The critical thing to realize when understanding hinduism is that it is not a proper religion at all. What is religion ? a shared moral code of behavior applying to all of its followers equally made legitimate by proclaiming that it is divinely sanctioned. hinduism never had a moral code applying equally to all of its followers. It is a system of exploitation, a system of brahminical apartheid hiding under facade of religion . Brahmins love to call hinduism as religion because that enables them to demand equal respect as Islam or christianity or budhism.
Now why am i saying this ? This is important to bear in mind when rss sympathizing hindus claim their atheism makes them somehow a more liberal and moral. Which is rubbish. A south african white could be atheist or statanist but he would have got the full benefit of apartheid and his atheism wont challenge the venality of apartheidism.
veer savarkar whose statue exists in Indian parliament right opposite gandhi is known as founder of hindutva but he is an atheist and a beef eater. But he will have no problem cheering for lynching muslims for eating beef to teach them a lesson. His advocaacy for hinduism is solely to protect the privileged existence of his brahmin caste. There is no other moral basis to it other than a tribalistic hate and seeking of unearned privilege.
Hindu-ism is more about region than it is about religion...good points by you here.
I have similar thoughts written earlier, some initial points by other member.
Division of the remaining India is inevitable. Hindus don’t have the civilizational capacity to maintain their state. Hence it keeps shrinking in size since forever loool!
Hindus lost Afghanistan, Sindh, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Malaysia from their control. Islam completely erased weak and backward hinduism from these lands.
Adding on I agree with India the only country in the world...but with different connotations.
-India is the only country in the world with a functioning Apartheid system, where human beings are divided on higher caste and lower caste, don't want to go into the hideous detail...too repugnant a subject to discuss. This is really filthy and inhuman.
This can not function practically in the 21 st century and beyond for a longer period, the more people are waking up to the demand of equality and inclusiveness, the more people are rising for their right, their freedom, their equality in India, the more chances of India dividing on religious and regional lines...
What kind of education is required to be called an educated Hindu. Like graduate, PG, doctorate? Or should a Nobel Prize winner like Venki Ramakrishnan, CV Raman, or S Chandrasekhar (all three were/are practicing Hindus)?
