The Gita and the Freedom of India
On August 15th 60 years ago, an ancient civilisation accounting for over 1/6th of the world’s population, achieved freedom. Despite the sad events that accompanied India’s Independence, the partition of India and the accompanying massacres, Independence Day is a happy event, celebrated by over a billion people every year, in many parts of the world.
A sacred song recited thousands of years ago to a hesitant hero who had lost his courage and will to fight also provided inspiration to thousands of those who struggled for India’s Independence. That song - the Bhagavad Gita…
August 20th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Jai Hind,
To all the freedom fighters, both male and female, mentioned here and not mentioned, those who are famous and not so famous, I salute, thank and praise each and every one of them. They have been a source of inspiration to all Indians.
Freedom is ours and we have done well in he last 60 years to take India out of nothing to world recognition.
“For whatsoever a great man does, that very thing other men also do; whatever standard he sets up, the generality of men follow the same†Bhagvad Gita 3:21
We now have a new India and new source of Inspirations. May you all achieve great things in life.
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Jai Shree Krishna
September 8th, 2007 at 1:46 am
I am not an Indian National but a Hindu and the Gita has always been inspirational to most of us Hindus in Guyana. I welcome the independance of India and feel proud that the motherland is on the way to regaining its high status in the world; my only regret is that she should not have had to fight for her independance, she should have fought to rid herself from the invaders and avoid the creation of Pakistan - one does not negociate with invaders and aggressors. In this respect, I think that Sri Aurobindo Ghose’s policy was more in the spirit of the Gita than Gandhi’s.
September 10th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
I agree with Nehru Lall, plus would like to say that Aurobindo Ghose’s writings on the Gita are the most inspiring, logical and practical I’ve ever seen, although due to the complex English, they do take quite a lot of perseverence to get to grips with.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 am
hallo readers,
we are in 21st century.we got freedom that behand thousends of peoples had died and sacrepius thire Life.we have to keep in mind that point because what happend here wherever we go curroption,and illegal things done by us in daily.what it is so.we must be thinking that!
November 4th, 2007 at 3:29 am
I am reading a book called “Decolonizing the Hindu Mind” by Dr. Koenraad Elst and I am shocked by his account of what is happening to Hindus in India. The summary of his book is that while Hindus are descriminated by the secular legal system in India, Muslims and Christians are protected under it. Hindus have to pay a fee to the government in the form of tax when they go to holy places in India, while Muslims are paid to go to Mecca twice a year. Hindu temples are controlled by the government, while Muslims and Christians are free to run their Mosques and Churches without interference. When Muslims enter India illegally from Pakistan and Bangladesh in their thousands the government turns a blind eye and when the police go after the terrorists amoung them ministers intervene to protect the terrorists. And when Hindus are systematically cleanse from Pakistan and Banlgadesh - their properties are confiscated, women and girls are raped and the government of India says nothing and these things hardly gets reported in the press. And the author goes on to say how the various political parties are bending backwards to apease the Muslims and Christians to get their votes. He describes secularism and Marxism as anti-Hindu and pro-Islam and Christianity. If his account is true, I feel the sacrifice of Hindu lives for Independance was in vain. Can the Hindu Voice UK confirm or deny his writings.