Use your common sense and increase knowledge about Indian culture before following western countries. 

It's become a common practice to say RIP (Rest in Peace) when someone passes away. Well, this is what happens when we start receiving our education from American movies rather than from books.

We ought to understand the implication of words we say.

For example "RIP" implies that the person is going to sleep/rest in their graves until the day Jesus/ Al-Mahadi comes back and resurrects their body. Body is central to the A-brahmic belief system, hence the burial- which is a form of preservation (of sorts) and belief that it'll be alright once again.

On the other hand, in Sanatan Dharma the body is just a vehicle, a temporary refuge - while the aatman carries on its journey with reincarnations, until the day its Karmic path and spiritual knowledge leads it to Moksha. An appropriate phrase, for a Hindu who has passed away, would be "prayers for the departed atman" , "Om Shanti" (or something similar).

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