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Remembering Arumuga Navalar : The Great Defender Of Hinduism

If we think about why we are still Hindus today, enjoying an unbroken connection and continuity with our ancient past – it is because of great people like this who stopped us from suffering wholesale deculturalisation and loss of spiritual traditions during the colonial era, on the same catastrophic scale as the natives of the Americas, Australasia and Africa. Many Hindus  will have heard of Hindu reformists and revivalists like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Dayananda, Swami Vivekananda and others credited with implementing important reform in Hindu society, instilling confidence amongst Hindus in their heritage and stemming the tide of conversions to other religions which occurred at an alarmingly fast rate in the 19th and early 20th century of colonial rule. There  are other equally great figures who are less famous, but who deserve to be known and remembered. Among them is  Arumuga Navalar  (1822 – 1879) who is regarded as the “father” of modern day Tamil...

Warakaris unite at the banks of River Indrayani against anti-superstitions Act !

Warakaris exhibit rage against anti-superstitions Act in the conclusion program of ‘Kartiki waari’  ! Warakaris resolve to overthrow anti-Hindu Government in the forthcoming elections for its anti-Hindu policies and for passing anti-superstitions Act    Maharashtra (Alandi) :  Anti-superstitions Act which indirectly attacks Hindutva, Hindu Dharma and Warakari Sampradaya and is a ploy to eliminate Hindu Dharma, will be strongly opposed; protest marches will be taken out to District Collector’s offices in every village and town; appeal to go to Nagpur on 10th December to participate in protest march; united power of Hindus will be exhibited through the huge march in Nagpur against anti-superstitions Act and rule of this Government trying to pass such anti-Hindu Act, to be ousted in the forthcoming elections. In the acclamation of ‘Har Har Mahadev’, on the occasion of ‘Samadhi-Din’ of Saint Dnyaneshwar (on 1st December), Warakaris exhibited their power ...