NEW JERSEY: A talk on 'Hindus Under Siege - The Way Out' will be delivered by Dr. Subramanian Swamy former Indian minister, at an event organized by the Save Temples Organization, at the Dwarakadhish Temple in Parlin, New Jersey on Aug 17.

The talk, which will highlight the alarming threat to Hindus in India, is based on Dr. Swamy's well known book of the same title. The event includes a FACT exhibition that throws light on ethnic cleansing at Kashmir and Bangladesh, which has already been seen by many US Congressmen. Dr. Subramanian Swamy has been a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister.

He has a doctorate in economics from Harvard University and continues to be a visiting faculty member at that University. According to Dr. Swamy, Hindus today are under an invisible and highly multi-dimensional siege as never before; and that the manifestation of this siege can be seen by those alerted to it. He argues that Hindus must collectively acquire a new mind set, to meet the growing challenge from this siege which is international in character. Otherwise over the coming millennium, Hindus run the risk of perishing like the ancient Greeks, Egyptians or Babylonians.

In his book, Dr. Swamy describes the siege in four major dimensions:Religious: The religious dimension can be seen in the denigration of Hindu Saints, Hindu icons and colossal scale of looting of Hindu Temples to the point of extinction in most parts of India. Like, for instance, false cases on Shankaracharya Swami Jayendra Saraswati; cases against Swami Ramadev; attempt to take away five out of the seven sacred Tirumala Hills for Churches and Tourism; large scale encroachments and sale of temple lands by Governments all over Southern India; Rama Sethu destruction, Joshua missionary project to seek out and convert every temple mason so that there are no more new Hindu temples built in the world.Psychological: This dimension can be seen in the foisting of a fraudulent version of Hindu history and using media to defame Hindu Symbols and Institutions. For instance, the collusion of Leftists and missionary organizations with media to denigrate Hinduism & Hindu Symbols; continued teaching of history that suited British rulers; and the treatment of the Jayendra Saraswati case by the media.Physical:

This is evident in the Islamic terrorist-driven ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Kashmir and Bangladesh, and the money-induced conversion of Hindus to Christianity. For example, Islamic Terrorist attacks occurring all over India; targeted attacks on temples such as Akshara Dham; Rev. Pat Robertson's declaration to convert 100 million Hindus; Ron Watts massive illegal conversions (15,018 on single day in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh); rejection of anti-conversion bills by Sonia Gandhi-led UPA Government; denial of public services unless converted to Islam in a district in Tamil Nadu following Islamists' victory in local elections.Cultural:

This fourth dimension can be seen through globalization of tastes, dress and interpersonal morality that are determined in the West.In conclusion, Dr. Swamy argues that Hindus must hang together or ultimately they will hang separately. It is imperative, therefore, that Hindus open their eyes and pay attention to the alarming situation and the solutions which Dr. Swamy suggests in his book.Hindus suffer from mythical escapist idea that nothing will happen to Hinduism ignoring the facts that over the decades, they lost Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and all four North Eastern States of India. Hindus have to go past the denial phase and become united to face the threat as evident in Bangladesh and Kashmir, Dr. Swamy says.