Interfaith Marriages in USA. Discussion with Researcher

[@nishobit.1293]

I marry a person from another faith under the sole condition that me and the children will follow Hinduism. I told this to people who made romantic advances and guess what? They all backed off. I have zero tolerance for marital conversions nowadays. In my past I also fell into the tolerance trap. It is very painful to wake up and realize that the other person and their family never respected your faith in the first place.

[@youttt27]

I am sure you’ll soon find MR Perfect.Keep looking and stay strong!Bless you!

[@s.g3452]

Very good all Hindu girls should be like you and even boys. I heard that now they too are trapped in marriage and then converted. Tragically many do not understand and innocent girls are given false rosy promises and later converted.

[@s.g3452]

@Ticca Tank Yes very true young innocent girls are trapped. We all have to teach/warn our children.

[@indiagate123]

Hats off! If I was not married I would have proposed you

[@gam3827]

very good. cant get a dharmic married life leaving dharma

[@user-hl7hi8zs3p]

The trouble is that we Hindus are not confident of our culture, rituals , customs, traditions. We have been drilled in our heads that our customs are tribals and ancient and so they can supersede with theirs. And Mr Malhotra is absolutely right in saying that we need our priests to claim that they are more aware of the rituals than anybody else. We get driven down to believe that our tradition is useless and nonsense because we are not taught about our rituals and customs by our elders or our education systems......

[@varalaxmirao5496]

Yes.... The Hindu rituals n customs, actually how it's practised n carried forward needs to be taught in our academic syallabus, not only this, also a method how best these can be passed on from one generation to the next must be framed.

[@supriyasharma8538]

sadly our priests are becoming more capitalists and less knowledgeable

[@AbhinavDeekonda]

Saif Ali Khan's second Hindu wife Kareena Kapoor is also confused/ignorant about Hindu Dharma. They named their new born son "Taimur", who was a butcher of Hindus. Whereas the other two Khans -- Aamir and Shah Rukh's wives are no different. All their children follow Islam. On screen, they preach Hindu-Muslim unity, sometimes make fun of Hindu characters/symbols, but in their personal life they are 'hardcore Muslims' and will never compromise on that. It's good that at least one Khan -- Salman is not yet married, hope he will remain like that.

[@suhrudpatel]

Abhinav ... Kareena's mother is not a Hindu...

[@monilsanghvi6312]

Suhrud Patel who is she then

[@anamaykane9355]

Well said Abhinav. Apparently Kareena Kapoor has converted to Islam and her new name is Sakina Khan. Not 100% sure though.

[@anonzed2493]

Kareena is not Hindu. Kareena's mom, Babita, is a practicing Christian. Both Kareena and her sister, Karishma Kapoor, have been deeply influenced by their mom, Babita. Also, check out home of Rishi Kapoor (Kareena's uncle)....it's full of Christian crosses and emblems.....he may be a crypto-Christian....who knows? Check out this link forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=7004&start=440

[@spectrum_SH]

Aamir Khan, esp, is very hardcore Muslim.. and he was been very open about it.. In an interview a few years back, HE OPENLY said that even though his multiple wives are Hindus, HIS CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS MUSLIMS... Also, all the 3 are financed by Islamist forces and they have to be hardcore else money will stop.

[@WriterSoumyaMitra]

Interfaith marriage is a weapon used by the Abrahamic religions to carry out inculturation of people from different faith. I still remember my father making me aware of how people must get converted to marry a Muslim. He is a lawyer so knew the legality behind this. But this video exposed me to the larger picture of Pop-Love-Jihad practice in US. The other day I was watching a podcast featuring an African American activist. He also pointed out that interfaith marriage is being used against Africans in US to disorganize them and confuse their identity. I know a man (Hindu Brahmin) who married a Muslim lady but refused to get converted. They had a Registry Marriage under The Special Marriage Act. Unfortunately, the family of the lady disowned her and didn't even attend the ceremony.

[@crk123ful]

glad you are exposed to this info. Now you know what to do if you get into interfaith marriage. Who is the African American activist?

[@MrAlpha235]

Kareena is not a Hindu. She is crypto Christian, her mother Babita is a sindhi christian

[@MegaShubh]

what??? what is your source of information please share...

[@kage9701]

is it true ?? plz elobrate

[@rajeshwarijanwadkar9369]

Abrahamic religions are intolerant and have selfish Gods which force the devotess to follow him and only him. So If India is secular then its a problem of National security.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

This is from my book, "All three Abrahamic faiths accept the teachings of the Second of the “Ten Commandments.” It states “I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God punishing children for the inequity of parents, to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.” Successive Abrahamic scriptures have tried to perfect this jealous God’s message."

