Dr. Shashi Tharoor on Hinduism’s origins and its philosophical concepts

[@enlightenmentwithcuriosity4567]

"I am proud that I can honour the sanctity of other faiths without feeling that I am betraying my own"! Such powerful message ❤️🙏

[@bangaloreoffices]

You are wrong . Baby . Let the holy spirit guide you .

[@cleothehermetichermeticist8391]

@@bangaloreofficesnah.

[@whitequetzal3574]

I just want to say that I'm a great admirer of Shashi Tharoor as I accept that just a few decades ago all religions were more progressive on average and he seems to be the one politician in the world calling for what used to be called modernization in religion, something that was neither excessive on the liberal or conservative side. I also want to say that he has some very interesting takes on religion. I have my own, basically I can almost prove that there is an at least neutral afterlife and one if not many Gods. The system of Karma in the Dharmic religions fits this perfectly. I see that he even knows something about religion in general that I never did, that God cannot be absent from anything (i.e. Hell) if He's omnipresent. I am by no means all-knowing and in fact I'd say most believers of most religions are more knowledgeable about their faiths than I am, but I was under the duress of an existential crisis which lead me to articulate what everyone's intuition already knows. Hindutva is a problem just like the Politicized Sharia of the Salafis (believers that emulate the prophet through the examples of the first three generations of Muslims) in Islam. The problem is that such people always have more kids than the secular as the secular educate their women vastly more. If secularism in the American, German and Indian sense, that is: religious neutrality, not constraint, is to survive it must be circumscribed by some kind of mandatory population growth and parenthood by the educated and secular minded. And yes, I very much admire Hinduism's love for diversity, and as an eclectic polytheist I may not be official but I probably count as some kind of syncretist with your religion as I like to worship al Gods that would not be offended by worship of others. May the light of Surya shine in India for another 2 billion years.

[@RajeshYadav-vi5uf]

My pick from speech of Dr. Shashi Tharoor, " I am a Hindu because it is an intellectual fit". God bless you sir, I see you as an Ambassador of India's soft power.

[@sunderasr]

Shashi Tharoor is wrong about the present Indian Govt, is a fundamental Hindu. This Govt came about as a reaction to the virulently anti Hindu Govt of UPA 1 UPA2 Remote Controlled by Sonia Gandhi ,it was more for Hindu preservation than any thing else

[@colarunjoshi]

@@sunderasr how much study has he done on Hinduism? If at all it must be some books written by foreigners.

[@chandraraj9803]

Rajesh Yadav, which is essentially a lie. An all-round intellectual will shun Hinduism.

[@chandraraj9803]

@ghost rider Just as Hitler was inspired by Nazism. Just saying.

[@lazy_wolf_unofficial]

@@sunderasr NDA 1 didnot come because of Hinduism, they come because people are really annoyed of the congress misrule, Rahul Gandhi's idiotic nature, failure to prosper, and charisma of Narendra Modi.

[@youngheesato17]

Hinduism is the most intelligent, respectful, and liberated way of living in the whole world, as far as I am concerned. As I leaned more and more about Hindu philosophy, I naturally became a Hindu - no conversion as such!

[@pradipdas1892]

❤ W

[@sukanya3231]

Read the bhagawat gita

[@chitranjankumarkushwaha4259]

Wow awesome namaste Devi from india. जय सनातन धर्म

[@CoronaVirus-fu3zl]

Your comment shows you are not a hindu. Hinduism is always about doubting , seeking and learning. The day you become complacent and claim everything in Hinduism is great, you have become follower of Abraham religions. That's totally against hindu philosophy of self-reflection and discovery for eternity.

[@sukanya3231]

@@CoronaVirus-fu3zl Hinduism never suggests complacency in the face of injustice.Lord Krishna clearly states in the Geeta that whenever and wherever there is injustice or adharma he will descend on earth again and again in various avatars.Also Hinduism is centred on Karma or righteous actions.Do you even know what Complacency is? Check the dictionary.

[@maryjohn3905]

I am happy that he is Hindu and he acknowledge himself. He is truly an Indian and don't allow anyone to destroy our Indian spirituality.

[@mannan218]

Exactly 💯

[@blackowl-jx2oq]

he is destroying hinduism

[@shreyashidey9590]

​@blackowl-jx2oq how?

[@GT-nw8zl]

But Mr Tharoor is intelligent and educated enough to keep Politics separate from Hindu spirituality as an Indian and a Hindu unlike Modi and his andhbhakts......thats the difference between an educated person and an illiterate....So I am sure Mr Tharoor will never accept Modi's Ideologies ever.....

[@thomasbootham2707]

In ethnicity maybe but culturally he is probably more British especially the classic British gentlemen stereotype he seems to perfectly embody it

[@rinc2006]

I never get bored listening to Dr.Shashi Tharoor a learned scholar

[@mohammadsharifi5613]

Absolutely brilliant. Makes me respect India and Hindu faith even more.

[@artistshreeraj6008]

VEDAS clearly talks about life of this solar system and no other religion books.. ATHARVAVED (kand 8-sukt2-mantra-21)...4.32 billion years is the life of this solar system after that destruction will begin..

[@cognitio278]

@@artistshreeraj6008 you should have just said Your Welcome instead of showing facts in the reply 🙄

[@hinducastsystemisnotgood6505]

this guy is a liar and hypocrite, if you ask him about caste system he spins fake stories but never answers, he tells a lot but says nothing at all hahaha hindu CAST SYSTEM logic

[@lll2282]

only one mistake he did in his speech rig veda is about 8000-12,000 year old according to recent sarswati river excavation. sarswati river(indus civilisation) is mentioned in vedas

[@earlraghav]

Thank you 😊

[@adamcheck4941]

I converted to Hinduism from Christianity because it makes much more sense; for example, Christianity sees the universe as being stagnant with everyone ending up in two big bins of either heaven or hell Hinduism sees the world as cyclical the soul gets recycled, that's how the world actually works, alsoit is far more fun.

[@sohamaditya4957]

❤️❤️🕉️🕉️

[@Bnvq]

You don't have to convert for being a Hindu. In fact Hinduism is not a religion, it's the way to live.

