>From where did the terms 'Bharat' and 'Hindutva' emerge?
March 27, 2001
After the evening interview, Swami came to the Ganesh portico. Noticing the
school and the institute students sitting separately…
Swami : Kaiko Aisa Divide Karte?
Prof. Anil Kumar : Swami, schoolboys came first and sat on that side, later the
institute boys came and sat on this side.
Swami : This is not the correct answer. They do not have unity. They should sit
together and then can unity be attained. Tomorrow, there is Navagraha
Pratishtha and Ashta Devatala Pratishtha (Installation of the idols of the nine
planets in Hanuman temple in Puttaparthi village). The idols were brought from
Nepal.
Prof.A.K. : Swami, the railway minister released the railway budget. They have
decided to run one more train from Vizag (Visakhapatnam) to Bangalore via
Puttaparthi.
Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Railway Station
Swami : New tracks are being laid from Dharmavaram to Puttaparthi and this
train will be the first to come on this new track.
Then the conversation turned towards the origin of the term Hindutva and Bharat.
Swami : The terms Hindutva and Bharat have not originated from any individual’s
name.
Prof.A.K. : Swami, has it not come from Shakuntala’s son Bharat?
Goddess Saraswati
Swami : No. It came from Goddess Saraswati. This is Her birthplace. This is the
place where the Vedas and the Puranas originated. Saraswati, Bhagavati,
Bhudevi, Bharati, and thus the word 'Bharat' came into being.
Prof.A.K. : How did the word ‘Hindutva’ come?
River Sindhu now known as Indus
Swami : In olden days, our culture evolved around the Sindhu river (also known
as River Indus, now in Pakistan). When Alexander came to India, the first
syllable ‘si’ was mispronounced as ‘hi’ thus giving the term Hindu. From then
on, foreigners have called us Hindus.
Swami : (To a student) Are you studying well?
Student : Yes, Swami.
Swami : I am spending much time outside. That is why the students are not
studying well.
Prof.A.K. : Swami, till you came, they were studying well.
Swami : (Joking) Oh! When I come, they are closing their books. Then from
tomorrow onwards, I won’t come.
Source: Students with Sai: Conversations – Part 2 (2000-2004)
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