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#Thread As a mother of three high school students, I know the importance of mnemonics in remembering something important. Here is my mnemonic for Indic Activism - #HINDU. Help. Interrogate. Notice and Name. Document. Understand
H is for Help. Help other Hindus. Amplify, endorse, collaborate. Support Hindu organisations, artisans, Hindu causes in whatever way you can. Give your expertise, time, money, reach, anything. Always remember, you are the part of the bigger picture.
I is for Interrogate. Do not accept Hindu-hating narratives, whether on SM, entertainment, stand-up comedy or academia. When you see someone indulging in Hindu hatred, call them out. Ask hard questions, report to employers, write emails, blogs, articles, books. Record videos.
N is for Notice and Name. Educate yourself on how to identify institutionalised Hindu hatred. It is everywhere, from textbooks to SM memes. Notice it, and when you do notice it, name the perpetrators. Only if enough of us do it constantly and relentlessly, can there be change.
D is for document. We fall behind because we do not systematically document. Learn to document our temples, festivals, heritage, incidents of Hindu hatred, discrimination against Hindus, everything. Make videos, create memes, articles..anything. But document, document, document.
U is to Understand. Make an effort to go back to the roots. Read our scriptures, read books, talk to scholars, elders. Understand who we are, what made us great. It is only we understand that we can counter. Try to read primary sources, rather than relying on fake mythologists.
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