Ramakrishna
08 April 2011, 08:56 PM
Namaste,
Major-General Charles Stuart was a British officer in the East India Company who embraced the Hindu culture and religion while stationed in India. He earned the nickname "Hindoo Stewart". He bathed in the Ganges, wore Indian clothes when not on duty, and prayed to Hindu deities. He encouraged Westerners to embrace Hinduism and India and not try to destroy it, and also spoke out against Christian evangelism. I remember first hearing about him when I watched "The Story of India" a while back, but didn't think much of him then. It's nice to see somebody who embraced Sanatana Dharma and saw the brilliance in it and recognized the beauty of India at a time when many Westerners were actively seeking to destroy it.
"Hinduism little needs the meliorating hand of Christianity to render its votaries a sufficiently correct and moral people for all the useful purposes of a civilized society." - Charles Stuart
"The glorious scriptures of the Hindoos were written at a time when our own ancestors were savages in the forests." - Charles Stuart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stuart_%28East_India_Company_officer%29
Jai Sri Ram
Major-General Charles Stuart was a British officer in the East India Company who embraced the Hindu culture and religion while stationed in India. He earned the nickname "Hindoo Stewart". He bathed in the Ganges, wore Indian clothes when not on duty, and prayed to Hindu deities. He encouraged Westerners to embrace Hinduism and India and not try to destroy it, and also spoke out against Christian evangelism. I remember first hearing about him when I watched "The Story of India" a while back, but didn't think much of him then. It's nice to see somebody who embraced Sanatana Dharma and saw the brilliance in it and recognized the beauty of India at a time when many Westerners were actively seeking to destroy it.
"Hinduism little needs the meliorating hand of Christianity to render its votaries a sufficiently correct and moral people for all the useful purposes of a civilized society." - Charles Stuart
"The glorious scriptures of the Hindoos were written at a time when our own ancestors were savages in the forests." - Charles Stuart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stuart_%28East_India_Company_officer%29
Jai Sri Ram