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The Fate Of Muslims Under Soviet Rule : A Review
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May 28, 2023May 28, 2023BOOK REVIEW

The Fate Of Muslims Under Soviet Rule : A Review

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"Communism, as the logical outcome of materialism, cannot but be hostile to religion in all its aspects. Thus from the very beginning, the Communists aimed at the destruction of religious belief and worship in Soviet Russia." 
Halley Kalyan pens a review of “The Fate Of Muslims Under Soviet Rule” - a booklet about Soviet government rule in regions that had a significant population of practicing Muslims, by Erich W Bethman (1958); and highlights the shared antagonism towards religion (Hinduism in particular in the Indian context) between the Communist dogma and the Indian version of Secularism.

On Secularism, Modernization and Hinduism: Part 2
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March 20, 2022March 20, 2022BOOK REVIEW

On Secularism, Modernization and Hinduism: Part 2

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While a lot of energy is spent on understanding the threats posed by Islam, Christianity, or leftist liberals to the Hindu way of life, we don’t spend as much energy on understanding the threats posed by secularisation and the costs thereof to Hindu religion.