“Why Hindu Diaspora Failed to Build Institutional Capacity: Insights from Jewish Experience”, Stop Hindu Dvesha, January 20, 2026
“Social media is increasingly fond of describing Hindus as the new Jews. However, one only wishes that were true, because it would mean Hindus had already learned that success in Western society does not equal protection within it.
Hindu and Jewish diasporas do, in fact, share more than is often recognized. Both are ancient civilizational traditions shaped by long histories of displacement, suppression, and misrepresentation. Both carried ritual, memory, and ethical frameworks across borders long before modern nation-states. And both entered Western societies as visible minorities whose ways of life did not easily blend into dominant cultural norms.
In the modern West, members of both communities faced similar pressures. Education, professional success, and civic participation were pursued as paths to security. Family life, ritual observance, and community networks served as anchors……”
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