future of india is in economic development

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future of india is in economic development not communalism

ANJU

 

>Hello All:

>

>I wanted to share my unease at the way the conference ended on sunday. I

>heard the paper read - twice - and feel that it gave a one sided view of

>history. It had some interesting facts but also portrayed a view point of

>victimization and of putting down another people's religion. The future of

>India is on dealing with issues at the grass roots level and in economic

>development. It is not on making religion the basis of inflammatory

activism.

> Even in the 1920s the great martyr Bhagat Singh said, "India's problems

are

>not so much colonialism, but communalism".

>

>The Vedic way is on rising above the situation and not in propagating a

>superiority complex as only subjugated (or colonized) people do.

>Understanding history, as we did through the many wonderful papers

presented

>at the Conference, helps us see the past in its completeness and fills in

the

>historical gaps. Understanding the past is beneficial only if it helps us

>move forward in a beneficial way. We have to accept the past. It happened.

>It is not blaming one religion - Islam or Christianity or Hindu Dharma. It

is

>understanding that power corrupts whoever (or a group of people) has it

>regardless of religion. We see that even today.

>

>The Mauryan empire and later Ashoka's expansion was acquired through

warfare.

>Can one say that Ashoka's annexation of Kalinga was not at the expense of

>most men who died defending their region? And the women who committed

sati?

>Did the "Hindu" kings not have their own political conspiraciesand

>slaughters? Did Shankaracharya not try to revive the Vedic thought in the

7th

>century before the Islamic empire took its roots? Yes, as Hindus we can

and

>must protest when we see wrong done, negative stereotypes, promoted but

not

>at the expense of putting down other religions and ways of worship.

>

>I hope we will heed Bhagat Singh's concerns and make India and Indians

>stronger by accepting all religions, working to eliminate negative

>stereotypes which are debasing, and working towards economic development

>which empowers people to accept themselves, their religion and way of

life.

>So many have sacrificed their lives to make us free. True freedom comes

with

>prosperity. Today, for India to minimize its security problems, it needs

>strong neighbors - Pakistan, Banladesh, Sri Lanka etal.

>

>Hinduism and the Vedas have had the ability to withstand centuries of

>neglect. There is no way it is going to get instict. The far east is a

great

>example of its continuing presence.

>

>Please do not send me information which puts others culture, religion or

way

>of life down and spam my inbox.

>

>Thanks.

>

>Anju

 

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