"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
Christians believe in the Bible. Muslims believe in the Quran. Liberals believe in Liberty. Communists believe in Equality. Waht do Hindus believe in?
The answer to that question is "Dharma", but what does it mean to be Dharmic in this Liberal Kali Yuga that we live in? How do we recognize the roots of the problems we are faced with? How can we make sense of right from wrong? How can we tell the difference between us and them? How do we respond to the challenges that Western Modernity has thrown at us? How do we avoid cultural extinction at the intimate level? How do we approach these complex issues with our children?
The musings in this book aim to create an intellectual platform for Hindu parents who will then, hopefully, find the clarity and strength required to nourish self-aware Hindu children...children who will have the capacity for a self-respectful engagement with the modern world.
Maragatham
I am not an expert. I am not a scholar. I did not have a traditional upbringing. For accuracy of interpretation of our shaastras there are many who are more qualified than me. I am just a guy who, like many today, has journeyed through the pain of separation from his culture and has, in acute blindness, lived a substantial portion of his life aspiring for a world built on the values of Western Liberalism. By the grace of our Gods, I have been led through a series of seemingly conscious and unusual life experiences back to the paths of our ancestors.
The thoughts and interpretations expressed in this book may be of use to others who find themselves in similar situations that I once found myself. Not having anything of real worth to say or pass on to our children is the worst possible thing. It is a curse that many in our cities are suffering from, some consciously and some unconsciously. I hope this little book, for Hindu parents, along with it's sister book "Light in the Forest", for Hindu children, helps start conversations of substance in Hindu families struggling with Western Modernity where ever they may be in the world, but especially here in this blessed land of Bharathvarsha.