[@kage9701]

@@InterfaithShaadi very true

[@sucheta1811]

For around two decades Dr. Dilip Amin's has offered a great service towards the cause of maintaining Dharmic identity and tradition among the Dharmic youth in America.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

I did my part, now it is your turn. Be a consultant at www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/

[@MrRajivmaini]

according to Dr. Amin, it is still ok to marry interfaith and convert. knowing that it has a 50% chance of getting divorced. Thanks Rajiv JI to make your points very clear as always.

[@kasipatnamsathyakumar1848]

A person whom I know in the US who happens to be a second generation American got married to a girl who is a practising muslim. The girls family refused to attend the hindu ceremony but the boys family had no qualms about attending the muslim ceremony. The boys family are hindus who are spiritual but not religious. The happy couple are now blessed with 3 children whose names are 'you guessed it right' .......Muslim names.

[@PoonamG108]

Fascinating discussion and thank you Rajivji and Dilipji for an enlightening talk on a very relevant topic. I myself married a white Caucasian but was lucky as he is a Buddhist. Hence we had a Hindu wedding ( our priest is a retired English teacher now teaching by Sanskrit and he explained everything- important for both of us) and a civil marriage. We have a temple in our home and our children had thread ceremonies( again beautifully explained in English by our priest)! We go to temples- Hindu and Buddhist- and my husband has no problems that children brought up as Hindus. I've been lucky that I've not had to compromise on my Dharma and have par by the way and in-laws who've been supportive. Also my husband became vegetarian too- this was non-negotiable for me! Regards

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Hi Poona, share your experience at www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=1869 . Lets talk more there. Many Hindus make a blank statement that whites or Christians are bad, that is not true. In interfaith relationship, it is not the religion but the person. My book covers this extensively.

[@usharanganathan793]

Very enlightening discussion as always.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

@Trilok Jit Dey VEry true, Love and Conversion are totally different things. If you love someone, accept him/her the way he she is. Asking for conversion for marriage is wrong.

[@balajipadmanabhan2927]

Point about the ignorance of hindu priests is brilliant. As always Rajivji rocks!!! Thank you Sir.

[@mahakmadhu7970]

Aren't we responsible for taking away the rights of Hindu priests? We blame them for everything. So they do only what they are asked for. Nothing less, nothing more. We assume they know nothing except rituals. Today's priests are a scared lot, get beaten up bcz of anti brahmin syndrome.

[@PMishra41]

No Kareena is not prepared...You can see that they have named their son 'Taimur' (no issues with that) but they could have named him Bairam (after the famous Bairam Khan) or say Dahir or Kabir or after some great muslim saints which would signify a recoincilation.

[@muzaffarkhan8102]

Pankaj Misra . in hinduism only wife has all the rights and man has no rights what if his sons name is Taimur

[@ssharma7481]

kabir or kabeer,sameer(hanuman's another name) r hindu names,mostly names ending with "eer" r actually "veer" r hindu names which they hav appropriated

[@parijat1126]

Pankaj Misra yeh, but they chose to name him after a Muslim invader. Actually, this is a cultural problem. Muslims glorify invaders.

[@MegaShubh]

because ye naam saif ki jamat se talluk nai rakhte honge. muslim me ek jamat ke log dusri jamat ke naam nai rakhte.

[@MrDillbud]

aamir khan's wife looks like waheeda rehman !!!?? this Hindu-muslim hype may after all be , to give him a career boost in bollywood.

[@bitsfit]

This is a very interesting discussion. Relevant and honest. I think both Rajivji and Dilipji raise important questions.

[@jdave3376]

Another gem interview from RMji. In India some states has bring laws about conversion that any person is converted to another religion has to fill out a form in front of magistrate of state and then and then that conversion will be legal otherwise not. So if same kind of law be brought in USA which supersede church laws and Nikah laws as discussed in this interview that may give protection and awareness to all who does not know that indirectly or unknowingly they were trapped in conversion.

[@premprasad3511]

I know if a Muslim man who married a Hindu girl. She left her family for him and converted. Ten years later they had differences and in the heat of the argument, she told him emotionally and painfully that for his sake she abandoned her family, culture, and religion...he said talak talak talak!!

