Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar the lion and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed in the same enclosure
  • Gazumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    India’s very own equivalent of MAGA have Modi’s support as they keep him empowered. I’m a Hindu and know that this ultranationalism is not what Hinduism is.

    • Mammal@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Honest question from an ignorant 'Murican, with no context about what this controversy is about:

      To a Hindu, would naming the lion ‘Akbar’ kinda be like naming an elephant ‘Hitler’ in Israel?

      Or is this all just a religious/ cultural thing that makes no sense to outsiders such as myself?