Hinduism misrepresentation by the BBC

Dear friends,

Are you tired of uneducated and uninformed BBC reporters misrepresenting Hinduism? Here is the latest gem from our friends at BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5129082.stm : This article describes Shiva as the "Hindu lord of war"!!!

As a proud Indian and Hindu who has been born and bred on the lofty Hindu ideals of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (The world is my family) and "Ahimsa paramo dharma" (Non-injury is the highest religion), I find this statement highly objectionable. I demand that the BBC reporters stop viewing the world through the cultural/religious glasses that they have grown up with and learn about a foreign culture/religion before publishing horrenduosly incorrect statements .To Hindus, Lord Shiva symbolizes pure unconditional consciousness - something as far as you can get from the "god of war"!

I commend the BBC on its incisive reporting on social issues in modern day India including but not limited to women empowerment, education and casteism in rural india. I hope that in the future, it only publishes articles from reporters who know what they are talking about.


If you share my views, please sign and fwd this petition.
Om Shanti !