12-01-2006, 12:45 AM
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For thousands of years India has been one, not merely in a geographical sense, but in religion, civilization, and customs. India has always felt herself to be an integral whole from the Himalayas to Lanka.
As for the modern awakening out of slumber and intellectual & social corruption, and when at the verge of perishing, and I quote Ashok's message
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"Modernity" in the truest sense of the word, in India's affairs, starts when hindus awoke after a centuries long slumber. This should properly be identified with the so called "Hindu Renaissance of the late 19th century and early 20th century. All other definitions of modernity are non-Indian definitions and to their view of what they consider modern.
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The essential unity of India was always there because of the history and heritage. THe WAKINGUP of Hindus is the awareness of political rights and political center for Hindus in India which was controlled by the Muslims( Mughals) and British during occupation.
This awareness came to India during the end of 19th century and 20th century. This is essential for any nation to be free and not subjugated. Hindus were subjugated because Hindus were not aware of the political sense and political center of India.
Hindus lost the political center even before the entry of the muslims to India but they could not group together to create a Hindu political center during the medieval times which could have prevented the Muslim rule in India. Monarchy was the main center of Hindus during the ancient and medieval times. Vijayanagar empire was an exception and was more close to a republican empire.
But once the Muslims subjugated the different regions they controlled the political center but it was more by force and enforcing feudal system. The Hindus even though numerically superior could not challenge that center until that center weakened by itself. This is because of the lack of the political awareness which is different from religious awareness or spiritual awareness.
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Not true Acharya. Please read this (Hunter's analysis) and then we will discuss more:
http://hindurajput.blogspot.com/#Rajputs_a...asions_of_India
-Digvijay
For thousands of years India has been one, not merely in a geographical sense, but in religion, civilization, and customs. India has always felt herself to be an integral whole from the Himalayas to Lanka.
As for the modern awakening out of slumber and intellectual & social corruption, and when at the verge of perishing, and I quote Ashok's message
<!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"Modernity" in the truest sense of the word, in India's affairs, starts when hindus awoke after a centuries long slumber. This should properly be identified with the so called "Hindu Renaissance of the late 19th century and early 20th century. All other definitions of modernity are non-Indian definitions and to their view of what they consider modern.
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The essential unity of India was always there because of the history and heritage. THe WAKINGUP of Hindus is the awareness of political rights and political center for Hindus in India which was controlled by the Muslims( Mughals) and British during occupation.
This awareness came to India during the end of 19th century and 20th century. This is essential for any nation to be free and not subjugated. Hindus were subjugated because Hindus were not aware of the political sense and political center of India.
Hindus lost the political center even before the entry of the muslims to India but they could not group together to create a Hindu political center during the medieval times which could have prevented the Muslim rule in India. Monarchy was the main center of Hindus during the ancient and medieval times. Vijayanagar empire was an exception and was more close to a republican empire.
But once the Muslims subjugated the different regions they controlled the political center but it was more by force and enforcing feudal system. The Hindus even though numerically superior could not challenge that center until that center weakened by itself. This is because of the lack of the political awareness which is different from religious awareness or spiritual awareness.
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Not true Acharya. Please read this (Hunter's analysis) and then we will discuss more:
http://hindurajput.blogspot.com/#Rajputs_a...asions_of_India
-Digvijay