Hindu by Heart: Coerced into Islam, Seeking Freedom - Part 1
That's So Hindu
English - November 02, 2023 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBHinduism Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture hindu hinduism yoga spirituality india politics Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For this special two-part episode we’ve got something a little bit different. This time, Dr indu Viswanathan, who’s been a guest on the show twice, is on the other side of the interviewing equation. She’s speaking with a young Hindu man, who has a unique and important story to tell. Keshav was raised Hindu and began questing his beliefs, to the point that he converted to Islam and began publicly making stereotypical Hinduphobic comments and denouncing India. But Keshav had a change of heart and mind, and came back to Hinduism — only to receive threats for leaving Islam. At his request, we're calling him by the pseudonym 'Keshav' and disguising his voice.
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