The lavish yet subtle display of seduction by internationally acclaimed fashion designer Suneet Varma at the recently concluded Delhi Couture Week 2011, stirred off a controversy in a section of a Hindu society, as they find it offensive.

With reference to his collection showcased lately, the designer was quoted as describing Kamasutra the most celebrated Hindu text in the world. His statement irked and raised the protesting voice from a Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who is the President of Universal Society of Hinduism.

In a release issued in Nevada, USA, Rajan said that with this statement, Varma appeared to be bypassing the highly revered and powerful Hinduism texts of Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata (including Bhagavad-Gita), Ramayana, etc. He asked the designer to publicly apologize about the issue. 

Rajan Zed further said that fashion designer appeared to be making a misleading and inappropriate statement about Hinduism for his commercial agenda which was not okay as it hurt the devotees. In view of his Indian heritage, Varma should have known better about the Hindu texts.



Hinduism was the oldest and third largest religion of the world with about one billion adherents and a rich philosophical thought and it should not be taken lightly. Concepts, texts and symbols of any faith, larger or smaller, should not be mishandled, Zed stressed.