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Chaitra Shukla 11, Vik. Samvat 2080, Yugabda 5125: 1 April, 2023: SM5001(For Private Circulation Only)


 1. FESTIVALS: VAISHAKHI 2. PROGRAMS OF SARASANGHACHALAK DR. MOHAN BHAGWAT
3. SWARAJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 4. DALAI LAMA NAMES US-BORN MONGOLIAN BOY AS 3RD HIGHEST BUDDHIST LEADER
5. CHALO DISPUR RALLY FOR DELISTING CONVERTED INDIVIDUALS 6. SURYA NAMASKAR YAGNA - UK
7. HINDU HERITAGE CAMP IN ZAMBIA 8. HINDU FAMILY MEET IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
9. ‘FRIENDS OF HUA GALA’ IN HOUSTON 10. TAKHT SRI PATNA SAHIB GURUDWARA PRABANDHAK COMMITTEE CONDEMNED ATTACK ON HIGH COMMISSION
11. HINDUS TAKE OUT A RALLY IN AUSTRALIA AFTER THE LAXMI NARAYAN MANDIR IN BRISBANE GOT ATTACKED 12. PRAN PRATISTHAN POOJA OF GANESH MANDIR RUN BY JAPANESE DEVOTEE
13. BHARAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT DEBT-RIDDEN SRI LANKA 14. 700-YEAR-OLD MANGLESHWAR BHAIRAV MANDIR UNDERGOES RESTORATION
15. IN A FIRST, MEGHALAYA GETS ELECTRIC TRAINS 16. BHARAT'S COCHIN SHIPYARD BAGS ORDER TO BUILD ZERO-EMISSION FEEDER CONTAINER VESSEL
17. IIT GUWAHATI LISTED AMONG WORLD'S TOP UNIVERSITIES 18. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN & FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Article: A NATION NAMED HINDU AND SANATAN ITS ADJECTIVE

 1. FESTIVALS: VAISHAKHI: Vaisakhi, also known as Baisakhi and Basoa (among Dogras), marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh - April 14 this year. It is celebrated primarily in Northern Bharat as spring harvest festival. Further, in many parts of Bharat, Vaisakhi is also the date for the Bharatiya Solar New Year.

Vaisakhi observes major events in the history of Sikhism. It marks the birth of the Khalsa panth by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism, on April 13 1699. Later, Ranjit Singh was proclaimed as Maharaja of the Sikh Empire on 12 April 1801 (to coincide with Vaisakhi).
The festival coincides with New Year festivals celebrated on the first day of Vaisakh in other regions of the Bharat such as 'Vishu' and 'Puthandu' in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Bohag (Rongali) Bihu in Assam and Pohela Boishakh in Bengal.
Vaisakhi is the day when Hindus believe that the holy River Ganga descended on earth from heaven. One of the largest Vaisakhi fair in Bharat is held at Haridwar in which is an important Hindu pilgrimage place. Around 50 lakhs (5 million) pilgrims throng Brahm Kund in Haridwar to take a dip in Ganga.
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2. PROGRAMS OF SARASANGHACHALAK DR. MOHAN BHAGWAT: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarasanghachalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat said that religions are different pathways that people take to reach the same goal and added that different ways of worship cannot be the reason for animosity or conflict between communities. The RSS chief made remarks on March 17 at the launch of the first Urdu translation of the Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, by scriptwriter and filmmaker Iqbal Durrani. 
The event was organised at the iconic Red Fort in the national capital, New Delhi. Borrowing a piece of wisdom from Swami Vivekananda, Bhagwat said even if people climb a mountain from many sides, they will end up at the same peak. He added that the Samaveda contains a distilled version of what is found in the three other Vedas. 
Speaking on the occasion, Durrani said that Dara Shikoh, son of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, had started work of translating the Upanishads into Urdu but was murdered by his brother Aurangzeb before his effort come to fruition. "While the work towards this end had been stalled for 400 years ever since, fresh efforts to translate Hindu scriptures into Urdu are being made." he added.
On March 26, Dr. Mohan Bhagwat visited the historic Sangameswara Mandir in Nandyal district and offered prayers. He also took part in a meeting in Kurnool city.
Speaking at a farmers' conference organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Hastinapur on March 19, Dr. Bhagwat said that changing farming methods is necessary not only for Bharat but the world and advised farmers to adopt cow-based farming. He added that cow-based farming does not disturb the cycle of nature. Mohan Bhagwat said that the government might change the policies but the farmers will have to do the work to save agriculture and nature.
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3. SWARAJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: “Swaraj - Native Models of Governance”, a three-day international conference at Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Gadag concluded on March 3.
52 delegates from 15 foreign countries and 255 delegates from across the length and breadth of Bharat participated in the conference. These delegates represented more than 30 organisations and institution. Forty-four resource persons from diverse academic and professional domains shared their thoughts during the discourses.

