Thread by @ratihegde

Slightly long thread. The following have been my observations on changes in thought process regarding Hinduism.
Before 70s there were hardly any inter-caste or inter-religious marriages. This was a majorly vegetarian country &drinking alcohol also was prohibited atleast at home.

With a new wave in films, thought process started changing. Clothing styles changed, speaking vernacular languages was mocked at, inter-caste, inter-religious marriages started taking place.
Parents were forced to change their thought process to suit that of the youngsters and +

where earlier, the elders were the ones whose advice was sought after, now it was the children’s.
When anyone went abroad, the members of his/her family would make such a show of it, that irrespective of the life they led abroad, it was thought of as an ideal life.

Earlier bringing alcohol was considered equivalent to bringing Kaliyug into house, now those who could afford started showing off their bottles in dining area.
When anyone married outside the caste, family members showed it as progressive &encourage full family to embrace change

If 1 did Puja-paath on birthdays instead of cutting cake, it was considered old-fashioned, people used to tease saying they cannot afford a cake & hence did Puja.
Inter-religious marriages became famous after filmi folk did it or when they converted to Islam to marry 2nd time.

Brahmins/Vaishnavs/Jains who never ate non-veg food started eating it to look modern & cool & coz they had to adjust with friends.
In all these cases, once they indulged in something against Dharmic norms, they made it sound very cool & encouraged family members/friends to do it.

Enter Sonia Gandhi. Conversion into Christianity became the norm in Congress. For example K.R.Narayanan, P C Sangma, Ambika Soni etc.
Political parties started supporting Conversion into Christianity and/or Islam & Minority appeasement in became the norm for all political parties

BJP & RSS were not left behind. Spouses of post holder or their children either converted or got married to Christians/Muslims. Nothing wrong with this.
But to mainstream it, they too started supporting talk of “All Religions are the same” & “Anyone from Bharat is a Hindu”.

Congress were exposed only after 2010 & then one started understanding why certain States became non-Hindu majority States.
It is important to decipher new-found love of BJP & RSS for all Minorities so much that they are sidelining
Hindu majority & denying Civilizational Rights

When any Party tomtoms that they have spent Rs.22,000 crores on scholarship for only one Minority community, it strikes as odd, especially when no comparable figures are given for other religions. More so coz some are suddenly saying, "Hum ne kya tekha le rakha hai Hinduon ka?"

No Hindu wants any enmity with other religions, but Hindus now are fed up of the Secularism which denies them their Rights. When Hindus are told all DNA is the same, they wonder why DNA is being shoved down their throats. Do the Ms & Xs feel the same way as Hindus?

No one showed any animosity even when Bomb blasts ripped across Mumbai/ when Kashmiri Hindus faced genocide. Then why force us to bow down to appease others?
Christians converted with money/power. Still Hindus kept quiet. Why force Hindus to accept Dalit Christians as SCs ?

Hindus want to know where they went wrong. Why doesn't the Party which came to power with their votes, want to save their ancient Civilization? Hindus want replies from those who are in power directly/indirectly. Aren't our votes important? Hindus are still waiting for an answer.