Edinburgh International Festival faces huge backlash over a play that denigrates Hindu deities

The well-known Edinburgh International Theatre Festival is within the information for all of the fallacious causes. Recently, a play has come to mild that has invoked the ire of Hindus abroad. Titled ‘Hindu Times’, the play is within the information for all of the fallacious causes.In the identify of being trendy, this play denigrates Hindu deities, making them use abusive phrases, exhibiting them in obscene positions, and far more. Written by Scottish-Indian author Jaimini Jethwa and directed by Caitlin Skinner, Hindu Times is scheduled to be launched on the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh between August 20-21.So, what’s so fallacious about it? Well, the play mocks the non secular beliefs and reveals revered Hindu deities equivalent to Bhagwan Brahma, Bhagwan Vishnu, and Goddess Lakshmi in a nasty mild. According to the president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, Shri Rajan Zed, Hindu Gods and Goddesses are supposed to be worshipped in temples and residential shrines. He emphasised that they shouldn’t be portrayed as on the lookout for alcohol in Dundee and breaking into closed outlets for liquor. Zed lambasted Edinburgh International Festival for sacrilege, ridiculing the Hindu neighborhood and belittling different traditions. He has referred to as upon Edinburgh International Festival to apologise for its inappropriate collection of a play.Rajan urged the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival to coach its executives for ‘cultural sensitivity’ and re-evaluate the programs and procedures in place to keep away from collection of performs equivalent to ‘Hindu Times.’ He has urged the companions and funders of the Edinburgh Theatre Festival such because the British Council, the Scottish Government, UK authorities to rethink their affiliation with it.The play has now drawn the ire of the 1.2 billion Hindus for deliberate mishandling and depiction of the Hindu religion. Reportedly, one of many scenes additionally confirmed Goddess Lakshmi and Bhagwan Brahma utilizing the ‘F-word’. Kuldeep Shekhawat, Overseas Friends of BJP UK, too expressed anger with the Edinburgh Theatre Festival for its collection of a play that portrays Hinduism in a nasty mild. “We request EIF to withdraw this play if it is making derogatory remarks,” he mentioned.These days, it has type of change into a vogue to denigrate and disgrace Hindus, be it inside India or exterior India. However, the excellent news that Hindus have stopped taking such nonsense evenly. If somebody creates such offensive stuff, he/she can also be paid again in the identical coin as nicely. This is clear from the anger and criticism that anti-Hindu internet collection and films have confronted in India just lately.