I am a West Indian Hindu | Understanding the West Indian Hindu Experience
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- A little known fact to many Hindus currently living in India is the existence of Hindus of West Indian origin- Hindus who faced the hardship of Indentureship under British rule and whose ancestors left India for the Caribbean islands - countries such as Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname and Jamaica- never to return. In this video I will tell you some of the things you need to know about understanding the West-Indian Hindu Experience.
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Good going Shawn! just a fun fact about identity from India... I'm 32 years old man living in City of Pune, State of Maharashtra, from last 18 years..
Outside state of MH, I'm Maharashtrain,
In the state of MH, I'm Punekar (as in Puneite)
In the city of Pune I'm (still) outsider because, not native to city nor schooled here and don't live in/around old center of city, that means I live 7-8 kms from so-called center of city. (this is changing owing rapid urban growth)
I was born in Mumbai but not Mumbaikar, because,
For first 15 years I was schooled in Matheran which is between Pune and Mumbai (where my father worked for 35 years), here I was outsider because my father came there to work from other place/ province in the state called khandesh.
This is all in One single state of the country.. This is just matter of three/four districts of one state and there are many more :)
And yes all these places have very very distinct socio-political- geographical-cultural and linguistic features, so I grew up three different languages/dialects native to the state.. khandeshi at home, konkani in and around the town, Marathi in general.. and off course Hindi through bollywood and later english in academics all in first fifteen years...
India...... not a county ..its world within world..too complex for shallow gazers to genrealise... yet very simple...(such identity is not matter of day today life)...there many like me.. and hence most of are chilled out.
There is some essence in Hindu and Indian philosophies that goes beyond language and geographic land
and You and community have found it , doing outstanding job balancing and picking up the best of all the cultures.. not a easy job...
Good luck.
What a beautiful comment!
Keep going Shawn - i totally agree with every word in this video - i am another Sean - spelled differently - but no less of a Hindu than anyone who makes bad comments - proud of you - stay the way you are - spread the light and love
Great!
Such power of unity in diversity...
Proud that we assimilate differences while retaining the original and create something new thats more than the sum of its parts
I am tamizh(Tamilnadu).
I am Hindu and don't proud of my religion which is full of fakes and inhumanity manudharma.
I'm Indian from from Fiji islands in the South Pacific, we were brought to Fiji by then British rule, we in Fiji have conserved our culture,we talk and write in Hindi, we watch Bollywood movies and we don't need subtitle to understand, I'm a proud Indian born and bred in Fiji. Love your video.
Ronil Ram You should be older person, right?
Suresh B I'm 32 years old nw
Bollywood is shit though..doesn't promote Hinduism at all..
m singh we watch Bollywood movies and that's nothing regarding our culture, I mentioned that we don't need subtitles to watch Bollywood movies because we understand the language properly and we are fluent in Hindi.
Ronil Ram brother come back to India,we will live together,come back plzz
I was born in a Muslim community now after reading Geeta myself and my whole family is following sanatan dharma..
Om namah shivaya
Hey shawn i m a Malaysian Hindu of Tamil decendant . Our ancestors came here 120 years back and we know how you feel bro. We love you bro. SUBHAM ASTHU !
The Indians brought for plantation from British, 90% of them are South Indian Tamils. Ex. in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Mauritiaus people still speak Tamil. Other countries like Fiji and many other countries they forgot their langues.
Mr. Peter in Fiji, they didn’t forget their language. They were mostly brought from current Bihar or Uttar Pradesh and they still speak Hindi. There are a small no. of Tamils too in Fiji, but I don’t know if they can speak Tamil or not.
வாவ் ரொம்ப மகிழ்ச்சி...
வாழ்க..
