Mr. ann, all religions have out lived their utility. The religions were created by vested interests to keep the gullible masses under control.
Hinduism is not a religion in its narrow sense. It is a conglomeration of various beliefs and even non-belief. The only saving grace of hinduism is that the same is dynamitc enough to change with the time.
Beleive in the basic goodness of all humabeings and in the principles of neo-humanism.
Pl visit the web of "Actual Freedom - the third alternative" This is an alternative to organized religions. This will also enrich your knowledge about the reasons for some of our basic traits and how to over come them.