New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) After the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, there is a demand for justice from all sides.
In the protest being held demanding justice for the female doctor, a picture of a sadhu caught everyone’s attention. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya shared this picture on the social media platform X.
Sharing the photos, he wrote, “The most powerful image from the recent protests in West Bengal was of a saffron-robed sanyasi facing the demonic water cannon of the oppressive Mamata Banerjee regime, demanding justice for the rape and murder victim of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.”
He wrote, “There is a reason why this image captured the imagination of Bengal and the rest of India. The scene is a reminder of Bengal’s rich heritage as the land of Hindu renaissance movements since the 18th century. Bengal has from time to time contributed to – and even led – revivalism in all streams of Hinduism. Even the reformist movements that arose in Bengal have been centred around the Vedic and Upanishadic principles of Sanatana Dharma. Bankim Chandra’s Anandamath must be seen in the context of the Sanyasi rebellion, which had a profound impact on Hindu society. The song Vande Mataram composed by Bankim for Anandamath became the mantra of Indian nationalism.”
He further wrote, “10 years later, in the year 1892, the first treatise on Hinduism was written by Chandranath Basu. It was called ‘Hindutva’. In 1905, Abanindranath Tagore gave shape and form to the concept of Bharat Mata with his famous painting called Bharat Mata of a woman dressed in saffron robes. Hindu fairs also began in Bengal, the closest parallel to which is Ganesh Chaturthi. The Bhakti movement was born with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Rani Rashmoni ushered in a new phase of Hinduism with her Dakshineswar temple, where Ramakrishna Paramahansa was the chief priest and his most famous follower was Swami Vivekananda, who founded the Belur Math for the monks of the Ramakrishna Mission.”
Amit Malaviya further said that in 1965 Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, based in Mayapur, West Bengal, which is known as the ISKCON movement. That tradition is still alive today.
–IANS
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