Book Contents

PART ONE
THE WAR AGAINST INDIA’S ANCIENT TRADITIONS

Chapter One
The Purpose of This Book and Defending Dharma

Chapter Two
The War Against Hinduism

Chapter Three
Vedic Culture: The Last Bastion of Deep Spiritual Truth * The Prison of Religion * The Freedom in Vedic Culture

PART TWO
INDIA’S HISTORY AND ITS BATTLES TO PROTECT ITS CULTURE

Chapter Four
Early Invasions and the Weaknesses of India * The First Attacks of Islam * The Main Failure and Weakness of India * Do Not Miss the Message of the Past

Chapter Five
The Real Intentions of Islamic Invaders

Chapter Six
Historical Episodes in India’s History that Should Not be Forgotten * The Attacks of Mahmoud Ghazni * Mahmoud Ghazni’s Attack on Mathura * The Destruction of Somnath * Muhammad Ghuri * The Slave (Mamluk) Sultans * The Khaljis * Warning Signs of Tyranny * The Sacking of Chidambaram and Sri Rangam * The Tughlaqs * The Plunder of Jagannatha Puri * Invasion of Kathmandu * Muzaffar Shah’s Attack on Somnath * Amir Timur * The Sayyids * The Lodis * Sikandar Lodi’s Treatment of Mathura * Dwaraka Destroyed by Muhammad Begrha * The Mughals * The Destruction of the Govindaji Temple in Vrindavana * The Destruction of the Keshava Temple in Mathura * The Muslims Burn Lord Jagannatha at Puri * The Bahamanis * Shivaji and the Marathas * How to Win

Chapter Seven
The Portuguese and the Goan Inquisition

Chapter Eight
The Real Intention of the British in India * The Missionaries * Keeping Indians in Poverty * Demeaning the Vedic literature * The Real Good that Came From British India * Interest in Ancient Indian Traditions in Europe * How European Interest in Hinduism Came Back to India Through Gandhi * Historical Incidents of the British in India * The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 * The “Divide and Rule” Policy of the British * On the Road to Independence * The Plague * The Slaughter at Jallianwala Bagh * The Final Struggles for a Free India—in Summary * Jinnah and the Muslim Attitude for Partition

Chapter Nine
The Salt Tax: The Cause of Much Suffering and Many Deaths * The Need for Salt * Death and Dying Under the British

PART THREE
THE STRUGGLES THAT GO ON TODAY

Chapter Ten
Insidious Ideas * Belittling the Vedic Literature * The Aryan Invasion Theory * Was There Ever an Aryan Invasion? * TheTerms “Aryan” and “Dravidian” * The Proto-Indo-European Language * The Caste System

Chapter Eleven
Casteism: Is It the Scourge of Hinduism, or the Perversion of a Legitimate Vedic System? * What Casteism is Today * What is the Original Vedic System Called Varnashrama * The Earliest Reference to the Varnas * How the Present Casteism Developed * The Dangers of Casteism as we Find it Today * What we can do to Eliminate the Caste System

Chapter Twelve
Condescending Attitudes of India’s Elite

Chapter Thirteen
Cultural Preservation in India’s Northeast * Why Bother with the Northeast? * Traveling in Arunachal Pradesh * The People of Arunachal * The Dangers in the Northeast * Working to Restore Cultural Balance * My Lectures * Preventing Loss of Culture in Nagaland * Christian Conversion Tactics in Other Parts of India * Denigration of the Vedic Tradition

Chapter Fourteen
The Threat Against Hindu Temples and Vedic Culture by India’s Government * Protecting Vedic Temples

Chapter Fifteen
Some of the Present Threats and Challenges * Hindus Need to Be and Do More * Lack of Unity * The Waning of Vedic/Hindu Society * Unequal World Press * Terrorism and the Loss of Hindus Around India * Ridiculous Foreign Policy * India’s Politicians * Bureaucratic Corruption * The Legal System * The Threat of Pakistan * Kashmir * Muslim Tactics in Other Areas * China in Tibet

Chapter Sixteen
Social Problems * Cleanliness of India * Saving the Girl Child * Dowry * Child Labor * Bonded Labor * The Homeless * Malnutrition * Literacy * Overpopulation

PART FOUR
WHAT WE CAN DO NOW

Chapter Seventeen
Hindus Must Stand Strong for Dharma * What is Vedic Culture

Chapter Eighteen
Sanatana-Dharma: Its Real Meaning

Chapter Nineteen
About the Name “Hindu”

Chapter Twenty
Save Your Culture * Solutions

Chapter Twenty-one
Vedic Culture: As Relevant Today as Ever

Chapter Twenty-two
Giving Vedic Culture to the Next Generation * Monitoring and Reviewing Children’s School Books

Chapter Twenty-three
Creating a Spiritual Revolution in India for Protecting the Vedic Heritage * Focusing on the Villages * Ways of Reaching Out to the Villages Doing Padayatras by Swamis and Acharyas * Organizing and Teaching Villagers * Building Little Temples in Each Village * Establishing an Open-Door Policy of Sharing Culture and Traditions * Villages and Conversion * Providing Spiritual Education and Practice * Book Distribution * Retraining for Temple Priests in the Villages * Providing Assistance for Medical Concerns * Providing Free Food Distribution for Children * Rallies to Protest Government’s Biased Actions * Follow-Up Actions and Organizing Villages

Chapter Twenty-four
Vedic Temples: Making Them More Effective * It’s all in the Presentation * Using the Universal Language * Temple Classes * Educating the Youth * Mentoring Programs * Training Temple Members in Service * Temple Ashramas * Temples Must be Well Kept * Festivals & Programs for the Local Community * Welcoming Non-Hindus into the Vedic Fold * Book Distribution * Cultural Presentations * Outreach Programs * Temple Tours and Cultural Exhibits for Local Students * Temple Exhibits * Temple Gift Shops * Spiritual Libraries * Temple Restaurants * Support Groups * Pilgrimages to the Holy Places of India * Promotion * Temples Must Share Methods that Work * Temple Must Help Unify People

Chapter Twenty-five
A Call to be Vedic Ambassadors * Being a Vedic Ambassador

Conclusion

Glossary / References / Index