[@sohamaditya4957]

@@Bnvq lovely my friend ❤️❤️

[@terrawulf]

There's no concept of conversion in Hinduism. You can follow it's principles.

[@godfather911mafia]

@@Bnvq nope, it's very much a religion :)

[@gwang3103]

Tharoor is amazing. When he speaks he forms vocabulary-rich English sentences that can grace any book, almost without having to pause and think. They just pour out of him. And the content of these sentences always seems sensible and intelligent. Tharoor almost makes me want to become a Hindu.

[@jitendrabrahms195]

You are right.

[@Raaselmirza-Begg]

I pity you….!

[@jitendrabrahms195]

@@Raaselmirza-Begg you are welcome.

[@connectaman1]

Modi's reply to every question is that Pak is a terrorist. India's poverty India's Human Rights India's Jobless India's corruption India's Scams One reply to all issues Pakistan is a terrorist Modi' s perfect distraction

[@sanskrutipatil1110]

@@connectaman1 did you ever saw the growth of india after modi came into power?

[@rajeshbista2690]

To put it succinctly: Hinduism is similar to a democracy whilst most other religions are almost autocratic in their essence.

[@thetorchbearer1293]

very true

[@hfur7758]

@Dharma Defender Freedom to get a thersty Dalits or Muslims or One of a different casts to get water from your Well, If not , your Well is Dry.

[@pkmkb9795]

@@hfur7758 Freed;om to m;ake sto;ries is not allow;ed here. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pkmkb9795]

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[@astroradha7124]

Very True

[@HimanshuSingh-zr6en]

"Atheism of a kind that comes with the discovery of rationality and goes with the acknowledgment of its limitations" . wonderful lines

[@parthsinghal9990]

So trueeeeeeee

[@AnilSharma-to2er]

Nonsense. Limitations of reason does not imply one should adopt the nonsense of a god, soul, heaven or salvation.

[@jaynag1]

@@AnilSharma-to2er I am an Atheist too but I kind of understand what he is saying, which is Hinduism has space for Atheists but Atheism (in the way he probably looked at it) works like a dogmatic religion and therefore the belief limits itself to other theistic possibilities. Atheism in reality is not a religion, we just say all religions currently haven't given real scientific evidence for god so we are skeptical of its existence.

[@AnilSharma-to2er]

@@jaynag1The problem with that reasoning is that anyone can claim anything, claiming revelation, with no evidence whatsoever. And, then that joker will say, prove it, or we will have to agree that there is a possibility how so ever minuscule it may be. In the case of established religions, all their assertions about creation etc., do not hold up to science and science has proven them wrong and given solid evidence to support alternate hypothesis. Morality can be deduced a priori and does not require religion. Then what value is left of religion or god? In my opinion a destructive, divisive, negative value which in a way should be a rational reason to say it cannot be, thus there cannot be a god. I am an atheist in the dogmatic sense and getting to be militant, in defending it, as in , I am a man of immense faith but in reason and science, and I absolutely hate and reject the appropriation of the word “faith” by the believers in god only.

[@RahulDas-kq2wk]

Tolerance is a wrong word, it should be mutual respect.

[@jiensuyang3915]

yeah but genocides have been regular since brahmins direct them

[@Agathokakological937]

I think acceptance should be used instead of tolerance.

[@rickyrocks3277]

actually

[@DhawanGuptaIndia]

@anonymous opinions Tolerance is in fact negative. Just think your spouse or your friend says I tolerate you to sit next me. It is patronizing and demeaning. Due to Exclusivists nature of Abrahamic faiths, they can never give respect and acceptance and hence at max they only tolerate you, which is a negative concept.

[@desiintrovert6497]

Mutual respect can't be into existence without tolerance

[@abkd155]

Many may me shocked to know that there are still many Hindus in NE parts of India. I am a KHASI from Meghalaya and i considered myself a Hindus not necessarily as mainland indians but for the fact that i was born and retaining the faith of our ANCESTORS..

[@sbharatvaj4408]

Throwout Christian missionary

[@jagdishgangolly6297]

@@sbharatvaj4408 That is not being a Hindu. The way is not to mimick some other religion but to show our way is better.

[@mariamalhotra8228]

Hinduism is not a "faith" exactly. It does not require suspension of logic. And if you're doing it out of pride in your ancestors, that's egoic.

[@godfather911mafia]

@@mariamalhotra8228 nonsense. You have no clue what Hindus in medieval times had to go through to protect the Dharma. They'll be ashamed to hear you say these things if they were still alive. Nothing wrong in being proud of your ancestors.

[@mariamalhotra8228]

@@godfather911mafia Rubbish. You clearly haven't understood a word I said.

[@unrandomly]

Tharoor says, "There are simply no binding requirements for me being a Hindu, not even a belief in God." That's the beauty of Hinduism.

[@srlittilemarysabs2138]

There. Is no binding requirments in the animal World also,,,,,,so don't be like animals, we are human beings with intelluct, with that you make your selections,,,,,, of all,, you need so please stop your misbelief ,use your intelligence as a human being,,,,,, be a man who really seek God ,, and,,So on,,,

[@anjalimohan4497]

@@srlittilemarysabs2138 please read Shweta Patil's comment in this same video....... You will get the depths of our religion which has evolved our hurdreds of centuries...... Yes minimum 6000 years. We don't have any dogmas to which our God's belief is tied. You are free to think of God in your own way and give 'HIM' any name and form. We call it "Ishta Devatha Sangalpam" means imagining God in your own way.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@rushiljain9423]

@@srlittilemarysabs2138 What is god? Can you scientifically prove there is god? Can you perhaps describe where the peripheries of god begin and where they end? If you can answer these simple questions, I will leave my rather more scientifically established Hindu culture and join you to praise your god.

[@sachinpotdar7798]

@@anjalimohan4497 not 6000 ,7000,10000 it is From Ages and ages milleniums and millennium We are in seventh manvantar there are seven manvantars each 1 consist of 71 mahayugas 1 mahayuga is 4.32 million years

[@sachinpotdar7798]

@@rushiljain9423 can you Scientifically prove That You Don't have brain The pheripehies of God Are Infinite No can Count the pheripehies of him

[@saifshahriar4141]

Shashi, you described Hinduism rightly. Respect from Bangladesh.

