| Hindus are concentrated in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka | | | | Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, |
| and these places have been the hot spot of this | | | | etc.Unlike the earlier Islamic invaders, known for |
| culture since time immemorial. Unlike other religions, | | | | violent way of promoting their religion by invading |
| Hinduism does not recognize a single prophet and has | | | | and destroying the local cultures and Christianity |
| multitude of gods and goddesses, mythologically | | | | which is known for aggressive promotion through |
| numbering at around 30 millions! Such a figure is given | | | | missionary activities, Hinduism is never known to |
| in mythology by people of wisdom who have | | | | have been promoted aggressively or |
| included all such perceptible forms as things of | | | | purposively.Hindusim or people of the ancient culture |
| worship, so that man can see god in them and | | | | of India have allowed religions like Buddhism to take |
| respect the existence of such all forms (plant, animal, | | | | root in India. In act Buddhism has not been promoted |
| stone, sky, stars, soil, water, rain, fellow human | | | | in other countries by Indians who traveled abroad, |
| being, etc.While failing to appreciate such deep | | | | but it has been taken by those people from other |
| meaning of the practices and beliefs, few people | | | | countries who have traveled to India and back to |
| from within and outside have started criticizing | | | | their countries.Another great aspect of Hinduism is |
| negatively the Hindu way of life as something of | | | | that it has promoted spirituality and recommended |
| superstition and irrelavancy.The same people have | | | | restraint in becoming overly materialistic. The |
| done precious little in appreciating the basic tenets, | | | | knowledge gained by learned people, has been used |
| principles, thoughts, etc. of Hinduism while magnifying | | | | for general good of the public (such as Ayurveda, |
| the seemingly negative and negative things.Also, | | | | Yoga etc). I believe, no other religion or religious |
| Indian communists never miss an opportunity to point | | | | literature has such copious mix of spiritualism and |
| out that the name 'Hindu' or 'Hinduism' is not ancient | | | | knowledge related to daily life applications.Even many |
| and that the name has been given by Persian | | | | traditional practices, have a scientific background |
| invaders. Yes, it might me true, but the way of life, | | | | relevant either to the olden times or even the |
| its culture being followed since thousands of years in | | | | present day. For example cow dung mixed with |
| India, Nepal and in earlier days, in many other | | | | water is sprinkled in the front yard daily after |
| countries surrounding India, does not cease to exist, | | | | sweeping and even the mud floors are applied with a |
| just because it does not have a indigenous name. For | | | | dung paste periodically. Sprinkling dung mixed with |
| example, though coconut and rice are predominantly | | | | water is known to be germicidal.Die hard detractors |
| grown in south of India, they are mandatory for | | | | of Hinduism (read communists of India), should note |
| religious purposes in all parts of the country. Lord | | | | that the good old traditions cannot be looked with |
| Srirama or Sri Krishna, though are believed to hail | | | | oversight and that Hinduism is not equivalent to |
| from the northern India, and are worshipped through | | | | casteism alone, which they frequently refer |
| out all the three nations.The Jains, Sikhs and | | | | to.Explaining the Hindu way of life (Dharma)in an |
| Buddhists, though follow their own religions are still | | | | article such as this, though may not do justice, it will |
| part of the Hindu way of life in that they worship the | | | | give insights for further research and understanding |
| Hindu gods and goddesses and even name | | | | the ancient Indian way of life.Ravikumar Uppaluri holds |
| themselves after the Hindu names. Thus the term | | | | a Masters degree in Agricultural Sciences and is |
| Hinduism, irrespective of the time and origin, | | | | cofounder of an organization involved in Nature |
| represents the much older native culture and | | | | conservation and sustainable development. |
| traditions of ancient India, comprising of India, Sri | | | | |