From: indu@iss700.Columbia.NCR.COM ()
Subject: 14th AUGUST AND ITS RELAVANCE TODAY
Originator: indu@iss700
Organization: NCR Corp, E&M-Columbia, Columbia, SC
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 17:37:01 GMT

WHAT DOES 14th AUGUST MEAN NOTHING TO US?




   As one of our co-netter had posted,Does 14th August mean nothing to us?
I feel that we better reorient our thought process towards PAKISTAN. Does 
a nation lose its claim on its territorial parts that try to sperate for 
time being?


   Today Pakistan could be different political entity. But what about its 
HISTORICAL links with BHARAT? We should always treat PAK as a misguided 
brother who has lost his links of relationships with his family in the past 
few centuries.

   Right from the ages of Ramayana our links have been established with IRAN, 
AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, NEPAL, CEYLON, THAILAND etc. Can these be severed
by some religio-fanatical upsurge(as in case of PAKISTAN) or by some weak
leadership guidance(in case of BHARAT)? Does PAKISTAN gaining its Political 
Independence mean that we lose claim on all our Historical Landmarks like
LAHORE (maharaj Ranjit Singhs Capital), Western Punjab Provinces, Sind regions,
Rivers and rivulets  Sindhu which had their repectable place since the Vedic 
age? Can all the history, cultural bonds be undone?

  I believe that PAKISTAN is still an integral part of Great Indian culture and
heritage. YES, sometimes political mistakes turnout to be very costly.
In such cases one should never forget the examples which Jews and Germans have
set before us. ( Jews kept track of their claim on territorial rights over
their motherland even after 2000 years. Germans even though they were divided
politically following diagnolly opposite philosophies merged after a period
of 40 years.)

   Bharath was once a world leader, VISHWA GURU.  Its culture had spread from
Siberia to Australia, from Indo-China regions to SOUTH America. It is this 
spirit we should remember. The sad incidence of pertition should be taken as
a wrong in the history and one should forget that and try to restore our
GLORIOUS HERITAGE.

  The basic problem with our generation of INDIANS( inclusive of both living
in India and Pakistan /*the so called Pakistanis */) that we have lost a sense 
of pride and direction in our past. We do not know who we are, who we were, 
what our history is, and where we stand in this whole setup?
If a nation born just 400 years ago tries to convince the world of its values,
way of life then think of our NATION which has thousands of years of HISTORY,
TRADITION, CULTURE, HERITAGE. It is this we should try to restore in the MODERN
context.

   Nevermind some parts have been seperated. One should view them as a 
temporary arrangement and try to win back our people. THINK OF THAT GLORIOUS
NATION WE MAKE WITH ALL THESE POLITICAL ENTITIES MERGING BACK. It is for these
very reason we should remember 14th August as black day our nation history.

   Some times it does pain the way our pakistani brothers try to project their
so called PAKISTANI identity. But do they realise what their history was? 
If they feel that their NATION has taken its birth in 1947 then they are lost. 
We should symapathize these people who had to suffer the invasions of Mongols, 
Greeks, Muslims, barbarians. During this process that westernmost part of 
Bharath got its roots submerged in this chaos. And finally that led to a mass 
conversion of Hindus into ISLAM. After a period of few centuries the newer
generations are losing their actual place in History and are being misled by 
PSEUDO-INTELLCTUALS who for their selfish needs have corrupted the society 
much further.

   These people have taken all the pains of the Invaders barbarianism and 
stopped them at the FRONTIERS of BHARATH. Are we that gratitudeless to 
forget all those sacrifices? Whole of the Indian nation is grateful to 
these masses who have taken this poison and tried to give the AMRITA to
the remaining country. Now it is our turn to serve them and bring them out
of their chaotic life and give them a sense of Direction, a place in the 
History and intriduce them back to the world as those belonging from the 
Land of Rama and Krishna.

   As a person with this past we should try to merge back and try to achieve
the final of  UNDIVIDED BHARAT ( AKHAND BHARAT).  BHARAT can never be a
complete without Pakistan. 


-Indu.
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