[@sebastianthomas3670]

Whatever he has read from his book and discussed are all nonsense because the very concept of Gods itself is nonsense (Gods are the products of ignorance and imagination of some tribal folks) and moreover, the intolerance and acceptance of all faiths that he advocates are ridiculous due to various reasons. I am not insulting him but taking a stand. If he is interested to know why I said so, I would like to have an open discussion on that with him or anyone. What is required is not accepting all faiths but rejecting all faiths including ours so as not remain Hindus, Christians or Muslims but human beings and start thinking rationally which will help us to stay united to make this planet a better place for us and the generations yet to come.

[@saifshahriar4141]

@@sebastianthomas3670, I said he described Hinduism rightly, nothing else. I also don't agree that we should accept all without asking. But rejecting all also dangerous. We know almost nothing of the whole universe. If we think nobody created us, there's no purpose of our creation, we're just ignorant.

[@noonefornow1514]

​@@sebastianthomas3670 that's the point you know whenever I see abharmic athiests they seem so similar to me in essence they are all absolutist that's something which is there with all western philosophies, be it woke or the religious conservatives its just the original sin is changed and salvation is offcourse by completely agreeing with them , and completely opposite to that is something in Indian philosophical and intellectual tradition's that I want to cherish and protect, the diversity and non absolutism and space for individual disagreements and discovery, even though there were differences people weren't persecuted here for not falling in line with a particular ideology, there was something called shastrath where people could freely debate about their different beliefs including those of atheism or materialism i.e. charva phliosphy , its not tolerance but mutual respect which is needed. don't get me wrong there are lots of problems in Hinduism the cluster of philosophies and collection of social processes it is and the Indian social structure too and there's a lot that I personally admire and think India could learn from western philosophical systems too, but Indian faiths be it Hinduism Buddhism Jainism etc are not exactly religions in the abhramic sense and though with problems of their own can not be genralised and compared in leiu because it completely overlooks their diversity and the emic understanding of these traditions and is actually quite Eurocentric/colonial/ orientalist to do.

[@saifshahriar4141]

@rajput Kotwal Not really.

[@saifshahriar4141]

@rajput Kotwal I was born in a Hindu majority area. Most of my childhood friends were Hindu. I studied Hinduism for quite some time. Is it forbidden to learn and give comments on someone else's religion? However I agree with you. But no religion is ugly, it's people/ followers who make it ugly. May God bless you.

[@gurinderkaur5734]

I have a lot of respect this Shashi Tharoor, he's probably the most intellectual man in India. Makes me proud to be (Sikh) Indian

[@arjunangovindasamy4603]

I am a Hindu I am 73. I am moved very much to tears by the way you explain ed. WHY Hindu worship the Ganga as mother.

[@deekshamalviya1811]

Very well explained sir! but I would like to correct you about the belief that "Hindus worship 33 Crore Devtas". It’s not true, in Sanskrit the word Koti refers to both ‘crore’ as well as ‘type’ and the use of the first meaning has led to the spread of this false belief. The oldest Hindu texts enumerate 33 principle Devas who were the guardians of Nature and Cosmic Creation. these 33 devas are 12 Adityas (Solar gods including Indra, Surya, Mitra, and Varun), 11Rudras (Manifestations of Lord Shiva), 8 Vasus (Elemental gods such as Vayu, Agni, Antariksh and Dyaus, the Sky God) and 2 Ashvins in the Brahmanas. At last, “religion is meant to free you (from pain and grief). not to persecute.”

[@anandshukla5887]

In which category do Ram & Krishna fall? Adityas, Rudras, Vasus ?

[@deveshsingh1233]

Sangh' s interpretation of crore+ koti , ashamed of this ludicrous number of 33 crore

[@AdityaKashi]

Interesting.

[@TheGawdessDravidienne]

I believe in the initial concept, it might as well have been just 33, but in the context post Vedic and modern Hinduism, I would say the crores interpretation applies. Because in the philosophy of the religion, each individual has the freedom to envision the Brahman/Shakthi/Paramatman in any form they feel most comfortable with, that manifestation can take literally any form, and yet be that single unity. Besides, Hinduism being a belief system constituting many different sub systems that were slowly absorbed into the larger faith, each individual representation thus becomes part of the whole and yet retains its uniqueness and individuality.

[@sebastianthomas3670]

Whatever he has read from his book and discussed are all nonsense because the very concept of Gods itself is nonsense (Gods are the products of ignorance and imagination of some tribal folks) and moreover, the intolerance and acceptance of all faiths that he advocates are ridiculous due to various reasons. I am not insulting him but taking a stand. If he is interested to know why I said so, I would like to have an open discussion on that with him or anyone. What is required is not accepting all faiths but rejecting all faiths including ours so as not remain Hindus, Christians or Muslims but human beings and start thinking rationally which will help us to stay united to make this planet a better place for us and the generations yet to come.

[@malathibhat7373]

Hinduism never believes in caste system. It was later brought, by external influences. Also we never believe in conversion. This makes me proud of my relegion just like your relegion makes you proud. #OurSantanaDharma

[@odesau2b]

Very true bhai. A saint from Tamil Nadu called Subramanium Swamy clarified who can be called a Brahmin, and not because of his household title. Was hoping that BJP coming to power would have way to rebuild Bharath, unfortunately yheybaew Making it Hindustan, which means whatever sudharghati was left is being turned towards dhurghati. Again, although its individual choice howevwr emotional exploitation for vote bank is rampant.

[@combatantezoteric2965]

Later when and can you prove it? I always thought differently about the hindu cast system, thinking that one should just be able to ascend into a higher caste if he has the abilities. Maybe through a ritual or something. Anyway, I find the caste system fascinating and with a deeper meaning, useful to a civilization to survive, so it seems weird to me to learn that is shouldn't exist at all.

