Has the right wing fringe destroyed Hindu festivals?
Off late all Hindu major celebrations have been radicalized to an extent that they hardly seem celebrations any more.
- Diwali : RW motivated youth bursts crackers outside mosques.
- Holi : They throw colours at non-hindu places of worship.
- Ram Navami : Fringe plays loud derogatory music outside mosques.
- Shivaratri : Jobless youth is gathered and made to parade outside mosques.
Why are these festivals now becoming more and more focused on showing a fake sense of "conquest" over other religions? Aren't Hindu festivals supposed to be about spirituality and celebrating dieties? Shivaratri, for e.g. is celebrated to commemorate holy union of Shiva and Parvati, and Shiva's divine dance. In many parts of the country, Hindus do jagaran and bhajan with the doors opened in the night and the belief is that Lord Shiva would enter their homes. They give alms to the destitute hoping that they reach Lord Shiva himself. There are so many beautiful stories that make Hindu festivals so unique. But now, the youth has been brainwashed to join motivated parades organized by fringes to shout slogans at minorities, only and only because they can cling on to power, hide their corruption and failure. Today, peace loving Hindus have been left to defend themselves saying - "Not all Hindus", something similar that Muslims around the world kept saying to distance themselves from their extremists. The RW fringe has successfully turned the majority of this country into what they mocked for so long.
I understand that every culture and every festival evolves overtime to adapt to the needs of newer generations. But what's happening in this generation is a devolution of one of the most diverse cultures and ways of life, i.e. Hinduism. It's sad. This isn't the Hinduism that one should be passing on to future generations.
What do you think is behind this devolution? Have you seen this happen close to you?