Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5342139-20160428003224/@comment-31481772-20170614092410

Cloud1734 wrote:

... Like, Mytho-Religions such as Hinduism or Native America lores are things that are still very much alive, and are super sacred to the specific group(s) that practice them. If Rick, a white man, were to suddenly come along and write about Mytho-Relisions like these, and their customs without doing ALOT of research, I imagine that he would get a ton of backlash from some very pissed off and offended people... Indian Hindu here. You are right. However, I personally believe that Hinduism is all about evolving, adapting to the times, taking the best from anyone anywhere. Hence, a fresh perspective, even from a foreigner, would do good for our religion. Many Indians are already interpreting our myths in different ways, and it feels good.Many Hindu nationalists in India would strongly object to a "white guy" writing on Hinduism. There is a reason for that.

We have had some controversies related to some white people writing on Indian culture in the past. The nationalists feel that it is an effort to make the Indians feel less and less proud of their ancient culture. Hinduism (properly, Sanatana Dharma) has had to fight hard to survive for the last few centuries. The Hindu nationalists want us Indians to feel proud of our culture again.