No one should be allowed to call himself a hindu without a stringent written test on hinduism. the test should be several days long. It would include questions from all Hindu holy books. The candidate must show mastery over a certain set of rituals and must accept good, bad and the ugly about Hinduism.
People who do not succeed in one attempt must either pick another religion or give up any organized religion or start a new one.
RE:Test for Hindus
by A Chaterjee on Jun 13, 2007 11:37 PM Permalink
u are right.. but sorry to say no body would able to pass the examination. as there is no "real, unique law/information about hinduism..
RE:Test for Hindus
by Simply Human on Jun 13, 2007 11:45 PM Permalink
Ved, puran, upanishad, gita and manusmriti define Hinduism clearly. The testing should be based on the contents of Hindu literature and not on any laws as such. One must pass the exam and must agree with contents of these books.
RE:RE:Test for Hindus
by Simply Human on Jun 13, 2007 11:46 PM Permalink
No need for grace or quota as their are unlimited seats. I doubt it backwards would even want to take the task. They must quit Hinduism
RE:Test for Hindus
by Simply Human on Jun 14, 2007 12:02 AM Permalink
Then how can those kids call themselves Hindus? Without knowing the scriptures and believing in them, any individual cannot belong to that religion.
RE:Test for Hindus
by Golden on Jun 13, 2007 11:54 PM Permalink
my goodness, then 95% of hindus in india will be proved to be fake hindu and i am sure 50% of so called pandits too will fail the test.
RE:RE:Test for Hindus
by Simply Human on Jun 14, 2007 12:04 AM Permalink
50%? More like 90% actually.
Belief in any religion must consist of having a good knowledge of scriptures and believing in them. Otherwise why bother calling your self a Hindu, Xian, Muslim or any other?
This test will get a huge load off of people's chest. They will be free from religion finally.
