swastika

When translated from its Sanskrit root, Swastika comprises of ‘su’ meaning ”good” and ‘Asti’ meaning ”to be”. In other words, well-being. It dates back some 6,000 years to rock and cave paintings. Scholars generally agree it originated in India.

Swastika Chandra grew up in Fiji where her name was common among the Pacific nation's large Indian community.

A Hindu advocacy group in Canada has launched a campaign 'Reclaim Swastika' after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau referred to Nazi Hakenkreuz as Swastika.

Thackeray, who claims to be a devout Hindu and speaks volumes on Hindutva, followed the same template that the West followed by claiming Swastika was the symbol used by Nazis. However, in reality, it was Hakenkreuz, or the Hooked Cross.

The bill passed by Queensland government in Australia has exempted swastika from prohibited symbols and differentiated it from Nazi Hakenkreuz.

Author Yann Meridex pointed out that Twitter includes Swastika as a hate symbol in its policies to regulate behaviour online.

Many International media houses described the Nazi Hakenkreuz symbol on the sleeve of Russian gunman as ‘Swastika’.

After Hindus objected to use of the word Swastika for Nazi Hakenkreuz by Queensland MP Annastacia Palaszczuk, she deleted the post

In an amendment introduced in the Legislative Assembly, California recognised difference between peaceful Hindu Swastika and Nazi Hakenkreuz.

The govt of Victoria state in Australia has tabled a legislation to ban the use of Nazi Hakenkreuz, but allows Swastika