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The author argues that today, as never before, Hinduism is under an insidious multi-dimensional siege; and the manifestation of this can be seen by those alerted to it. The author suggests that the siege against Hinduism is visible in five dimensions: (1) The international denigration of Hindu icons; (2) Psychological warping of minds by a fraudulent British colonial version of our history; (3) The Islamic terrorist-driven religious cleansing of Hindus in Kashmir and at other places; (4) The money-induced conversion of Hindus to Christianity in various parts of the country; and (5) Cultural assimilation through globalization of tastes, dress and interpersonal morality determined by the mores in the Anglo-Saxon White Christian world (“the West”). The author argues that Hindus must collectively acquire a new mindset, to meet this growing challenge. If Hindus and other sympathetic Indians do not confront this culture threatening menace, India known as Hindustan runs the risk of perishing as did the ancient civilizations of the Greeks, Egyptians, Zoroastrian Persians, Babylonians and several others. ABOUT THE AUTHOR DR SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY is an economist, earning a Ph.D.in Economics from Harvard University, mentored by Nobel Laureate Simon Kuznets and with jointly-authored research with Nobel Laureate Paul A. Samuelson. Dr Swamy after obtaining his Ph.D. taught graduate-level courses for several years at Harvard University before returning to India as Professor of Economics at IIT, New Delhi [1971-91]. He was also Visiting Professor of Economics (1985-86) as well as at the Harvard Summer School annually till 2012. Dr Swamy is a renowned scholar of Chinese economy and is the author of several books on the economies of China and India. After joining politics in India, Dr Swamy has been elected six times [each to Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha] three times. He held a senior Cabinet Minister post twice, in 1990-91 and 1994-96.