Neo-Hindutva - a Hindu Cultural Genocide disguised as modernity.
"Europe is now four thousand years ahead of us. It has conquered three continents! If the Indian nation aims to be like Europe, it should close the 'book' of the ancient era, forget the supremacy of Shruti, Smriti, and the Puranas, keep them safely away in libraries and enter the age of science. Those old tomes are relevant only for telling us what happened in the past. But the science that is objective and experimental alone qualifies as the basis for deciding what is appropriate for today. Modernity contains the essence of all that was useful in past experiences, but the Shruti-Smriti-Puranokta cannot have even a speck of modern knowledge."
- Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Ideological father of Neo-Hindutva extremists)
<https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/veer-savarkar-thoughts-on-rape-the-enemy-hindu-muslims> <https://thewire.in/history/veer-savarkar-the-staunchest-advocate-of-loyalty-to-the-english-government>
<https://www.counterview.net/2018/08/indian-nation-should-forget-supremacy.html>
"He (Savarkar) said that Pakistan's inhuman and atrocious activities like the kidnapping and rape of Hindustani women can only be stopped when we respond in a like manner (rape)." This leaves no doubt that Savarkar was advocating rape. In this context, prominent thinker Purushottam Agarwal says, "The rapist also hesitates in giving rape a moral status. With the idea of 'Sadgun Vikriti' (virtuous perversion), Savarkar put an end to this hesitation with a single stroke."
- 51. For Savarkar modernity was a euphemism for a kind of neo-colonialism which is very apparent by his emphasis on the need of conquering three continents, which meant oppressing native Hindu traditions. Savarkar rejected the Veda-Agamas as they declared, "अमिंसा िरिॊ धिव", meaning Ahimsa (non-violence) is the ultimate Dharma (existential cosmic law), which was not befitting his vision of establishing exclusive political control over the Indian sub-continent by a civilizing mission in lines of conquering three continents. The Mahaprasthanika Parva of Mahabharat shows how strongly Ahimsa (non-violence) is emphasized as the ultimate principle and why there was a need for rejection of core Hindu principles (Veda-Agamas) by followers of Savarkar.
| अमिंसा िरिॊ धिवस<br>तथामिंसा िरॊ ििः ।<br>अमिंसा िरिं िानि<br>अमिंसा िरिस तिः ।<br>अमिंसा िरिॊ यज्ञस<br>तथामिस्मा िरं बलि।<br>अमिंसा िरिं मित्रि अमिंसा िरिं सुखि। | Ahimsa(non-violence) is the highest Dharma (cosmic law),<br>Ahimsa(non-violence) is the highest self-control,<br>Ahimsa(non-violence) is the greatest gift,<br>Ahimsa(non-violence) is the best practice,<br>Ahimsa is the highest sacrifice,<br>Ahimsa is the finest strength,<br>Ahimsa is the greatest friend, Ahimsa is the greatest happiness, |
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| अमिंसा िरिं सत्यि अमिंसा िरिं शरति॥ | Ahimsa is the highest truth, and Ahimsa is the greatest teaching. |
[Mahabharata 13.117.37](http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/mbs/mbs13117.htm)–38
- 52. The modern counterparts of Savarkar have ensued a cultural genocide on native ethnic minorities which is a continued quest of political reconciliation and homogenization in the guise of "modernity". The native ethnic minorities and traditions of Hinduism, their egalitarian worldview of inclusiveness of multiple gender identities, their principles of equality of genders, their dispassionate protection of women and children rights were the victims. The political proponents of neo-Hindutva, one which rejects the core Hindu principles (Veda-Agamas), use sophisticated media propaganda to realize their goals.
- 53. The spiritual head of the ASMT and two billion Hindus, the Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism (SPH) Jagat Guru Mahasannidhaanam (JGM) His Divine Holiness (HDH) Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam has revived several female monastic orders of Hinduism which became extinct in the course of two thousand years of the [Hindu Holocaust.](https://gov.shrikailasa.org/persecution/)
- 54. The ASMT explicitly rejects extremism of all types. The extremist militant elements are opposed260 to ASMT's stance when it comes to the rights of women261, including otherwise marginalized Dalit women, and the rights of members of the LGBTQ+ and transgendered communities262 . The neo-Hindutva terrorists despise Hindu women in monastic and priestly roles263 . The spiritual head of ASMT has publicly declared himself to be transcendental gender264 and possessing multiple
<sup>260</sup> "Being gay is against Hindutva, it needs a cure," [BJP MP Subramanian Swamy (10 June 2018)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/being-gay-is-against-hindutva-it-needs-a-cure-bjp-mp-subramanian-swamy/articleshow/64927333.cms) ; Homosexuality not a crime, but against nature: RSS - [militant wing of neo-Hindutva extremists (SEPTEMBER 06, 2018)](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/homosexuality-not-a-crime-but-against-nature-rss/article24881882.ece)
<sup>261</sup> [https://www.nithyananda.org/photo-gallery/nithyananda-diary-30th-november-2018-nithyananda-peetham](https://www.nithyananda.org/photo-gallery/nithyananda-diary-30th-november-2018-nithyananda-peetham-bengaluru-aadheenam-uttamotam)[bengaluru-aadheenam-uttamotam](https://www.nithyananda.org/photo-gallery/nithyananda-diary-30th-november-2018-nithyananda-peetham-bengaluru-aadheenam-uttamotam) pictures from daily rituals of ASMT temples showing ASMT nuns performing temple rituals which are ordained for all genders as per Hindu scriptures bu[t prohibited for women by the Hindutva extremists](https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/female-hindu-priests-breaking-into-male-bastion-but-equality-still-a-dream-118101201279_1.html) 262 [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/transgenders-extend-support-to-](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/transgenders-extend-support-to-nithyananda/articleshow/13159083.cms)
[nithyananda/articleshow/13159083.cms](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/transgenders-extend-support-to-nithyananda/articleshow/13159083.cms)
<sup>263</sup> <https://www.newsclick.in/Hindutva-War-Women-gendered-face-saffron-fascism>
<sup>264</sup> (i) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwSYdVulzq0> ; (ii) Saakshi, 30 April 2010, Page : 11, Title : I am not a man ; (iii) Times of India, 30 April 2010, I'm not a man
gender components. The neo-Hindutva extremists see LGBTQ+ rights as immoral.265 The ASMT freely ordains women into Sannyasa (the monastic order), recognizes 11 genders, and performs specific temple rituals for gay marriage, as per more than 5000-year-old indigenous spiritual scriptures. The ASMT represents one of the most progressive ideologies and is a target of persecution by the neo-Hindutva extremists.
