'CRIMES AGAINST INDIA' - A bold new book by Stephen Knapp *** Jai Maharaj posts

Subject:	'CRIMES AGAINST INDIA' - A bold new book by Stephen Knapp *** Jai Maharaj posts
Date:	Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:57:43 GMT

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CRIMES AGAINST INDIA, a bold new book by Stephen Knapp

Crimes Against India
And The Need to Protect its Ancient Vedic Tradition

1000 Years of Attacks Against Hinduism And What to do About it

by Stephen Knapp (Sri Nandanandana dasa)

This is an extremely revealing and important book for
protecting, preserving, and promoting the profound and
ancient Vedic tradition of India. India is a most resilient
country, and is presently becoming a great economic power
in the world. It also has one of the oldest and dynamic
cultures the world has ever known, but few people seem to
understand the many trials and difficulties that the
country has faced, or the present problems India is still
forced to deal with in preserving the culture of the
majority Hindus who live in the country. This is described
in the real history of the country, which a decreasing
number of people seem to recall.

Therefore, this book is to honor the efforts that have been
shown by those in the past who fought and worked to protect
India and its culture, and to help preserve India as the
homeland of a living and dynamic Vedic tradition of
Sanatana-dharm (the eternal path of duty, wisdom, and
spiritual development).

There are also many people who do not know of the many
angles and ways in which this profound heritage is being
attacked and threatened today, and what we can do about it.
There is much to do to protect this culture, and until we
are aware of how it has been assaulted in the past, and how
it is threatened in the present, we will not have the
motivation to take a stand and defend it for its future.

Therefore, we should carefully understand:

o How there is presently a war against Hinduism and its
yoga culture.

o The weaknesses of India that allowed invaders to
conquer her.

o Lessons from India's real history that should not be
forgotten.

o The atrocities committed by the Muslim invaders, and
how they tried to destroy Vedic culture and its many
temples, and slaughtered thousands of Indian Hindus.

o How the British viciously exploited India and its
people for its resources.

o How the cruelest of all Christian Inquisitions in Goa
tortured and killed thousands of Hindus.

o Action plans for preserving and strengthening Vedic
India today.

o How all Hindus and concerned people must stand up and
be strong for protecting the universal spiritual traditions
of Vedic culture.

In the darkest of eras that this world has seen and will
see in the future, the Vedic tradition, the culture of
yoga, will remain India's gift to the people who inhabit
this planet. It is this spiritual culture of Sanatana-
dharm that remains the spiritual guide of humanity. This
is the reason why India is here, and for the contribution
that she makes, and the reason why we must work to protect
it.

Contents

PART ONE

THE WAR AGAINST INDIA'S ANCIENT TRADITIONS

Chapter One:

The Purpose of This Book and Defending Dharma

Chapter Two:

The War Against Hinduism

Chapter Three:

Vedic Culture: The Last Bastion of Deep Spiritual Truth

The Prison of Religion * The Freedom in Vedic Culture

PART TWO

INDIA'S HISTORY AND ITS BATTLES TO PROTECT ITS CULTURE

Chapter Four

Early Invasions and the Weaknesses of India

The First Attacks of Islam * The Main Failure
and Weakness of India * Do Not Miss the Message of the Past

Chapter Five

The Real Intentions of Islamic Invaders

Chapter Six

Historical Episodes in India's History that Should Not be
Forgotten

The Attacks of Mahmoud Ghazni * Mahmoud
Ghazni's Attack on Mathura * The Destruction of Somnath *
Muhammad Ghuri * The Slave (Mamluk) Sultans * The Khaljis *
Warning Signs of Tyranny * The Sacking of Chidambaram and
Sri Rangam * The Tughlaqs * The Plunder of Jagannatha Puri
* Invasion of Kathmandu * Muzaffar Shah's Attack on Somnath
* Amir Timur * The Sayyids * The Lodis * Sikandar Lodi's
Treatment of Mathura * Dwaraka Destroyed by Muhammad Begrha
* The Mughals * The Destruction of the Govindaji Temple in
Vrindavana * The Destruction of the Keshava Temple in
Mathura * The Muslims Burn Lord Jagannatha at Puri * The
Bahamanis * Shivaji and the Marathas * How to Win