[@umasarat2983]

Hindu priests are trained to perform rituals in temple. They are not the right people for prenuptial counseling! For that, Hindu Acharyas are preferred for this purpose, they have the knowledge of the religion and they can be trained in the legal matters as well. If you empower priests for indoctrination purposes, the very beautiful open ended fabric of the Dharmlc belief will be lost. Dogmas and casteism will creep in. Stick to civil marriage and have prenuptial written agreements in place. Children could be trained in both religions and let them decide which faith to follow when they come of age. This could be part of the agreement as well. Enjoyed the discussion.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Beautiful statement, "Children could be trained in both religions and let them decide which faith to follow when they come of age" but a church will want baptism, Jews will want Bris/Bar mitzvah and Muslims will want Shahadah (I used the term BBS). The BBS is a sign of exclusivity. In an interfaith marriage, if one manages to keep the BBS out, then above quoted statement is possible. Bottomline, the BBS is a social sin for interfaith couples.

[@chandrarangnath1043]

Hindu youth living in the US can approach Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya who lives in Nebraska. He's promoting a simple and yet traditional practise of Hindu Dharma which is comprehensive...not just philosophy. Of course, our priests and Dharma gurus must be educated and empowered to judge what is a true Hindu relationship and what is not.

[@ramkrishnadas4230]

I would have liked to ask, among Muslims marrying outside faith; what percent is Male muslim marrying Female non -muslim and vice versa.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

45.2% male and 45.1% female. More details at www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=173

[@ramkrishnadas4230]

Thanks very much.

[@MegaShubh]

second jihadi john in isis was a converted bengali hindu from britain. his lover converted him to islam. anjem choudary radicalized him.

[@Chitownloverboy]

I am in an interfaith interracial marriage. I come from a devout Hindu family and my wife is from a devout Christian family. My family opened a temple and lead services weekly. Her family is very involved with their church. In fact, her two brothers are pastors at the church. When my wife and I met we instantly fell in love. Religion or culture to us was not important. In fact to try to avoid the whole religious argument we were willing to just do a court marriage. However, neither of our parents were having that and we did both an American ceremony and a Hindu ceremony. Christians are taught to argue their religion well. Hindus I feel just go with the flow. However, I was forced to learn and actually grew to love Hinduism because of my wife. I had to explain things to her and her family. Going into a Hindu Temple can be overwhelming to a westerner, however, after everything is broken down it becomes clear and things become very logical. Her family has attended events at our temple and we have attended events at their church. The important thing is to have mutual respect for one another and understanding that everyone has their own views. I know this is not possible with certain people but there are good people out there. I am happily married just thought I would share.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

I am happy to hear of your successful story. Yes, agree that a successful marriage is possible provided two sides are open minded. Best wishes.

[@youttt27]

It’s a matter of time.She will convert the kids first and you will slowly go along.Just watch...

[@siaowa8299]

Karina don't want to convert but she names their child Taimur

[@gameprofile3725]

SIAOWA You think she had a choice , Islam suppresses woman ,it is its way ,she lost her identity and so did her son . A foolish mistake from her .

[@MrDillbud]

siaowa, they will still shout from bollywood minarets that they are secular.Marriage is not a two-way lane for them . Only male partner is superior human ,female, an object to be enjoyed for pleasure. Discarded when physical attraction diminishes and slides down to zero, meanwhile , a number of children are produced to be inducted, indoctrinated and pushed into islam , so by sheer number, they can overcome any other Religion , especially , Hinduism .Also, they will give the fake excuses that their children are free to follow whatever religion/no religion as they choose. BUT, they have to be kattar muslim/christian, as the case may be.Doglapan of the lowest order .. Ancestors who were slaughtered if not converted to islam , has no place of Pride , shame, guilt in their lives. Taimur indeed!! Forget the past , they say. How come , they can't return to their Mother Dharma , so their ancestral souls can become free of their islamic shackles, torment and torture. Gutless, cowardice . Money,Luxury and sham is all there is in tinseltown bollywood. Cine-politics that K does not want to convert to islam.If she is a christian , all the more dishonesty dooms this second marriage too . But, the muslim is clear . He has to maximize muslim population on Earth . The Hindu is bheja fried .She cannot marry saif ali without conversion .mulla won't allow it.If she remains a Hindu , saif is still a pure muslim , but she is a kafir.If bollywood politics allows her to remain a Hindu/christian whatever, , her children would be "naajaayaz", as per shari'a. Therefore,only saif has property rights over "his" children . Even her love for them/theirs for her, has to be apportioned as "he" ordains. This is a disgusting topic. How and why would she be happy about the name, "taimur the lame" , The under -current of threat automatically goes with it . that the child will be maimed if she does not agree to that blackmail.Thu thu on bollywod and mulla's islam .The main CAUSE of DECLINE, DILUTION, DENIGRATION , PERMANENT LOSS, DESTRUCTION OF HINDUISM .The few good have tarnished their image too , with the promiscuous, insensitive company they keep.Bollywood, any film industry is tawayaf ka akhaada .