Importantly, the conference received 170 abstracts and more than 100 full length research papers during the conference. The three-day conference witnessed technical sessions, panel discussions, paper presentations, case studies along with cultural programmes which were in tune with the theme of the conference and reflect the global ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
The Swaraj Resolution which was passed during the conference has advocated for establishing centres at various institutions to study ‘Swaraj’ as a theory for Self Governance, encouraging and facilitating collaborations between academics, researchers, and practitioners of Swaraj to promote inter-disciplinary / trans-disciplinary research, knowledge sharing and facilitating local communities to develop models of governance suited locally. It also advocated developing and implementing Swaraj-based curriculum in schools and universities to promote research awareness and understanding of the philosophy among students and scholars.
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4. DALAI LAMA NAMES US-BORN MONGOLIAN BOY AS 3RD HIGHEST BUDDHIST LEADER: An eight-year-old Mongolian boy, born in the United States, has been named the 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, the third highest rank in Tibetan Buddhism, by the Dalai Lama.

During a ceremony, held on March 8 in Dharamsala where the Dalai Lama (87) lives in exile, the elderly spiritual leader was pictured with the boy recognising him as the 3rd highest leader in Buddhism. "We have the reincarnation of Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche of Mongolia with us today," the Dalai Lama said during the ceremony which was attended by 5,000 monks and nuns, 600 Mongolians and other members. -GoTop


5. CHALO DISPUR RALLY FOR DELISTING CONVERTED INDIVIDUALS: The massive rally on anti-conversion and delisting of Schedule Tribe (ST) status possessed by converted individuals was held on March 26 in Guwahati. Organised by Janajati Dharma Sanskriti Suraksha Manch (JDSSM-Assam), the rally witnessed participation of over 55,000 tribal people from 30 districts of Assam.
Wearing traditional attire, the participants also carried folk musical instruments in the ‘Chalo Dispur’ rally.

The Janajati Suraksha Manch (JSM) expressed concern that relentless religious conversion among the ST families has been ruining the tribal people. Advocating to prevent unethical religious conversion, the forum urged both the Union and concerned State Governments for amending Article 342 A of the Constitution (where the matter of benefits to socially and educationally backward classes is highlighted) and equalise with Article 341 for Scheduled Caste (if any SC person is converted to any other religion, he/she should be automatically delisted from the reservation parameter). -GoTop


6. SURYA NAMASKAR YAGNA - UK: In February, HSS UK conducted its annual Surya Namaskar Yagna (SNY). The SNY targets for this year included ‘Everyday Surya Namaskar’ in which 300 swayamsevaks and sevikas completed at least 13 Surya Namaskars every day of the month. Under the ‘Everywhere Surya Namaskar’ concept, swayamsevaks and sevikas were encouraged to take pictures of Surya Namaskar at iconic locations across the UK.

Surya Namaskar photos were posted from many stunning locations including Warwick Castle, London Parliament and the Canary Islands. Under the ‘Everyone Surya Namaskar’, swayamsevaks and sevikas reached out to more than 240 individuals outside of shakha and they completed 411,206 Surya Namaskars. In total, 826 swayamsevaks/sevikas from 77 shakhas across the UK and 240 other participants from the samaj took part in the SNY. -GoTop


7. HINDU HERITAGE CAMP IN ZAMBIA: On March 19, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh HSS Zambia successfully conducted Hindu Heritage Camp" for students aged between 6 and 16. The venue of the camp was the Ndola Hindu Samaj – Mandir. The activity included physical activities like Bharatiya traditional games and intellectual activities like cultural quiz. Yoga and meditation techniques and shloka chanting was also conducted to cater to the mental and spiritual aspects.