[@naazilsain4233]

well well your statement said it all, go and study Hinduism

[@satishpatel5260]

'TRUTH ';during our 'RAMAYANA and in our 'BHAGAVAD GITA 'was not like castes or seculer sysytem all this came from 'invaders 'came in fone as today are 'all ';terrorists atracks on our 'mandirs ;many places in our BHARAT as also in our WORLD ;all during "RAMAYANA and in our "BHAGAVAD GITA ";still truth for peace and love as our "BHAGWAN RAM and LORD KRISHNA "";LOVE our BHARAT MATA and also in our 'WORLD '.💝👍.

[@dostondoc23]

Reflecting back, you would want to wish away the ugly blot of the Caste system, but you simply cannot! The Caste system is deeply entrenched in the Bhagavad-Gita, Manusmrti, Ramayana, etc. Go, study them more deeply and with an open mind.

[@sukanya3231]

Beautifully expressed .I hope everyone watching this gets a glimpse of the beauty that is Hinduism.

[@Freeman-uk2xn]

Hinduism is an Atheism and a theism How? "Long story short " Universe (Brahmand) consists of 4 things 1. Param atma (Energy) 2. Param tatva (Matter) 3. Maha kal (Time ) 4. Kal (Black space) (Today modern Science says Space and Time are not different they are different attribute of 1 thing and Hindus use 1 word "Kal") 1. Param Atma 2. Param tatva Both are Param (Supreme) Hence equal Atma = Tatva Energy = Matter E = M Both can not be created nor destroyed only translated ( or incarnated) into another form (or body ) Both are Trinity *Energy* has trinity aspect 1. Creation +ve 2. Preservaton = 3. Destruction -ve *Matter* has trinity aspect 1. Proton +ve 2. Neutron = 3. Electron -ve Hindus personified it as Brahma +ve Vishnu = Shiva -ve Since Energy and matter are two 2 types of worship 1. Meditation (Yog-atma se param atma) 2. Idol worshipping Why idol worshipping? Hindus do the same rituals on the purchase of car bike house TV AC etc which we do before idols Bcoz A car can be moulded into an Idol of Natraja But no change in the composition of the proton neutron electron Proton and neutron are always connected form Nucleous Brahma and Vishnu are also always connected through navel cord (Nabhi) Nucleous Hindi name is also "Nabhi" Vishnu the personification of preservative aspect of the Universe energy Or Simply Vishnu the preserver 1st avatar of Vishnu was Fish 🐠 2nd Avatar of Vishnu was Turtle 🐢 Now in last 150 years Science says the same how life evolved and preservered on Earth So Param atma + Param tatva + Maha kal + Kal = Universe (Brahm or Brahmand) The highest manifestion of Brahm is *Para Brahm* Multi Universe

[@rahulramachandran4335]

Impressive!!

[@jagdishnayak4328]

Wow

[@deepakanand09]

🥀wonderful, infinity in a nutshell🥀

[@fgtrhwu2]

Regarding energy and trinity how does it work since The first law, also known as Law of Conservation of Energy, states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only change form.

[@SachinDabral94]

great

[@meeranow]

I converted from Christianity to Spirituality, in which we see all as self. Hinduism being the foundation. I bought this book, Sir Shashi Taroor signed it. ❤️

[@jaymahakaal5354]

Welcome back to roots🕉️❣️

[@thiruveesham]

🤔

[@_shivam_.--]

​@@jaymahakaal5354ye bta tu 1970 ka freez use karke garv mahsoos karte ho Ya 2023 ka freez Dharm ko update ki jarurat hai

[@rudrashankar0709]

I am in awe of Dr Tharoor like many.... U can listen to him without any pause....wanting more

[@desiintrovert6497]

Proud to be a real Hindu n Glad Sashi Sir addressed our religion in precise manner as suppose to..Sashi Sir your contribution will go in history n will never be forgotten

[@smitchandrakar4652]

I'm a fake hindu 🌚

[@harshitrijhwani5920]

Not the religion But the way of Life Sanathana Dharma

[@gayatrisahaay8780]

Love the book and loved this discourse. There couldn't have been a better way to explain Hinduism. I hold great respect for Dr. Tharoor, a symbol of solace in an increasingly divided India.

[@maryjohn3905]

Let us appreciate the beauty of our nation there is no spirituality greater than ours.

[@jasminehasan890]

Amen

[@revolutionaryape7568]

@@rahulkhatwani548 Yes, you are totally right.

[@sapna0070]

Shashi Tharoor, you are simply brilliant. We echo the exact philosophy on being a Hindu and thank you very much for penning this book, sharing your thoughts. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to more!

[@invictus6350]

Dr. Sashi Taroor, hindu explained by you is marvelous, i just love the way it was put in words. Thank you.

[@romeshchopra02]

Shashi Tharoor is immensely capable of articulating where ‘Hinduism’ began and how it has been misused by politics and contemporary society. He also teaches us how we need to rid the faith of its trappings to understand what its essence truly is but which has been doused in fake faith. Understanding Shashi Tharoor makes for a truly believing in its belief. Thank you, Shashi.

[@pensieri2596]

Thank you for this wonderful speech. I just ordered a copy of Shashi Tharoor's "Why I am a Hindu" book. Can't wait reading it soon!

[@abhituffy1]

I have no words. I appreciate the idea Dr Tharoor has shared with us. The knowledge you shared makes more sense and I am glad that I am a hindu too. We as a Hindu normally doesn't challenge other religions untill they challenge us. I am sure that this video and your book will throw more lights on people who doesn't know what is Hinduism and will know the reality on Hinduism and also what we should learn and follow being a Hindu.

[@Pange1969]

Brilliantly explained the concept of Hinduism to many who were ignorant of the deeper meaning of the Hindu religion. Being a person who has studied and understood all different faiths, making everyone realize the basics of a faith which is so great to assimilate the diverse belief in this vast country called Bharat. He's simplified for people who are Hindus too the difference between Hinduism and Hindutva.

[@tejaldesai7856]

Excellent!! Sir I live in USA. People always ask me what is Hinduism? I have explained in my own ways. After listening to this today and I will by book as well, I will be more informed and equipped to explain my fellow Americans! Thank you!

