Decolonizing Hinduism: Exposing Shallow Attempts That Destroyed and Divided Dharma

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History writing, especially of the subcontinent during the colonial era, is filled with preconception and misconception. Colonial historiography stripped Hinduism of its Hindu-ness and India of Bharat. Colonial historicity, according to the author, is merely descriptive and random interpretations of myths rather than engaging with the idea of mythmaking. Decolonizing Hinduism is an attempt to address that. In the book, the author places ecology, astronomy, and timescale (yuga cycle) at the heart of the Hindu belief system.

These important dimensions of Hinduism are not taught in our history classes. Instead, perceptions about Hinduism are limited to polytheism, idol worship, and caste system. The book tries to rescue Hinduism from these biases and give voice to a uniquely indigenous version of Hinduism. It does so by demystifying the deeper concepts of Hinduism and history with allegories drawn from modern technological innovation in the field of capitalist economy, artificial intelligence, quantum physics, block chain, etc.

Shubham G. Deore is an independent researcher. His fields of interest are history, philosophy, religion, political science, and policymaking. He dabbles in and are passionate about poetry for which he received appreciation during his schooldays from the Magsaysay awardee Dr Prakash Amte. Shubham also won multiple awards in essay-writing competitions in school. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Decolonizing Hinduism is his debut book.

Purna Swaraj declaration promulgated by the Indian National Th Congress (supposedly drafted by Mahatma Gandhi) January 1930 said: on 26

The British government in Bharat has not only deprived the Bhartiya people of their freedom but has based itself on the exploitation of the masses, and has ruined Bharat economically, politically, culturally and spiritually.

But How?

You are either taught all religions are the same and teach love and peace, or when violence happens, it's the people who have wrongly interpreted it; if someone is communist, then from time to time, brainwashing is done to convince them that 'religion is opium', but you are never taught what is religion and Hinduism, etc. You are always kept with an empty brain through shallow love or hate towards religion.