dear ruby i m really sorry for the kind of treatment that was given to you in your initial years of getting into hinduism. i agree that hinduism has to accept everybody that comes to its folds with open arms, as we don't advocate any conversions in the name of god's edict or salvage of the human race. instead, many of the foreing nationals earlier belonging to other faiths and having gained enough knowledge of the other philosophies, when they decide to practise hinduism as their chosen faith, it is our duty to welcome them with all our hospitality. But i believe, at the ground level, where ordinary people are concerned, this kind of apprehension for an alien person and culture does exist in every society. though i don't approve of it, yet it takes conscious efforts by all of us to remove such apprehensions.
