""On day one, the conference unanimously decided to "Dismantle Hinduism as a religion to cure it of its affliction". To me, it surely sounds like colonisers reciting the edict to destroy an indigenous faith.""
......Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma. But competition with another’s dharma is borne of fear and insecurity in one’s own way of life.
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।
A church in Minnesota issued a letter to the public, whose contents can only be construed as Hinduphobia, deliberate misinformation, blatant prejudice and discrimination of the highest level.
What’s happening?
A temple was supposed to be constructed by the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple on a property in Hamel road, MN.
Statements from the Church:
“God Almighty does not want false religions in their community or anywhere for that matter.”
“Hindu Gods are false Gods.”
“Hindu Gods do not bring prosperity and such temples do not impress the real God.”
In yet another instance of forced conversions and using women as just a tool to further radical religious ideas, we find the story of Sonika Chawla who was abducted and married off to Zeeshan Laghari. (1/4)
The girl belongs to Larkana, Pakistan, and will be reduced to just another case about the maltreatment meted out to minorities in Pakistan by the radical majority. (2/4)
What makes this even more ghastly is that the her sister, Aarti Chawla, was attacked the same way a few months ago, where she was forcefully abducted, converted and married off. The future of Hindu women in Pakistan remains bleak and uncertain. (3/4)
A crowd-sourcing thread to document and help victims of rape, arson, murder and looting. Because there still seems to be #noplaceforhumanity in the state.
West Bengal Violence 2021: A thread
A call for lawyers willing to fight West Bengal cases pro bono.
Please follow the links and submit any evidence you might have (photo/video) in relation to the West Bengal killings and rape cases. We are compiling a joint representation to the courts.
CW: Gang rape, assault, violence.
Supreme court starts hearings of the horrific gangrape of multiple women including minor girls.
A 60-year old woman was gang-raped in-front of her young grandson while goons thrashed the daughter-in-law. 1/n
Bengal police refused to file FIR despite medical examination at Apollo hospital Kolkata confirming rape.
A 17 year-old Hindu girl was gang-raped to be taught a lesson. Police intimidated the family to withdraw case by insinuating gang-rape of their other daughter. 2/n
Purnima Mondal dodged rape attempt after Kalu Shaikh axed her husband in front of her.
These are the few women who have dared to move to the supreme court despite being victims of rape and heavy intimidation by WB police. 3/n
An open letter to President Biden @POTUS
In March 2020, when US was battling its first wave of COVID-19, India shipped 50 million doses of Hydroquinone, when asked for help, without missing a beat [1].
Ever since, the US has stockpiled enough vaccines to vaccinate the entire eligible population twice over [2].
Biden administration still refuses to lift embargo on export of essential raw materials for the vaccine.