Why I Am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor Summary
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In "Why I Am a Hindu," politician-scholar Shashi Tharoor reclaims Hinduism's inclusive essence from rigid Hindutva politics. What faith unites a billion people yet remains so misunderstood? Discover why India's secular democracy depends on understanding true Hinduism's tolerant, philosophical core.
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The Essence of a Faith Without Fundamentals
Hinduism stands unique among world religions for what it lacks rather than what it demands. It has no founder, no church, no compulsory beliefs, and no single sacred book. The term "Hindu" itself originated as a foreign label for people living beyond the River Sindhu (Indus), not as a self-designation in any Indian language. This inherently flexible faith allows each adherent to find their own truth through personal spiritual exploration. A Hindu can be astika (pious) or nastika (impious), following any philosophical school including materialistic ones. This remarkable intellectual freedom is captured beautifully in the Nasadiya Sukta from the Rig Veda, which questions whether even the Creator knows the origins of creation: "Whence this creation has arisen-perhaps it formed itself, or perhaps it did not-the one who looks down on it, in the highest heaven, only He knows-or perhaps He does not know." What makes this civilization rather than dogma so powerful is its recognition that different paths lead to the same divine truth. As Swami Vivekananda emphasized, Hinduism teaches not just tolerance but acceptance. When the sage Yajnavalkya was asked to count the gods, he began with 3,300 and ultimately reduced them to one-Brahman, the cosmic spirit underlying all creation, reflecting the Rig Veda's wisdom: "Truth is One; the wise call it by various names."
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