Global Hindu Heritage Foundation demands religious education to children at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam

The foundation has made this demand to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Professor Prakashrao V. Velgapudi, President of the Global Hindu Heritage Foundation

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) – The Global Hindu Heritage Foundation has written a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu demanding that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) start separate religious education classes for Hindu children to protect and propagate Sanatan Dharma in India and abroad.

A copy of this statement signed by the President of the ‘Global Hindu Heritage Foundation’ Prof. Prakashrao V. Velgapudi has been sent to Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and Executive Officer of TTD Dr. Anil Singal. The statement mentions the thoughts of Annie Besant. She had said, “After studying the major religions of the world for 40 years, I realized the superiority of Hindu Dharma. Without Hindu Dharma, India’s existence and future are not possible. India is deeply rooted in Sanatan Dharma and the responsibility of preserving its own religion and culture lies with the Hindu community. If Hindus themselves do not preserve Hindu Dharma, there will be no one left to preserve it.”

The Global Hindu Heritage Foundation (@ghhf_bharat) demands a vital reform.

📢 A petition to AP CM @ncbn urging @TTDevasthanams to provide proper religious education to Hindu children. 🚩

Why do Hindus have to ask for religious education from their own temples?

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The statement further reads,

1. On behalf of the Hindu Dharma Prachar Parishad of TTD, it is necessary to educate Hindu children about scriptures, religion, ethics, culture and traditions. Children should be given religious education from the age of 5. Hindu Dharma courses should be started in all the temples and educational institutions of Shri Venkateswara under TTD.

2. These classes should include chanting of Om, Ganapati prayers, Gurustuti, Surya Namaskar, stories about virtues, information about national heroes, scientific nature of Hindu Dharma, importance of temples and traditions, Ramayan, Mahabharat and Puranas, verses from Bhagavadgeeta, bhajans, yoga and meditation, value of social service and peace mantras.

Conversion of Hindus due to lack of religious education for many generations

For many generations, Hindus have not effectively passed on their religious, philosophical and cultural knowledge to the next generations. As a result, children as well as adults are falling prey to the temptation of conversion due to lack of adequate knowledge about Hindu Dharma. Society is becoming weaker due to lack of recognition of scientific, philosophical, spiritual and moral values.

Editorial Perspectives

Major temples are expected to provide religious education to Hindus; but today, since those temples are under Government control and since the Government is ‘secular’, it does not use the funds donated by Hindu devotees for religious education of Hindus, but instead uses it for social, educational, etc. activities. When will Hindus stop such a waste of Deity’s wealth ?