Meaning of self-reliant
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Prof Kusumlata Kedia
Our Respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Jee has appealed to the countrymen to become self-reliant and taken many decisions for economic self-reliance. This subject needs to be pondered over. There is a need for desired consciousness in the country in this regard.
The subject of self-reliant makes it clear that so far, we have been depending on others. Emancipation from dependence on abroad in some fields is being discussed. But this dependence exists for long time. Till August 15, 1947, we were self-reliant. Because, when the British used to rule half of India, then they used to make less contribution in trade. It has been said in the British record. They used to purchase our items at Rs one and sell their items at Rs 10. They used to misuse the administration. Despite, when they left the country on August 15, 1947, England incurred heavy loan to India. Clearly, we were not only self-reliant but also donor. We have always been donor. We made no effort to evaluate angus medicine data. Although the data has been presented to hide the truth of India. Despite, it shows that India has always been prosperous and donor country.
Till 1860, India has been importer of pure gold. In a report published in Royal Statistical Society of London in 1856, it has been said that trade balance has been tilting towards India for the last 20 years. The foreign traders are compelled to give golden coins in exchange to India. The quantity of gold increases in the country. Trade and industry of India are so strong that all the foreign traders are not in a position to give their materials while purchasing Indian items. They have to give gold coins. Therefore, gold coins start to pour in India.
The corrupt officials of East India Company had been depositing Indian property to the foreign banks since 18th century as the Congress favored people during Congress regime used to deposit money in the Swiss Banks. Despite this, Britain incurred loan to India on August 15, 1947. There was strong demand of Indian clothes in the entire world including entire Europe, Arab region, Turkey empire and Western Africa. Angus Medicine himself has written it that till the beginning of 18th century, India’s GDP was unparallel in the world. What type of that India was? This India didn’t belong to August 15, 1947. This India belonged to neither August 14, 1947 nor 1922. This was the same India spanning from Iran and Afghanistan to Tibet and Indian ocean. This entire India has always been the most prosperous in the world since time immemorial. India has been self-reliant as well as donor for needy countries. India has the capacity to foster other countries.
Greece was considered as the part of Europe for the first time in 19th century to hide its meanness. It was habitat like frog near Aegean Sea (small part of Mediterranean Sea). Plato himself said that ‘Greek colonies are spread near Aegean Sea as ants and frogs near the pond’. In the first chapter of his book ‘The Geography Behind History published by Norton and Company from New York of USA in 1999, William Gordon East has cited this example. It mentions that even today, the people of US and Britain still remember it. But here in India, the people continue to chant pride of Alexander the great.
In fact, Europe’s historical background is about 1500 years. Earlier, there was forest and marshy in this region. Due to its geo structure and climate, European region has always been poor. For the first time in 20th century, the European people succeeded in arranging food stuff and clothes. It’s another matter that they have great emperors like Alexander and Napoleon. In 20th century, Queen Victoria became famous for her extramarital relationship with Mr Brown. Later, a film was made on their story. She was depicted as ‘Mrs Brown’. Watching the film, anybody can know that her status was not more than that of wife of a common landlord in India which can’t become self-reliant by imitating political ideologies of such kings and queens. Because there have been great emperors and queens here during prosperous periods. If we write their names, it will become a book. Therefore, it’s the need of hour to clarify that self-reliance means whether economical self-reliance or political, cultural. Spiritual and religious self-reliance. But if we focus on economic self-reliant, then we will have to remember that it’s not related to merely production. India has been self-reliant not on the basis of production. Apart from it, processing, conservation, interstate trade, inter-water trade, sea trade, management and coordination of market, means of transport, banking, truth in exchange, better management, safety for customers, peace, security, military security, strong empire, etc are also the inherent part of it.
