अभी पिछले साल इस्लामिक स्टेट ने 25 अगस्त 2015 को सिरिया के पाइमिरा में स्थित बाल शमीन मंदिर को नष्ट किया। उसके कुछ दिन बाद सिरिया में ही स्थित बेल मंदिर को अपना निशाना बनाया। वैश्विक आतंक बन चुके इस्लामिक स्टेट ने पिछले महीने में ही अस्सरियन ईसाइयों के सभी धर्म-ग्रन्थों को जला डाला। हमारी आँखों के सामने ही इस्लामिक स्टेट द्वारा अस्सरियन एवं यजिदी सभ्यताओं का विनाश कर दिया गया, फिर भी विश्व की तमाम महाशक्तियाँ इस्लामिक स्टेट का कुछ नहीं कर पाई। इसी प्रकार कुछ वर्षों पूर्व इस्लामिक तालिबन द्वारा अफ़ग़ानिस्तान स्थित बमियान की बुद्ध की प्रतिमा को तहस-नहस कर दिया गया था। मुस्लिम कट्टरपंथियों द्वारा सभ्यता-संस्कृति से जुड़ी धरोहरों का विनाश करना कोई नयी और अनोखी बात नहीं है। यह पूरा नरसंहार एक सोची समझी बर्बर रणनीति का नतीजा है।
Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever
By investigating the knowledge and viewpoints in the many topics found in Vedic culture, we can certainly see that the practice and utilization of this Vedic knowledge can indeed assist us in many ways. In regard to all the trouble we presently find in this world, maybe it is time to look at things through a different and deeper view to find the answers and directions that are so needed. The knowledge and understandings of this great Vedic culture may indeed be what will help us see through the fog of confusion that seems to envelop so much of society.
Knock, Knock, Knock : ISIS Enters Lahore
By bombing Lahore on the occasion of the Easter festivities the ISIS has announced its arrival in Lahore. A militant Islamic outfit, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, claimed responsibility for the murderous mayhem in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal park in Lahore during the Easter celebrations in which nearly 72 persons, mostly Christians, were killed. The number of the injured is reported to be around 300 and the death toll is expected to rise further, according to a local official.
Idea of Europe is Dead
The Brussels airport attack by jihadists again brings to life the challenge faced by Europe as we know it. Europe of Mozart and Goethe and Schopenhauer and Sartre and Beethoven is dead. The cultured European having his wine and enjoying concerts and Opera is passé.
PILs by Foreign Funded NGOs: Whose Interest is it Anyway?
In the historic judgment in the Judges’ Transfer case, the seven judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that any member of the public even if not directly involved but having ‘sufficient interest’ can approach the High Court under article 226, or in case of breach of fundamental rights the Supreme Court, to redress grievances of persons who cannot move the court because of ‘poverty, helplessness, or disability or socially or economically disadvantaged position’. The Court can be approached even through a letter in such a case (SP Gupta v/s President of India, AIR 1982 SC 149). After this judgment, it has been open to public minded individual citizens or social organizations (NGOs) to seek judicial relief in the interest of the general public.
RSS Workers And Children Attacked in UP
There has been a spurt in attacks on Hindu activists associated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in the last few months. After the series of attacks on RSS workers in Kerala, Karnataka and firing on an RSS office in Ludhiana, Punjab, news has come in of 2 attacks over the weekend on RSS workers in West UP.
The first attack took place near Allahabad, UP. As this news report –
“Police have registered a case against 12 people for attacking a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist, following a dispute over a ‘shakha’ (daily gathering) being run at a primary school in Baka Jalapur village, near Allahabad, UP.
Members of the Muslim and Hindu communities clashed soon after the attack, which occurred on Saturday evening. A large number of police personnel were deployed in the area to prevent any untoward incidents.
The police report stated that Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Bhiknapur Alawalpur village in Mauaima, had an altercation with one Afsaar Ali over the former running an RSS shakha at the Ghoorghat primary school in the village. Kumar was attacked by Ali and a few of his friends at the primary school on Saturday, and shot at upon trying to flee the scene. However, the RSS activist managed to enter a village, where the villagers came out to support him.
Upon being informed about the communal tension in the area, superintendent of police (Trans-Yamuna) Rajesh Srivastava rushed to the village with a large number of security personnel. A case was registered against Ali and his accomplices after Kumar filed a complaint.
The accused – for their part – have claimed that it was Kumar and his supporters who attacked them, although they were yet to approach the police in this regard. Mauaima circle officer Lal Pratap Singh said that a case has been registered against the accused, and raids were on to nab them.”
Over dozen children attending RSS Shakha in Noida beat up
As per a report from Dainik Jagran paper, over a dozen children studying in Class 5 or 6, who were attending an RSS shakha in Sector 9 Noida, were attacked with lathis (batons) by a group of Muslim youth (including few adults). The young children were thrashed and made to flee, and the RSS flag was pulled down. RSS has registered a complaint with Noida police station.
Muslim Dairy Queen Owner In US Installs Signs Comparing Hindus To Monkeys
The Hindu community in USA is calling on a Muslim Dairy Queen franchise (a fast food and ice cream chain) owner to take down signs from his Houston-area business that compare Hindus to monkeys.
Mohammad Dar, a 65-year-old Muslim and U.S. citizen from Pakistan, claims he is not prejudiced for installing the signs — instead saying Hindus are the “racists,” mySA.com reported.
Hindu View of Christian Salvation
Christian conversion is based upon the promise of forgiveness of all sins and everlasting salvation by belief in Jesus. It is important that Hindus and all others subject to conversion efforts understand the wrong ideas and wishful thinking behind these views.
Media Starts Cover Up In Pankaj Narang Lynching
The shocking incident which occurred on the night of Holi, where 40 year old dentist Dr. Pankaj Narang was beaten to death by a mob led by Nasir Khan (22), his mother Mesar, and brother Amir Khan (21), is being spun as ‘Road Rage’ or ‘Class War’ by influential sections of our national media. It appears that the motive of a crime is not defined by what motivates the criminal, it is defined by what motivates senior journalists. Rather than just stick to reporting the facts, elite journalists and opinion-makers have taken it upon themselves to interpret the events leading to Dr. Narang’s murder – their judgement is clear: this was just a regular crime which should not get undue attention, unlike the murder of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, or the suicide of Rohith Vemula.
Congress Wants Muslim IAS To Preside Over Temple Festivities
Not content with controlling 50,000 Hindu temples in Karnataka which come under the Muzrai or the Religious Affairs Department, the Congress Government in Karnataka now also wants that non-Hindu Government officers should be allowed to preside over temple festivities. The day is not far when Congress will demand that temple festivities be ‘adapted’ so as not to upset the religious beliefs of such presiding non-Hindu officers.