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I Became A Hindu My Discover Of Vedic Dharma |
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| Hindu
Groups In The West |
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UK Hindus wanted to be called Hindus, unlike most American Hindus
who would rather be called Indians or South Asians. As many UK
Hindus first came refugees from British Africa, so that they couldn’t
be called Indians anyway. The problem was that the appellation South
Asian lumped Hindus and Muslims of the subcontinent together, when
their culture, educational achievements and role in the UK community
are very different. Hindus were high achievers in education, while
the Muslims were more inclined to get involved in youth gangs.
Hindus did not want to be lumped as South Asians, which would give
their merit to the Muslims and ascribe Islamic violence to
them.
It was interesting to see India
having a reciprocal influence on Great Britain, its former colonial
rulers. The British have turned to Indian food. The Hindu religion
may gradually come into their lives as well. Certainly the British
are much more aware of it than are Americans who often don’t know
the difference between Hindu and Buddhist, or even Hindu and Muslim.
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