Until recently I was very much passionate about a gal who was very much passionate about her religion – Hinduism. That is when I went and bought ‘Am I a Hindu? the Hinduism Primer’ by Ed Viswanathan to get a deeper knowledge on Hinduism. Having read Ramayana (by Kambar), Mahabaratha and Arthamulla Inthumatham (Meaningful Hinduism) by Kannadasan and lived most of my life in India, I have a fairly good knowledge of Hinduism. However, I wanted to know more. This book provides a simple yet elegant way of a Father-and-Son dialogue to explore various aspects of this ancient religion. If a westerner or a non-Hindu wants to get an introduction to Hinduism, then this book will serve the purpose.

Speaking of Hinduism, I consider it as a way of life (a culture) than a religion. It teaches a way of conducting oneself at every stage of life (coming to think of it, the early books of Old Testament, collectively called as Torah, does the same). I also visited a Hindu temple and in a structural view, a temple resembles a synagogue: the worship place consists of outer courtyard, the place of worship and the most holy place. Another note worthy aspect of Hinduism is that there is no unified school of thought as found in Judeo-Christian threads. One might presume that this will spoil the essence and hinder the growth. Interestingly, no. It is this very aspect that has caused Hinduism to thrive and spread its wings everywhere. Whenever there was a threat, like Buddhism or