[@SagarSangit]

Its a bone of contention matter. Having a thorough talk on addressing the elephant in the room ideologies in interfaith marriages is needed. People must be made aware.

[@diwansahib4010]

Mr. Rajiv Malhotra, You have covered all bases, but the problem is people are still not getting it. It is so hard to convince an average Hindu. When we see whats happening in India and the statistics sited during the program, it seems we have reached at a point where people have to be acquainted at a faster pace. I have been watching your videos and am great fan of yours. Thank you for all the great work you are doing.

[@bimalpati]

Rajiv-ji, once again you spoke very well hitting many important points here. Very few today speak so frankly on these issues. The inferiority complex among the educated mass is very big. Thanks for nailing it in an open forum.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

This is what I (Dilip Amin) am saying in my book "Proselytism and religious conversion of poor and less fortunate Hindus in India is of major concern to many, but the silent religious conversions of educated and blessed Hindu new adults and their children in the West has not raised the eyebrows of most." Read more at www.amazon.com/Interfaith-Marriage-Share-Respect-Equality-ebook/dp/B072C5DL5N

[@gautamsharma31]

Namaste, agree with most points and in awe of the monumental efforts made by Sh Rajiv Malhotra ji and Dr Dilip Amin ji to warn and protect Hindu Americans and their new generations. But accepting Jesus,Allah,Yahweh etc is a meek compromise, an affront to our Dharma and ancestors,and a sign of weakness; high time Hindus everywhere take the Abrahmic onslaught head-on. Even the thought of any Hindu marrying outside of his/her religion and having 'composite 50-50' culture at home should be unacceptable.It wouldn't even happen if children are brought up in a Dharmic upbringing and where Dharma is followed by their parents.That is the surest protection against Hindu numbers decreasing through inter-faith marriage etc. ( excellent point made that interfaith marriage largely causes people going out of Hindu fold versus say Muslim interfaith marriage which helps increase Muslim demography ). Looking for any 'Equality' with Abrahamic ideologies will only get Hindus pain and extinction in the not so long term.You understand and state their 'exclusivity' well,why make Hindus lower their guard trying to 'assimilate' desert gods into our own pantheon . Here is a resource on Jesus that might help Dr Amin ji change his mind about him - www.voiceofin.com/index.php?p=sr&Uc=8185990166&l=0 Pranams

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Agree to "Muslim interfaith marriage which helps increase Muslim demography." However, unfortunately Hindu parents and children are not any close to converting others; like Islam, we have not taught them exclusivism and superiority. With this being a reality, 50-50% is the best a Hindu parent could hope for to start with. However, this is a trick to expose the Abrahamic exclusivist while negotiating before marriage. A religious fanatic Abrahamic will NOT settle for "NO BBS" deal, and with that, hopefully our secular pluralist youths will get alerted and hopefully walk away. I replied other place why I said about Jesus and will not repeat it here. However, in an interfaith marriage with a Christian, if we agree to accept Jesus but no baptism, that is not going to be accepted by the fanatic Christian family, again it will help expose their exclusivity.

[@tunkamtungkhang2465]

Hinduism is the most advanced and comprehensive way of human life rest r nothing more than codes of DOs and Don'ts. Hindu need not go for any other religion.leaving Hinduism means leaving greener pastures.

[@utubetruthteller]

I also think sometimes what will happen to those Indians who migrated to distant land after two three generations.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Hindus who moved to Africa or Fiji maintained Dharmic traditions intact even after several generations, but it is lost more than 50% at the second generation and only name sake will be left after 3+ generation. Hinduism (or Dharma) has to be repackaged based on the needs of Western youths.

[@MegaShubh]

there is a hindu from west indies who has a youtube channel and fight for dharma.

[@krishnaswami346]

Rajivji this video is a textbook for any interfaith marriage that any Hindu is contemplating to go ahead with. This video would should get circulated to 1 billion people around the world and today.

[@roshanpandey92]

rajiv sir can u do something explosive on population explosion of non hindus and so that some pressure can b put on our gov

[@sandeeptiwari7157]

@roshan pandey . I agree with u.

[@anandg519]

Go to Sangam talks KZbin channel > Playlists > Demographic changes and watch that video

[@sanjivpimple]

Thanks Rajiv for going into details of issues and challenges of Interfaith Marriages. It is not only applicable to USA but also other parts of the world. Hopefully it would help younger generation to understand and appreciate what they are getting into beyond the (blind) love.