Chapter Seven

The Portuguese and the Goan Inquisition

Chapter Eight

The Real Intention of the British in India

The Missionaries * Keeping Indians in Poverty *
Demeaning the Vedic literature * The Real Good that Came
>From British India * Interest in Ancient Indian Traditions
in Europe * How European Interest in Hinduism Came Back to
India Through Gandhi * Historical Incidents of the British
in India * The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 * The "Divide and Rule"
Policy of the British * On the Road to Independence * The
Plague * The Slaughter at Jallianwala Bagh * The Final
Struggles for a Free India -- in Summary * Jinnah and the
Muslim Attitude for Partition

Chapter Nine

The Salt Tax: The Cause of Much Suffering and Many Deaths

The Need for Salt * Death and Dying Under the
British

PART THREE

THE STRUGGLES THAT GO ON TODAY

Chapter Ten

Insidious Ideas

Belittling the Vedic Literature * The Aryan
Invasion Theory * Was There Ever an Aryan Invasion? *
TheTerms "Aryan" and "Dravidian" * The Proto-Indo-European
Language * The Caste System

Chapter Eleven

Casteism: Is It the Scourge of Hinduism, or the Perversion
of a Legitimate Vedic System?

What Casteism is Today * What is the Original
Vedic System Called Varnashrama * The Earliest Reference to
the Varnas * How the Present Casteism Developed * The
Dangers of Casteism as we Find it Today * What we can do to
Eliminate the Caste System

Chapter Twelve

Condescending Attitudes of India's Elite

Chapter Thirteen

Cultural Preservation in India's Northeast

Why Bother with the Northeast? * Traveling in
Arunachal Pradesh * The People of Arunachal * The Dangers
in the Northeast * Working to Restore Cultural Balance * My
Lectures * Preventing Loss of Culture in Nagaland *
Christian Conversion Tactics in Other Parts of India *
Denigration of the Vedic Tradition

Chapter Fourteen

The Threat Against Hindu Temples and Vedic Culture by
India's Government

Protecting Vedic Temples

Chapter Fifteen

Some of the Present Threats and Challenges

Hindus Need to Be and Do More * Lack of Unity * The Waning
of Vedic/Hindu Society * Unequal World Press * Terrorism
and the Loss of Hindus Around India * Ridiculous Foreign
Policy * India's Politicians * Bureaucratic Corruption *
The Legal System * The Threat of Pakistan * Kashmir *
Muslim Tactics in Other Areas * China in Tibet

Chapter Sixteen

Social Problems

Cleanliness of India * Saving the Girl Child *
Dowry * Child Labor * Bonded Labor * The Homeless *
Malnutrition * Literacy * Overpopulation

PART FOUR

WHAT WE CAN DO NOW

Chapter Seventeen

Hindus Must Stand Strong for Dharma

What is Vedic Culture

Chapter Eighteen

Sanatana-Dharma: Its Real Meaning

Chapter Nineteen

About the Name "Hindu"

Chapter Twenty

Save Your Culture

Solutions

Chapter Twenty-one

Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever

Chapter Twenty-two

Giving Vedic Culture to the Next Generation

Monitoring and Reviewing Children's School
Books

Chapter Twenty-three

Creating a Spiritual Revolution in India for Protecting the
Vedic Heritage

Focusing on the Villages * Ways of Reaching Out
to the Villages Doing Padayatras by Swamis and Acharyas *
Organizing and Teaching Villagers * Building Little Temples
in Each Village * Establishing an Open-Door Policy of
Sharing Culture and Traditions * Villages and Conversion *
Providing Spiritual Education and Practice * Book
Distribution * Retraining for Temple Priests in the
Villages * Providing Assistance for Medical Concerns *
Providing Free Food Distribution for Children * Rallies to
Protest Government's Biased Actions * Follow-Up Actions and
Organizing Villages

Chapter Twenty-four

Vedic Temples: Making Them More Effective

It's all in the Presentation * Using the
Universal Language * Temple Classes * Educating the Youth *
Mentoring Programs * Training Temple Members in Service *
Temple Ashramas * Temples Must be Well Kept * Festivals &
Programs for the Local Community * Welcoming Non-Hindus
into the Vedic Fold * Book Distribution * Cultural
Presentations * Outreach Programs * Temple Tours and
Cultural Exhibits for Local Students * Temple Exhibits *
Temple Gift Shops * Spiritual Libraries * Temple
Restaurants * Support Groups * Pilgrimages to the Holy
Places of India * Promotion * Temples Must Share Methods
that Work * Temple Must Help Unify People

Chapter Twenty-five

A Call to be Vedic Ambassadors

Being a Vedic Ambassador

Conclusion

Glossary / References / Index

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Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti

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