@@kesarjha1 I met a few Tamils from Fiji who had a rough understanding of the language. The lingua franca of the Hindustani on Fiji is typically either English or or Fiji Hindustani (Bhojpuri dialect)
peter parker oof
Not all Hindus are of Indian ancestry, there are also Hindus of Nepalese ancestry and Indonesian ancestry
That's true
wonderfullife because previously Nepal Bangladesh Pakistan Afghanistan srilanka Tibet were part of India
Actually we consider Nepalis as Indian only even indoasian.
true....I'm from India
Nepal is part of Bharat Bharsa. Bharat does not necessarily mean a political boundary but a cultural boundary and India and Nepal is culturally connected.
I don't know how I ended up here but I am so glad I found your youtube channel. I hail from Suriname and live now in Holland. My family also were indentured from India. I am so happy to see a young man taking pride in his culture and religion. Thank you
Its good to see to connect from your roots
👍👍👍👍
Goedzo
you guys out of india..are our pride...u maintained the ethos...even after going through harsh condition...we bow to you
ah Suriname.. that beautiful place
Jai Sri Ram! This June 5th we will be celebrating 145 years since the first hindus arrived in Suriname on the Lalla Rookh. And it will be a national holliday.
stories of west indian hindus are so inspiring. love you brother from nepal .
I have so much respect for Carribean, Balinese & all other Hindus who retained their faith despite the physical, civilzational dangers. My Pranams to you .
Hinduism is pure and oldest religion in world!! Proud to be Hindu! 😀😀😀👍
@@prosantomukerji3931 you know nothing about Hinduism. Watch sadhguru video he has spoken about these things.
@@infamousviper1746Education; Yes coward, My claims of individual deities are visually observable and verifiable to any with common sense unlike the claims of Hinduism. Philosophically Hinduism claims Ahinsa parmo dharma but worships murderers like (1) Ram, in rage and revenge murdered Ravana and Khubhkaran fo Sita haran. (2) Krishna, advised, encouraged and assisted the Pandavas through Arjun to the mass killing of 100 Kauravas, to resolve a family feud over the inheritance. (3) Shiva, in jealousy, beheaded his own kid then covered up with a head of a slaughtered elephant for the fools worship. (4) Fictitious, vicious Durga with 10 hands carrying weapons to kill sitting on a lion, a scene fit for the zoo or a circus. (5) Kali with her tongue dripping with blood. Wonderful Ahinsha. Sadly the facts are stubborn. Satyemeva Jayete.
@@prosantomukerji3931 You Have Displayed Your True Quality Filled Of Ignorance!
@@prosantomukerji3931 the same ignorance which brought yoga ,metitation and achievements in science westerners never even dreamed of.
@@prosantomukerji3931 no no you need to brush up some indian hindu history
Thanks for this video! I live in Trinidad and Tobago in a Hindu family and people all around question and condemn our beliefs. They would prefer we give it up. But they don't question Islam or Christianity .... It is sad and it is a constant fight.
Stay strong and blessed. Preserve your culture and tradition.
Hindu is oldest religion existing in earth.....
I am a true muslim and I appreciate true hindu culture.
Prince Babai Indeed it's a culture not a religion.
Akshay Kashyap - yes
No it's not.
I thought Judaism is the oldest.
@@scruffyo4460 no it's not hinduism is the oldest religion.
In Mauritius , Fiji Island you will find same they preserve the Hindu culture . British traded people from India as slave to different parts of the world. British looted India so high so people from region of Uttar Pradesh ,Bihar, Maharastra and Tamil Nadu in regional area still do not have anything. Hindu is way to live the life..Bhajan , Kirtan same in India . Going to temple worship god everyday to make the mind concentrate about god. People who come as slave they preserve the culture, In India now people are more attracted towards western culture
Dont worry Vipin.the youth need to see both sides of the coin,then they Will see the real truth.:-)
Correct विपिन Singh. Terribly upset the way their attitude is
Yes bro from Nepal. I think we do more पूजा than them
My ancestory is Indian Hindu. I am from Fiji Islands, but glad we Indians preserved our culture, language and traditions. Fiji Indians are basically a mix of all Indians from all parts of India. It's only Gujrati people that think they are some kinda high class Indians, since they own majority of the business in Fiji Islands. Thanks for the video bro.
