Hindu ( pronunciation (help·info); Devanagari:हिंदू) refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion (i.e. Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism or Sikhism). In common use today, it refers to an adherent of Hinduism.
With more than a billion adherents, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion. The vast majority of Hindus, approximately 940 million, live in India. Other countries with large Hindu populations include Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji and the island of Bali.
The word Hindu is derived from the Sanskrit word Sindhu, first mentioned in the Rig Veda, was the historic local appellation for the Indus River in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent.
The Brihaspati Agama says:
The usage of the word Hindu was further popularized for Arabs and further west by the Arabic term al-Hind referring to the land of the people who live across river Indus and the Persian term Hindū referring to all Indians. By the 13th century, Hindustān emerged as a popular alternative name of India, meaning the "land of Hindus".
Swaminathan Gurumurthy (Tamil: சுவாமிநாதன் குருமூர்த்தி;Hindi: स्वामिनाथन गुरुमूर्ती) is the co-convenor of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, a journalist and a chartered accountant in India.
He is a strong proponent of the traditional Indian economic wisdom that was a part of every home and village model but he was also associated with some of the biggest corporate deals in India.[citation needed]
Gurumurthy was born in a small village, 160 kilometres South of Chennai (formerly Madras). He had his schooling in a local school and higher education at the Vivekananda College, Chennai. Unable to realize his dreams to study law, he chose to become a Chartered Accountant. After completing the course in 1972, he joined an auditing firm and was allotted the job of maintaining the books of some of the companies of the press baron, Ramnath Goenka. Impressed by this young accountant, in 1975, Goenka offered a job, which Gurumurthy declined.[citation needed] In 1976, he started his own firm, Guru & Varadhan, which was financially supported by the Goenka family.[citation needed] He was drawn into RSS since his college days and continues his affiliation with the organisation and has had an important role in many assignments. He is a leading member of the think-tank of Sangh Parivar.
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (Urdu: ذاکر عبدالکریم نائیک; born 18 October 1965) is an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), a non-profit organisation that owns the Peace TV channel based in Dubai, UAE. He is sometimes referred to as a televangelist. Before becoming a public speaker, he trained as a doctor. He has written two booklets on Islam and comparative religion. He is regarded as an exponent of the Salafi ideology; he places a strong emphasis on individual scholarship and the rejection of "blind Taqlid", which has led him to repudiate the relevance of sectarian or Madh'hab designations, all the while reaffirming their importance.
Zakir Abdul Karim Naik was born on 18 October 1965 in Mumbai, India. He attended St. Peter's High School in Mumbai. Later he enrolled at Kishinchand Chellaram College, before studying medicine at Topiwala National Medical College and Nair Hospital and later the University of Mumbai, where he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS). His wife, Farhat Naik, works for the women's section of the IRF.
Akbaruddin Owaisi (born 14 June 1971) is an Indian politician and a MLA. He belongs to All India Majlis-e Ittihad al-Muslimin and is its floor leader in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Akbaruddin Owaisi was born in Hyderabad to Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi on 14 June 1971. His elder brother is Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of Parliament representing Hyderabad constituency. Akbaruddin Owaisi discontinued his MBBS study midway to help his father, Late Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi retain the Chandrayangutta assembly constituency by winning the elections in 1999. Akbaruddin was first elected to the state Assembly in 1999 and served as a deputy to his elder brother Asaduddin Owaisi, who was leading the MIM in the House. In 2004, Akbaruddin became the floor leader of MIM in the Assembly upon Asaduddin’s election to Lok Sabha from Hyderabad. He was relected in 2009 and now leads the seven-member MIM in the House. Akbaruddin has been very vocal about the land mafia grabbing Wakf properties in the assembly Akbaruddin survived an attempt on his life in april 2011 when a 12 member team of land mafia attacked him ,he was shot thrice and recived multiple stabs but managed to survive ,the whole episode was recorded on camera and made Akbaruddin a survival hero. Akbaruddin owaisi is also the managing director of Owaisi hospital which was setup by his late father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi for the welfare of the poor .
Forgive me for falling out, it's just not the way I see you. Take me to the
Water. Let there be light! To reveal everything we've become. Take me to
The water. I'm losing my faith at the hands of the dynasty. Take me to the
Water. I just want something real. From the shore, with the sea to my back.
