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Shefali Vaidya, who exposes pseudo-liberals through her scholarly writing and eloquent oratory

Shefali Vaidya from Pune holds a degree in ‘mass communication’ (journalism and social). Through her writings and oratory, she is working to create social awareness about Indian art, temples and their culture, traditions, Indian clothing culture, as well as urban Naxalism and Hindutva. Today, we will introduce her in her own words.

Mrs Shefali Vaidya

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The sacrifice by the soldiers and generals for the Hindavi Swarajya as envisaged by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is supreme. Similarly, in the present times, many devout Hindus and patriotic citizens of this country have been striving to protect the Nation and Dharma. The ‘Warriors of Hindutva’ is a series of articles that sheds light on their life and their struggle to protect Hindu Dharma. We hope that it serves as a catalyst for the mission of establishing Hindu Rashtra and inspires many others. – Editor

1. Relationship between children and parents

Mrs Shefali Vaidya

A. In the present modern era, parents are reluctant to teach moral values. If their children do something wrong in front of others, parents hesitate to make them aware of that mistake before others. Shefali Vaidya has given examples of how parents should handle such cases through their own actions in her Marathi book titled ‘Ghaar Hindate Akashi’ (Mother bird flies in the sky). In the book, she explains how religious texts like ‘Shivacharitra’, ‘Ramayan’, ‘Mahabharat’ etc. helped her raise and shape her triplets.

The Courts, clubs have a dress code; then why don’t the Hindu temples ?

If a dress code is applicable in Courts, workplaces, and clubs, then why some people oppose dress codes in temples, calling it an ‘attack on the freedom of expression’? There is no opposition to a dress code in places other than temples. The dress code in temples will help in maintaining the sattvik atmosphere in the premises. Therefore, it should be implemented in all the temples.

– Shefali Vaidya, Writer

(Note: Dress code refers to the rules regarding clothing to be worn in the temple premises)

2. Temples and the associated culture and traditions

A. Shefali Vaidya travels around the country and abroad and studies the temples, cities, and their architecture and presents them to the readers.

B. She is an ideal example of how a tourist must travel to get educated, instead of simply traveling for fun or entertainment. She has extensively written about the science behind the architecture of temples, the traditions that have been followed since ancient times and their importance etc. While Goa State is becoming the land of pubs, alcohol and gambling, she is conveying the importance of the local ancient temples there to several readers. Through this, the people’s perspective towards ‘Goa’, especially towards Goa tourism, has positively changed.

3. ‘No Bindi No Business’ campaign

(Note: No business / transaction with a company, if women in that company’s commercials do not wear bindi on their forehead)

In many commercials today, the models do not wear bindi on their forehead. They do not even wear a makeup appropriate for the concerned Hindu festival. Hence, the spirit of the festival is not displayed through such commercials. Looking at these models, viewers felt apathy and depression. To prevent this, she started a social media campaign called ‘No Bindi No Business’. It received a huge spontaneous response from netizens (internet users). This had such a positive impact that big companies started using models wearing bindi to advertise their products. The models were also being shown in a more sattvik attire.

4. Shefali Vaidya’s intellectual conditioning through the ‘Goa Inquisition’ (religious persecution)

Shefali Vaidya is originally from Goa and her 3 generations have faced the impact of the ‘Goa Inquisition’. This contributed to her staunch Hindutva and intellectual conditioning. ‘Goa Inquisition’ was the most brutal genocide in the history of mankind. While the world knows about the Spanish Inquisition, not much is known about the Goa Inquisition.

Goa Inquisition: The untold Atrocities by St. Xavier & Missionaries

After 451 years of oppressive rule by the barbaric Portuguese, they were overthrown and Goa was liberated on 19th December 1961, which is today known as ‘Goa Liberation Day’. The Goa Inquisition is known as the most violent Inquisition carried out by the Portuguese Catholic Church. The Hindus of Goa endured the most terrible and bloody Inquisition for 252 years (from 1560 AD to 1812 AD). Shefali Vaidya works to spread awareness about the destruction of Hindu temples and villages during this period.

Goa Inquisition : Lest We Forget | Shefali Vaidya | #SangamTalks

5. Forthright on ‘Urban Naxalism’ and ‘Hindutva’

Shefali Vaidya, through her lectures and interviews, has been educating people about the horrific reality of urban Naxalism and its links with communist-minded people. If a pseudo-liberal person criticizes ‘Hindutva’, she responds in a firm and scholarly manner. When she refutes those criticizing Hindu Dharma on news channels etc., she becomes fierce akin to a ‘warrior’. Due to this, she has become an inspiration to many devout Hindus.

6. Other works

A. Since last 2 years, she and her colleagues have started an initiative to give away ‘Akshayya Hindu Puraskar’ to those who have done remarkable work in the field of Hindutva.

B. She has 1.79 lakh followers on the social media platform ‘Facebook’. Through it, she comments on important events happening in society. She writes in Marathi, English and Konkani languages.

C. She firmly defends Hindutva through panel discussions on several major news channels.

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