[@RAIRADIO]

I think interfaith marriage data should include whether it's men or women. The gender is has a significance.

[@gameprofile3725]

It seems to be a show by Saif . He named his child Taimur . Kareena Kapoor will be known as mother of Taimur from now on . They can not keep hindi names for their children even though they are stars bcz of Hindus .

[@rajeshwarijanwadkar9369]

Wow, its too good. Thank you Rajivji and Dilipji for such education.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Glad you liked the message. Now read first 40 pages of the book free at www.amazon.com/Interfaith-Marriage-Share-Respect-Equality-ebook/dp/B072C5DL5N

[@anikettripathi7991]

Everyone is free to love but marriages are social permission and responsibility towards society and country. Imagine someone marries to countries not in good terms or at war.

[@AdhiyogaSystem]

This is a very important video. The best i like: We have to find the inferiority complex of our people. Whatever works for us, we should be proud of it. I am going to introduce it in my life. Thanks Rajivji.

[@PS-eu6qk]

Fantastic information. Extremely eye opening.

[@headlinesnavin]

In my family there’s been inter-faith marriage, both were more or less atheists and the couple are doing fine. One cousin in USA was agnostic, his wife devout Christian they are also doing fine since last 30 years.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

How did "...agnostic, his wife devout Christian" got married? Was it in church? If it was in church, they would ask to write a prenuptial to raise children in Christian faith only. You may say they are happy for 30 years, why it matters? I am saying to youths marring today to convert (or sign prenup) only if you have true faith in it. Why fake-convert? Why to make lies and deception a foundation of married life?

[@nkmahale]

Koran requires that Muslims marry Muslim and spouse has to convert if they want to claim to be Muslim. In Hindu/Sanatana system the couple will become an outcaste/bahiskrita by jati, or news caste/jati will be formed. With such ethos conversion will be one way street. Lest we forget eminent R G Bhandarkar, a born GSB like me, and Mahatma Gandhi were thrown out of their respective jati/caste and this was not enforcement by Brits. My current dharma is Logic, Science and Mathematics which I may call "Nootan Dharma" though I will refrain from that as well.

[@sayatvsandiego6485]

I was checking this vidio cos iam in the same situation too, its good to check this earlier, but all the religions are businesses. I see nothing but greedy and selfishness, let ready history and find out wat Arabs did in Africa, or wat christians did around the world while claiming to save souls. People that put their differences aside for the sake of love are the first ones who will walk to the gates of heaven.

[@havoxmedia]

Very very awesome and insightful conversation. Thank you for this one :)

[@BK-rj7eg]

Big "NO" to interfaith marriage specifically for Hindu girls.

[@Nick-gs5ur]

Who suffers most in these marriages after marriage or Divorce ? ! What about the children ?

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Actually both suffer, including both sets of parents. For this reason, it is important to make fully informed decision. Remember, divorce costs lots more than marriage!

[@actuallyactuary2787]

great point at 36:38

[@VSM101]

duhh All Hindus have no problem with Jesus but the Church in destroying our traditions through assimilation is a problem

[@gharietjechoenni7671]

Hindus have no problems with Jesus because Jesus is a myth. The most important gospels are pirate copies of Sanskrit texts. Please check this out at Christian Lindtner's website www.jesusisbuddha.com

[@sankarrao9688]

Excellent and very informative discussion.

[@panditlalitmohan]

this lecture is wonderful, every Hindu must listen it.

[@himanshudixit9163]

Very informative video Rajiv Ji

[@jnsridhar]

When I talk to my Indian friends that not all religions are not the same, they retort back saying that at the core all religions are the same. How do we address that ?

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Read Rajiv Malhotra Indra Net book. There are no two religions are same. Yes, they may have many similarities. Christianity's fundamental belief is--Jesus is a Son of God. Koran teaches that God (Allah) to have a son is a monstrous falsehood, thus in fundamental in conflict with Christianity. Hinduism believe God can be expressed in different forms, that Islam and Judaism will not agree.

[@pratibhaparanjpe3012]

Eye opening discussion especially in the case of Hindu-Muslim marriage.