[@rajendrayadava547]

So happy that someone has articulated the true meaning of Hinduism.love thr passionate objectivity.wish they had more time .avery timely book.well done and thank u for doing it at this time in india for india

[@ahsanac18]

I am from Sindh , i want to be part of India ! The land of my ancestors... Islam is the destroyer of the planet earth

[@abhishekpro1]

its a treat to listen to him... hope he releases an audio book version as well

[@kunalspundir]

Must say that Anil Dharker seems spectacularly ill equipped to conduct this conversation.

[@suen3634]

Agree totally. He appears to be a blithering inept ignoramus about the subject which is Hinduism. What an unprepared interviewer.

[@S0S0ant1]

Sudha Nair....he would not know anything about Hinduism, he loathes it.

[@AnyaChuri]

Kunal Singh and others, as tacit, it could be perceived as such; However, many a time a moderator is necessarily asked to make the speaker/guest/ interviewee standout and thus does the moderator stay self effacing or downplay oneself or necessarily limit the sophistication of his or her questions or alter the premise given out after the questions... many moderations have been subject to this. This is almost an implicit rule in this trade! I ain't saying this is necessarily the case here; only the very two will know that of course; just serving this thought for consideration. :)

[@bsavu2863]

Moderator is not a sharp person.

[@webmarkhost]

@mercy johnson to toss about in whatever direction the current takes it. Who is drifting and where?

[@bijusanthakumari8163]

Shashi Tharoor who said Hinduism is a religion. Adi Sankaracharya is the one who consolidated the thoughts of Hinduism and depicted as Hinduism as religion to protect it from the invitation of buddism. Actually no one can not be a Hindu by birth it can be only by practice.

[@skylark304]

fully agree with you ; A hindu is not born but made when you inculcate the "truth , love and beauty in your thought ,speech and action "

[@godfather911mafia]

@Atharv Shete no bro. The word "Hindu' is mentioned in the Vedas, Puranas and Parsi Zoroastrian texts. It wasn't given by foreigners. Check out Shankaracharya Nischalananda Ji's videos.

[@LordsonRoch]

“We created gods based on our imagination and hence 330 million gods“ Absolutely profound by Shashi Tharoor .

[@shadetreader]

The spiritual equivalent of infinite genders 🌈

[@LordsonRoch]

@@shadetreader infinite genders ? 🤷‍♂️

[@understanding.everything]

​@@LordsonRoch😂😂 woke people

[@maryjohn3905]

Some Hindus worship Jesus but they are Hindus but their parents do not blame them or send them out of home, that is the greatness of Hinduism.

[@sivakrishnat8225]

He should put these things on audible. I would love to listen to.

[@maryjohn3905]

I am a Christian but I don't allow any one to destroy our Indian spirituality that many believe Hindus. All of us are Hindu first, then whatever

[@mohamedakram4049]

Great personality! Genius, intelligent, intellectual, straight forward, broad minded. The most I liked from this discussion is better if we can establish a multi religion association. And become a member.

[@RAIRADIO]

Hinduism itself is a multi religion association. There are many distinct SAMAJ inside Hindu fold. Iskon, Arya Samaj, Brahma Samaj, Charvaka, Advaita Vedanta - just google these few.

[@advocated.m.shuklgarje1257]

Thanks Shashi Ji for presenting beautiful facets of Sanatan Hindu Religion.

[@naseemfirdaus1789]

Hearing you is always a privilege no matter what the topic is ……..the way you speak is always a music to one’s ears….and anyone listening to you always wishes that your speech would never end… that’s how interesting and excellent your speeches are….

[@TruthPrevails2023xx]

With all due respect and admiration to Mr. Tharoor......I feel he fails to understand in a true sense that Hindus are not secular because India is secular..... but India is secular because the Hindus are inherently secular.... and he also fails to understand the fact that increasingly hard line Hindu stance in India is a defensive reaction on part of the Hindus to preserve their culture and way of life...... in India the Hindus have been tolerant, patient and have tried to accommodate the Abrahamic faiths for almost 1000 years.... I fail to understand "why only Hindus are expected to be secular and tolerant" and nobody expects this from Muslims ...... the Hindus are getting feed-up with this unjust biased so they are reacting and realizing that there is a time for peace and there is time to fight for your rights.....

[@amateurgolfersadventures3714]

Tharoor apparently wrote this book inspired by politics.

[@divyankpandey3431]

Well said 👍

[@divyankpandey3431]

Why Hindus are becoming hard liner because they have to counter the certain religions which are trying to impose their religion and lifestyle on the people who are living their life without religion from several 1000+ years before these so called religion are not even dreamed of being formed

[@kalyandewan2427]

Well said Sir !

[@TruthPrevails2023xx]

@@rahulkhatwani548 ... I think you are residing on Mars... stay innocent and blessed... the day these jihadis reach your locality... would like to known your view... till then stay in your cocun.

[@SunithaOlive]

I was an avid reader of Dr. ST's column in the Hindu newspaper on Hinduism before he entered politics. It was very informative and interesting.

[@Jxdemelo1961]

Brilliant explanation of Hinduism. As a Christian it helped me a lot to get clarity on a lot of things and I can really embrace the idea of "acceptance" over "tolerance". One point on which I would like to correct Mr. Tharoor is where he said with regards to reincarnation that in Hinduism God is present even in the suffering and in the negative. The same is true in Christianity. The basis of Christ's suffering and death was to show that God was now participating in human suffering through the suffering of his son because Christ was the embodiment of every kind of negativity that humans face such as poverty, discrimination, injustice, and undeserved suffering. The only place where God is not present is in hell, which by the way is only a natural product of God's justice. If imperfect human beings can create jails and electric chairs to mete out justice in the world, how much more would an all holy God need to create a place where those who deliberately, with full knowledge choose to shun God's love and mercy and commit grave moral sins would need to go. Hell is not God's choice. It is the choice of those who choose to go there. It is God's will that everyone should be redeemed and saved and get to heaven (Christian version of Moksha) but in his love, he gives men total and unhindered freedom to choose evil over good. And if evil went unpunished, that would no longer be justice and we believe in a God that is all merciful (hence his offer of salvation through to all sinners through belief in the atoning sacrifice of Christ and forgiveness of sins as many times as you are willing to repent and confess) and at the same time a God who is all just. His justice requires judgment after our death but his love pours out infinite mercy till the moment of our death. The choice is ours. But God is present all the time, in heaven, on earth, and within us. That's what Christianity teaches. He is not just in a distant heaven. Just needed to clarify. So in that sense we have that common belief in Hindusiam and Christianity, that God lives with us, but we cannot be equal to God. I thank Shashi for sharing these insights into Hinduism which I of course respect because I believe before religion comes humanity. We are first human beings and the we are hindus or christian or Muslims. If we could each accept our common humanity so many of the conflicts in the world could be resolved with little effort. To use what divides us rather than what unites us can only be the work of the ungodly. Every human being deserves respect in the path of truth journey that they choose. I believe that the days of shoving one truth down the throat of people against their will are long gone. Besides, I don't think God (regardless of religion) is so insecure that he needs us to persuade or manipulate or coerse each other into believing in a particular version of him. I guess I would be labeled a liberal by other Christians for saying that, but if that is what it is, so be it.

