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Hinduism: The past in the present

Political discourse on religion has been tainted by extreme views from all sides, both those praising its virtues and those condemning its faults, writes veteran politician Karan Singh in his book

THE ETERNAL RELIGION: Glimpses of Hinduism
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THE ETERNAL RELIGION: Glimpses of Hinduism

Arundhuti Dasgupta
THE ETERNAL RELIGION: Glimpses of Hinduism
Author: Karan Singh
Publisher: Speaking Tiger
Pages: 277
Price: Rs 599

Across the world, whether it is Islam, Christianity or the subject of this book, Hinduism, religion is caught between a rock and a hard place. On one side are a set of hardliners who consider all faiths other than the one they profess to be imposters in the kingdom of god. On the other extreme are those who consider religion an irrational force and a scourge on modernity.

Neither side is willing to find common ground, creating impenetrable cubby holes of alienation in a polarised world. Worse, the sharp divisions

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