I recall a case from 2010. A fellow who had gone to Mecca read some Agniveer stuff (countering Zakir Naik) and decided to become Hindu. Straight went to a temple in Central Delhi in Mecca dress. They referred him to an Arya Samaj. All got scared and called police! +
Finally, a formal Shuddhi was done, but with suspicion. He expressed keenness to learn Vedas Mantra Vidhi. Many gurukuls refused him because he was not of desired Jaati. He went to Varanasi and had to lie to join a gurukul that inducts only specific highers among Brahmins.+
He came out frustrated because these closed groups had lost all wisdom apart from memorization. Finally, we got his vyavastha in a gurukul in Bengaluru. Not sure what happened then. But point is that, modern Hinduism is all about making things as hostile as possible any seeker.
Savarkar, Ambedkar, Vivekanand - all had shown pity on this modern caricature of genuine Sanatan Dharma that reduces an ideology of expansion to a dying closed group of Koopmanduks.
Time we break the shackles, transform mandirs to centers of Ghar Wapsi, and perform Dharma of hour
Time we break the shackles, transform mandirs to centers of Ghar Wapsi, and perform Dharma of hour
