"The Lights are just the beginning of the story..."
This Deepavali, "...make sure to tell the rest (of the story)."
Perfectly said.
Thank you, @ShawnBinda
In trying to make Hinduism easy to understand, are we sometimes making it harder to appreciate?
Behind those lights are the stories of Shri Ram's return to Ayodhya, the worship of Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali, Shri Krishna's victory over Narakasura, and generations of living Hindu traditions.
Simple explanations are a great place to begin. But they shouldn't be where understanding ends.
Deepavali is the Festival of Lights. But the lights are only the beginning of the story.
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In trying to make Hinduism easy to understand, are we sometimes making it harder to appreciate?
Behind those lights are the stories of Shri Ram's return to Ayodhya, the worship of Maa Lakshmi and Maa Kali, Shri Krishna's victory over Narakasura, and generations of living Hindu traditions.
Simple explanations are a great place to begin. But they shouldn't be where understanding ends.
Deepavali is the Festival of Lights. But the lights are only the beginning of the story.
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How anti-Hindu narratives are legitimized in academia.
As Hindus celebrate Diwali and Bhagwan Ram’s victory over Ravana, Hinduphobic Prof. Audrey Truschke circulates mistranslations of Devi Sita’s words by using terms like “harem pet” and “furniture cover.”
Academic malpractice or shocking incompetence?
This is not her first controversy. In 2018, her amplification of the “misogynistic pig” claim about Bhagwan Ram drew criticism from Sanskrit scholar Dr. Robert P. Goldman.
And when Hindus challenge such misinterpretations, they are dismissed as “Hindu nationalists,” “fundamentalists,” or “right-wing.”
Academic privilege cannot be a shield against accountability.
@Hindus4HR, will you challenge these representations of Hindu sacred texts, or once again provide cover for them?
Hindus deserve scholarly integrity, not vilification for demanding it.
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Dhanteras is often seen as a day for gold, but its deeper story begins with the Samudra Manthan—& the emergence of Lord Dhanvantari, the divine physician.
He brought not just Amrit, but the eternal wisdom of Ayurveda: true prosperity begins with health.
Wishing you light, peace, & well-being.
Happy Dhanteras! 🙏
Oh hey there @USCIRF - in case you weren't aware, the same Indian "Oppressed" Islamic Ideology is practiced in Bangladesh...
And the outcome for the Hindus is the same‼️
But @genocide_watch can't figure out that the
10 Stages of Genocide they created are being carried out by their favorite "Oppressed" Islamists against Hindus.
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What are you doing Mr prime Minister to your criminal party members? Are they beyond the law of Banglades? Don't you feel shame? @trahmanbnp @MEAIndia @PMOIndia @PM_nepal_ @JPN_PMO @PTI_News @cnnbrk @bbcbangla @IndianEmbassyUS
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BNP cadres are crossing all limits.
Today they assaulted Rita Rani (Hindu) due to her affiliation with Awami League.
She went to report this, but police officials humiliated her religious identity.
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Ramayana is in the news so Audrey is “loosely translating” with her lurid takes again…
Valmiki never wrote "harem pet" or "furniture cover." Just as he never said Sita calls Rama a “misogynist pig.”
Here's what the text says.
On the living deer, Aranya Kanda 3.43.16:
अन्तःपुरविभूषार्थो मृग एष भविष्यति
antaḥpura-vibhūṣārtho mṛga eṣa bhaviṣyati
"This deer will be an ornament of the inner palace." Not “harem.” Sita is talking about after the exile, when they're back in Ayodhya. The word is vibhūṣā, ornament. It's a marvel to bring home to Bharata and the queen mothers. It isn't a "pet," and it isn't a harem plaything. We also know that Rama never took another wife, let alone kept a harem.
On the slain deer, 3.43.19:
शष्पबृस्यां विनीतायामिच्छाम्यहमुपासितुम्
śaṣpa-bṛsyāṃ vinītāyām icchāmy aham upāsitum
"I wish to sit on its golden skin, spread over a seat of tender grass." A bṛsī is an ascetic's grass seat. She's a forest-dweller in exile, picturing herself sitting beside Rama. That isn't upholstery or a "furniture cover." Rama even pictures the same scene himself a few verses later (3.43.34).
So "harem pet" and "furniture cover" aren't translations. Each one picks the most lurid or trivial reading available so that Sita comes off as decadent and vain. The text doesn't support either.
We've seen this before. In 2018 Truschke "loosely translated" Sita at the agnipariksha as calling Rama a "misogynist pig." Robert Goldman, the translator she cited, disowned it.
