Synopsis
Hinduism: part 7 of the Chicago Police Department's Diversity Series on religions, cultures and communities, distributed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 2000.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 9 minutes
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Hinduism · srrs · 2008-06-29
I admire the effort of Chicago Police to portray & familiarise the essentials of every religion & I appreciate this spirit of tolerance particularly at these times of religious fanaticism. That American Police is so much citizen-friendly is amply evident in this education.
★★★★ · Slightly overstated · Sapna · 2008-07-03
This video was an excellent attempt at creating understanding of the Hindu faith, and Indian cultural norms. However, a bit of constructive criticism in case this video is updated: 1) Most Indians living in the US would probably be comfortable shaking hands since this form of greeting became familiarized with British colonial rule. However, it is true that older Hindu women are generally very modest and may prefer to namaste or just smile, and greet you without contact. 2) Most Indians would be fine with accepting things from the right hand of a police officer. It's just 'prasad' or blessed…
★★★ · Swastika · Jayadev · 2008-04-07
The Video is good. As a Hindu living in Bangalore, a major city in South India, I laud the efforts of the Chicago Police Department to educate their officers as well as lay Americans. One observation: If you look closely the Nazi Swastika is left handed while Hindu Swastika is right handed depending upon how you view it. This aspect seems to be little known. Hence these Swastikas are indeed different.
★★★ · swastik sysmbol · jayshil mehta · 2010-06-01
i am hindu european citizen,i really apreciate effort of chicago police to create awareness.when police is dealing wth hindus,it may happen sometime,now a days in usa,i think people are use to wth us culture.now regarding swastik symbol,hindu swastik is symbol of welcome of east tatva(positive energy)& always wth round circle inbetween,round circle is symbols of simplicity(purnta ka swaroop aur swikar),every humankinds,animals,birds,insects are perfect in their own world.so hindu relegeon doesnt belive in supramacy nor in racism.hindu swastik is always clockwise,it means it always goes wth…
