Share this page!

Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
Twitter logo
19 Jan, 3 tweets, 2 min read
.@nytimes

As a Kashmiri Hindu American, January 19 marks a terrifying, painful, & tragic day. It was the day 31 years ago that Kashmiri Hindus were given three choices by Kashmiri Muslims & Islamic terrorists from Pakistan: either (1) convert to Islam, or (2) flee Kashmir and
leave everything you know behind, or (3) get murdered. The trauma and pain of that fateful day is within all Kashmiri Hindus no matter where in the world we now live. Today we solemnly commemorate the brave Kashmiri Hindu women and men who were murdered, raped, and maimed due to
religious bigotry, intolerance, & hate. We hope something this horrible never happens to any community again & we hope that someday we can return to our beautiful ancestral homeland of Kashmir without fear & apprehension. #Kashmir #KashmiriHinduExodus #KashmiriPanditGenocide

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Sheenie Ambardar, M.D.

Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @DrAmbardar

Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
27 Oct 20
.@nytimes Thread:

As an Indian Hindu American psychiatrist, it’s absolutely fascinating & disturbing to see how much latent Hindu-hate there appears to be among my fellow Indian-Americans who are not Hindu (for example, Marxist/Communist, Christian, & Muslim Indian-Americans).
I honestly had no idea there was so much vitriol & deep-seated hate for the oldest surviving world religion & its adherents. On some level I understand the wellspring of nastiness: we Hindus are usually silent & self-effacing & overly accommodating (kind of like an abused spouse)
When the abused spouse finally comes into therapy and realizes she’s been putting up with abuse for far too long, things can get gnarly. The entitled spouse who is used to being top dog, numero uno, head honcho, etc, starts to get angry & throw fits.
Read 5 tweets
Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
12 Aug 20
.@nytimes Was just asked how I stay so positive speaking up for #Hindu rights when everyone seems to be against Hindus? Answer: My training in psychology. I believe the REAL reason Hindus are bullied has nothing whatsoever to do with #Hinduism per se. It is because Hindus are...
viewed as soft targets/doormats/pushovers who won't speak up or fight back. Many have no idea of their own power or how profound & beautiful their spirituality is. They have low self-esteem. In psychotherapy, my specialty is helping abused people find their voice, regain their..
power, and change the dynamics of their relationships. So Hindu activism is just an extension of what I feel I do at work. And at work I see patients learn, grow, change behavior, and kick ass. I've seen wilting lilies transform into fierce tigers. So I'm confident we'll have a
Read 4 tweets
Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
5 Aug 20
One year ago today, I felt an overwhelming, undeniable urge to advocate for Hindu causes. I believe the Hinduphobic, anti-India media onslaught that started on 8/5/19, spurred me, a Kashmiri Hindu American, out of my slumber. I had lived in America my whole life, but never had
I used my voice to speak up for basic fairness in media representation of Hinduism & India, the ancient birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, & Sikhism. We Americans enjoy the benefits of Hindu spirituality every day (yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, mind-body healing, etc), yet
we don't realize that a valiant, hard-scrabble, colonized population had to fight tooth & nail for millennia to preserve these ancient techniques & philosophies for us to use today. The very people who get a bad rap in the Western media, the Indian Hindus who are "too loud", "too
Read 6 tweets
Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
24 Jun 20
Many #Hindus have been asking why we don't speak up for our rights or assert ourselves. As a psychiatrist, I will say that the training starts right from childhood, in the family. Encourage your children to question authority (including you). Don't dominate and ...
control your children's lives. Let them be vocal & fully who they are in the family unit. This sets the stage for them to be vocal & assertive later on in the real world. Also, stop giving unconditional respect to elders who haven't demonstrated that they deserve it. Just because
someone is older than you, doesn't mean they know any better. Encourage and foster independent thinking IN THE HOME.

#India #Assertiveness #AssertivenessTraining
Read 4 tweets
Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
30 Apr 20
.@nytimes @washingtonpost #India

In case you haven’t figured this out already, the New York Times & the Washington Post are NOT reporting the full story of what is happening in India. They are trying very hard to paint a skewed, one-sided picture of the Indian story that
essentially leaves you with the impression: Hindu Bad, Muslim Good. Modi Bad, BJP Bad, Everyone else Good.

This is childish caricature, brazen propaganda, and totally removed from the nuanced truth.

So if you come at me or anyone else armed with your “knowledge” from the
NYTimes, just know that I will laugh at you, not take you seriously, and have a 30 sec internal debate with myself on whether to block you (and then probably block you).

If you are actually interested in learning the full story of what is going on
Read 4 tweets
Sheenie Ambardar, M.D. Profile picture
29 Mar 20
{Thread}

1. To all the bigoted Hinduphobes who constantly harp on & on & on & on & on & on & on about the "caste system" when talking about Hinduism - we see you & we're gonna start calling your SORRY ASSES OUT. Hinduism is the world's oldest religion and is a deeply profound..
2. spiritual, scientific, & all-encompassing living philosophy. It has survived for millennia & it’s beautiful teachings are flourishing organically in America for a reason: they work. Hinduism has given the world yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, the concepts of karma, dharma,...
3. non-duality, consciousness, chakras, & so much more. To reduce it to the “caste system” and to make “caste” its defining feature is offensive, grossly Hinduphobic, & belies a deep & profound ignorance of Hinduism’s all encompassing knowledge system. If the “caste system” is...
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @DrAmbardar has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @DrAmbardar!

Read all threads by @DrAmbardar