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Obviously, then, the major source of the problem is India itself -
anyone seen festivals in Mumbai in the past decade? Clearly, this is a
situation where symbols of holiness are carried around in a less than
holy manner. After all, filmi music isn't exactly a bhajan.
> One young non-Hindu businessman who attended the Chicago club on its
> opening night declared, *You would never go into a Western club and
> find people dancing around a statue of Christ.
Madonna did this without anything near an Andre Serrano
incident. Better yet, tell this person to visit the Limelight in NYC -
a former gothic-style church turned into a nightclub.
> A Muslim would not think twice about placing any art in a club
> reflecting any ideal of Islam.*
A non-Hindu said that? I find it strange, since he botched the idiom
completely - "not think twice about" is the same as "not hesitate to".
Was he a non-Hindu Indian?
> An overwhelming majority of those interviewed feel that the owners
> of this nightclub, named "Karma", have gone too far by
> misrepresenting and exploiting Hindu culture and religion. Their
> sentiment is for all to take action against this act because *if we
> do not, we are passively accepting this denigration of our culture.*
There's an after-hours nightclub called "Tantra" in Houston that's
existed for years - why the sudden outrage over this place? The
existence of Tantra should be known to the VHP'ers, because it's most
definitely known by their kids...
> Although the details above refer to the Chicago club, there is also
> similar conflict taking place around Boston's club Karma. The
> American Hindu Anti-Defamation Coalition (AHADC) promises to take
> action against these two clubs and urges all Hindu temples,
> organizations, and individuals to join its efforts in countering the
> trend of denigrating Hindu dharma for profits.
Maybe the AHADC can next start a protest against the guy who called
India a nation of women and eunuchs - however, it would be hard to get
him to take back his words, because he's been dead for almost a
century. His speech at the WPR, however, is still celebrated by
some...
Incidentally, I wonder if this protest sends a nationwide signal to
clubowners on how to get free publicity. Who would have even known
about this place 2 weeks ago?
-Vivek
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