162 students including 80 boys and 82 girls attended the camp. Around 20 volunteers worked together for the success of the camp. At the concluding program, the students gave an impressive demonstration of Yoga and other topics learnt during the camp. Addressing the concluding session, Ndola Hindu Samaj- President Shree Devendra Bhai Mistry highlighted the importance of Hindu cultural values with subtle examples. -GoTop


8. HINDU FAMILY MEET IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: On March 24, HSS conducted its first programme in Democratic Republic of Congo. The ‘Hindu Family Meet’ at Lubumbashi was a great success with a large number of local Hindu families attending the function.

Such a huge response highlighted the need of the local Hindu community and the potential for the activities of HSS in DRC. -GoTop


9. ‘FRIENDS OF HUA GALA’ IN HOUSTON: Hindu University of America (HUA) in association with Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) hosted a ‘Friends of HUA Gala’ evening on March 26 at VPSS Haveli in Houston. Close to 500 members of the Houston community attended the amazing event.
The gala honored Kiran and Ramesh Bhutada and their family for their generous gift of one million dollars to HUA. Sri Ramesh Bhutada, CEO of Star Pipe Products, is a successful Houston-based businessman and philanthropist.
The Houston community also heard from the Chairman of the HUA Board Padma Bhushan Ved Nanda, and the HUA President Kalyan Viswanathan about the rejuvenation of HUA, its current state, and future roadmap.

On the occasion, Ramesh Bhutada said that though other universities may impart knowledge for students to earn a livelihood, only an institution like HUA can impart Hindu knowledge that teaches the student how to live their life. With his own personal stories as well as stories from the Hindu American community, he underlined that knowledge imparted by established educational institutions in the modern academic setting is critical to ensure the younger generations understand and apply Hinduism in their lives. -GoTop


10. TAKHT SRI PATNA SAHIB GURUDWARA PRABANDHAK COMMITTEE CONDEMNED ATTACK ON HIGH COMMISSION: Takht Sri Patna Sahib Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, while slamming the Khalistani elements, has condemned the attack and removal of the National flag from the Bharatiya High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK) on March 19.
As per the report of a local daily, the president of the Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Jagjot Singh Sodhi, senior member of the committee, Lakhwinder Singh, along with vice-president Gurwinder Singh said in a joint statement that the attempts to barged into Bharatiya High Commissions of UK, Australia and United states are unprecedented as even during the peak of terrorism in Punjab such incidents were never been reported. They added that those who are inciting the youths of the community for such misdeeds are only doing damage to the prestige of the Sikh community worldwide.
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11. HINDUS TAKE OUT A RALLY IN AUSTRALIA AFTER THE LAXMI NARAYAN MANDIR IN BRISBANE GOT ATTACKED: In a show of support, Hindus in Brisbane took to the streets to stand in solidarity with the Laxmi Narayan Mandir that was recently attacked by Khalistani extremists. The rally, which was held on March 26, saw a large turnout of people from the Hindu community, who were outraged by the attack on their religious institution.

The rally took place on the streets of Brisbane, with participants denouncing the attack on their mandir. Most of the participants were dressed in traditional Hindu attire, and the atmosphere was one of unity and strength.
“Salute to the over 1000 Australian Hindus hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, New Delhi, Fiji, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh & elsewhere who participated in the Australian Hindus Harmony Rally in Brisbane on 26 March.” said the Australian Hindu Media.
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12. PRAN PRATISTHAN POOJA OF GANESH MANDIR RUN BY JAPANESE DEVOTEE: On March 26, the Pran Pratisthan Pooja was held at the renovated Chiba Shri Ganpati Mandir in Japan. The mandir is being run by a Japanese Ganesha devotee, Maekawa-san. The pooja was performed by Buddhist monks from Thailand by chanting Sanskrit shlokas. The program was organized by the local Japanese community.

From March 30 to April 2, Ram Navami will also be celebrated at various mandirs in Japan. -GoTop


13. BHARAT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT DEBT-RIDDEN SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka plunged into a financial crisis after the Covid-19 pandemic affected tourism, which is considered the country's economic backbone, and remittances from citizens working abroad fell.
Bharat, under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, has always come forward to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka, and in the latest instance, New Delhi distributed the ration in Kalmunai, the Bharatiya High Commission in Colombo said. 
Recently, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry was on an official visit to New Delhi to attend Raisina Dialogue, 2023. During the Raisina Dialogue, Sabry had said that Bharat - both the government and the people - helped Sri Lanka more than any other country, especially when the island-nation was struggling to come out of an unprecedented crisis.
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14. 700-YEAR-OLD MANGLESHWAR BHAIRAV MANDIR UNDERGOES RESTORATION: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken up the restoration work of the 700-year-old Mangleshwar Bhairav Mandir located in the heart of Srinagar city. It was severely damaged by floods in 2014. The J&K administration said that the work was started in June 2022 and is expected to be completed next month.

Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad said that the Mangleshwar Bhairav mandir management committee was consulted on preserving the structure’s original form before the work began. "There are two sacred trees and we have not touched them… No cement has been used for the reconstruction and the same material is being used with which it was built,” he added. Sanjay Saraf, a Kashmiri Pandit, said that local people call the Mangleshwar Bhairav mandir by several names such as "Raazeh Mangleshwar", which is also incarnation of Bhagwan Shiva, He added there were nearly 700 mandirs in Kashmir that need to be restored. -GoTop

 
15. IN A FIRST, MEGHALAYA GETS ELECTRIC TRAINS: In a landmark event on March 17, Meghalaya got its first electric train. In another endeavor for complete electrification, Northeast Frontier Railway has achieved another milestone by commissioning Dudhnai - Mendipathar (22.823 km track) single line section and Abhayapuri - Pancharatna (34.59 km track) double line section on March 15. 

According to the Ministry of Railways, the Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) has carried out the electrification works in these sections. After the commissioning of electric traction, trains hauled by electric locomotive will now be able to operate directly from Mendipathar in Meghalaya. More passenger and freight-carrying trains will be able to operate through these sections with full sectional speeds. As a result, punctuality will also increase. Parcel and freight-carrying trains hauled by electric locomotives from other states will be able to reach Meghalaya directly, said the Railways statement. The electrification will significantly improve the mobility of trains in Northeast Bharat. -GoTop


16. BHARAT'S COCHIN SHIPYARD BAGS ORDER TO BUILD ZERO-EMISSION FEEDER CONTAINER VESSEL
In a huge development, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has received an international order for the world's first zero-emission feeder container vessel. The vessel will ultimately be powered using Hydrogen Fuel Cells, with Green Hydrogen. The total project cost is about Rs 550 crores.

The order has been received from M/s. Samskip Group, a global logistics solution provider for the Design and Construction of Two Zero Emission Feeder Container Vessels with an option for two more vessels. These ships can carry about 365 45-feet long high cube containers and are intended to serve the European Market where sustainable transportation solutions are in high demand. 
In the recent past, CSL had also bagged contracts for the construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) for the European renewable offshore wind-farm segment.
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17. IIT GUWAHATI LISTED AMONG WORLD'S TOP UNIVERSITIES: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has been named as one of the world's top universities for the study of 14 subjects, according to the latest edition of the world's most-consulted university ranking.

The 2023 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, named the world's best universities for the study of 54 academic disciplines. IIT Guwahati has performed best in Petroleum Engineering, in which it ranks 51-100 globally and 2nd in Bharat. Compared to the previous year, the institution is ranked in two additional subjects. For IIT Guwahati, six of its programmes improved in rank. 
Speaking about IIT Guwahati's performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, Prof Parameswar K Iyer, Officiating Director, IIT Guwahati, said, "IIT Guwahati is working hard to deliver quality education which will play an important role in building a brighter future for all.”
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18. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Pravas: Vishwa Vibhag Samyojak Saumitra Gokhale will be travelling to Africa. Vishwa Vibhag Sah-Samyojak Dr. Ram Vaidya will be travelling to Egypt. RSS Akhil Bharatiya Karyakarini Sadasya Suresh Soni will be travelling to UK. Visitors: Chander Malik—USA.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: In reality, this strength is as sacred and blessed as spiritual strength. We don’t have to become strong to indulge in violence but to end the violence and atrocities of the world once and for all. — Dr. Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar (Pathey)
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JAI SHRI RAM
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A NATION NAMED HINDU AND SANATAN ITS ADJECTIVE
DR MANMOHAN VAIDYA

Sanatan or eternal is the adjective ascribed to Bharat as Bharat is Anaadi (beginningless) and Anant (unending). There are two reasons for the same. One the philosophy that has shaped Bharat is eternal, and two, the society which lives by it, which is the embodiment of this philosophy, is also eternal.
The unique worldview of Bharat is eternal because the basis of it is spirituality; hence it is integral and hence holistic. Owing to this world view Bharat realizes the entire creation interconnected – singular consciousness manifested in varied expressions. Therefore, Bharat considers that there is coordination in the universe and not conflict.