I can see a wasteland of blasphemy. Spoiled fruit, reaped from crooked
Trees. God, are these your seeds? Are these your branches? I'm so disgusted
With all of this. I want to recover. Be still my brother. Be still so we
In this broken place, where everything can be explained, as we watch the
earth move, but we’ve never seen Your face. In this broken place, will we
recognize Your voice, as we watch the earth move. The way the sun shines,
the way our hearts beat. And how the stars fill out the sky, for all of us
to see. Open our eyes, to how we became. Open our eyes, to how we became.
All Your beauty shows, in all of our lives. In every living thing, within
the patterns of my skin. In every miracle, You can be found. And in this
broken place, I will choose to believe in Christ... Oh... We sing praises
to the King, ’cause He’s listening. We sing praise to the King, ’cause He’s
listening...’cause He’s listening. We sing praises to the King, ’cause He’s
I’ll set my heart on love, and let the world know why I sing. I’ll shake
the liar’s hand, because I know that we’re the same. I’ll let the Godless
know, that I will stand at their side. I’ll let forgiveness show,
throughout the rest of my life. I have been a hypocrite, and I’ve been all
the dirty things that would disgust you. But in this I have seen
compassion, when it was undeserved. Oh...I will never claim perfection, so
I’ll stand at the bottom to lift them up. We need to make a change, if we
could all look outside our boxes. If we could learn to love, no matter what
we believe. Can we all come together. We need to make a change. I’ll shake
the liar’s hand, because I know that we’re the same. Oh how can I condemn,
when I’ve been delivered from the flame. I’ll shake the liar’s hand,
because I know that we’re the same. Yeah...Oh how can I condemn, when I’ve
been delivered from the flame...the flame. I’ll set my heart on love. I’ll
God, let all creation sing. Let the mountains rise. Let the oceans breathe.
God, let all creation sing. From the dust we rise, from Your breath we
breathe. In the beginning, when You set the night from the day. Or when you
shaped the earth and the sky was formed, as the seas obeyed. But when You
came to rest, in the quiet whispers of the trees. And in the midst of all
this perfection. Did you think of me. Did you think of me. From the dust we
rise, from Your breath we breathe. By Your design, we are conceived. From
the dust we rise, from Your breath we breathe. By Your design, we are
conceived. Creator...Creator...Creator... From the dust we rise, from Your
I have seen Your love and Im infected. On this day of truth, I will open my
eyes... I will open my eyes. I will clean my hands, they are filthy. To the
light of truth, I will open my eyes... I will open my eyes. To the sounds
of earth, Ive adjusted. In the name of truth, I will open my eyes. To the
God Almighty, I surrender it all. Oh... To the God Almighty, I surrender it
all. To the God Almighty, I surrender it all... it all. I surrender it
all... Hear oh earth, the Lord our God is one. Hear oh earth, the Lord our
God is one... Hear oh earth, the Lord our God is one. Hear oh earth, the
Lord our God is one. Hear oh earth, the Lord our God is one. Hear oh earth,
Aging anger brings me to my knees. My heart still hurts and I need
forgiveness. And is this all your plan? Answer me. My heart still hurts.
And I give You control. And I give You control. Ouh...oh yeah...
Ahh...oh...Ahh... This sleeper has lost his way, and I know that Im wrong.
But Ill see this through, like the rain Ill fall... like the rain Ill...
like the rain Ill fall... As I look to the horizon with open arms, I can
hear Your words. Ill stay by Your side. Ill stay by Your side. Ill stay by
Your side. Answer me, break me down, bring me to my knees. And I want to be
nothing. Ill sing if You want me to sing, sing praises before You my King.
We sing glory... glory. Glory... glory... glory. Glory... Ill sing you a
song... Glory... and well walk together... Glory... ...hand in hand.
I have failed to recover. I am shamed with deceit. My hands are shaking
with anguish. Trying to tear out my eyes, trying to rip out my tongue.
Redeemer, meet me here. I need an answer. Redeemer, meet me here. I need an
answer. In this place of decision I thought of You, but turned away. My
body’s aching with terror. Will you still love me now, will you forgive my
mistakes. Redeemer, meet me here. I need an answer. Redeemer, meet me here.
