Santosh Helekar: This is not true at all. There is a lot of criticism of Hinduism and Islam published by respectable outlets in western democracies. Islamophobia is quite rampant in the U.S. in particular. Here is an article criticizing Hindus in the New York Times: http://tinyurl.com/GoanetCorrection1
Response: I went through the above article. I did not find any criticism of Hinduism as claimed by Santosh. In fact the article is merely a reporting of the violence against christians in Kandhamal,Orissa in 2008 by hindutva forces. IMHO hindutva is an ideology of comparative recent origin, early 20th century (propounded by Savarkar, Hegdewar & others) whereas Hinduism is a religion of over 2000 years old. The two are quite different and should not be considered synonymous although adherents, sympathisers and apologists of hindutva would like all others to believe so in order to gain acceptance and respectability. Regards, Marshall