Thanks for watching and sharing
Soul Reaper My Batchmate Shailendra Nath is from Fizi. He was pursuing Medical Graduation in Varanasi, India on a Indian government scholarship. He is more desi than i in India was.
You gotta watch how we Indo-Fijians celebrate Diwali, you would think you are in India...lol
Mostly Gujaratis are businessmen in India too.
It looks like Gujarati are egoistic but its dharmas following which makes them proud they give gold to lord shiv in somnath because they believe god gave them money because they follow rules strictly.
We Indian Hindus are highly indebted to you all to keep maintaining Hindus tradition under such adverse conditions: I bow to your ancesters
Thank you for appreciating the struggles my ancestors experienced to make a new life for themselves and their descendants. Peace and love brother✌🏽❤️
thank you Shawn! thanks to everyone of you West Indians for walking in the path of your forefathers despite so many obstacles! Om Shanti!
Excellent video Shawn; I applaud you for doing this comprehensive piece. I'm a Hindu Trini & I'm sad to say that encounter a lot of Indian Trinis with Hindu surnames that have converted. We can only now preserve the present Hindu population in Trinidad. It is very difficult to get those we have lost to Christianity back into our Hindu fold. But a young person such as yourself is refreshing to encounter on UA-cam. I'll be sure to forward your videos to many persons. Thank you 🙏
Thanks for sharing your knowledge on Hinduism so young people of this generation can continue to carry on
Your end *Shanti* sounds much better than peace.
So happy n overwhelmed...
Sarve bhavantu sukhinah
Sarve santu niraamaya
Thank you for sharing this. Many in India need to understand we do not have any "ownership" over Hinduism. The stories of West India, Fijian and African Hindus fighting over generations to preserve their culture and faith is heartwarming. And it is a forgotten story too. Please keep making videos like these!
How stupid can people be when they see only "Shawn" in your name and not the amazing work you are doing? Sometimes I feel that all hope is lost on humanity but then I remember what my Guru said which is "Genuine change will not happen in human society unless good and knowledgeable people lead by example". Thank you for this wonderful video Shawn. I now know about the solid resolve your ancestors had in the Caribbean to resist conversion and to maintain Dharma despite enormous pressure from all sides. I have immense respect for them. I will look forward to watching more videos on their experience.
Thanks for the kind words and being a subscriber :)
I'm not a Hindu, not of Indian descent, but I live in Trinidad, in a predominantly Hindu community, and it is like you describe and I, for one, am glad. Indians brought a richness to Trinidad and I am glad they are here. They are hard working, real, down to earth people, who have shared their unique culture with the rest of us and we are better off for it.
Hindu is Hindu ,keep spreading love and peace Hindu brother.
VIKAS KUMAR KASHYAP well said bro..
Beautiful! West Indian Hindus are very proud of our heritage. It warms my heart to see the Young folks keeping our great religion alive.
Thank you :)
Jay sree Ram,,
I love west Indian Hindu
I am Indian Hindu
Bahu Bali all murti pujan come on coment hindu name evan give bay muslim y religious name is sanatan dharm
Bahu Bali; Yes! Hinduism is the oldest religion in the World based on ignorance, superstitions as evident from worshiping (1) Sri Ganesh, an assembly of a beheaded kid covered up with the head of a slaughtered elephant, a MURDA, to remove life obstacles. Good Luck, mere bhai. (2) According to Valmiki Ramayana, Hanuman, a vanar/monkey failed to pluck out a plant, yet broke apart the parvat. Marvelous. It flew carrying the parvat to Lanka. Incredible when the monkey has NO wings. Ram flew out of Ayodhya on a bird, Jaitayu when NO bird can carry a passenger across the road. Birds tilt and turn upside down during the flight. Mere bhai, it is PURE Asatya and bakwas. Mariach transformed into a deer to lure Sita would remind you of the fairytale, Ramayana is a kalpanic Kahani where Ram is a kalpanic double murderer for killing Ravana and Khubhkaranr for Sita haran. With hands dripping with blood he asked Sita to perform morally reprehensible Agni pariksha proving to be a stupid misogynist believing sexual fidelity would make Sita, a mother of his two sons FIREPROOF. Mahabharata was narrated by Rishi Vyas and written by Ganpathi using its tusk. PURE zhoot and bakwas. Mere bhai Facts are stubborn, the truth is bitter. Satyemeva Jayete.