[@remomein05]

Very informative.Thank you Rajiv Ji and Dr.Dilip

[@prbhupal1]

instead of commenting here, we should share this video and the books mentioned with all of our known people. enlightening our people is more important than enlightening ourselves when we are aware of truth

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Book has lots more info... details at www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=20

[@mauryan01]

Abrahamic religions are assertive and have set up an infrastructure demanding membership and loyalty to the faith, with strong "us versus them" attitude. On a different note, I'd like Rajivji to look at India from a different perspective - not religious but linguistic. The way Abrahamic religions have become a dominant system, the Hindi speaking "North Indian" mindset has become a dominant system in India. Non-Hindi speaking people feel the same way about Hindi speaking people - of being dominated, denied recognition, and digested. In my view, Hinduism is not strictly based on religious and spiritual pathways. Languages form an integral part of it too, Sanskrit included. So the linguistic prejudice and dominance is something that is dividing people due to sheer ignorance and lack of respect for each other. Both parties are Hindus in some way. However now they are divided due to fear of a dominant linguistic culture helping the other linguistic groups to experience atrophy of their systems. Everything is integrated - language, belief, philosophy and pathways. I think some soul searching has to be done to educate Indians to respect each other's language and not "tolerate" each other.

[@sandeepba1]

Linguistic differences within India is a tangential topic and I am not sure that we should expect Rajivji to explore this topic. There are other influential public personalities who can expound on that topic. Rajivji is a one-man army in defining, comparing, and clarifying Sanathana Dharma, against aggressive, global forces (Leftist/Marxist, Christian, Islamic), but don't think that his scholarly interest lies in analyzing intra-Hindu/intra-Indian differences. While regional and linguistic differences are present in India, and are cause for anxiety for some, they are still relatively small differences, versus the large divide b/w Dharmic and Abrahamic religions. Rajivji should continue with his exemplary work in shedding light on India's civilizational ethos and dharmic philosophy. The opponents of this ethos and philosophy are many, Machiavelian, well-connected, well-funded and powerful ..... and have 2000 years of experience in subjugating and conquering native cultures and peoples. So let's be clear-eyed in this Kurukshetra battlefield.

[@श्रीभुषणमहाजन]

great talk, sir

[@kjayak]

Brillant video where RajivJi along with Dr Dilip Amin again underline the importance of "Mutual Respect" in the house after an interfaith marriage!!

[@nkmahale]

If children choose Hinduism which "Jati" they will belong? Anuloma-Pratiloma? Unless Hindus get rid of "Jati" it is likely to be in decline. All religions/dharma are mix of Good, Bad and Ugly. If they get rid of the ugly, rectify the bad and keep the good then they will all be Secular Humanist following Logic, Science and Mathematics.

[@RAIRADIO]

100% --we cannot resurrect if we cannot reform.

[@smilewithakshay]

Thanks for this talk, it covers so many issues.

[@elachichai]

just the primer for youngsters

[@premalatha8725]

Very good information. Hats off to you!!! People should be educated about the belief systems of other religion, how it works and how tough it’s to live as a couple with a different belief, values and culture. Especially when it comes to their children! I am a Hindu and married a Christian. I believe on humanity. I compromised all my culture. Wasted all my time putting much efforts to make him understand the facts. But useless! Now realized after many years that he blindly believes that jesus is the only truth, and other beliefs are wrong. He cannot understand the reality. They are brain washed!

[@SRK151007]

Don't worry. You will see better days in your life.

[@NGOPublications]

King James Bible Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.(his word) Matthew 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. Revelation 2:16 16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Jesus said it himself, why then seek other ways to bring peace in his name repent.

[@havoxmedia]

Truly, you really made me to make better decisions in life. Very useful video!!!

[@sambhavnarayan4297]

Fantastic discussion.

[@dearkrish1]

Few pakistanis known to me married to mexicans. Their present strategy is to expand their faith by interfaith weddings.

[@indiagate123]

NRI go abroad for good lifestyle and future but their children end up paying price for that

[@makripa2960]

good discussion

[@LKKandpallk]

Excellent talk. Shall we try to understand this?

[@anikettripathi7991]

Mutual settlement of hormonal needs are personal choice, but to form responsible societies we need to have responsible relationship. So concept of marriage originated that means at least we care and take responsibility of one person.

[@rajanipurandare8307]

Rajiv you are really great. Amins really helping young people.

[@harinive]

sir one important information is missed.......in the video...from the statistics we need to know the conversion percentage of each gender in all faiths...that only gives a complete picture....

[@InterfaithShaadi]

It is the same. For example, 45.2% of Muslim boys and 45.1% of Muslim girls marry outside their faith. Same for Hindus. Read more at www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=213 and www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=173

[@raghuaumnath4600]

“Jesus is my hero because he said love thy neighbor” what is wrong with these jokers? Many relavent quotes by millions of people are available. No wonder Indians and Dharmics are not the same.