Bharat or Bharatiya society holds four beliefs as central to its civilization. First, Truth or God is one, it can be called by various names and realized through different ways and religious practices. Second, to see unity in teeming diversity, to appreciate it and to celebrate it is the very essence of the Bharatiya way of life. Third, every soul (man & woman) is potentially divine and the goal of life is to manifest the divinity by controlling nature external and internal and to liberate oneself from the cycle of birth and death by merging into that supreme consciousness is the ultimate goal of human life. Fourth, one’s innate divinity may be manifested by walking different paths (referred to as religion or worship) as conducive to one’s unique nature and interest and all paths are equal, acceptable and respectable. These paths may be referred to by different names and with time newer paths may emerge. The old and the new are all welcome here. This is the defining feature of Bharat. This is why Swami Vivekananda in his 1893 Chicago address referred to Bharat as the “mother of all religions.” The basis of this philosophy being spirituality makes it eternal.
Having all this merely at the level of thinking and philosophy is not sufficient. A timeless tradition of living that philosophy has been established by the society here. Having suffered innumerable attacks and blows this society, which is referred to as the ‘rashtra,’ continues to exist. The interminability of this society also makes Bharat sanatan. Two main factors responsible for the continuity and sanatan tradition of this rashtra are spirituality-based view of life and the society not being based on the welfare state. Gurudev Rabindra Nath Thakur in his essay ‘Swadeshi Samaj’ writes “welfare state is not a Bharatiya tradition. Barring law & order, defence and foreign affairs the society had its autonomous systems for all other matters like education, healthcare, trade & commerce, temples, fairs, art & aesthetics, music, dance-drama, pilgrimage, etc. Sanatan Bharat did not rely on the state treasury to fund these activities of the society.
The society had its independent arrangement which had dharma as its guiding principle. This ‘Dharma’ does not imply religion or worship. To give to the society as one would to one’s own family, to give back, is considered dharma. Swami Vivekananda’s disciple Bhagini Nivedita has said that the society in which the people, instead of keeping the remuneration of their efforts to themselves, give it to the society, becomes rich and prosperous and as a result, every person in the society becomes rich and prosperous. This is called Dharma and Dharma does not discriminate. It connects all, it binds all and it holds all together.
But if the people in the society, instead of giving the remuneration of their efforts to the society, keep it to themselves, some persons in the society may become rich but the society remains poor. A tent-like structure that is supported by but one pole is grounded in case the pole is damaged whereas a tent-like structure that is built with the help of three-four poles will not be grounded in case any one of the poles gets damaged, moreover it can possibly be internally reconstructed. Bharat has traditionally been working in the same way. Hence though the foreign attacks defeated the kings, the society or rashtra remained undefeated. Each time, swaraj has been restored through suitable awakenings. This design is also at the heart of the secret of Bharat being Sanatan.
The unique spirituality-centric view of life of this rashtra is known by the name Hindu across the world, which is why this rashtra is Hindu and its adjective Sanatan. We did not coin this name because we never considered ourselves separate from the rest of humanity. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the whole vasudha or creation is one kutumba or family) has been our belief. But those who viewed us from outside christened this uniqueness of ours in order to differentiate us as Hindu (those who hail from the other side of the Sindhu).
Between 1935-1940 the ghee shops in Nagpur bore boards flanked by the names of the neighboring villages, viz, Boregaanv, Dahegaanv or Aamgaanv followed by the suffix “ghee shop.” Around the time when WW-II was going on a product called Dalda made an appearance in the market, which looked like ghee but wasn’t actually ghee. It was then that the boards of those shops began to be renamed as “shudh ghee shop” suffixed after the name of the village. Now the word ‘shudh’ (pure) was added later but that cannot be interpreted as what was being sold earlier was not pure. It was added to differentiate it from the imitative article. This applies to Hindu too. Living by the dictum of aatma vat sarva bhuteshu (to consider everyone as oneself) the necessity to define ourselves with a name or a label was never felt, therefore we did not consider doing it. With time, in the natural course of events, every society undergoes changes. While remaining steadfast in the eternal principle, discarding obsolete practices in the light of the timeless principles and adopting concurrent new practices comes naturally to Bharat. In this line, Bharat has had a culture of adopting certain foreign values and systems after refashioning those as per the local lore. This is yet another hallmark of Bharat that makes it ancient and antiquated (chir puratan), yet ever so young (nitya nutan).
