Shefali Vaidya : Exposing pseudo-liberals through scholarly writing & eloquent oratory

The sacrifice of 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 & 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 the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ and inspires many others. – Editor

Mrs Shefali Vaidya is a columnist and media personality based in Pune. She holds a master’s degree in Mass Communications. Through her writings, she is working to create awareness about Indian art, temples and their culture, traditions, Indian clothing, as well as Urban Naxalism and Hindutva.

If a dress code is applicable in Courts, workplaces, and clubs, 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. A dress code in temples will help in maintaining their sattvik environment. Hence, it should be implemented in all temples. – Mrs Vaidya

1. Relationship between  children and parents

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 in front of 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 this, she explains how religious texts such as ‘Shivacharitra’, ‘Ramayan’, ‘Mahabharat’ helped her raise and shape her triplets.

2. Temples and the associated culture and traditions

A. She travels around the country and abroad and studies the temples, cities, and their architecture and presents them.

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

3. ‘No Bindi No Business’ campaign

In many commercials today, models do not apply bindis. They do not even wear a makeup appropriate for the relevant Hindu festival. Hence, the spirit of the festival is not displayed through such commercials. Looking at these models, viewers feel apathy and depression. To prevent this, she started a social media campaign called ‘No Bindi No Business’, which received a massive spontaneous response from netizens. This had such a positive impact that big companies started using models wearing bindis 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’

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’.

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). Mrs Vaidya works to spread awareness about the destruction of Hindu temples and villages during this period.

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

Through lectures and interviews, she has been educating people about the horrific reality of Urban Naxalism and its links with communist-minded people. If a pseudo-liberal criticizes ‘Hindutva’, she responds in a firm and scholarly manner. When she refutes those criticizing Hindu Dharma on news channels, etc., she is fierce like a warrior. She has become an inspiration for many devout Hindus.

6. Other works

A. For 2 years, she and her colleagues are taking the initiative to give ‘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 taking place in society. She writes in Marathi, English and Konkani.

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

(Ref.: SanatanPrabhat.org/english/)

Mrs Vaidya is educating people about the horrific reality of Urban Naxalism and its links with communist-minded people !