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For thousands of years India has been one, not merely in a geographical sense, but in religion, civilization, and customs. India has always felt herself to be an integral whole from the Himalayas to Lanka.
As for the modern awakening out of slumber and intellectual & social corruption, and when at the verge of perishing, and I quote Ashok's message
"Modernity" in the truest sense of the word, in India's affairs, starts when hindus awoke after a centuries long slumber. This should properly be identified with the so called "Hindu Renaissance of the late 19th century and early 20th century. All other definitions of modernity are non-Indian definitions and to their view of what they consider modern.
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The essential unity of India was always there because of the history and heritage. THe WAKINGUP of Hindus is the awareness of political rights and awareness political center for Hindus in India which was controlled by the Muslims( Mughals) and British during occupation.
This awareness came to India during the end of 19th century and 20th century. This is essential for any nation to be free and not subjugated. Hindus were subjugated because Hindus were not aware of the political sense and political center of India.
Hindus lost the political center even before the entry of the muslims to India but they could not group together to create a Hindu political center during the medieval times which could have prevented the Muslim rule in India. Monarchy was the main political center of Hindus during the ancient and medieval times. Vijayanagar empire was an exception and was more close to a republican empire.
But once the Muslims subjugated the different regions they controlled the political center but it was more by force and enforcing feudal system. The Hindus even though numerically superior could not challenge that center until that center weakened by itself. This is because of the lack of the Hindu political awareness which is different from religious awareness or spiritual awareness.
Political awareness brings in unity of Hindus together and then will lead to common purpose and makes sure that foreign political center and power do not rule over them. For this political awareness Hindus need to be aware that they are different from the foreigners and they are same among their own.
Unity of purpose and goal could be achieved when Hindus had better communication among them across the large country during the medieval times and also they reduced their difference between the kashmiri, bengali, marattha, tamilian and gangetic hindus during that time.
It took several centuries before Hindus in all the regions( North, South, East, West) became aware that they are being subjugated by the same Muslim mughal center and British Crown.
The Mughals used this lack of political awareness between the regions of India to create Muslim political center and kept on expanding to put more regions within their rule. The main tactic is to prevent the Hindus to come together politically and militarily. Each small monarchies were subjugated and made sure that they do not link up with other Hindu monarchies. Mughals enforced their rule with a paid loyal army and used paid bigger army for larger campaign.
Muslim monarchies paid allegiance to the Mughal center to make sure that Hindus do not gain power.
Even today Hindus are not aware completely that the center has to be Hindu for Hindus to hold the political center and protect their civilizational identity.
They are misled and indoctrinated into 'secular' and false identity for political center and political awareness. This has been achieved by using false identity of political social debate under the guise of 'secular' and 'socialism' pretense.
For thousands of years India has been one, not merely in a geographical sense, but in religion, civilization, and customs. India has always felt herself to be an integral whole from the Himalayas to Lanka.
As for the modern awakening out of slumber and intellectual & social corruption, and when at the verge of perishing, and I quote Ashok's message
"Modernity" in the truest sense of the word, in India's affairs, starts when hindus awoke after a centuries long slumber. This should properly be identified with the so called "Hindu Renaissance of the late 19th century and early 20th century. All other definitions of modernity are non-Indian definitions and to their view of what they consider modern.
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The essential unity of India was always there because of the history and heritage. THe WAKINGUP of Hindus is the awareness of political rights and awareness political center for Hindus in India which was controlled by the Muslims( Mughals) and British during occupation.
This awareness came to India during the end of 19th century and 20th century. This is essential for any nation to be free and not subjugated. Hindus were subjugated because Hindus were not aware of the political sense and political center of India.
Hindus lost the political center even before the entry of the muslims to India but they could not group together to create a Hindu political center during the medieval times which could have prevented the Muslim rule in India. Monarchy was the main political center of Hindus during the ancient and medieval times. Vijayanagar empire was an exception and was more close to a republican empire.
But once the Muslims subjugated the different regions they controlled the political center but it was more by force and enforcing feudal system. The Hindus even though numerically superior could not challenge that center until that center weakened by itself. This is because of the lack of the Hindu political awareness which is different from religious awareness or spiritual awareness.
Political awareness brings in unity of Hindus together and then will lead to common purpose and makes sure that foreign political center and power do not rule over them. For this political awareness Hindus need to be aware that they are different from the foreigners and they are same among their own.
Unity of purpose and goal could be achieved when Hindus had better communication among them across the large country during the medieval times and also they reduced their difference between the kashmiri, bengali, marattha, tamilian and gangetic hindus during that time.
It took several centuries before Hindus in all the regions( North, South, East, West) became aware that they are being subjugated by the same Muslim mughal center and British Crown.
The Mughals used this lack of political awareness between the regions of India to create Muslim political center and kept on expanding to put more regions within their rule. The main tactic is to prevent the Hindus to come together politically and militarily. Each small monarchies were subjugated and made sure that they do not link up with other Hindu monarchies. Mughals enforced their rule with a paid loyal army and used paid bigger army for larger campaign.
Muslim monarchies paid allegiance to the Mughal center to make sure that Hindus do not gain power.
Even today Hindus are not aware completely that the center has to be Hindu for Hindus to hold the political center and protect their civilizational identity.
They are misled and indoctrinated into 'secular' and false identity for political center and political awareness. This has been achieved by using false identity of political social debate under the guise of 'secular' and 'socialism' pretense.