She starts from a Sanskrit word, takes the most loaded English you can find, and presents it as scholarship. That's academic malpractice.
And it’s a pattern.
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UP Pilibhit: Another tragic case of Love Jihad
Priyanka Mishra (32) was in a long-term relationship with Irshad Ahmad. Her brother Arun Mishra has accused Irshad, his brother Sajjad and others of murdering her on 24 Oct and secretly burying her body at night.
FIR registered against 10-11 people for murder & destroying evidence.
Justice must be swift and transparent.
#Pilibhit #UttarPradesh
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Centuries before Europe began burning learned women as witches, a stone in Kolar was already recording one as a scholar. 🗿
This 11th-century inscription, now in the Bengaluru Museum, says Savinirmidi, daughter of Nagarjunaiah and Nandigabbe, is well-versed in Sarvashastras.
Source: Epigraphia Carnatica
pic src: @swamin400
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A world without India would be missing centuries of knowledge, mathematics, medicine, Yoga, spirituality, science, culture and innovation.
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My ancestors carried their Hindu traditions from India to the Caribbean, preserving Diwali across generations. They didn't do that because they identified as "South Asian."
They did it because they were Hindu.
Celebrate Diwali all you want. But don't lecture Hindus about how we're allowed to describe our own festivals.
Diwali is a Hindu festival.
#Diwali #Hinduism #HinduIdentity #HinduLifestyle #HinduDiaspora
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✨ Shubh Dhanteras, My beautiful brothers and sisters! May this auspicious day bring you good health, endless prosperity, and the bright glow of happiness. Have a blessed celebration! 🪔💛 #HappyDhanteras #Dhanteras #Dhanteras2026 #Diwali 🎉
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From “दिवाली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं” to… what did we just say? 😳
Either way, Israel wishes India a Happy Diwali ❤️
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Don't listen to woke celebrities who become environmental activists every Diwali and lecture everyone about firecrackers. Celebrate with full enthusiasm, enjoy your traditions and let no one dictate how you celebrate. Happy Dhanteras! 🙏
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🚨 Civilization Jihad by the Ballot: The Pakistani Wave Hits America
Former President of Pakistan Arif Alvi demanded that Pakistani Americans enter U.S. politics, run for office, and use the power they gain to advance Pakistan’s interests.
He stood in front of them in New York and said:
“This is not a request - this is a demand from Pakistan. Your country needs you. Pakistan Zindabad.”
He told them to unite, get involved in American politics, and build influence here so it strengthens Pakistan.
Last night they delivered.
Pakistani-origin candidates won or held state legislative seats across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and many more. Almost all Democrats. Same night. Same pattern.
This is the answer to a direct demand from a foreign leader to capture offices and use them for Pakistan.
Pakistan still enforces brutal blasphemy laws, exports terror, and has a long track record of hostility toward the West.
The same networks that have backed the Taliban are now executing civilization jihad by the ballot- capturing offices one seat at a time.
Alvi demanded they run and use the power for Pakistan. Last night they answered.
How many more seats will they take next cycle, while most American politicians still refuse to see the takeover?
THREAT ALERT 🚨 Pakistanification of America!
If you think Zohran Mamdani is bad for NYC… You have no idea what’s coming.
What’s happening right now is not politics. It’s a coordinated ideological invasion. And no one is warning you.
While you're distracted, Pakistan’s former president, a loyal mouthpiece of radical Imran Khan and the radical PTI party, is touring U.S. mosques, rallying Pakistani Muslims to seize control of American government offices.
Yes, you read that right.
🗽 In Long Island, Dr. Arif Alvi told his crowd of "influential" Pakistani Americans:
“This is not a request — this is a demand from Pakistan. Your country needs you. Pakistan Zindabad!”
He urged them to unite, enter local U.S. politics, gain influence, and feed that power back to Pakistan.
This isn’t assimilation.
This is colonization - the Pakistanification of America.
They’ve already set up shop in Texas, where Alvi was welcomed at EPIC Mosque—run by jihadi cleric Yasir Qadhi—the same mosque pushing a Sharia-based Islamic city now under investigation.
And now they’ve set their sights on New York, New Jersey, Illinois, California, Michigan—every state, every city, every office.
📣 Who is monitoring this? Who is stopping this?
Why is a foreign leader allowed to travel freely across America pushing political loyalty to a jihad-exporting nation?
🇺🇸 It’s time to wake up.
This is an ideological war - and they’re playing for keeps.
