Know Your Swastikas

In India, the swastika is a common Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain decoration. It can be found virtually everywhere: entrances to buildings, doorways to apartments, and windows of rickshaws or taxis. When we first arrived in India I was intrigued with this icon as I seemed to run into it everywhere. Yesterday, I saw someone's personal car with the Nazi swastika sticker on the back; red rectangle with a centered white circle containing the tilted black swastika. It took me a few minutes to realize that this was strange because the symbol is so ubiquitous here. I think this person needs to reeducate themselves about which swastika is appropriate. In the West, the swastika graphic is an immediate red flag (no pun intended), a definite no-no.