- 55. The Sanyas Sampradaya (monastic order) established by the SPH is unique in that it freely ordains women and allows women to perform temple rituals. Moreover, women constitute the majority of the senior leadership in the SPH's mission, thereby establishing his vision of Hinduism as not just orthodox, but also highly progressive and committed to gender equality. The SPH has also ordained men and women from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Dalit communities which have been discriminated against and sidelined by the neo-Hindutva ideologies.
[A media clip from 2018](https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/female-hindu-priests-breaking-into-male-bastion-but-equality-still-a-dream-118101201279_1.html) highlighting exclusion of women from Hindu temples as a consequence of neo-Hindutva extremist ideologies who disregard Hindu sacred texts - Veda-Agamas.
<sup>265</sup> (i) "Being gay is against Hindutva, it needs a cure," [BJP MP Subramanian Swamy (10 June 2018)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/being-gay-is-against-hindutva-it-needs-a-cure-bjp-mp-subramanian-swamy/articleshow/64927333.cms) (ii) "Homosexuality not a crime, but against nature": RSS - [militant wing of neo-Hindutva extremists (SEPTEMBER 06, 2018)](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/homosexuality-not-a-crime-but-against-nature-rss/article24881882.ece)
Ma Nithya Supriyananda Swami - the world's first Woman Dalit Hindu ASMT Sanyasi (monk) in the contemporary era, performing temple rituals in the main sanctum sanctorum at the headquarters as a female Hindu priest (September 2018).
A female Brahmacharini (monk) offering Aarthi ritual to the presiding Deities in the main sanctum sanctorum at the headquarters of the Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalaya Hindu Temple of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.
- The spiritual head of the ASMT and two billion Hindus, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM has revealed that the Veda-Agamas (source scriptures of Hinduism) recognizes eleven genders and prescribe specific temple rituals to solemnize gay marriage, which is otherwise considered taboo in today's mainstream Hinduism. Moreover, He has declared that He transcends gender and consequently suffered vicious persecution for his bold progressive stance on LGBTQ issues. By rooting the legitimacy of gays, lesbians, and transgendered people in ancient Hindu scriptures, He is single-handedly changing the LGBTQ discourse in Bharat.
- Because of his outspoken advocacy for the rights of women, transgendered people, and members of the LGBTQ+ community, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM has endured over seventy assassination attempts over the past decade, perpetrated by extremist militant elements opposed to progressive forms of Hindu ideology such as ASMT.
- The extremely vulnerable ASMT female sanyasis (monks), who have taken vows of non-violence and chastity, have suffered a multitude of organized attacks over the past decade because of their visible advocacy of female empowerment in the face of existing patriarchal power structures. ASMT female monks continue to suffer violence at the hands of state police, state judges, and extremist caste supremacist militant elements, and extremist atheist anti-religion militant elements. The horrific violence even includes physical beatings, sexual torture, and brutal rape at the hands of bureaucratic officials.
THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM dressed in women's clothing as part of a ritualistic expression of the divine feminine, during Devi Bhava Samadhi Darshan as Devi Meenakshi Amman, during different occasions.
THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM in early 2003 while giving Devi Bhava Samadhi Darshan
A depiction of Ardhanarishvara form of Paramashiva and Devi(primordial cosmic divinity)
- Several Hindu temple rituals are traditionally performed only by female monks/priests, but the two thousand years of Hindu Holocaust has today left several Hindu temples with no living Hindu female monks/priests' order to perform these rituals. As alternative male priests enter into the
Bhava (a devotional state) of feminine consciousness, adorn female clothes, and offer worship. One such example is the noon worship in Jambukeswarar Temple (Thiruvanaikaval). Hinduism allows male priests to continue and keep the tradition alive in the absence of female monks/priests. But this presents us with the alarming need for the international community to intervene and act now to protect the extremely vulnerable female Hindu monks/priests' religious orders.
- However, the male Hindu monastic order is also not exempted from this persecution as they embody the same progressive ideologies on religious and LGBTQ issues as THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. The male monks of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM thus substitute the role of female monks/priests when required and are thus targeted by neo-Hindutva forces who see these religious practices as taboo.