Indian culture and Sanatan Dharma (Age old tradition of Hinduism) are inseparable. This in fact happens mainly due to one's inability of understanding their original forms. It is the foundation of the only culture of the world which agrees to recognize multiple paths to reach to the last truth, considers them appropriate and true, and inspires their followers to pursue them in proper manner. The vast experience of philosophy and practical pursuance India has got to  show path to today's world that is surrounded by violence, fear, trust deficit, war, insecurity, no other civilized country of the world has got. Therefore this moral responsibility has emerged as a challenge before itself to help the human civilization to get rid of this storm. The first step is to know oneself and be capable of discharging one's global responsibility. This is possible only when the people of India will be able to know India, recognize its strength and carry forward their duties by deciding the culture of Sarvebhutahite Ratah to their duties with full confidence. Main or I comes at the last in this culture and in it relations are not made on the basis of utility but are formed with dedication, respect and continuity, by considering that the life must be engaged in ideal goals of life. The unity of the entire humanity is the strength of this philosophy, which means all are a part of the absolute truth. The rise of Indian culture  which shows the path of Dharma or truth, its meaningfulness will remain eternal. This idea is again emerging. Now the time has come when Indians have got to discharge their historical responsibility. For this it is the responsibilities of Indians revive the thoughts of ancient India, its culture, its culture of coordination between the human and nature globally and it is also needed to prepare them for this. It is important to change the system of education accordingly.
In this second decade of 21st century, many problems have emerged in their most severe forms and they are waiting for solution. The form in which human culture grew it is being seriously questioned. Mahatma Gandhi in his legendary book Hindi Swaraj written in 1909 raised similar serious questions. He had called it a demonic culture. Actually it was expected that independent India will keep the the culture and civilization of the ancient sages and scholars and keep the vitality of its dynamism alive and present them in the present world as as a capable and practical alternative. It was also expected that while selecting the path of its growth and progress will utilize it. Though this has not happened however India's treasure of knowledge , mutuality of humans and the nature and a deep understanding of the relation of the universe and the spiritualism which has grown out of it and the supremacy was accepted by the world for thousands of years. There are still big expectations and hopes from India which are in the minds of the great scholars of the world who have a better understanding of India, and this can be understood from the words of Arnard Tyanbi- it is quite well understood that a chapter of which the beginning was western , if it has not to be destroyed then its end will be Indian.In this most dangerous moment of human race the only way that can ensure the freedom of the entire human race, it is just Indian. Great emperor Ashok  and Mahatma Gandhi showed the path of non-violence and Sri Ramkrishna Paramhans gave preachings of tolerance and these only can protect the world from getting destroyed. Here we have such a mindset and tendency which can help us to help the human race to live like a family. Today this is the way to prevent the atomic war (extract of all religions is, Nani Palkhiwala, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, Mumbai, 1993, P 19) this was written a few decades ago and present circumstances seem to be even worse than then. Humans have weapons which can destroy the earth many times, and this arsenal is expanding. The kind of violence, killing, bigotry, trust deficit, exploitation, blind exploitation of the nature, diseases, starvation, etc. are so dangerous that it has been unforeseen. On the other hand science and technology are presenting new alternatives with every passing days and this is bringing comforts and activeness in the lives of those who are affluent. Today's humans have such a vast skill, technology, resources and capability that every citizen of the world can lead a decent style of life, everyone can live with dignity such a huge resources can be made available. Everyone in the world can be brought out of the mire of poverty, starvation, malnutrition, diseases, etc. But this is not happening in fact. Its reason is that we have come close in one another's neighbourhood but we have forgotten the duty of being a good neighbour.

It is known to all that destroying the traditional form of education which existed even before independence, and imposing other form of education and promoting English in place of Hindi, this policy has been brought by foreign rulers  and has been so effective that it is growing further and further. Today India is considered to be the country which follows the culture of the other countries of the world . We have forgotten the values of our lives and have stayed away from our traditions and our religious duty has been forgotten in the name of promoting secularism. We are keeping ourselves away from our own Indian languages and we are also trying to keep our children also away from our languages and culture. Overall India after independence has worked harder and harder to destroy its cultural identity however India's cultural identity had been born out of the best Sanatan or ancient culture and was recognized in the world as an identity of India. Due to inherent selfish purposes the word called secularism was greatly misused in India and this happened only to keep Indians away from  their culture. Due to India's own intellect , talent and tendency its generations are being taken away from its culture in the name of secularism is very dangerous and its effects are coming forth. Many of our contemporary sages had predicted the future developments even before independence and Swami Vivekanand was pioneer among them. The soul of India's fundamental culture and its sacredness lie in its religious identity and their main purposes are to attain Sad-Chit-Anand (always blissful heart). And socialism born out of it not only presented the concept of hermit ruler but also gave it a live shape and leadership and by showing the path of cultural unity showed a new path to the world. The philosophy behind it seems to be so simple and easy but this stage can be attained with great effort. First control on oneself and then the control on others. The kind of thought which turns religion into service to humanity. Mahatma Gandhi understood it well and then he could say - My life is my message and this was possible to say with an Indian intellect that Chandragupta and Chanakya and Ashoka and Upagupta, Vikramaditya and Kalidas could come together and the idea of sage ruler could become a possibility. A sage means one who can forecast the future by the means of his intellect and foresightedness. Only he can show the path to a king and can inspire a king to remain disciplined in discharging his duties. Besides he also keeps an eye on his activities. Should every Indian youth not be aware of the character of Kind Janak or should he not understand the philosophy behind the term Videh, its need to maintain a relation between humans and the nature and his duty in maintaining this relation.