From Trinidad and living in New York City since 1995. This was an exceptional video and explanation of what I’ve struggled to explain to many of my friends.
I like your name Shawn, I don't care whoever don't like it. Our religion is based on philosophy and you make us remember it again with your videos. Make more of this...
+IISeriousjokerII thanks for the love!
Look at this from a logical and practical standpoint, not personal.
+Shivani B. How can you do that? A name is deeply personal. Maybe if I was younger, I would choose to legally change my name. But at this point, I am happy where I am. I do believe Hindus should have Hindu names (which is do have), its just that my legal name is not my Hindu name.
I love from inda
Hi Shawn! Each and every Hindu from all over the world is with you, keep nurturing your deep rooted forefather's culture in India. Wish you good luck !!
I am too west Indian 💗
Himu Pardrshi i want talk to for visa can u send contact
@@BHUPINDER55484 you don't need visa for west Indies islands like jamica,Trinidad & Tabaco, saint Lucia,British virgin island etc
Hii Shawn, I'am also a West Indian Hindu, as I belongs from western part of India "GUJRAT".😀
BTW Love your work.
ઓમ શાંતિ
Lol..
We Are East Indian Born In The West!. 🚩😎😆😂
Idiot, by West Indian he means being from Caribbean Islands. Do some research first😂😂😂
we love you shawn, keep your work doing , we all are trying to spread the truth about Hinduism , love from south africa
👍👍👍👍👍
We are proud of all you people who have preserved Hinduism despite getting detached from India for such a long time
Can you show us Hindu Temples in Caribbean island, west indies, Trinidad and Tobago and in Canada if possible?
I will try my best!
Thank you, waiting for that :)
1 Mega Videos Channel there is a huge Hindu temple in Trinidad.. it’s beautiful.. www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g147389-d6157438-i90182068-Dattatreya_Temple_and_Hanuman_Statue-Port_of_Spain_Trinidad_Trinidad_and_.html
Hi, I am from Trinidad, this is a link to one of the temples in Trinidad. There are a lot of smaller temples as well.
facebook.com/narendrasadhu2/photos/a.1706568286242957.1073741827.1706567549576364/1706568219576297/?type=3&theater
1 Mega Videos Channel check out my yt i will post a video of a Hindu temple in barbados i am going to shoot the vid next week Sunday
Thanks for letting us know about our West Indian Hindu family. Lot of love and best wishes from an Indian Hindu!
we proud of u brother,,,,,,,,,,, hinduism is the religion accepted by heart not by force like others ........love from india
Listening to you I am amazed how you managed to remain rooted to hinduism despite all odds . I am from India a hindu and I feel proud of the fact that you still rooted to Hinduism .🙏👍👌
Great video!
I've always been fascinated by the Indian/Hindu descendants of indentured labourers. Unlike the Indian/Hindu of US, UK etc, these groups of people were taken from India by the British to places not only in the Caribbean but also Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa etc. Hence it makes their lives & culture even more interesting. I appreciate how they've managed to keep their identities n culture alive even after over a century of separation from the motherland.
My dream to visit T&T, Suriname, Guyana etc still remains
Ishan, you should follow this fb page Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha. You will get an insight of Hindus in Guyana. I am from Guyana and me and my entire f family migrated to US and Canada. my great grandfather was from India
I'm an Indian Hindu. Blood and dharma speaks. We love you, unconditionally. You are me and I am you. And, by extension, we love the people you love. Afro-Trinidadians, we see you and love you. 🕉️🕉️
I am Indian hindu
Yahi kro....
