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Caste System in Ancient India

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The whole philosophy of Indian social organization may be summarized in one word, varna-ashrama-dharma, which may be appropriately translated as Social Federalism.   This principle of social integration or synthesis was understood as early as the times of the Samhitas in the Vedic age.  The Vedic seers realized that the best and surest way of saving society from frequent suicidal chaos was to divide its members into specific groups, with well-defined functions and privileges or rewards for each.   Brahmins Those who were associated with the field of teaching and research were called as Brahmins. Teachers, scientists, astrologers and priests were included in this category. T hey were the custodians of the social and spiritual heritage of the group and were to pass it on to the succeeding generations. They were to preserve the purity of idealism. Kashtriyas They were the gaurdians of the soceity. Their duty was to maintain law and order in the society. The...

Ideas of Aryavarta

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Please Note:  You can follow the blog via your email address for regular updates. For subscribing the blog, please swipe above to the menu button at the top right. Aryavarta is used to denote the Ancient India, which stretched from modern day Iran to Thailand. The term was used to resemble, the land of Aryans (Nobles).  After the decline of the Indus Valley Civiliza tion, another glorious civilization flourished in India. The people who were responsible for the evolution of this civilization called themselves Aryas or Aryarns. In this Article we will discuss some of the important ideas that the concept of Aryavarta gave us. Please note that here, Aryavarta is used to resemble the idea of Ancient India as a whole, including its socio-political, economic and spiritual ideas, gained through the Vedas and Upnishads through a long span of time. What Imporant Ideas did Aryavarta gave us? A Total Way Of Life The first fundamental principle that Aryavarta ga...

Aryan Invasion Theory: Facts Checked

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"Down upon the Dravidians farming in the north came sudden surprising attacks from ruddy tribes driving chariots with that newly mastered animal, the horse. They were fierce and stalwart men hardened on the bracing tablelands of Central Asia, whose relatives were turning west into Europe to be our ancestors, but who themselves - Aryans o the Vedic days - chose the eastern course down into India, the beginning of a long adventure."  Such was the vision of the Aryans, the Europeans conjectured, while writing about the ancient people who lived in the northern plains of India and practiced a tradition that had hardly any resemblance with any other one outside the Indian subcontinent. The concept of the Aryan invasion and their subjugation of the local tribes was proposed and made popular by European scholars such as Abbe Dubois and Max Muller. What is the Aryan Invasion Theory? The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT) states that during the era of 2000 B.C. , Aryans , a racia...

Philosophy of Hindutva

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' Hindutva' means a way of life or a state of mind that is based on the cultural and spiritual ethos based on the spiritual systems that evolved from India. Hindutva is a philosophy like Communism or Socialism. The difference is that, whereas communism and socialism are materialistic philosophies intended to secure economic welfare of individuals, Hindutva is a spiritual plus economic philosophy founded and developed from ancient times in India for securing all round happiness of all individuals irrespective of social levels of individuals.  It was used first time by the freedom fighter, V.D.Savarkar in 1923. Since then, the term has been used in different shades of meaning and placed at the service of a range of socio-political interventionist practices. Hindutva denotes the Indian culture and society. There are a plenty of historical records to illustrate  how Hindustan has, down the ages, been to mean India. For example, Sir Syed Ahmed, the founder of the Aligarh M...

What is Hindutva?

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About Hinduism Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world. It can be possibly ruled as the religion with the widest and most tolerant set of beliefs and teachings. Hinduism, unlike other religions, isn’t confined to one holy scripture. Its teachings have been enunciated in an array of religious books. Hinduism breaks all ideological barriers and is the only religion of the world whose concept of God encompasses beliefs which include monotheism, polytheism, henotheism, kathenotheism, panentheism, pantheism, monism, agnosticism and even atheism. It was Hindu scholars who preached to the world the great doctrine of non duality which emphasizes on the fact that all religions are true and service to mankind is the greatest act of religiousness. Based on the teachings of this very religion, Mahatma Gandhi coined satyagraha and ahimsa. The oldest teachings and holy books of Hinduism date back to 5000 B.C.The Mahabharat is the longest epic in the world.The Rig Ved is the ...

Why are Indian Youths Attracted to Communism?

Communists are like the Evil King Ravana. Communists, like Ravana had many faces, have many faces. One face of Communism inflame people to break laws and damage the nation, one face presents the scenario in a different perspective to the public, one face fights as Human Rights Activists for the culprits and another face defends them in the courts. Ravana had 10 heads, means 10 mouths to speak, but had only two hands. Just like that, the Communists have many mouths to speak, like electronic media, print media, politicians, NGOs, social media, etc. But they can’t do much physically, like armed revolt. They can only flame others to pick up weapons against state. The leaves of the trees which are firmly connected to the branches don’t flow with the wind, they stay intact even during storms. While the leaves on the ground flow with the wind and spread dirtiness in the environment during storms. Just like that, people who don’t have a firm political opinion or aren’t politically ...

Introduction to Blog

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"Talk Right India" Our blog is focused on discussing the ideas of Nationalism and Politics of our nation, India. The blog discusses how different ideologies and other policies have affected life of common people in India. Further, the blog presents my personal views on various national and geopolitical issues. Also, the blog is created to deliver the message of Ram Rajya (Ideal India) to the people and decoding the true meaning of Hindutva and Hindu Rashtra. As I'm a Quora writer, I can say safely that publishing your Political Opinions on Quora can land you in trouble. Many of my Quora Answers on politics are collapsed or deleted which I have stored here:  My Collapsed/Deleted Quora Answers If you are interested to read my personal political ideologies and opinions, you can read it here:  Political Compass and my Political Opinion If you wish to contact me, or contribute to the blog please contact me on  EMail Id . Jai Hind !