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From: agrawal@lipari.usc.edu (Amitabh Agrawal)
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Subject: Swastika symbol in most hindu homes in India
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The negatinve Swastika symbol (also called "swastika" in the native
tongue i.e. Hindi) can be found drawn in a lot of indian homes . I can
remember it drawn at my grand ma's and several of my relatives (my
mother is not a very religious person).

I think the word has its roots in Sanskrit (possibly Latin too)... and
the meaning (at least in Hindi) is "pure, clean etc..." which would
explain its usage by Nazis. 

Amit

PS: There is a brand of laundry detergent available in india called
"Swastika"... 

"Swastika cleans better..." HA! HA!

A