Actually these names Hinduism, Christianity or Buddhism etc are the names given by the people later on after these religions came into existence. These names are nowhere mentioned in the books or the scripture of these religions. But today I am here going to talk about Hinduism specifically. Now every religion has a first book or the most important scriptures which is the base or pillar stone of that religion, which tells us about the belief system on which that religion is based on or to be followed to be called the follower of that religion .In Hinduism there are many holly books or scriptures such as Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata etc .Different people have faith in different books and many followers have their own set of ideology or belief system which they follow but when you read or study about the Hinduism it shows that the first book or the most holy scripture of the religion is Vedas :Considered as the first and most holly book of the Hinduism. The Vedas is perhaps the oldest written text on our planet today. Many Hindu scholars says that Vedas are supposed to be passed through oral tradition for over 90,000 to 100,000 years and that they came in written form between 4000 to 5000 years ago. The Vedas can be divided into four groups Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda,many call it as the oldest religion in the world. Hence various scholar says that name of the religion should have been Vedantism rather than Hinduism.

Hinduism is a diverse system of thought with various beliefs and its concept of God is complex and depends upon each particular tradition and philosophy for example involving devotion to a single god while accepting the existence of others. Most Hindus believe that the spirit or soul — the true “self” of every person, also known as atman in Sanskrit is eternal. Karma translates literally as action, work, or deed and can be described as the “moral law of cause and effect” is the most important belief system in Hinduism. The notion of reincarnation and karma is a strong premise in Hindu thought. The Bhagavad Gita states that: “As a person puts on new clothes and discards old and torn clothes, similarly an embodied soul enters new material bodies, leaving the old bodies” Hindu practices generally involve seeking awareness of God and sometimes also seeking blessings from Gods and Goddesses. Therefore, Hinduism has developed numerous practices meant to help one think of divinity in the midst of everyday life. Hindus can engage in pūjā (worship), either at home or at a temple. At home, Hindus often create a shrine with icons dedicated to their chosen form(s) of God. Temples are usually dedicated to a primary deity along with associated subordinate deities. Visiting temples is not obligatory and many visit temples only during religious festivals. Hindus perform their worship through icons. The icon serves as a tangible link between the worshiper and God.

Religion like Islam where Pilgrimage is compulsory such is not a case in Hinduism, though many Hindus undertake them. There are many recognized as holy cities in Hinduism such as Haridwar,Varanasi,kashi and Allahabad etc. The kumbh mela is one of the holiest of Hindu pilgrimages that is held every four years. Hinduism has many festivals throughout the year such as Holi , Dussera ,Krishna Janmastami and Dewali etc.

What I was mentioning so far were the characteristics and attributes of Hinduism with its definition but the question is why the religion which is considered as the oldest religion of world degraded or lost many of its followers during various gray periods of it? What I believe that one of the reasons that is responsible for the down fall of the Hinduism is the introduction of caste system which divided the Hindu society into 4 sections Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra or the priests, warriors, business people and laborers. A lower section of Shudra (laborers) known as the untouchables where at the lowest position in the society looked down by the other section and considered as born laborers or slaves. Due to this many Hindus from these lower casts were easily attracted towards the other religions and converted. Hindu religious literature, such as the Rig Veda, suggests that the original caste system was based on a flexible belief, where people joined a caste and a related occupation based on their skills, qualities, and nature. Caste was not a barrier to the lower caste people, who rose to the level of the upper castes through their talents. This was the reason why Kshatriyas(warrior) like the Buddha and Vishwamitra became Brahmins or men of spiritual nature and why a Brahmin (priest)like Parashurama became a Kshatriya. However, over time, the caste system transformed into a rigid caste system, preventing the ‘lower’ classes from rising.

Whatever may be the reasons but this faith has seen many good and bad times and it’s still one of the leading religion and belief system followed all over the world by millions of its followers.