It should be remembered that the entire India has not only been self-reliant but also prosperous and developed due geo-structure and climate. The divine land has always been capable for fostering others. The God has made it for this very deed. It has a great history. This prosperity has been since time immemorial. According to historical facts, after human development, the European people would use skin of trees and wool of sheep. They had no option but to depend on others due to poor geo structure and climate. Therefore, only lazy people follow the path of Europeans to make India self-reliant. Life of Patanjali Yogpeeth and Pujya Swami Ramdev Jee Maharaj and Pujya Acharya Balkrishna Jee Maharaj shows that they have not only made life of their own and their disciples and followers prosper and healthy but also became capable for providing healthy, pure, clean, and nutritious diets and medicines and cosmetics to the countrymen. The entire movement itself is his duty towards the nation and proof of prosperity, bliss, happiness and development arising out of self-reliant lifestyle.
It’s worth mentioning that we are talking about those self-reliant and prosperity which are not only economical. It is political. As long as the great emperors and queens have been providing shelter to moral of the society, India has been prosperous. Some sin people have been trying hard to distort it. Some people even adopted Islam religion to indulge in looting and devastating. But at the same time, this devastating was nothing in comparison to India’s mammoth prosperity. Because, India has a great history of development and prosperity which has been conserved by a great empire. It’s possible only through great commitment towards high level spiritual consciousness and sanatan religion. Now, many people who consider dharm as religion or majhab have taken birth in India. Truth is eternal. The sanatan religion is the result of universal yam-niyam and strength of sadhana of life value. India became prosper due to it. Patanjali Yogpeeth itself shows sadhana of life full of universal yam-niyam. It plays an important role in bringing prosperity which is entirely different from trade based on looting. Therefore, this trade has grown due to purity of edible items, medicines and cosmetics instead of boasting advertisement.
Sadhana of sanatan religion moves by knowledge of sanatan religious scriptures and life. State, social system, life cycle, trade and economy, etc are prosperous by discipline of sanatan religion. Therefore, chakravarti emperors and kingdoms have been in Indian tradition for thousands of years. That’s why, thousands of years old huge temples exist in India. In Europe, 1500 years old church has only one room. Moreover, the idol of Christ has been installed there recently. Armenia is the first Christian country in the world. There is the oldest church there. It is around 1500-1600 years old church. Priest Gregri has constructed it once in dream he saw that Jesus was putting hammer made of gold on the land. It was a simple house. A sprawling building was constructed there 500 years ago. But this so-called building also looks like the common temples of India. St. Peter Church is 42 ft long and 31 ft width and 23 ft high. Vrideshwar Temple constructed by Rajraj Chol consists of 13 stories. It is 66 meter high. Its top encrypted with gold weighs around 80 tonne. Tungnath Temple and Kedarnath Temple are 5000 years old. Tamil Nadu based Mahabalipuram Temple and Kamur based Mundeshwari Devi Temple are also around 2000 years old. Most of our jyotirlinga are over 2500 years old. Similarly, our forts and buildings exist here in the country. Spreading in 463 acre, Kangra Fort is 2500 years old. Similarly, Chittorgarh Fort is also 5000 years old. The Great Sisodia dynasty has been ruling there for 1300 years. Spreading in 700 acre, the diameter and length of this durg is 13 km and 5 km respectively. There are 7 doors and many sprawling temples in this. Similarly, Aamer Fort, Jaisalmer Fort and Gwalior Fort are also 1100 years, 800 years and 1500 years old. Fort and durg exit neither in England nor in Europe and other regions. There is 500 years old fort made by Usman dynasty. Similarly, Kent city based Davar Casol is 900 years old. It was reconstructed 700 years ago. It’s similar to that of small forts of India.
Similarly, highways and trade routes have been existing in India since time immemorial. In contrary, in European countries, there had been narrow roads. They started constructing highways only 100 years ago.
Everybody knows that most of the countries started wearing cotton clothes as India started exporting them. Around 150 years ago, they started cotton farming. Similarly, Europeans continue to import fruits like mango, banana, papaya, guava, etc. They were unaware of taste of black pepper, olive, hing, ajwain, tejpatta, ginger, ilaichi, etc. They had tasted neither khand nor sugarcane. But with reference to self-reliant and prosperity, talking about economic self-reliant is nothing but intellectual poverty. Sanatan religion and its follower states are the very basis of entire self-reliant and prosperity. Without political self-reliance, all the self-reliance are temporary and political self-reliant is not possible without spiritual consciousness and knowledge and prestige of sanatan religion.
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