Hindu Rashtra and Challenges for it in Hindusthan

Some strategic planning needed for Unity in Hindu Dharma to succeed

Hindu Dharma Unity is the basic desire and need for many of us looking for establishing a Hindu Rashtra, while some may still do not see this and want their only path as true. While many honest and sincere workers for Hindu Dharma try to follow the truthful and Dharmika and Sathvika paths of action, this is not working or is counteracted by existing forces. While 20% of Hindus feel the injustices happening, the other 80% are either remaining as silent observers or afraid of the existing law or do not know what to do.

We need a Hindu Unity movement

Unity with diversity is the beauty of Hindu Dharma and this must be taught to everyone. What we need is a sense of Unity, support and proper leadership and acceptance of proper strategic planning. Each group organization can have their own segment or part of the agenda but work in cooperation accepting the variations in our faith, traditions and philosophy. We may need the various segments of our organizations for varying activities but unity in spirit of functioning with cooperation and coordination. We need a grass root movement, accepting every worker in the group, understanding all the needs our community in every state in India establishing a real Grass Root Democracy.

Hindu Dharma Education to get Unity.

Basic and advanced studies of Hindu Dharma, its history, philosophy, rituals and traditions must be taught in a large scale to all Hindus in evening classes in Temples, Community Centers and Houses. All educated Hindus must volunteer to teach the basics to all and not to look for professional teachers for this. At this basic level of four year studies, all boys and girls, men and women should be taught all sampradhayas, unity with diversity of various practices and basic levels of Hindu education.

3. Organization of National Hindu Forces

Organization of a Hindu National Security Service is very important, to function like a voluntary para-military like organization that will do social work for the community, do service during natural calamities as also to defend and protect during any terrorist activity and community problems. At ordinary times, they will get physical training, martial arts training, do voluntary educational work and other faith based spiritual development work.

 4. A common Flag for all Hindus to be used

First we need a unity flag that is simple to draw and express our principles properly. Here is one simple idea that came to my mind, and this can be our Hindu Rashtra Flag. 1. It has bright Red color bands for Dharma and Rajasika qualities to fight for our rights. 2. It has Orange band in the middle for our Devotion and Sathvika qualities of Orthodox. 3. It can have White bands for all other Eastern faiths like Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists. 4. I Chose the Sun symbol in the middle as Sun is the symbol of worship for all Hindus and for all Eastern religious faiths, as opposed to 6 pointed Star for Jews, five pointed star for Christians and Crescent of Moon for Muslims.

Acharya Sabha for unity and strength

The best thing that has happened in the recent years is the organization of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha as organized by Pujyasri Swami Dhayanada Saraswathi. Several Acharyas and Adheenams have joined them and working with them and developing that oneness which is very important. This must be further strengthened and made into the major Hindu policy making and Governing Council for all. This can be easily organized like the United Nations with its Security Council, and their elections and governing procedures.

 Equal rights will teach Hindu Unity.

First, Hindus following each and every Sampradhaya and Acharya should feel unity and friendship with all. They should teach that all are alternate paths to the same Supreme God and the teachings are equally good. Each one should take and follow whatever paths suits them and makes them feel good. They must tell that no one Sampradhaya is superior or inferior to the other. Then, each one should teach and follow this sense of equality and support equal rights for all rituals and studies for all. Varna classification is only for traditions and sampradhayas and by individual desires and studies. All Jaathi discriminations and disparities should be avoided. Jaathis and Kulas should be kept only for family identifications and not for making any one superior or inferior. This will bring that unity within the diversities. The differences in status occur in all walks of life and employment in every nation, not just in Hindu religion and this must be understood.

Unity among various groups and organizations

Each Hindu organization should recognize and list the areas of their activities and objectives and try to help and cooperate with each other in other areas. Any one organization should not expect or insist on others to follow or do every act in their objective. Rajasika religious organizations can work on educating the Hindus, help in unifying them, and preventing conversions and even fight with non-Hindus who work against their interest. Sathvika Religious organizations may work for uplifting the community and their spiritual welfare and for temple related work, but may not join others for activities related to other faiths or conversion related work. That is unity with cooperation and networking.

A National Hindu Corpus Fund for All

Members of other Religious groups have large amounts of funds made available to have such activities. Possibly, we, as the united Hindu Community, can strengthen ourselves by organizing a Hindu Corpus Fund, administered by a division of Hindu Acharya Sabha, not just for themselves, but for all of the Hindu Community, like the IMF. Whenever money comes into play, some doubts about corruption and misuse will always be there. So, to address this problem, they can institute checks and balances with strict rules, auditing and accounting, internal and external, with open books that will increase the credibility and strength. Possibly voluntary donation of about 100 rupees every year from every committed Hindu, as requested by all Acharyas and leaders in the community and additional major donations from big donors will fund this project.