[@allah5776]

Bastard fuck bitch mariam

[@mahakmadhu7970]

Wonderful talk Rajiv ji. Very beneficial for the young generation living in India and abroad.

[@anilparihar7646]

Thank you Rajiv sir.

[@arvinsubramaniam922]

Thank you for a very brave, honest and timely discussions on sensitive topics Rajivji. But the fundamental thing missed here is that human relationships are inherently superficial. This is not a bad thing per se, just basic human nature. So we cannot blame Hindus (mostly looking to assimilate to a different culture) for not bringing up complex discussions - this does not help put food on the table for them. The people that should be blamed are the Indians within India itself who actively ignore their own cultural roots and seek superficial rewards when their responsibility dictates otherwise. This would include the IIT professors, Ivy League educated economists, Globalist MNC executives, etc. That's where this cultural shift should start to take place - unfortunately this is still a frigne view which is why we need more prople like yourself bravely speaking out.

[@indrabudhu1069]

Everyone say there is one God. I wanted to know who is the one God.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

I do not know who is the ONE God but all faiths claim there is one God (including Hinduism). Only problem in interfaith marriage is when the other party tells you that there is One God and that is Mine, not Yours!!

[@nikhilalbert3084]

We are all that One God of Spacetime. Simple. Thats the Truth.

[@AlokKumar-hk7os]

Great work Rajeev sir

[@mbtax7389]

Make a standard form of questions . Which should be signed beforehand. I am hindu

[@user-ux3zq8di5f]

So many pinholes are discussed which are very useful.

[@rajanipurandare8307]

We need to have marriages recorded. In Hindu temples. Priests are from country. We need to have smart women can work with these people. Loved this program.

[@gam3827]

even if they agree negotiate etc, how about their children, how are they going to raise them name them, what is their identity

[@shirwaniad7024]

great talk sir.......but in india (our media or our so called intellectual they think )hindu- convert -other religion- its ok they wanted to but other religion person-convert-hinduism- its bed hindus are converting them now in india when you talk about it they will call you you'r KATTAR HINDU. even when you say "RAM RAM"( like namaste in small town) .....some matro people thinks they are kattar hindu ..they are from bjp/rss and all.

[@ddfdsfsd8028]

@naveen hirwani , Hindus are not too hung up on bringing others into our folds. It's not advisable also.

[@RAIRADIO]

As long as priesthood is hereditary and your birth certificate is your qualification, standard of priesthood and number of priests would keep going down.

[@nkmahale]

Let Bismillah be one of Vishnu Sahasranama. In Rig Veda Vishnu is a minor god who acquired additional names over the time in the process of integrating immigrants/invaders to India. That was a "Sanatana" process of absorbing, in Rajiv Malhotra's language "digest", new comers to India into Hindu/Sanatana fold.

[@pushpamudalagi327]

U were right sir...jai hind...

[@addmad99]

Is Dr. Dilip Amin a Muslim by religion?

[@अभ्यंतर]

Excellent rajiv ji

[@youAbajajTube]

Sorry Mr Malhotra, giving pandits more power will make Hinduism just like abrahamic religions. Do you not see that the reason Abrahamic religions became so hard core was to put power in the hands of the priests? ALL dharmic religions provide less power to the pundits. Let's keep it that way.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

It is not a question of giving power to Pandits but simply educate them. We should teach them about interfaith laws (www.interfaithshaadi.org/blog/?p=981) and practices of Abrahamic.

[@sskarmarkar21]

Thank you very much for the video Hindu parent should educate themselves and their children Akbar allowed Jodha’s idol in mahal but her son was 100% Muslim

[@55rajo]

Nice points

[@swamiyogesh]

But Kareena's mother is a Christian

[@MrDillbud]

swamiyogesh, furthermore, Hindu faith is a showbiz in the whole family. beef, pork, sub chalta hai.They belong to (pseudo)seculars. Atheism, as well as islam and christianity has to be strictly followed, at the cost of Sanaatana Dharma. I don't think Kapoor family is a good example. But , Rajivji is only mentioning it to make his point . He's not going deeper into their lifestyles. That is a totally different issue. secularism is a sham to insidiously pehle cchul se , phir dhamki se , and secretively as well as explicitly annihilate Hinduism , Convert the whole population to islam and christianity .If we Hindus don't become aware of this, we are idiots.

[@gameprofile3725]

That is why Hindus are confused ignorant people and end being taken advantage of . She has said she would not convert ,even her family members thought that .Look at what happened later . Her father was Hindu mother Christian yet Kareena if Christian then its the same thing ,Hindus are not assertive . Her sons name is Taimur , the person who created mountain of hindu skulls .