Chappan tu Kya apne bachpan see hi dusre ko apna naam se bulata hai?
Dipak bhai Gupta ur dad is
Very surprising.
That make sense.
Excellent video, I find it very interesting how we maintain our culture including Caribbean Indians and Fijians for almost a 150 years even with isolation they had.
Great post, sounds familair being born in Surinam born from Indian origin, now living in the Netherlands.
+Albert M yes...same path!
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I was born in Suriname too and have been living in the Netherlands my whole life. Some Indian friends consider me non-Indian because I never lived in India, but I think that is a very short-sighted view.
In the West-Indies we seem to have preserved our values better than many people in India. And in places like Suriname and the Netherlands we have also kept speaking Hindi and Bhojpuri so we have no problems understanding song lyrics or movie dialogues.
Moreover we don't see English as a prestige language over English, Dutch, French or Spanish as seems to be the case in India.
😍💘 LOVE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳💘🙏🕉🔱🚩 JAI SHREE RAM , HAR HAR MAHADEV , PROUD TO BE A HINDU 🙏🕉🚩💪
Shawn the name factor is something many of us combat and it makes me irate when people tell me I am not a Hindu because of my name. In fact Some say Steven Knapp and David Frawley are not "real" Hindus. Your presentations are so exact and interesting.
Thanks also for mentioning that people bring into their religions what they have experienced in their total culture. It ois those things which make our religion so rich and personnel.
My holy day is now Monday. Shiva's day. Just FYI Thanks again for your voice from the non India born segment of devotees.
Thanks Jon. I appreciate your feedback and sentiments.
Also return to Vedas, it's highest authority and oldest scripture in the world
please do not bother about comments. Its not the name that matters. Its the inner feeling. If you feel compassionate and good towards all living matter, you are on your spiritually upward movement.
Dont worry about names bro.if loo how the British and french deformed Indian names.Any way wats in a name. You know your origin that all that counts
Thanks alot to all of you for introducing a new face of Hinduism, being student of Sanskrit I wanna tell you all that surprisingly Sanskrit, Persian and English belongs to same linguistic family i.e. Indo-European family .
Values are more important than any of the other identities. Malini Awasthi an Awadhi folk singer told that when she was Guyana she heard some very rare and old bhajan and folk compositions which has been lost even in Indian villages I am of the opinion that this migrated Hindu community is really a Neo Hindu community based on true values of
।। आ नो भद्रा: कृतवो यन्तु विश्वत:।।
Brother, please don't get hurt by the trolls. You are a Hindu, that's it. No clarification needed. No name change needed. And nothing more needed. Aham Brahmasmi in Sanskrit means, "I am the universe". Anyone doesn't need a small identity like caste, language and name for them to be called as a Hindu when they can identify themselves with the all encompassing universe itself! Great video, keep it up! :)
Good to hear that West Indian Hindus are still following the Hindu rituals and traditions.
They are and they know the re religion
That is the beauty of Hinduism.... you can practise it however you can.....
Kudos to you guys for maintaining your cultural and religious roots despite many obstacles and challenges. It requires lots of determination and dedication to hang on to the original culture and religious beliefs generation after generation. Much love to all my brothers and sisters!!🇨🇦🇮🇳
Shawn we love you so much. As a Hindu from India at my 79 years I admire you all. Whenever I go to USA to live with my elder son, I meet my Indian brothers from West indies. You all have kept the Hindu spirit alive. જય Sri ram
Jai Sri Raam!
Love u my Carribbean and Canadian Hindu brothers and sisters.we miss u
Love & Om from your Hindu brother from India.
Thank you brother
Proud of Hinduism..
Long live Hinduism
Oldest religion on the earth
Hats off to people for keeping up with the harsh treatment yet maintaining our culture through generations .
