Is Indonesia was a Hindu country?
Hinduism is one of the six official religions of Indonesia. Hinduism came to Indonesia in the 1st-century through traders, sailors, scholars and priests. About 1400 CE, these kingdoms were introduced to Islam from coast-based Muslim traders, and thereafter Hinduism mostly vanished from many of the islands of Indonesia.
Will a Hindu Rashtra make India a Hindu state?
It will make India a more Hindu or fully Hindu State. The theory is that a second consecutive, and possibly sweeping, victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party will embolden it to add to the Constitution certain elements that will make it a Hindu rashtra. I do not think that it is possible to have such a thing and I will explain why in a moment.
Why don’t Dalits and Adivasis want a Hindu Rashtra?
These communities are not going to give up their power to Brahmins voluntarily because of some change in law. Hindu rashtra does not offer them anything they do not already have. Similarly, Dalits and Adivasis, who are a quarter of our population, do not get anything under a Hindu rashtra and there is no reason for them to want it.
Should India declare itself a “Hindu nation”?
India should openly declare itself as a “Hindu” (Hindu/Sikh/Jain) nation. India should interfere to protect the interests of all of the aforementioned people because no other country is doing it. Declaring Hindu nation will open new door of safeguarding the majority against forced conversion and minority appeasement.
Is India tolerant enough to practice secularism?
India has been tolerant enough to practice appeasement in the name of secularism. It time now Hindus must UNITE proclaiming the peace they inherit in them. A Hindu Rashtra, that values secularism through its very nature of practice, devoid of any preamble, will be a citing example for the world.