Teaching Hinduism

Published on 21st July, 2019, in Mumbai Mirror How do you teach a child about Hinduism? There are no easy answers out there How does a child in India learn Hinduism? Unlike Bible classes of Christians and madrasas of Muslims, Hinduism is not ‘taught’. You acquire it by living it — participating in household rituals and community festivals and listening to stories told by your parents. Some have gurus. Some visit temples. There is nothing standardised about the message or the medium. This absence of standardisation proves a huge problem when people migrate to other countries. America is a case in point. The opportunities in ..