---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Capt Ravi Kant Mahajan <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 at 13:23 Subject: CULTURAL ORPHANS: To:
*CULTURAL ORPHANS: * *Why Are We Indians ASHAMED of Our Glorious Heritage?* Indonesia is the most populous Muslim Country. For an Indian, a visit to Indonesia can be a real eye-opener: It is fervently proud of its Cultural heritage and Hindu Past. Although Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, it has inscribed the picture of Lord Ganesha on its 20,000 rupiah currency notes. Even the most prestigious institute of technology, has Lord Ganesha in its logo. Indonesia’s official airline is called ‘Garuda’ (Lord Vishnu’s mount) and the official bank is named after ‘Kubera’ ( Hindu God of Wealth). Indonesian government patronizes and supports dance dramas and puppet shows that depict stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata. It has also issued many postal stamps on these Two Epics. Jakarta has a huge sculpture of Lord Krishna revealing Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. In Bali, statues of Hindu deities adorn most public places. Several cross-roads have massive sculptures portraying scenes from Hindu scriptures like the Sun-God riding his chariot, yoked by Seven Horses. For an Indian, it is a puzzling experience, a Muslim country honouring Hindu gods. Unable to control his curiosity, an Indian tourist quizzed our guide Mustafa. After looking at the perplexed faces in the group, Mustafa responded, *“Earlier, all of us were Hindus and worshipped these Gods. Whatever be the reasons, we converted to Islam. I do not pray these Gods now but respect them because I know that my parents, grand-parents and ancestors worshipped them? They are a part of my heritage and ancestry. Should change of faith make me disown my heritage? That would amount to my disowning my own lineage and ancestors.”* The silence was deafening. In a few sentences, Mustafa had taught us what we Indians have not learnt for centuries. Few educated Indians ever boast of India’s rich heritage. Our education system has ingrained in us an acute sense of inferiority - inadequacy. We eulogize everything that is Western and run down our own glorious past. *Everything concerning ancient India’s intellectual prowess, cultural richness, multiple philosophies and liberal thoughts is painted as narrow-mindedness by our own people, so called pseudo Seculars, drawing room Liberals & Self Styled Intellectuals etc. India is, perhaps, the only country in the world that is ashamed of its past heritage.* Yes, the word ASHAMED is an apt description. Expressions like Vedas, Hindus, Hindutva, Saffron and Bharat Mata or ‘Vande Mataram’, have come to convey a sense of inadequacy within many such Indians. The whole world applauds India for its Vedic Knowledge, Philosophical Expositions, Ayurveda, Yoga and a host of other gifts to humanity in which every Indian must take great pride However, our westernised stooges, so called Intellectuals, self styled Liberals and Pseudo Seculars, carry on deriding our heritage, demeaning their own parentage. They might never admit that they have become *what they are because of the Parentage or Dynasty they were born to, though few like our PM Modi are exceptions who have become what they are because of their own Strength, untiring Efforts, Labour, Talent and Commitment to Selfless Service to the country. * * After attaining certain spots themselves, these so called Intellectuals, self styled Liberals, Pseudo Seculars and Self Serving Politicians, obstruct every change, oppose it vehemently, which will benefit our poor masses and bring some semblance of parity in our society by creating fear psychosis of caste, religion and regional conflicts. *We must understand that for every Gain, some pain has to be endured in the short run and endure it we must. *Using Mustafa’s taxonomy, they take pride in masquerading as ‘CULTURAL ORPHANS’.* *Capt.Ravi Kant Mahajan* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoptFbrsR1jKjzVaaF5FDF786Tf79yUuwWEqjqq%3DdVeW%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com.