You should be proud of yourself and evade all the negative comments you come across !
As a Hindu, You only need to follow these Conditions :
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soooooooooooooooooooooooo many :-O
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very nice to hear you Shawn.. Hinduism is the oldest religion that has lasted across multiple invasions and colonialism..
TRINIDADIAN AND GUYANESE ARE BROTHERS And SISTERS,Who got seperated on a VOYAGE Coming From The Mother Land! WINSTON IS A HINDU ! Just Like SHAWN Is a Hindu Born In The West! 😂😂
So true, my grandmother on my mom side had a sister and other family members were separated, where half of them were living then British Guiana and the other half in Trinidad. I'm a Guyanese born Hindu married to a Trinidadian with Canadian born children who are very interested to learn about Hinduism.
@Vazhippokkan PassersBy I am a Hindu not becoz of Brahmins, I have as much right to my religion as any other Brahmin does. So plz stop.
Vazhippokkan PassersBy
Are There Poor Bramhins, In India? If So Cast Systems Are Based on Economics, I Assure You They Also Has Bramhins With Poor Thinking!
Bramhins My Ass😂😂 Commonsense Is The Masters of All Books! Because a LIE can be both written and Spoken By Something We Called Man!
VADIC WISDOM AND PHILOSOPHY!
I Was a Christian, But When I realized That Cast Systems Was Propigated By The Colonizers to Devide And Conquer To Rule My Brothers! I Reverted Back To Hinduism To Protect And Defend My Roots! 🙏🙏💪💪
@Vazhippokkan " if you claim as hindu , your ancestor might curse you becuase hindua ideology or sanskrit ideology is nothing but discriminating non brahmins , dalits etc. "
I replied to that comment.
Brahmanism =/= Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma). I never said forget what brahmins did, instead understand what Hinduism truely is, and you are who is being emotional, just becoz brahmins used hinduism and corrupted it to subjugate others does'nt mean we throw away hinduism, rather it needs to be reformed.
gods boy
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!,💪💪🙏🙏👈
Namaste from a Hindu in Canada. You are my brother.
A very nice and crisp video!
The Indian diaspora, settled across the world could benefit from the experiences of West Indian Hindus as they try to stay linked to their culture.
My sister did Bharathnatyam and I did the Mridangam and my name is purely Indian...Preserving the culture and identity bro
Happy to see this video. I'm a West indian. And hats off to you sir.
ajitvadakayil.blogspot.in/2015/09/sanatana-dharma-hinduism-exhumed-and.html
Hindu culture is the single most factor that preserves the indian identity
Exactly
Hats off to you bro ......people back here in India are bit ignorant about the hardship you people gone through but still the way you preserve our culture is commendable....keep learning our culture and religion.
Thanks brother!
umesh joshi
Holi Festival Was Introduced By GUYANESE and TRINIDADIANS In New York City! Which Is Now An American Celebration In Many City Across America
umesh joshi ,lots peoples in west Indian, countries are better Hindus than in India today
@@HinduLifestyle we will always be grateful to our ancestor..who went through such hardship...we r proud..they belong to us...as an indian..i salute to those our ancestors...
@@winstonbachan9229you arent Indian right?
I have friends from Trinidad ! its fun to speak about this subject :) cheers bro!
Same Applies to Guyana.. Hindus can be found in almost every Caribbean Country but largely in Guyana, T&T, Suriname..Less in Jamaica, Belize, Guadeloupe and other Countries. Love it though.. Very informative
I'm proud of you and your ancestors for preserving the Hindu culture.
Jai Shree Krishna.. jai Shree Ram
I am pride of you Shawn! Sticking to one’s own identity among all kinds of odds is a great feeling to be proud of. I bow to the sincere dedication and conviction of your parents,grand parents, the sole reason for lighting up the soul of India. And I am proud of you too! So long as Hinduism has practitioners like you, in the far off lands, our religion is in very safe hands. Canada has many Hindus, where you will find more interactions with various people, and you will learn more about our sanskaras. Preserve the well and pass it on to the fellow Hindus back in West Indies.Lastly, back home here, I
wish, we have many more number of Hindus, who have as much strength and
will power-who cannot resist the onslaught of Christian Missionaries, convert themselves for trivial reasons. I salute to you all. Jai Shri Ram!