[@Nick-ui9dr]

Okay! Lets hear how our Mr Tharoor visualize Hinduism. 🙂

[@shobinp5789]

Shashi just made me buy this book

[@yushpi]

Please read Sitaram Goel's Why I am a Hindu too

[@smk2SOA]

Shashi was so heights of SELFISHNESS - Focused only with his BOOK and did not even introduced the GUEST . Shameless fellow First know how to get the real inner characters n attitude of the person n then discuss.

[@shobinp5789]

@@smk2SOA I hope you do read a couple of his books , if not for Hinduism for your English 😉

[@smk2SOA]

@@shobinp5789 English is just a language, not a wisdom or Gyan.

[@smk2SOA]

@@shobinp5789 Yes, I have read his books which not as much valuable as much as I read 1000s of books written by below persons. I've been reading since 70 years of my life. LalaLajpat Rai, SarojiniNaidu, Dr. RajendraPrasad, Dr. Sarvapalli RadhaKrishnan, Dr. C.V Raman, Ramanujam, SatyarendraNath Bose (Boson) C Rajagopalachari, Bagwan Das, 19th Century Kings like Gwalior, Mysore Kings like Chamaraja/KrishnaRaja Wodeyer, Sir M.Vishvesvaraya. JRD Tata n Sons, MadanMohan Malaviya, Ambedkar, Netaji Subhash ChandraBose, Babha (Atomic Researcher), LalBahadur Sastri, Vallabhai Patel, VeerSavarkar, SukhDev Singh, Ramaswamy, ChandraShekarAzad, BhagatSingh, JP Narayan, PV Narashima Rao, Abdul Kalam, Pandurang VamanRane, Guru Nanak, Yogananda, Yukteshwar, Jiddu-KrishnaMurthy, RamaKrishna Paramasha, Vivekananda, Mahesh Yogi, Sadhguru, SriSri RaviShankar. Dr. Kuvempu. DeenDayal Sharma, Shyam Mookharjee, FieldMarshals Carriappa n ManekShah , K.N Rao, YOGI, Mahatma M.K Gandhiji, Mahaveer Buddha n Chanukya, ChandraGupta Maurya n its Empire, Ashoka TheGreat, Bhattacharya n AryaBhatta, Chalukya n Harsha Dynasties, Gurjara Pratihara Dynasties, Malwa n Yadavas, Chandra n Hoysala, Sena Dynasties, Eastern n Western Ganga Dynasties, Jija Bai n Chatrapati Shivaji n Sambhaji, SahuMaharaj, BajiRao n MadhavRao Peshwas, Tanaji n other Marata Leaders n Guru DadakodaDev, Kings of VijayanagarEmpire like Hakka n Bukka. Rashtrakutas, Pratiharas n Palas. Pallawas, RanaPratap Singh, Kittur RaniChannama, Jansi LaksmiBai, Ahom Kings, Cholas, Guru Nanak, Guru , etc. List goes on and on.

[@ph6263]

.....Nor belief in god That's why I m Hindu Atheist

[@ph6263]

@@AnjuBala-hs6zc yes and we don't have compulsory dogmas like other religions. I love this explanation

[@AdvaiticOneness1]

I told to my hindu parents that im an atheist! They dont give a damn shit about it! 😂

[@harshsanatani1699]

Me too, am a Hindu Atheist.

[@cosmiclegend4181]

@@AnjuBala-hs6zc you are another fake propaganda follower of sadhguru

[@cosmiclegend4181]

There is a concept of ishwar in hinduism

[@sureshpolali4616]

Sashi Tharoor is an excellent orator. He can immerse all of us with his eloquent English language and we Indians have one major defect - EQUATING GOOD ENGLISH TO INTELLIGENCE. His book on Hindu can at the most be read by Lutyen Delhi people and discuss during Saturday night club party. If anyone takes his version of Hindu seriously -- perhaps may end up in danger .. This book is not for its content but for English and its style of reading and other aesthetics .. ALL THE BEST

[@keshavabhat8695]

He is a proud Hindu and covers a lot of topics of Hindu Dharma. He keeps confidence and not afraid of Inquisitions which annoys other holy sects.

[@mokhdummushrafi5207]

Mr. Tharoor, what a wonder that you have wonderfully weaved core of religion with core of secularism.in such a wonderful articulation in your book 'I am a hindu' In such a dispassionate and intellectually sound manner you articulated the fact that grip of any given religion/culture narrow down the route to grasp reason in its true essence. I could make out what a boldness you command and what profound commitment you have to the social good that you compelled yourself to write a book of the kind you have written. There is much of compelling diplomacy though in doing this you could clear out how much you are a lover of man and secularism you cherish in the heart of your heart. The most unfortunate is that in the globe even today there is politics in spite of palpability of the possibilities of automation where human divide(political divide I mean) is as farcical as absurd. Due to our cultural lag of all mankind politics still prevails. And the great sould like you have to be so carefull in enlightening men to understand what is what of reality in the windy atmosphere of misconceptions and emotional support for those.

[@dipalikhanna4102]

Thank you for such an enlightening discourse on Hinduism. Your interviewer was trying to trivialise Hinduism in a fairly silly way but was so well corrected by you. I would certainly like for many to hear this interview and plan to share it too....

