🎙️Continuing The Conversation With Aravindan Neelakandan

The Guardians of Theodiversity

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We are back with the second episode in The Pluralism Project. In Episode 1, we discussed the importance of preserving theodiversity. In this episode, we will try to understand what has helped protect theodiversity in India from the Vedic period to the present.

To answer it in one sentence, it is the emergence of the Hindu conscience as the national conscience of India.

Allegiance to Theodiversity: Over the past 2,500 to 3,000 years, the Hindu conscience has explicitly emerged in response to the threats posed by monopolistic religions to India's inherent theodiversity.

• The fundamental nature of India's national conscience has always been the preservation of theodiversity, much like Israel’s adherence to its monotheistic faith and its allegiance to Yahweh.

• In India, the commitment is to theodiversity, which is reflected in the Hindu identity.

The Term 'Hindu': The word 'Hindu' has maintained its context and meaning from the Vedic period through the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, signifying the consistent awakening of the Hindu identity whenever theodiversity is threatened.

• The preservation of theodiversity has not been without challenges. From the time the word 'Hindu' first appeared in Persian texts to today, it has also been used by invaders, colonialists, Western scholars and Marxist historians as a slur or has been given a negative connotation.

However, at this juncture, it is essential to remember the words of Swami Vivekananda that we discuss in the podcast.

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