Be it India or America, as the great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda said, "The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women." There are few events in history that can wake up an entire nation out of complacency. The horrific rape and resulting death of the 23-year-old woman in Delhi has been such an event. As frustrated and saddened as I am over the violence and violation so many women have faced, I am encouraged that both men and women have taken to the streets … [Read more...]
Grieving as Arjuna Did
December 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
How might a Hindu experience and share in the nation's grief in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown? For my last post of the year, I'd like to offer a guest's reflections on the Newtown tragedy. Vineet Chander is the Coordinator for Hindu Life at Princeton University, a Religious Life Leader at the Lawrenceville School, and Adjunct Professor at Farleigh Dickinson University. by Vineet Chander I first learned of the tragic shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, … [Read more...]
Asymmetry of Power: Proselytization, Poverty, and Race
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As long as evangelism is complicated by contexts of imbalance, we will continue to have concern, hostility, and even conflict. In the few weeks since I went to the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, I have been considering the topic of conversion from the "other side"—not of Hindus converting to other religions, but of other religionists, particularly Christians, converting to Hinduism. Obviously, since I am so concerned about conversion of Hindus to Christianity, I should also … [Read more...]
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