The word Hindu is not a religious word. It is secular in origin. It is derived from the word Sindhu, which is the name of a major river that flows in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. The ancient Greeks and Armenians used to refer the people living beyond the river Sindhu as Hindus and gradually the name struck. When the Muslims came to the sub continent they called the people living in the region as Hindustanis to distinguish them from the foreign Muslims. Subsequently when the British established their rule, they started calling the local religions collectively under the name of Hinduism.
RE:What Are We Fighting For??
by Fantastic on Jan 02, 2008 01:38 PM Permalink
R U TRAINED BY PAK ISI, OR ESPECILISED IN DR. LIER'S TERROR CAMP. There is no stoppages for digging the history. U just copy and posting of Dr. Liar's work. Common Contrator!!!Use your brain to research.. What is the meaning of Hinduism. Donot behave like Brain Dead Zombies.
RE:What Are We Fighting For??
by Rahul Puri on Jan 02, 2008 01:59 PM Permalink
The word HINDU is not derived from SIndu but for people from the areas below the Hindukush mountain range. They were the Aryans who moved from Eurasia down to the hinduksh and settled there. Similairly the word Hindustan does not have any religious connotation but means the people of the land below the Hindukush. Just thought i'd get the record straight.
RE:What Are We Fighting For??
by pris pal on Jan 02, 2008 02:06 PM Permalink
People who have said Gujratis are not humans I have a small example from 1947: In the beginning of September, Hindus and Sikhs of 8 or 9 villages around Chak 305 (in the jurisdiction of Police Station Chatiana) were forced to quit their homes under threat of shooting. Their arms were taken away from them, and they were kept thirsty for a whole day. Then they were ordered to march. Those in the rear were repeatedly attacked and killed and their womenfolk abducted. After much further ill-treatment they were pushed into a railway train. This train was stopped at mile 5 on the Shorkot Road line and Pakistan Military and police fell upon it. This happened on the 9th September. Out of the 5,000 Hindus and Sikhs in this train, only 6 (six) survived. So thorough was the slaughter of these Hindus and Sikhs.
RE:What Are We Fighting For??
by Sincere Citizen on Jan 02, 2008 01:38 PM Permalink
You forget a few details, when Muslim kings invaded the Indian sub-continent they went on a genocide of all non-Muslims as well as looted , raped millions of women and made them into sex slaves. This same thing is true of Pakistan partition too. How many Hindus have survived in the "secular" Pakistan ? And the twisted logic given is they love Islam and hence they convert, excuse me no one loves Islam not even the ancient residents of India who were forced into conversion.
What are we fighting for ? really is it worthwhile for a religion to lie,force,kill torture others into acceptance.