[@radhajanardhan1167]

Mr.Tharoor, a timely and much needed view on Hinduism. Thank you

[@swiftieforever9793]

I love being a hindu because of it's scientific and logical relevance . We have deep deep science in our Vedic books. Even many scientists at NASA have studied the Hindu Scripture and recommend it and are in awe that how something written so long back ago is still true and relevant even today

[@bisleri2965]

Same goes for any other religious text. Don't be so ignorant don't look for science in a book of morals.

[@swiftieforever9793]

@@bisleri2965 Seriously? Bible says to sell rape victim to her rapist, Women should not put their opinion when in men , not to wear multi fabric clothes,homosexuality, and i can go on hundreds of things. Khuran says that only allah is sole God and other religions are fake. hindu ancient scriptures Vedas have thousands of scientific stuff written like univeerse is ever expanding, and stars die and reborn , sun is 37 times larger than earth ,full moon( also called Pournima) and new moon (amavasya) occur at intervals of 30 days, Sun is centre( unlike bible ) also mention of first hair dye is mentioned along with yoga, stoping bleeding using turmeric, indian basil's anti cancerous properties, etc. Vedas and Bhagvat geeta are not just book of morals they have loads of science stuffed in it.

[@swiftieforever9793]

@@bisleri2965 what does bible has to say about science that earth is lat or is in centre? and kill the people who would argue? bible is a fairy tale with genocide etc and what khuran say? or other books say ?

[@amanmavi8266]

@@bisleri2965 rather than calling her ignorant maybe you could share your views or things in your religion which is supported by science.please promote healthy discussion.

[@abhishekkumar-xn8vv]

In Mathematics and Physics there is something called representation theory. For a given operator (some jargon in Mathematics) there can be many representations. So, same operator looks very different in different dimensions. Similarly , God in Hinduism may be one but His representations (or manifestations) can be many and distinct in different situations.

[@Sujoanghosh]

And one of them is Sashi Tharoor . Go and take some charanmrita from him and you'll immediately have nirvikalpa samadhi - Then both you and Sashi Tharoor will be kept in the zoo of the Sheikh of Saudi Arabia and experience secularism.

[@rubyYT333]

abhishek kumar , well said!!

[@citizenofnowhere7776]

Best explanation. Thank you.

[@chakrapanigautam2547]

Oh man, just shut up! Don't drag science in here. Faith cannot be reasoned with, so don't try to prove it. If you believe in it, just do. Don't argue or you'll always lose.

[@hellopeople6672]

God should be only one...no representations required... he's able to do all by itself.

[@juhabach6371]

this is what exactly I imagined Hinduism to be and how the concept gods came to be. Just proud to be a Hindu.

[@samridhkumar8094]

Mr Shashi Tharoor , i wud like to show u my gratitude for gracefully representing our country and religion...

[@addalavenkataratnam5449]

Hats off to Shashi for his understanding of Hinduism and i Hope ,after hearing his speech no body including an atheist, an egnoist, or people who truly follow other faiths will dare to criticise hinduism

[@bswarankumar7277]

Sir how about Brahma got married her own daughter.Sathi,infanticide and untouchibility. If you read Vemana padyalu you will get startled.Sorry If I hurt you.

[@kunjar]

@@bswarankumar7277 puran tells. Alligoric story.. And puran is much more story. To tell genral republic. There is no casteism. In ved and upnishad. When brahmin become powerful.. They make socity rule. Or gurukul is deatrouyed.. U can see south indian templea and architectire..

[@bswarankumar7277]

@@kunjar Brahma got married her own daughter. Arjuna killed her own brother , when he was helpless.

[@kunjar]

@@bswarankumar7277 brham does not exist. According to ved and upnishad.. Okk. There is word prjapati.. I know u r either christian or muslim. In which adam and hawwa generate only two daughtee and two son.. So.. How dna is differentvin whole world.. In fact.. Scienc proves that if u married ur sister.. No muation occcured.. So no child further... If u know where is god. Read upanishad. Which wrote after ved... . There r many times destruction occured manytimes. Nature is created. Earth is 1.4 billion year old.. I lakh year ago there was human fossil found.. Ur adam andneve story only 5000 year old. Starts from abrham....

[@bswarankumar7277]

@@kunjar Hinduism is a centre for UNTOUCHIBILITY. It's a shame that you say that ,Brahma does not exist 🤣🤣🙏.Aryans migrated from central part of Asia and employed Hinduism.we are Dravadians.Perhaps if you read social studies 5 to 10 class of social studies,you will understand 😃😃😃😃

[@gangadaranshepherd2724]

Thank you, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, for so wonderfully explaining Hinduism's origins and its philosophical concepts in the simplest way that one can do.

[@inderdhami2001]

Enlightening Discussion. I always thought the Tolerance is the word for Indian Culture, but rather Acceptance is a better definition. I didn't knew the difference, and the simplicity with what he explained that is marvellous.

[@moonmoonkatharpi597]

I have only respect for this man.Every time I listened to him I always learn some thing concrete.He is insightful and inspiring.

[@amitaspoetry384]

Very articulately and clearly presented. Thanks Shashi Tharoor.

[@vinodap4552]

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩👍👍👍👍👍. One day whole world will accept and follow Hinduism.

[@earther-v2w]

Great work Dr. Tharoor !!!. This book is very much needed for our time.

[@purusottamghosal5144]

This is Ultimate Magic of Hinduism... I am Proud to be a Hindu...

[@malathibhat7373]

Same here

[@alpanasikder4833]

Enjoyed the lecturer both informative and thought provoking. I loved the way he explained secularism in India. Indian secularism is accepting and respecting all religion..not secularism meant in the West.Excelkent!!

[@blueeyes3542]

There is nothing more flexible, all-embracing, intellectually stimulating, scientific and colorful than Hinduism

[@nitakapadia4064]

I think that being able to respect sanctities of other fates without feeling guilty, is one if the biggest gifts a faith can give.

[@AMITARAJ2001]

Bravo Shashi. Thank you for summing up my throughts about Hinduism as well so articulately expressed. I would love to get your book.

[@kuruvillamathews3927]

Very enlightening and needed knowledge!