[@darshneemerchant4264]

Excellent explanation.........on very sensitive issues......... As our Sanatan vedic Dharma, we must choose our life partner within our Dharma's . Doesn't matter which cast they are in. As my experience for we Hindus, Ibrahimc are not suitable for us because Sanatan Vaidic Dharma is only Dharma in the world, rest are tribes following one or two books for life blindly so they are never ever trust worthy in the world, and they never believe in reincarnation(its biggest differences). Many many thanks Rajivji and Dilipji. नमस्कार ।🙏🇮🇳🙏

[@sanjaytaunk]

highly precious and valuable video... More brain-storming is needed on this topic... I hope Hindu samaj wakes-up to the hard reality of life presented in this video, sooner....

[@openmind2681]

Hindu should realise truth and learn abt own religion and respect not by calling all are same,no other faith accept.. thanks for enlighting us

[@gam3827]

wearing sari eating indian food is not enough. they wont even name children hindu. they do all this condescendingly. with an idea that they are being broadminded by accepting some parts of culture of inferior people

[@anonzed2493]

Kareena's mom, Babita, is a practicing Christian. Both Kareena and her sister, Karishma Kapoor, have been deeply influenced by their mom, Babita. Also, check out home of Rishi Kapoor (Kareena's uncle)....it's full of Christian crosses and emblems.....he may be a crypto-Christian....who knows? Check out this link forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?t=7004&start=440

[@sathi6320]

Thank you. I experienced it...I was naive to think everyone was open and flexy......agree with what you have revealed. At least 1 Muslims are upfront that they are rigid so most folks keep away from them unless you are wiling to convert unlike the others. One method is to insist that he or she is superior and few go to impose the superior and colonise the other person.

[@mbtax7389]

This is a important aspect in north america an Hindu.

[@shekarman]

Rajivji -- I admire your work and have been watching your videos and reading your books. I am reasonably well read and agree with most of your views but I think in this video, you are committing the error of over-generalization. I know this topic intimately -- at least on the topic of interfaith marriage between a Hindu and a Christian. I know people who did not convert. The children know their Hindu tradition and the Christian tradition as well. In fact, there are some Christians who are not fundamentalists -- they can be Universal Universalists. They can be open-minded and accept and respect other religions and traditions. Also to characterize Muslim males as being chauvinistic is unfair. I know a lot of Hindu males who are chauvinistic too. Also, why don't you bring up the topic of arranged marriages and Manu Smriti? It's great that you are defending Hinduism against Hindu phobia but at the same time you have to be critical of the bad things within our tradition.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Dear Shekarman, I promote the idea of interfaith marriage with EQUALITY. I have seen when Hindu marries a religious fanatic Christian, it creates lots of problem later in life. Most Christians (at least in the West) are not fundamentalists. Best barometer if a Christian or Muslim is fanatic or not is the expectation of religious conversion for marriage (baptism or shahadah, respectively). This old practice of conversion of the spouse for marriage should end.

[@prashantkediyal2091]

Rajivji, you do a fantastic job. However, Shah Rukh's (SRK) story INDICATES that the father (SRK) is teaching his son that the Gayatri mantra and Bismillah are substitutes. It isn't PROOF that it does matter to him on philosophical basis, besides a father wanting to provide an alternate view SRK's action may simply be out of habit and cultural preference from what SRK was taught as a kid.

[@InterfaithShaadi]

I admires SRK for being a true pluralist in marriage. View more at kzbin.info/www/bejne/np2kpoxuarefmac

[@vigneshsubramanian2511]

There is nothing wrong with Interfaith marriages, I don't know why I am seeing comments where people are saying it's wrong. If two people marry and they are very faithful to their own respective religions, both parties should respect each other's beliefs and have the tolerance to pass down both the beliefs.

[@RAIRADIO]

There are legalities. It doesnt end with respect.

[@nikeshjha8877]

rightly said

[@VasuVin]

Kareena does not follow Hinduism, she follows Christianity. And Saif's wife Amrita is Sikh, not Hindu.

[@arunkumar-ei7mc]

amrita converted to islam before marrying saif and she still follows now also muslim

[@InterfaithShaadi]

Amrita WAS Sikh!!!

[@smuthras]

A practical discussion

[@nkmahale]

Christian Divorce is an oxymoron. If you divorce you should be considered not a Christian. Same thing in Hinduism though it extends to seven rebirths but hopefully this your seventh rebirth with your spouse.