Independence: 1st Millennium and India
SHORT STORY OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA. BY DR. H. K. GANDHI
MAIN THEME POINTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
1. Freedom is my birth right (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 2. Short story of Independence movement. 3. My memories of the struggle of independence. 4. Let us remember our Golden Heritage. 5. A glance at the present 20th century. 6. The story of Shiva temple of Gujarat. 7. Political slavery of recent 800 years. 8. Kings, Priests and Scientists in the West. 9. What we can do TODAY in USA and India? 10. We need to unite under a new theme of IGDS. ===============================================
The desire of every living being is happiness and joy. But the definition of happiness and joy varies from individual to individual. Most people forget that the most important factor of real happiness for all living human beings and even animals is freedom or independence. No one likes to become or remain a slave. Money or luxuries which could be purchased with money do give joys, comforts and happiness but for short times. For human beings the real happiness comes by political independence and religious freedoms.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a great national leader of India had declared, "Freedom is my birth right". This is the cry of all freedom loving individuals in all parts of the world. It is the basic nature of the soul within us. We often say, "I want to be my self." Religious scriptures of India describe it with words like "Moksha or Mukti".
In 1997 Bharat (wrongly called India) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence. India became independent on 15th August 1947. But the Independence-Day is celebrated on the 26th January because on that day in 1950 new constitution of India was adopted and people’s elected government was sworn in New Delhi.
The struggle of independence of India was lead by a great saintly personality of 20th century,
MAIN THEME POINTS OF THIS ARTICLE.
1. Freedom is my birth right (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) 2. Short story of Independence movement. 3. My memories of the struggle of independence. 4. Let us remember our Golden Heritage. 5. A glance at the present 20th century. 6. The story of Shiva temple of Gujarat. 7. Political slavery of recent 800 years. 8. Kings, Priests and Scientists in the West. 9. What we can do TODAY in USA and India? 10. We need to unite under a new theme of IGDS. ===============================================
The desire of every living being is happiness and joy. But the definition of happiness and joy varies from individual to individual. Most people forget that the most important factor of real happiness for all living human beings and even animals is freedom or independence. No one likes to become or remain a slave. Money or luxuries which could be purchased with money do give joys, comforts and happiness but for short times. For human beings the real happiness comes by political independence and religious freedoms.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a great national leader of India had declared, "Freedom is my birth right". This is the cry of all freedom loving individuals in all parts of the world. It is the basic nature of the soul within us. We often say, "I want to be my self." Religious scriptures of India describe it with words like "Moksha or Mukti".
In 1997 Bharat (wrongly called India) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of independence. India became independent on 15th August 1947. But the Independence-Day is celebrated on the 26th January because on that day in 1950 new constitution of India was adopted and people’s elected government was sworn in New Delhi.
The struggle of independence of India was lead by a great saintly personality of 20th century,