As long as it remains, people will convert out of Hinduism depending on facts on the ground, as opposed to official proclamations.
You are right here. Did i mention otherwise?
I explicitly stated, that due to an exponential rise in education in Independent India and modern cities and work environment and culture, the caste system has weakened in India , discrimination(note: I say discrimination, not caste consciousness) has ended in many places, remaining in many more. However what is constant is that the severity of discrimination -which ranged from untouchability to shudhi- has almost ended barring really backward places - notably UP,Bihar.
And such structural changes of society over generations have a practical effect/result on the ground. These changes, coupled with a rise of and assertion of Dalits in the political class of India coupled with economic upliftment of the masses along has led to a renewed faith and pride in being Hindu. Thus the rise of Hindu Nationalism. Hindu nationalism cannot exist without Dalits.
The mass of conversions that was taking place earlier from Hinduism to Islam in mainland India, and from Hinduism to Budhism in East India, from Hinduism to Christianity in NE India, has
almost completely halted.
The claim was that Hinduism does not condone conversions. Historically, that is patently false. Hinduism may have put the brakes on within the last 1000 years, but that behavior was forced onto it since other faiths were ascendant and Hinduism was forced into retreat and relatively confined, geographically.
As religions grow old, they also become more mature and content with increasing the quality of lives and not the numbers. It doesnt necessarily have to do
mainly or mostly with ascension of other religions. Same has happened with Hinduism.
Now that the colonial era is over, we see the old face of Hindu nationalism rising out of the ashes, intent on establishing Hinduism as a privileged religion in India, and reconverting "blood of the soil" back to the "faith of the soil".
Your problem is that you do not see how the Indian society has changed over the years, most notably and probably the fastest since after independence. There are no movements to convert Muslims or Christians to Hinduism.
The constitution and the polity of India do not allow any religion to become a privileged religion of India. Rise of Hindu Nationalism does not mean reconversion from other faiths. You see what you want to see.
As i mentioned in my previous post, the fastest growing religion by way of Conversion is..Budhism.
Vedic culture is an import into most of India, especially southern India, just as much as Buddhism or the Abrahamic faiths are.
Incorrect. The vintage of faiths are such that you cannot separate South India from Hinduism.
You can separate Islam in Arabic regions and other nations. Other nations/regions have not contributed much to Islam. So it remains an Arabic religion. South India however has contributed as much to Hinduism.
It doesn't affect me either way. However, as I noted, if any Buddhists think they will be spared the wrath of the Hindutva fanatics because they are a dharmic faith, they are in for a shock. This is not speculation; this is historical fact.
Yes. I know it is a fact that Budhism was forcibly removed from India centuries ago.
Your problem in this case is that you assume the Indian society is the same as it was centuries ago. You refuse to see how the Indian society, its structure has changed.
Budhism is considered a subsect/strain of Hinduism today. Indeed there are many who think of Budha as an avatar as mentioned in a previous post. Just as Jainism is a subsect of Hinduism.
Indeed those who convert to Budhism from other religions, move two steps closer to Hinduism than before.
The subject has been discussed several times, and links provided. You can start by googling or otherwise reading up on Dravidian nationalism, identity, etc.
As mentioned in another post, the Dravidian nationalism is to do with language and script, not religion. You are free to read up on it, ask Tamil members on this forum itself.
If you are aware of something else, we would all be more than happy if you post links and evidences.
so atlast hinduism bowed to conversions.well its like saying being ethiest and still following your religion. Means its cosmatic surgery to look good but inside you are the same.