Special problems for Hindus Specific to Every Region

Each region of India can have a regional Council of Acharya Sabha for easier operations. In this connection, there is a desire of several Hindu groups to organize and also form a regional council specifically to address the political situation, local community problems and also the conversion problems in each region. There are the problems of Atheists and other anti-Hindu forces who act against the interest of Hindus in the name of Pseudo-Secularism and on the side the Christian Missionaries are getting very active in their conversion activities on a large scale.

Man-Power and Money-Power are important

In these days of political power struggles and calamities due to Religious work, there are only two forces that work. First is man-power and the numbers always count. Every effort must be made to get a grass-root revolution and encourage enlisting of large numbers of members to various organizations. If all Hindus, even those who are silent, will support only politicians who declare themselves as Hindus and Hindu supporters, then even members of Atheists and Communist parties will become or profess to be pro-Hindus and work for Hindu causes. So, Hindu Unity is strength.

11.  Various Hindu organizations and political groups

Establishing a glorious Hindu Rashtra is like organizing a powerful large military force. In military unit, there will be fighting troops of different kinds, rifleman, artillery, tanks as also fighter pilots and gun-ships, so also there will be supply units and support units like Service corps, medical units, transportation and administrative units. Every Hindu group cannot have the same objective and everyone cannot be doing the same.

12. Tolerance with variations of Hindu Society

The first set of organizations will be the Sathvika forces. They can be advocating Ahimsa, vegetarianism and work for Temples and religious education, and such activities. These will be teachers, preachers, purohits and their supporters along with people who will organize them. There will also be large sections of Hindu activists in the Rajasika group of organizations who will practice other forms of the faith but may not be vegetarians or practice strict ahimsa as a policy but will be needed to protect the Hindu community from external threats. Then, there will be the common true Secular Hindu Social welfare activists of the Tamasika group. They will remain faith-based Hindu organizations working for Hindu communities as also for non-Hindus.

13. Youth Development Corp for Students

The strength of any political-Religious movement is not solely dependant on the elderly persons sitting in the leadership, but at the grass-root support and involvement of youth and their educational activities and community services including policy education, and association with the leadership. The national and political survival of any organization depends on the support of the next generation for they are the future. We must develop a true faith-based Secular Hindu Youth corps among students in High schools and colleges and employed young adult members of the community. They will also get assistance in education, leadership development, assistance in career development, job interviews and employment, in return, by elder members of the community.

14. Special studies and activities for Hindus

As a long term planning for a strong Hindu Rashtra, we must encourage many Hindus to join various professions involved in developing a strong Hindu Nation and reduce the chances of the community exposure to disinformation and weakness in thought. We need many staunch Hindus get training to become teachers in schools and colleges to replace the present brigade of atheists, non-Hindus and anti-Hindus poisoning the young mind. Similarly, we need a large group of people taking up courses in Journalism, Political science, Legal studies, Temple Management studies at college levels and post-graduate levels and also Hindu History research studies. We need large number of Hindu religious course conducted in evenings and week-ends. Religious institutions should encourage new-entrants and support conversion activities at all times.

15. Politics and Politicians of Hindu Rashtra

We need not involve ourselves in direct conflict with non-Hindu and anti-Hindu forces. If our Hindu base is strong we can do wonderful things and be successful. Political leaders, born in Hindu faiths but professing atheism and doing anti-Hindu activities are the main cause of the problems. We need to convert them first. Acharyas can organize a “Hindu Samaj” to convert and accept all individuals into Hindu fold with a simple ceremony done free where non-Hindus who wants to join as also Atheists and others who want to be part of this class-less society as Hindu Samaj members, very much like Arya Samaj but following main line Sampradhayas of Hindu Dharma. We need to make sure that those politicians who follows the Hindu paths and supports the Hindu cause should get our support and others should be discarded as anti-national. This way, we divide those groups who will start talking as pro-Hindus just to get the political support. We can also join hands with all other Dharmic nations that support freedom of religions. Let us all come up with hundreds of new ideas to strengthen our faith and the nation.

So, as the need of the hour, Hindu Unity is very important.

Hindu Rashtra should be our Vision and Ultimate Goal.

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Om ! Asatho' Maa Sath Gamaya - Thamaso' Maa Jyothirgamaya |

Mr.uthyo' Maa Amr.ruthamgamaya - Om! Saanthih Saanthih Saanthih: ||

Lead me from the unreal to the Real - - From darkness [ignorance]

to the Light [knowledge]; - From death to Immortality.

- Om - Peace! Peace!! Peace!!!

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Bala N. Aiyer M.D., Sugar Land, [Houston], Texas, USA

Jai Hind.