If you believe in God than you will have to believe in Evil also . If there is good in the world than there must be bad also .Definition of good can only be understood if u experience the bad .Whatever your religion may be the Satin or Devil is mentioned in all the books of religions. If you say that I believe in the God and his words than God himself in various of his revelation in different holy scriptures do reveals about devil (Satin) .So if you are a man of faith you will have to believe that satin do exist and he have some powers also. Where there is positive energy there exists the negative energy both of these phenomenons coexist in this world.

The power of this satin and the study of his power opens the door of world of black magic. Over many centuries people are studying and practicing this black magic either for quick benefit or to gain powers. Many black practitioners did came in open In public and claimed to hold this mistrial powers but most of them did not came in light. The main reasons could be whenever somebody came in open and admitted to perform the black magic either they were executed or prisoned for life. There are other reasons also like the means to attain this powers most times lead to very unethical or inhumanly ways for example sacrificing new born babes .But many historical documents and proofs shows that this art was being performed over the centuries all around the world in places like subcontinent ,Middle East ,South America and Europe. Many black magic practitioner famously knows as Tantrik babas or witches are performing this art now openly in various countries. In country like India where half of population is living under poverty this art is very popular among the masses. But I must add to it that many from the higher level of the society are also involved in this art. These babas many of whom I must say are false babas and hold no powers or knowledge about the black magic and are fooling the common people mostly illiterate people who have lost faith in simple and true ways of life to fulfill their life objectives or desires. These common people are easy prey to these mal practices of black magic and are willing to perform any task or sacrifice anything as they have little to lose. I am referring to this as art again and again because you just cannot be a master in this gray world of black magic overnight but you need to regularly practice it to have mastery in it. People who are attracted towards the black magic are those who have lost faith in the Godly powers or who want to drive quick result or benefit from it even willing to hurt others in attaining their goals: That’s why many of the followers of this black power magic never come openly in the public : performing this art quietly without being noticed in general.

The bottom line is People who think that they can achieve their goals or dreams through this gray world of black magic must know this simple common sense that short cuts to fame or success is never been the best way or path to achieve it .In long run this type of fulfillment of desire and lust is never long lasting or beneficiary and most lead to devastating results or outcome.

If we study the history of this mystical and great nation you will see that many explorers, discoverers and kings from various empires from all across the world came to this land. They came on different missions some came to conquer the land, some just to loot the country of its riches and some purely on their adventurous missions. But many of them were deeply amazed and impressed with the mystical beauty of this great land and never went back. They mixed with the natives so many new cultures came to existence. India have always accepted different new waves of changes that came from the different part of the world from the beginning but some critics do say with reasonable arguments and facts that this had negative impact also as due to these acceptance to the outside changes many cultures of this country lost its core originality.

Many new traditions which were greatly influenced from the other civilizations also came into existence. But this has also given mystical and magical touch to this nation which has its own wonderful charm and aroma. Many races from outside did came to this nation with different agendas but still many stayed back and made this land their home and they mixed with the natives like sugar mixes with the water. We can see the impact of this beautiful mixture even in the beautiful work of art across this big nation; Tajmahal is the prime example of it which still amazes art lovers across the globe.

Today the national language of this country is Hindi but every region of this nation has its own language which common people use for their daily being and take proud in it. People in north have totally different way of living than people living in central or southern India for Example a Punjabi from northern part of India is totally opposite to a Nayar living in the south or Thakrey from central India. This difference has created problems in various issues in the past and still does in the present but the beautiful thing and amazing thing is that still people across the nation take great pride being Indian as a nation. This diversity has not killed the sense of togetherness the people have. I strongly believe that this diversity has only increased the beauty of this wonderful land and have even brought the people together as the feeling of curiosity and interest people have in each other cultures and tradition have brought them together and feeling of respect for each other belief and way of living has also been developed. Today we see the fruit of this character of the nation as India in recent time is fast becoming centre of many financial and economical players of the world. Many outside ventures and visionaries are coming to India for their projects and plans as they see the potential of this country for providing them best services with its inbuilt acceptances for the outside changes and ideas. This nation has many things to offer to the outside world which I believe is from the deep rooted strong cultural background it has build over many many centuries.