Never allow a tyrant to bring down Dharma itself.

Promise: The very basics of Dharma have been compromised over the years by the traditions from the Abrahamic beliefs of a fake promise of a god that never exists. Instead of those fake promises, one needs to dive deeper into how Karma works and how certain siddhis can help one attain "powers" not accessible to normal people.

The key is to play on your own turf. Use the power of self-determination that Karma offers.

Karma, the Stimulus-Reaction Memory structures and Nirvana from this bondage
Karma and its impact have been thoroughly misunderstood in the world generally and by Hindus themselves specifically. It has been reduced to a buzzword today. And equated with “What you sow, so shall you reap”. Karma is not the same as the Sow-and-Reap business. It is quite something else. At

And use the accessibility to Siddhis as the means to enhance one's self.

So what is the promise really?

The promise of Hinduism is not of getting help from a god whom no Voyager mission or Hubble telescope has ever seen. But of becoming god-like yourself. Such that you decide your own destiny!

Grassroots: Hundreds of katha-vachaks, and swamis traverse the land. It should be one's endeavor to work with them to create a tapestry of an empowering Hindu culture that is resilient and powerful enough to not just face the existential challenges but anticipate them.

Nothing in India succeeds unless it is a mass grassroots movement. Gandhi understood it, the Naxalites understood it and so did the Islamists and Evangelists. It is time that the Hindus understand that as well.

Marqui: This was and has been used by Islamists and Evangelists to grab power. They target key individuals to convert and then use them to bring changes for their benefit as they want. This started off with Constantine and has been an exceptional tool to power.

That marqui acquisition formula needs to be adopted by the Hindus. The key is not just conversion but utilizing the access to power that the convert brings along.

Power: A powerless person can never bring about any change. Power comes in different ways: Political, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Financial and Material, Spiritual, Cultural and Identity, and Social.

All these forms should be looked at, and analyzed and a plan needs to be made to harness all these power structures.

Need: What need does Hinduism fulfill? There are many but we need one most powerful one. In the world of loneliness and depression where people are turning to drugs and other addictions, the power of yoga, meditation and simply being in devotion takes one to unimaginable balance within one's self. That is what is on offer.

To bring these together in a world with the adversary is not just anticipating but challenging your every move won't be easy.

The objective here cannot be to go out at harm anyone. The idea is to stop the tyrant at his own door and not allow him access to means for breeding and spreading virulently exclusivist - often violent - ways and beliefs.

To enable a powerful society that has a chance at self-enhancement and peace, we will need to push these things.

What can the Hindus Do?

Financial Consolidation and Direction

Money is the key. To counter the force of exclusive forces, money that is consolidated and growing is paramount.

Hindus are the richest group wherever they go. What does not happen is the translation of that individual economic power into collective financial strength. It needs the setting up of financial and banking institutions that cater to such a network,

Using banking and financial networks controlled and sanctionable by others is to set us all up for collective suicide.

This should be a priority.

Theological and Spiritual Scholarship

Whatever work has happened has been one-off. In the West, every major university started off - and still retains a certain character - as a theological seminary. The theological underpinnings of Islam come from specific seminaries as well. They are large, well-funded, and undisputed authorities.

The Hindu institutions, on the other hand, have infiltrated and compromised because the people at the top have been targeted by allurements that they could not find elsewhere.

That should not be allowed to happen. Every institution and group needs to be self-sufficient for it to be strong enough to not fall prey to such shenanigans.

Communication and Social Network

Communication is the key to the survivability and success of any group.

We looked at what is needed and here is something that we can share in terms of the needs of a media network that Dharma may need.

Please check out this pdf. It needs economic seed and proper expertise.

The Dharma Media Network requires a comprehensive and integrated approach to effectively promote and sustain its mission. Key elements needed for the network include:

  1. Professionalism and Technological Edge: The network should be technologically advanced and maintain journalistic excellence, ensuring high-quality content.
  2. Writers and Researchers: Skilled writers are needed to produce content across various media platforms, while researchers should be well-versed in multiple languages and religious texts to support specific projects.
  3. Debators and Presenters: Talented debators are essential for engaging in discussions on TV and radio, while presenters should guide content in an ideologically consistent direction.
  4. Analysts and Technical Experts: Analysts are required to manage media properties, and technical experts, including hackers, are needed to ensure the security and integration of media components.
  5. Marketers and Charity Outreach: Top marketing talent is necessary to promote content globally, and a framework for charity outreach should be established to support NGOs and religious organizations.
  6. Cultural and Ideological Content: The network should include both attraction elements like Bollywood and sports media, and ideological elements such as news, analysis, and religious content to reinforce each other.
  7. Music and Creative Talent: There is a need for top-class talent in poetry, writing, singing, and music to produce and promote Bhajan and Hindu music.
  8. Editorial Policy and Training: A consistent editorial policy should guide the network, and team members should be trained in the latest techniques of defense, offense, and logical reasoning.

Overall, the network aims to create a cohesive and powerful media presence that can effectively communicate and promote Dharmic values.

Physical Martial Training

Martial arts have always been critical to the spiritual traditions in the East. Whether it was India, China, Japan, or Korea, every spiritual school had developed martial arts training as an integral part.

Why?

Because it was a great preparation tool for spiritual paths.

  1. Mind-body connection: Martial arts practices helped cultivate a strong mind-body connection, which was seen as essential for spiritual development. Physical training was viewed as a way to discipline and strengthen both the body and mind simultaneously.
  2. Meditation in motion: Many martial arts incorporate meditative aspects, with practitioners aiming to achieve a state of focused awareness and "no-mind" (mushin) during practice and combat. This aligned with meditative goals in spiritual traditions.
  3. Character development: Martial arts training was seen as a way to build positive character traits like discipline, respect, humility, and perseverance - qualities valued in spiritual growth.
  4. Energy cultivation: Concepts like qi/chi (life energy) are central to many martial arts and Eastern spiritual practices. Martial training was viewed as a method to cultivate and direct this energy.
  5. Self-defense for monasteries: Historically, some monasteries needed to defend themselves, so martial skills were practical as well as spiritual.
  6. Overcoming ego: The challenges of martial training provided opportunities to confront and transcend the ego - an important spiritual goal in many Eastern traditions.
  7. Embodiment of philosophy: Martial arts allowed practitioners to physically embody philosophical and spiritual principles through movement and combat strategy.

These are the most popular martial arts in Asia.

These martial arts offer a range of self-defense techniques while also emphasizing personal development, discipline, and ethical conduct. The philosophical frameworks generally focus on harmony, respect, self-improvement, and the connection between mind and body. When taught in society, they can contribute to physical fitness, mental resilience, and character development.

It is time for Hindus and India to start a Martial Arts Yajna. Take the best practitioners of all the martial arts in Japan, China, Korea, and ancient India to start training the youth in its essence. Not for certifications like in the West, but like schools in Japan and China of the past where they contested against each other.

Take a look at how Ip Man movie showcased the rivalries and the contests that were serious and defining.

India needs to become the new territory of such schools and create a new form of martial arts that every kid has access to and in many cases go for it on a full-time basis for at least 2 years.

So these four areas are needed for Hindus to regain the lost ground that has been usurped by the exclusivist forces.

  1. Financial Consolidation and Direction
  2. Theological and Spiritual Scholarship
  3. Communication and Social Network
  4. Physical Martial Training

It has to be a holistic and comprehensive framework.

The question is who will come forward?

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