Many treatises or documents (smritis) that inform the attitude and behavior of the society were composed here from time to time as this process of aforementioned integration of values and knowledge systems in the light of the existing timeless principles took place. This text here is the panacea of knowledge and that there will be none beyond this – Bharat has never proclaimed this.
For the Bharat of current times, our constitution is the latest Smriti. The provisions for modifying this constitution are enshrined within the constitution only. The tact of periodically renovating the structure while retaining the base of the foundation is what Bharat has championed. It has ensured our civilisational continuity and renewal and it is this which makes it Sanatan.
Yet another peculiarity of Bharat is that it has held both abhyuday (material prosperity) and nihshreyas (salvation or liberation) as equally important. To live a life that strikes a balance between these two inseparable pursuits is what is Dharma – ‘
यतोऽभ्युदय निःश्रेयस सिद्धिः स धर्मः’ This is another definition of Dharma.
Because of this view in the first seventeen centuries of the current era Bharat’s share in world trade was over 30% (highest in the world, then).
Despite trade relations with several countries, we did not attempt to colonize them, plunder their riches, ‘convert’ the natives or enslave the people and rob them of their dignity by trading them as labor. This also was possible because of the eternal global view – Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – held by Bharat. Bharat is an ancient civilization.
In the long journey of its existence, it has seen periods of degradation which led to a passivity in the attitude of its people. In such situations to awaken and strengthen the society many saints incarnated in all segments of the society who were instrumental in reinvigorating the consciousness of the people. This timely intervention through directives of many such saints and sages also gives Bharat its Sanatan adjective.
Today when the whole world has moved in closer, newer speed and efficiency have dawned upon the mediums of transportation and communication, to balance the diversity manifested in languages, lineages and religions with the finite resources available on earth is a challenge before all of humanity. Where the need of the hour is the aspiration to live a truly prosperous life but in harmony then Bharat has the worldview, the philosophy, the experience and also a history that illustrates a similar achievement.
Famous physicist Fritjof Capra’s this illustration illuminates the same idea – “The paradigm that is now receding has dominated our culture for several hundred years. During which it has shaped our modern western society and has significantly influenced the rest of the world. This paradigm consists of a number of entrenched ideas and values, among them the view of the universe as a mechanical system composed of elementary building blocks, view of human body as a machine, the view of life in society as a competitive struggle for existence, belief in unlimited material, economic and technological growth, and last not the least, the belief that a society in which the female is everywhere subsumed under the male is one that follows a basic law of nature.
These entire assumptions have been fatefully challenged by recent events. Indeed, a radical revision of them is occurring. The new paradigm may be called a holistic world view, seeing the world as an integrated whole rather than a dissociated collection of parts. It may also be called an ecological view, if the term ecological is used in a much broader and deeper sense than usual. Deep ecological awareness recognizes the fundamental interdependence of all phenomena and the fact that as individuals and societies, we are all embedded in (and ultimately depend on) the cyclic process of nature. Ultimately, deep ecological awareness is spiritual or religious awareness.
When the concept of the human spirit is understood as the mode of consciousness in which the individual feels a sense of belonging, of connectedness, to the cosmos as a whole, it becomes clear that ecological awareness is spiritual in its deepest essence. It is therefore not surprising that the emerging new vision of reality based on deep ecological awareness is consistent with the so-called perennial philosophy of spiritual traditions.”
Therefore, preservation of this uniqueness of Bharat along with its prosperity, continuity and security is a global necessity. And for Bharat to remain Sanatan this Sanatan spirituality-based Hindu view of life must continue to thrive. The continuity of a close-knit, strong, active and victorious society that embodies this view of life is equally important. To sustain this Sanatan Bharat and maintain the Sanatanata (eternal values) of Bharat, honoring the essence of the word Hindu by consolidating the Hindu samaj, remedying it and instilling the virtue of the Rashtra is the way. (Writer is Sahsarkaryavah of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) https://vskbharat.com/a-nation-named-hindu-and-sanatan-its-adjective/?lang=en March 20, 2023  
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