**proud of you
**preserve them well and pass.....
Great Shawn !!! Beauty about your video is not religion but some one trying to remember their roots. I am Hindu and not saying Hinduism is better than other religion. .. I respect all religions.. I pray you will keep your roots strong to pass on to your next generations. Love from India and USA
Very informative! Love it.
Thanks Matthew!
Matthew's Guyanese Cooking
Cook Gilbaka Curry Wid Green Mango and Parata Roti or Bussupshut! Lol
I m from India and I love all my snatani Hindus 😘😘😘😘
Great job you are doing.
Go spread good message of Hinduism.
One thing I like most they are not considering their caste they are only Hindu and this is the most important thing. And this should be implemented in India 🇮🇳 too
Just found your channel! I want to know more about Hinduism as I am thinking of practising it. I just watched a video by a professor about the Caste system and I was pleasantly surprised to know that nowhere in any of the Hindu scriptures is the caste system mentioned, only the various Varnas are mentioned (it does not say anyone is lower than anyone, everyone must carry on doing their karma or dharma) in fact, the term caste came from invasions to India. Which is quite interesting to know since Hinduism itself does not condone caste system or sati. That has really made me feel good and I can practice what Hindu philosophy teaches without too many doubts.
Awesome! Thanks for stopping by :)
Izzy Reneau. hinduism is based on karma. not on cast system.
Izzy Reneau ,You must visit , India, visit Kerala, we are able to provide, good guided tours,even home stays, cottage etc.
Izzy Reneau it was not caste system it was work system.
Where people were identified on the basis of their work,but later it took bad shape and became caste
When you compare old and new professions, people have their own identity.CE0, COO, CTO, same style old job, hair cutter (Barber) wood pecker (Mr. Carpenter) etc. Manager, Labor, owner then you name it.All political and religious structure originates from history.Jacob made lot of wells, and trade it water resource, goat, Etc.Old name turned to Israel. It is a race not the place.
Hats of to u West Indian Hindus .u r true Hindus
Ur family preseved hindu identity for decades, million miles away. Salute.
Thanks you. The entire West Indian community stands proud.
amazing video! thanks for this and bringing attention to hinduism
Jai Shri Ram🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩.
Avinash Singh; Yes! Hinduism is the oldest religion in the World based on ignorance, superstitions as evident from worshiping (1) Sri Ganesh, an assembly of a beheaded kid covered up with the head of a slaughtered elephant, a MURDA, to remove life obstacles. Good Luck, mere bhai. (2) According to Valmiki Ramayana, Hanuman, a vanar/monkey failed to pluck out a plant, yet broke apart the parvat. Marvelous. It flew carrying the parvat to Lanka. Incredible when the monkey has NO wings. Ram flew out of Ayodhya on a bird, Jaitayu when NO bird can carry a passenger across the road. Birds tilt and turn upside down during the flight. Mere bhai, it is PURE Asatya and bakwas. Mariach transformed into a deer to lure Sita would remind you of the fairytale, Ramayana is a kalpanic Kahani where Ram is a kalpanic double murderer for killing Ravana and Khubhkaranr for Sita haran. With hands dripping with blood he asked Sita to perform morally reprehensible Agni pariksha proving to be a stupid misogynist believing sexual fidelity would make Sita, a mother of his two sons FIREPROOF. Mahabharata was narrated by Rishi Vyas and written by Ganpathi using its tusk. PURE zhoot and bakwas. Mere bhai Facts are stubborn, the truth is bitter. Satyemeva Jayete.
