Decline of Hindu Society

Essays

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

The Final Century for the Hindu Civilisation

The Hindu civilisation and society today faces multi-pronged threats to its very survival in an unprecedented way throughout its history

This was the Lifelong Sankalpa of our Ancestors Just a Century Ago

This was the Lifelong Sankalpa of our Ancestors Just a Century Ago

In the final episode of this series, DVG evocatively reminisces about the lifelong conviction or Sankalpa that our ancestors had just about a century ago. And contrasts it with the great downfall that occurred in his own lifetime.

The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

The Hindu Joint Family as the Purest Form of Democracy

In the second episode, DVG gives us a captivating and heartwarming portrait of the innate strength of a Hindu joint family system and characterises it as a government of the people in the real sense.

A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

A Century of Cultural Erosion: Or How Hindus Lost Access to their Own Society and Culture

The first episode of a series featuring an English adaptation of DVG’s lecture titled "Samskruti" delivered at All India Radio on May 10, 1957. It an invaluable piece of contemplation on the rapid changes that had occurred in the Hindu society over the past half century.

The Kind of Hindus that Drafted our Legislations After Independence

The Kind of Hindus that Drafted our Legislations After Independence

A contemporary author writes with great feeling about the true character of the deracinated Hindus who drafted legislations that wreaked havoc on the Hindu society.

Men of Might in India Missions: A Bigoted Book as a Mirror to the Decline of the Hindu Society

Men of Might in India Missions: A Bigoted Book as a Mirror to the Decline of the Hindu Society

"Men of Might in India Missions" was a book written by Helen H. Holcomb and published in 1901. It extolled 16 Protestant missionaries who achieved impressive successes in converting Hindus in India over a 200-year-period. The book is still a warning and a glaring mirror to the decline of Hindu socie