[@kunalmore4096]

You are criminally underrated 😢

[@dhritikapoor2897]

Very well stated dr Tharoor . Proud to be part of such an evolving culture which flows like a river . It’s up to us to save these flexibility from the rigorous uniformity that is being tried to be imposed by some present Hindu fanatics

[@abrahammathew487]

It is my humble request to the leaders in Kerala and around India that if only you are eligible to compare you with Mr. Shashi Tharoor it's better for you to criticise him. In today's situation, no leader in Kerala has the copasity to compare him. He is a man vision, who will be the right person to lead the party and the Nation. It is pity that some of the Kerala leaders are barking as if the dog bark at the moon.

[@shriseshan6723]

Shashi has covered a lot of ground but one item that is significant that he missed: - Hinduism says here are a set of practices that are available based on your nature and pre-disposition, but a Hindu follows these practices and his goal is to attain a mystical experience. After the mystical experience, you do not believe but you KNOW! So you would hear yogi's say after you hear the sound of OM coming back from the universe you know. So for a person dedicated to Bhakti, it could be an experience of the form that he envisions. So it is not saying do whatever you want, it says here is what has worked in the past without being too prescriptive. It provides numerous maps to navigate pick one Bhakti, Karma, Raja yoga, and work at it.

[@raispaceofficial]

That's not knowledge. That's experience. Like a dream. Or an acid trip.

[@OrganicPlayfulJoyful]

Very informative, thank you for giving clarity to us on our core existence and our origins.

[@s-vj9]

The best explanation on what is Hindu

[@joseabraham4453]

Excellent interview! Intellectually rewarding, spiritually enlightening. The concept of Hinduism has been well- explained.

[@S_R_90x]

What a #FABULOUS speech.... Absolutely #BRILLIANT. I am a BJP supporter(for various reasons).. BUT.. I fully agree with Shashi Tharoor in how #Hinduism is practiced & worshiped & thought about by most Hindus(like me, my family etc). We are an "Accepting" society.. not simply "Tolerating" one.

[@mna5626]

Sameer Rathore There are better people Don’t get fooled

[@deepblue3682]

Sameer Rathore ,no shame in accepting that someone got intellect,skill....just differentiate between his personal,political and professional life...you can admire one and critizize the other...that should be the right way..))

[@Hillimanjaro]

Brilliant as usual Shashi Tharoor. I really wish he had formed his own fold politically. I always thought he was true PM material

[@yashrathore3609]

16:00 Absolute truth!! Holy words Best thing I've heard today

[@dashingdecentkhan]

shashi therore is a wonderful guy, i read inglorious empire and now this has grabbed my attention. Love from Karachi

[@ja2416]

It’s is incredibly satisfying to listen to an intellectual individual.

[@gs-bb5ey]

Dear shashi tharoor sir,we want to hear more and more from you.....such an intelligent talk🔥🔥🔥 be showered with God grace and health

[@NHRT23]

35:30 - "Hindutva is a political ideology." So true.

[@elborrador333]

That hindutva is a political ideology is a straw man of hindutva.

[@Aven-Sharma1991]

No it fucking ain’t, Jeffery Armstrong says otherwise,.

[@Agnostic7773]

To preserve Hindus !

[@krushnataur1023]

RSS is highly misunderstood. Hindutva of RSS and Hinduism described by Hon. Shashi Tharoor is exactly same. I experienced this while I worked for RSS during my college days.

[@ankur.mahajan]

He hasn't even read Savarkar and attributing race theory to Savarkar. 😑

[@rudrashankar0709]

Hinduism has always been inclusive and accepting. With the kind of aggression around, a part of hinduism corresponding is naturally needed.

[@kevinsamaroo6175]

Dr Shashi Tharoor did not discuss any knowledge from the Vedas, which is the source of all knowledge vis a vis Maths, Physics, Chemistry and all Physical Sciences plus the Spiritual Science. Sanatan Dharma is Eternal which is NOT created by mankind or dogma is there since the dawn of creation. Cheers and Love from Toronto Canada.

[@AliRaza-bn5yz]

Such an amazing explanation about his faith

[@mayankshukla8754]

1:34 Dr. Tharoor in his mind: "The MP?!"

[@kunjammamathew8374]

I love this speech.Hope to be answers to present problems of India.

[@Ajay_Kumar-uq8rd]

Syrian Orthodox may be who hate other or new Christians as they fondly say it.

[@darcybhaiwala7057]

Shashi Tharoor has made me a prouder Hindu than the vast majority of Hindu nationalists who dominate India's politics and religious institutions today. THIS is a wonderful understanding of dharma

[@pam4840]

Sashis Hindus were all butchered time we stand strong.

[@sheilabhattacharya857]

So enlightening Sir, thank you for putting our religion in its right perspective.

[@kalingakrishna2705]

I admire your having gained knowledge of the Upanishads in depth.

[@meeranow]

Which one did you read pls 🙏

[@ujjolchakraborty9742]

@@meeranow you can start by Mundakya Upanishad

[@meeranow]

@@ujjolchakraborty9742 ok Sir Ji

[@meeranow]

Thank you, I have started downloading to read 🙏

[@ujjolchakraborty9742]

@@meeranow glad I could have helped, make sure to read trustworthy translations🙏 are you indian by origin?

[@archanamehtapatel6469]

Wow he summed up so well what a great orator . He touched all the points glad I bumped into his video 👌🙏🏼

[@avinashmishra7735]

@14:50...He is talking about Rajiv Malhotra who has dared him to debate on anything and everything but we all know why a debater Tharoor denied an open debate with Rajiv Malhotra....

[@sureshpolali4616]

Rajiv Malhotra is Sage and very SANATHAN DHARM person

[@sainath4485]

Hinduism survive because it accepts all forms of criticism and has grown because of this. We should also embrace hinduvita along and carry on

[@AhmedAli-dt9bl]

توبوا الى الله لأن بالصلاح والاسلام تحيا النفوس والقلوب Repent to Allah in Islam because by Islam live the souls and hearts:_^

[@hansavaid1269]

I never saw him getting offended when people ask questions to him, he answers with the same calmness & clarity without getting personal or rude or being judgemental