Odd13 Brewing, Inc., of Lafayette (Colorado, USA) reportedly withdrew “Hanuman” beer within hours of the first Hindu protest. On the brewery’s website, all the references to Hanuman have been removed. Single Hop IPA seems to have taken the place on the website where “Hanuman” beer once existed. Single Hop Australian Summer shows up where once […]
Hindu Gods in Pop Culture
Hanuman beer in Colorado, Hindus urge to withdraw it
Upset Hindus have urged Lafayette (Colorado, USA) based Odd13 Brewing, Inc., to apologize and withdraw its “Hanuman” beer, calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay as it […]
Arkansas University paper called Hindu gods ‘demonic’, Hinduism ‘ugly’
Hindus are upset over an article in Arkansas’s John Brown University (JBU) student newspaper calling Hindu gods as “demonic” and Hinduism as “ugly religion”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that such statements coming out of an educational institution were really shocking. Zed, who is President of Universal […]
Hindus concerned at Hindu goddesses depiction at Seattle burlesque show
Hindus are concerned at the depiction of Hindu goddesses in the “House of Thee UnHoly” adult in nature burlesque show in Seattle (USA), running March 12-16 at The Triple Door, calling it inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Hindu goddesses, the female aspect of the supreme, were […]
Hindus urge Anheuser-Bush to change name of popular ‘Brahma’ beer
Upset Hindus have urged Leuven (Belgium) headquartered leading global brewer Anheuser-Bush InBev to change the name of its popular “Brahma” beer, calling it highly inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not […]
Amazon.com removes Lord Ganesha pants after Hindus protest
Amazon.com, world’s largest online retailer headquartered in Seattle (USA), has removed the pants carrying image of Lord Ganesha from its website after Hindus protested. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, thanked Amazon.com for understanding the concerns of Hindu community, which thought Lord Ganesha’s image on […]
Amazon.com’s Lord Ganesha pants, Upset Hindus urge Amazon to withdraw
Upset Hindus have urged world’s largest online retailer Amazon.com headquartered in Seattle (USA) for the immediate withdrawal of pants carrying image of Lord Ganesha and sold on its website, calling it inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was […]
Urban Outfitters apologizes to Hindus & removes Lord Ganesh socks from stores & web
Urban Outfitters, a publicly traded American retail company which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise, has apologized to Hindus upset over socks carrying image of Lord Ganesh and offered to remove it from stores and website immediately. In an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, Crystal Carroll, Public Relations Manager […]
Hindus urge Urban Outfitters to withdraw Lord Ganesh socks
Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate recalling of socks carrying image of Lord Ganesh sold by a Philadelphia (USA) headquartered firm Urban Outfitters, Inc., calling it inappropriate. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped […]
Hindus upset at Lord Vishnu’s misrepresentation on ABC’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Hindus are upset over ABC’s award-winning television series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” for hinting at Lord Vishnu being an alien character in their Episode-8 “The Well”, which was aired on November 19 and reportedly watched by about seven million. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was inappropriate […]
Upset Hindus thank Australian brewery for apology & redesigning Ganesh-Lakshmi beer
Hindus worldwide, perturbed over Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery’s ginger beer carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi, have thanked it for apologizing and focusing on redesigning the beer. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, calling juxtaposed images of Ganesh and Lakshmi on a beer bottle […]
Withdraw images of Ganesh-Lakshmi on Australian beer, Hindus urge
Upset Hindus have urged Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery to apologize and withdraw its ginger beer carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi, calling it highly inappropriate. Label at this ginger beer bottle juxtaposes image of Lord Ganesh’s face and Goddess Lakshmi’s body, besides displaying various other Hindu religious […]
Trivialization of Lord Ganesh in South Africa newspaper
Hindus worldwide are upset at the cartoon of Lord Ganesh depicting a cricket tussle in the Sunday Times newspaper of South Africa dated October 27, calling it trivialization of their highly revered deity. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was inappropriate depiction of Lord Ganesh who […]
NZ Herald’s Goddess Kali caricature, Hindus ask front-page Apology
Hindus are upset at the Hindu goddess Kali caricature in New Zealand’s leading metropolitan daily newspaper The New Zealand Herald, which they found highly insensitive. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, asked Herald Editor-in-Chief Tim Murphy and Board Chairman of its parent APN News & Media Peter Cosgrove to […]
Trivialization of Lord Ganesh in Australia’s Fairfax Media, Hindus upset
Hindus are upset at the depiction of Australian cricketer Shane Warne as Lord Ganesh in many Fairfax Media publications dated March third, including Sydney Morning Herald, calling it trivialization of their highly revered deity. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that it was inappropriate depiction of Lord Ganesh […]
Disrespectful Lord Ganesha artwork at Massachusetts Museum, Hindus urged to remove it
Hindus have urged the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (Massachusetts, USA) to remove the Lord Ganesha painting from its current “Painting in India” exhibition, terming it as “disrespectful and inappropriate”. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that “Ganapati the Warrior” painting in “Midnight to the Boom: Painting in […]
Depiction of Hindu Gods in Vizag’s Kingfisher Fashion Show
Depiction of Hindu Gods on costumes in Vizag’s Kingfisher Fashion Show lead to cancellation of the fashion show on February 3, 2013. The Visakha Kingfisher Fashion Show has been stopped with many organizations protesting against the attire of the participants which has portraits of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The show was cancelled following a complaint […]
Hinduism, Hindu Gods & Goddesses Vs Pop Culture: A detailed Story on dirty Western companies and Media
Hinduism, the third largest religion (exactly, the way of living), has been attacked in many ways by pop culture till now. The images of Hindu Gods and Goddesses have been displayed on toilet seats, shoes, slippers, mood enhancer shot boxes, bikinis (swimsuits), under garments, etc. to insult and to criticize Hindus all over the world. […]
California firm apologizes, removes Ganesha yogamats after Hindus protest
California (USA) firm Yogamatic apologized and removed the yoga mats carrying images of Lord Ganesha from its website which upset Hindus considered “inappropriate” and had asked for their immediate recall. William Cawley of Yogamatic, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, wrote: “Thank you for bringing this concern to our attention. The mats have […]
California firm’s underwears, flip-flops, dog-shirts showing Hindu gods – Hindus upset
Hindus are upset seeing underwears, flip flops, dog t-shirts, pet bowls and yoga mats carrying images of Hindu deities sold by a California (USA) company Cafe Press, and want it to immediate recall these products calling these highly “inappropriate”. Read the comprehensive article on detailed analysis of western companies’ dirty actions. Images of Hindu deities […]