: Bharat Gatha [Hardcover] [Jan 01, 2015] (Suryakant Bali)

The crowning statement of the history of Indias ten thousand year old civilization is that the remarkable and epoch-making contributions to its creation and development were made by talented and brilliant personalities from communities and castes that, for the past few centuries, have been neglected and despised, deprived of education, and downtrodden.The life values of any society, its logical and scientific perspective on the world and the universe, its view of not only humans but all living beings, even plants, are determined by whether or not it gives full respect to women, whether or not it treats those classes that have been neglected and labeled Shudras or Dalits with high regard, and whether or not its approach to the poor is humane and constructive.The positive aspect of this is that this country, which has evolved from Manu to Naimisharanya, must emphasize that every section of this country has honored and respected every such contribution with utmost respect. All of themKavsha Ailush or Agastya, Shambuka or Pippalada, Valmiki or Uddalaka, Surya Savitri or Gargi Vachaknavi, Shabari or Hanuman, Mahidas Aitareya or Atharva, Ved Vyas or Satyakam Jabala, Vidura or Eklavya or Mahamati Sutanone of them ever belonged to what could be called a large or privileged class.If you remove these, these co-religionists of Vasishtha, Vishwamitra, and Parashurama from history, what remains of our civilization? These great figures, these epoch-makers, civilization-builders, nation-builders, these predecessors of Saint Raidas, Mirabai, and Mahatma Phule, developed those life values and religion that you can give only one nameSanatan Dharma.