I need an answer. And in my darkest time You were watching, trying to call
my name. And though I let you down, You were waiting for me to come back
home. I’m ready. In my darkest time... in my darkest time... You were
always waiting... for me to come back home. Though I let you down... cause
You were always just watching... I can hear you calling. Redeemer, meet me
here. In my darkest time, You were always waiting. Though I let you down, I
I’m reaching out, with everything that I have left. Can You see my heart,
can You hear it pounding in my chest... can You hear it pounding in my
chest. I’m reaching out, with the serpent resting at my feet. Will You hold
my hands, ’cause I can feel my body growing weak. Deliver me from the fire.
Rescue me from the mouth of lions. Oh God I’m calling You now. Will you
hear my voice, or will I be consumed. My eyes trying to search for Yours,
grow weak with sorrow. Father, I won’t give up on You now. Oh...will You
release me. I won’t give up on You now. My eyes trying to search for Yours.
I won’t give up on You now. Will You... will You release me. I won’t give
up on You now. My eyes trying to search for Yours. I won’t give up on You
All desires of the world will fade... of the world will fade. All desires
of the world will fade... of the world will fade. Come shake us all. Bury
everything. Open the skies. Let it all fall down. Let it all fall down. We
need to look outside, our possessions. There’s so much more, than what this
world can give. What seems important now, will seem empty when we have
reached the end. There’s so much more, than what this world can give. Let
it all fall down. Let it all fall down. Let it all fall down. Let it all
fall down. Let it all fall down. Let it all fall down. We need to search
our hearts, to find a love everlasting. We need to search our hearts, to
find a love everlasting. Come shake us all. Come shake us all. Bring the
end of the world. Bring the end of the world. Bring the end of the world.
Can you feel the anger in my heart? I can't believe this is me. I built my
House on shaking ground, and lit a match to watch it burn. Set me free.
Rest my soul in you alone. Rise, from the quiet I will rise. Take my hand.
Give me the faith to move mountains. Give me the strength to rebuild. Help
Me become a better man. Help me to understand your will. Let it rain. To
Oh my God. What have I become. Tear me down. Bring the storm, bring the
storm. Oh... And I felt the waves as they come crashing down on me. And as
my chest caves in I will come trembling... trembling. Hold me down. Reveal
my faith. Oh... Reveal my faith... And you changed the air as the blood
leaves my veins. And you changed the air as the blood leaves my veins... my
veins. Now... Now that its over, bring me to life. Im holding onto you,
bring me to life. Now... And by your graceful presence, I am changed. Now
that its over, bring me to life. With your unending love, pouring down on
me. Im holding onto you, bring me to life. May the waters calm by your
unending love. Bring me to life.
LyricsOh my God. What have I become. Tear me down. Bring the storm, bring
the storm. Oh... And I felt the waves as they come crashing down on me. And
as my chest caves in I will come trembling... trembling. Hold me down.
Reveal my faith. Oh... Reveal my faith... And you changed the air as the
blood leaves my veins. And you changed the air as the blood leaves my
veins... my veins. Now... Now that its over, bring me to life. Im holding
onto you, bring me to life. Now... And by your graceful presence, I am
changed. Now that its over, bring me to life. With your unending love,
pouring down on me. Im holding onto you, bring me to life. May the waters
Sovereign and holy, Creator. Raining with mercy, Creator. Reveal Your
glory, Creator. Show us Your nature, Creator. Youre holy. Youre holy...
Sovereign and holy, Creator. Raining with mercy, Creator. Reveal Your
glory, Creator. Show us Your nature, Creator... Lord You are, holy, glory.
Sovereign and holy, Creator. Raining with mercy, Creator. Reveal Your
glory, Creator. Show us Your nature, Creator. Lord You are, holy, glory.
I will find, the brightest love. And truth will sleep, on this sinner’s
tongue. Change my life, and paint the stars with me. I know we’re capable
of so much more, in You these colors show life. Change my life, oh and let
the angels sing. Cause I know that we’re capable of so much more, in You
these colors show life. Burn down the walls, break all these chains. Jesus
show your works in all of this. All of my wants, all of my needs. May they
be broken down, to only You sovereign God. Re-arrange all the stars, show
us life as it is. We can be so much more...oh, we can be so much more. And
I’ll find the brightest love. And I’ll think about it, and read about it,
and write about it, and sing about it. Let the angels sing... Jesus paint