Wow that's amazing Shawn! Happy to see that there are still desi people from the carribbean that aren't taking the easy way out and losing hindu culture/converting. Props to you! Don't let the haters discourage you.
No matter where you are living but for me and India you are the proud Hindus . I feel proud on you guys that you are able to extend the culture and traditions even you are far away from the motherland. Jai shri ram, jai hindu rashtra
You remind that your Hindu religion is world best & 5 thousand year old....Jay Sri Krishna
I think that we hindus in India can learn so much from experiences of Hindu people in countries like Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, Fiji, Mauritius, Indonesia etc. One thing I learnt from this video is Hinduism gives you freedom to interpret. Social realities change with space and time. Everything keeps changing and we need to adapt according to conditions. By doing this we will only strengthen ourselves and be able to overcome any hurdle. Be open and rational like rishis of Upanishads. That's the way. Thanks to Shawn and all our common ancestors.
Thank you!
I am living in Bali and to be proud Hindu👍👍👍
Shree Narendra Damudas Modi, Has Woke Up The Rishis, In All Devout Hindus, Across The Globe, Long Live The King of Barath!
Vandae Mataram Jai Hind!
MOTHER INDIA!
You Can Take Her Children Out Of Her, But You Can't Take Her Children Away From Her! (That Easy) Only The Uneducated Ones For a Few Dollars or a Pound of Beef 👈🇬🇾🇹🇹🇮🇳
Saurabh Marathe
Vandae Mataram Jai Hind
We Are One Universal Family! 🇮🇳🇬🇾🇹🇹🇮🇱🇮🇳🇬🇾🇹🇹
Hinduism is very powerful
Proud to be a West Indian Hindu!!!!
Fellow Trinidadian here. Keep up the good work Mr. Shawn.
Very good video Shawn... I have a British name too... My real name is Gwendalene... I always wondered why I have a name like this? And I just got my answer!
Namaste I'm from southern region of India. Felt so inspired hearing who your community pulled all the efforts possible to remain Hindu. And to me personally Hindu is not someone born in a particular place, it's the thoughts and ideologies you carry on your daily life. If you are able to see every being living or non loving as an extension of the supreme energy ( Paramatma) you are Hindu no matter wr you born what name you are identified with..
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Hindus are unique. Diaspora adapts to new environments generation after generation but keep the tradition and culture.
Thanks for posting. This gives us an better perspective. May god bless you.
I love you brother
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ from India brother 🇮🇳💕🙏🤗 welcome to India brother....
More power to you Shawn! *Raises His glass in admiration to our common Hindu ancestry*
namaste aur sita ram Shawn bhai i a from trini and so proud to be a hindu my naanaa was from uttar pradesh but we practice hinduism so different i am proud of u keep up the good work
Awesome video...keep it up.. Love from USA
Great video Shwan. Hinduism is the way of finding who you are. It reveals your life. It has the meaning of life and each particles in this universe. It is all about the inner peace.
Namaste! Nice video, have a good one.!
Hinduism (Sanathana Dharma),a way of life evolved as a great civilization.
Beautiful knowledge in Hinduism.
Don’t worry Shawn, you are a better Hindu than many Indians!!!!!! Jai Shree Ram 🙏🏽
Hiiii. I’m from Trinidad 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹. I’m Nicholas and I’m Indian. A lot of Indian ppl have English names but you find a lot of other ppl trying to change it later on in life. The effect of Christianity in stifling Indianness is unbelievable.
And even Indian music isn’t like by almost any young Indian person. We have chutney it’s not exactly bhajans. I find it to be rel vybz 😂😂 but most ppl don’t. Listen to Kanchan and Babla Hai Rai Balamwa and Kenneth Salick Radica why u leave and go. Or Jep sting naina. Dais a next bad one 😂😁😝
Nicholas Maraj .....Christianity is a negative thing? ......I view it as a culture and identity no different than any other around the world....
Salute brother to you and to your ancestors who did not convert despite huge pressure from the missionaries