In this morning’s Tamil News in Raj T. V., they said that since last 13 year one Hindu woman has been keeping Ramzan fast. And while sharing this, Raj T. V. said that this shows the Religious Harmony among Indians. But during the interview, a Hindu woman from Namakkal area [in Tamilnadu] said that 13 years ago when she lost her jewel, her Ramazan fast began. That time someone told her that if she keeps the fast and prays to God (Allah), she will get back her jewel. And accordingly, she observed the fast and after three months after Ramzan, she got back her jewel. And since that time, in order to get her wishes accomplished, she continued this practice and God almost answered all her wishes each time, once she completed her Ramzan fast.
This is not religious Harmony as Raj T. V. claims. Hindus are well known for taking vow and praying to all kinds of gods under the Sun. Visiting famous Dargas and Catholic centers (Vellankani is famous for this) is a common religious practice among Hindus. At Vellore, C.M.C. hospital chapel one can see Hindus lighting candles for the early healing of their sick relatives. It is interesting to notice that Hindus always connect candle with Christianity. We Hindus won’t hesitate to adopt the same postures of worship when we go to the Darga or Church. For example, that Hindu lady even covered her head and kept her two hands upward as Muslims do. Interestingly, she kept the oil lamp in her puja room along with her Ramzan prayer, a true contextualization! Similarly, most of the Hindus, if they ever go to the church or (Catholic) shrines, will kneel down to worship, which they won’t do in their temples. But all these activities have nothing to do with religious harmony. Of course, we cannot blame Hindus, as they never proclaim to promote any kind of religious harmony by offering worship in Dargas or churches. It is the media, as usual, that invades too much in the life of common people and creates such information in the name of giving interesting and sensational News first.
Db. Gurukulam, September 4, 2010.
In this morning’s Tamil News in Raj T. V., they said that since last 13 year one Hindu woman has been keeping Ramzan fast. And while sharing this, Raj T. V. said that this shows the Religious Harmony among Indians. But during the interview, a Hindu woman from Namakkal area [in Tamilnadu] said that 13 years ago when she lost her jewel, her Ramazan fast began. That time someone told her that if she keeps the fast and prays to God (Allah), she will get back her jewel. And accordingly, she observed the fast and after three months after Ramzan, she got back her jewel. And since that time, in order to get her wishes accomplished, she continued this practice and God almost answered all her wishes each time, once she completed her Ramzan fast.
This is not religious Harmony as Raj T. V. claims. Hindus are well known for taking vow and praying to all kinds of gods under the Sun. Visiting famous Dargas and Catholic centers (Vellankani is famous for this) is a common religious practice among Hindus. At Vellore, C.M.C. hospital chapel one can see Hindus lighting candles for the early healing of their sick relatives. It is interesting to notice that Hindus always connect candle with Christianity. We Hindus won’t hesitate to adopt the same postures of worship when we go to the Darga or Church. For example, that Hindu lady even covered her head and kept her two hands upward as Muslims do. Interestingly, she kept the oil lamp in her puja room along with her Ramzan prayer, a true contextualization! Similarly, most of the Hindus, if they ever go to the church or (Catholic) shrines, will kneel down to worship, which they won’t do in their temples. But all these activities have nothing to do with religious harmony. Of course, we cannot blame Hindus, as they never proclaim to promote any kind of religious harmony by offering worship in Dargas or churches. It is the media, as usual, that invades too much in the life of common people and creates such information in the name of giving interesting and sensational News first.
Db. Gurukulam, September 4, 2010.
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