Indian I was brought up as a Hindu but I am now an atheist. To me the significance of Hindu religion is my identity with my past and no more. when I celebrate hindu festivals and chant the prayers, I feel like touching the roots of my civilization. Nothing more.
And that is why I read up. Reading scriptures is very rewarding because it is a window into our past, into our cultural ethos and help us realize who we are and where we came from. Scriptures contain a lot of information on cultural and social life in the past and are often the only historical records of an ancient past.
