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Then why should Hindus not be proud of Hinduism? It has not only shaped the psyches of Hindus, but also of Indian Christians,Jains, Parsis, even Muslims, who are like no other Muslims in the world. opportunistic secularism of India’s politicians, which has divided India along caste and religious lines)? For are they not avatars? And is that not true secularism (and not the. It even recognises the truth and validity of other creeds-and it’s perfectly normal for a Hindu to have pictures of Guru Govind, Christ, Buddha and Krishna in their homes. It should also be said that Hinduism is much more than a religion, it’s a way of life, a universal spiritual outlook, which has allowed numerous sects,īranches, philosophies, to develop within its fold, as long as they were faithful to the central truth of Hinduism: Dharma. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of India’s invader, be they Muslims, who ruthlessly tried for 10 centuries to stamp out this most peaceful of all religions or the Christians missionaries, who used every means at their disposal to convert Hindus to the “true” religion (and are stillīut Hinduism, never tried to convert anybody, never sent its armies or missionaries to neighbouring countries, to impose its religion and ways of life-not even by non-violence means, as the Buddhists did all over Asia. Merchants, to settle in India over the centuries and practice their religion in peace. Why should Hindus then be ashamed of a “Hindu education”? Traditionally and historically, Hinduism has alwaysīeen the most tolerant of all religions, allowing persecuted minorities from all over the world, whether the Jerusalem Jews, the Parsis from Persia, Christians from Syria, or even Arab With 800 million souls, Hindus constitute the majority of this country. As a foreign journalist, one cannot understand all the excessive noise made about the Education Agenda of Murli Manohar Joshi: What is wrong in trying to “Indianise, nationalise and spiritualise” education in India? Joshi’s critics-and there have been many-have called it “a hidden Hindu agenda”.