Too many Hindu mums and dads have long suffered trying to unravel the tangle of Hindu misconceptions their children often bring home from school. “Why do we pray to idols in the temple?” these innocent young ones ask their parents in confusion. “Are we really superstitious? Why do we worship so many Gods and Goddesses? What is the caste system and why does it exist? Why have Hindu wives committed suicide by throwing themselves on their husband’s funeral pyre? And does Goddess Kali really kill people and drink blood?”

Hinduism as it is taught in public school systems has always been distorted to one extent or another by errant Abrahamic interpretation. The book, Hinduism for Schools (133 pages, Vivekananda Centre London), written by Seeta Lakhani, addresses these misrepresentations with intelligent clarity…

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