The first principle which Hindu society has to observe while preparing its defence is that it will stop processing and evaluating its own heritage in terms of ideas and ideals projected by closed creeds and pretentious ideologies. On the contrary, Hindu society will henceforward process and evaluate the heritage of these creeds and ideologies in terms of its own categories of thought, and find out the real worth of Christian, Islamic, Communist, and Modernist Claims. The first need of the hour, therefore, is for Hindus to become aware of the fundamentals of their own faith (Hindu Spirituality), the premises on which their own society has evolved (Hindu Sociology), and the vicissitudes which their own society has experienced in the march of Time (Hindu History). These are the three domains in which the Hindu image has been distorted to the utmost by imperialist thought systems, resulting in a deep sense of inferiority from which Hindus suffer at present.
Defence of Hindu Society is part of a series of books written by Sita Ram Goel to awaken Hindu society to the existential threats they face and the need to counter them. It is always awe-inspiring to read the boldness and clarity of thought employed by Sita Ram Goel, especially given the era he lived in and the opposition he faced. This book is no different than many of his other works, like India's Secularism.
