Protest : Online retailer IndianRoots.com denigrates Hindu Deities through products

To,
IndianRoots.com
408, Iris Tech Park, 4th Floor
Sector 48, Sohna Road
Gurgaon, Haryana 122001.

Phone : +91-124-456-1850

Email : [email protected]

Dear Sir / Madam,

Subject: Request to stop advertisement/manufacture/sale of products with Hindu Deities’ symbols/pictures

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO engaged in social, religious and National welfare work. The Samiti is active throughout the world, educating people about Dharma in scientific way, campaigning against malpractices that masquerade as religious practices while also solving issues of national, social and religious importance. For further details please refer to our website www.HinduJagruti.org

We appreciate your efforts to glorify Hindu Dharma by showcasing Hindu Deities on your products. We understand that accordingly you might have used Deities’ pictures and religious symbols on your products. We have received many complaints about your products.

As per Dharmashastra and spiritual science the word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and the energy associated with them coexist, whenever any image of a Deity (like Shrikrushna or Shri Ganesh) or a divine symbol (like Om or Swastik) is produced, the divine energy is present in that. However, when such products are used they are touched with dirty hands, washed along with soiled clothes, get tramples upon and once old eventually turn up in the waste bin or drains etc. This amounts to denigration of revered Deities, which is hurtful to the religious sentiments of Hindus. In turn this increases your destiny and SIN. Deities’ images should be in (belong to) Temples and the hearts of devotees and not on mugs / T-shirts / phones etc. We feel that manufacturers use Hindu Deities’ images to increase sales, but actually it is denigration and an offense as per Indian Penal Code section 295A. Further please note that using religious symbols on products is an offense as per the Indian Trade Practice Act 1999.

In view of above we request you to stop advertisement / manufacture /sale of products with Hindu Deities symbols/pictures. Please note that if you continue to produce products having religious symbols/pictures people will boycott your products in future which will affect financial operation of your firm. We have listed a few items from your websites that have designs that denigrate Hindu Deities.

1. Orange Digitally Printed Georgette Kurta
(http://www.indianroots.in/brands/a-d/admyrin/orange-digitally-printed-georgette-kurta)
2. Set of 2 Multicoloured Radha Krishna Printed Cushion Covers
(http://www.indianroots.in/set-of-2-multicoloured-printed-cushion-covers-40368)
3. Black Cotton Kurta with Abstract Ganesh Print
(http://www.indianroots.in/black-cotton-kurta-with-abstract-ganesh-print-7206)
4. Blue Cotton Kurta with Ganesh & Aum Print
(http://www.indianroots.in/blue-cotton-kurta-with-ganesh-aum-print-7230)

Please note that this is not a comprehensive list, so we request (ask) you to remove any other item that we may have missed from this list, if it is likely to hurt feelings of Hindus.

Please acknowledge the letter and inform us in writing about the action taken by you in this regard.

Regards,
Shri. B.Ram Bhat Patwardhan
For Hindu Janajagruti Samiti