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In modern times the degradation of women’s status is related to the rise in
Hindu Fundamentalism (in actual fact a thinly disguised form of Aryan
Vaishnava Fanaticism). The extremist organizations that comprise the Sangh
Parivar (BJP, RSS, Bajrang Dal, Ranvir Sena, VHP etc.) are reviving the
practice of Sati, dowry, female infanticide etc. in various parts of India. Thus,
in modern times the status of women has declined sharply due to the activities
of Hindu (ie. Aryan) Fundamentalist organizations, some leaders of the RSS
(Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the parental organization of BJP) and its re-
ligious wing, the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) have been supportive of the
infamous, now outlawed «suttee» system. 59

SUPERSTITIOUS HINDU BELIEF ENCOURAGES

GIRLS TO CHILD PROSTITUTION
Hinduism does not promote good character and morality but open-
ly encourages perversion and immorality. The devdasi system can be cit-
ed as an example. In the superstitious Hindu tradition, girls in childhood
can be given to the ser-
Deccan Herald, 8 February 1999 vice of Hindu temples.
These girls are called
Jogini who are then giv-
en in marriage to so-
called Hindu deities as
an offering to them. In
reality however, they
are sexually exploited
by the men in charge of
the temple. Many
thinkers define these

A report titled “VHP Resurrecting Suttee”
carried in the Indian daily the Deccan Herald.

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