Here behind the success of every successful king his Guru, which the element of his intellect and spiritualism have been a pioneering element. Geeta is a great legacy of dialogue between a Guru and his disciple and it highlights every aspect of life and on the basis of the inherent philosophy in it the fundamental culture of India and its construction ties the country in an amazing unity. Here, diversity of all sorts are acceptable as everything from root to top is created by that ultimate truth and its presence is omnipresent. Therefore anything and everything cannot be rejected. Whatever the nature has given the humans for their survival equally belongs to all. In it the civilization that which includes all birds, animals and plants, give the regard of divinity, it cannot accept any sort of discrimination on the basis of its faith, ways of worshipping , rank in the society, etc. Such a civilization can generate-

Ayam Nijah Paroveti Ganana Laghuchetsam I
Udarcharitanantu Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam II

This question is continuously being raised in the country that in the field of knowledge especially in research and innovation India has been making very little contribution with regard to its position in the world. Whatever attracts us in present world and that is used by all or wish to do, there is nothing that India has innovated in the last 50-100 years. Car, refrigerator, mobile, air conditioner, trains, air planes, rockets, etc. are some of the scientific innovations which give us pleasure on using them but our youth getting place in silicon valley and NASA is only solace for us and brought laurels for Indians. But is it sufficient for a country like India of which sages, scholars, scientists, teachers searched the secrets of the nature in that ancient era and their work was aimed at not just to increase their knowledge but to enhance the knowledge of entire humanity. They wanted a continuous growth in the understanding and knowledge of the people so that people could get a life based on human values. In this ancient tradition of generating knowledge many obstacles came and planned efforts were made by others to destroy them but its roots were so deep that kept waiting for their resurgence. During last seven decades this opportunity has again appeared before us. And to be benefited from it we have not yet prepared ourselves, in the glare of western culture we are drifting away from our own culture. Therefore it is very painful to say that those who had to take India forward in this direction they are themselves unaware of India's glorious past, were unaware of its importance and with political greed we could neither move ahead nor could we think ahead of it. It is the practicality of this ancient Indian civilization, culture and Sanatan Dharma (ancient Indian religion) which did not agree to segregate the people of other culture and religions. Considered all as the children of one god. But the importance of this historical acceptance was rejected by comparing it with composite culture in a very planned manner after independence. Therefore three generations of India could not know about their legacy and the culture of acceptance. In result they turned towards the west. It is surprising that the western countries are finding it difficult to live in harmony with those who migrated from middle east and for its solution they are looking towards India.

Outlook of Swami Vivekanand in education 

The greatness of the understanding of India's spiritualism and the continuity of this civilization which has grown on the basis of earning knowledge and this was presented in the best form by Swami Vivekanand. In his words- We also know it that greatest power lies in the minute , not in that which appears bulky. From that there are many minute rules and that we know is quite different from the material rule. This means the material world , intellectual world and spiritual world are not any independent reigns. Whatever is it is just one element. Or we will say that these are such things which appear here bulky but as we go higher and higher it starts becoming minute and minute. Bulky is body and minute is the soul and  whatever is in subtle  form  in the soul that is in large scale in the world. Thing that is in the object it is  in the universe. This whole world is same like that. There is bulky density in external world and as it grows up it becomes more and more minute gradually and finally it becomes a part of the Almighty (Education, Ramkrishna Math, Nagpur, Page 21). As long as a man remains indulged in materiality he is influenced by the glare of it and he goes deep inside in search of joy. Scriptures are the foundation of Indian culture and they have been highlighted in it. Manu has talked about self - restrain, giving alms , keeping one's sense organs under control, search for the truth, sacredness, victory over anger, patience, ill intentions and hatred must be avoided and these elements have been described. Non-violence, truth, giving up anger, self-restrain, generosity, etc. are important and necessary qualities. Overall, a successful, satisfactory, full of the feeling of service to mankind, etc. have been directed. The characteristics found in the characters of Ramayana and Mahabharat make new generations aware of their cultural greatness and along with this it helps in deciding the goal of life. According to Swami Vivekanand - Making humans fully developed - is the use of these scriptures. There is no need of waiting for generation after generation. For example a wooden toy moves from one place to other in the wave of the sea but we do not need to become the toys of the rules of the nature that is undynamic. This science wants you to become powerful, take work in your hands, don't leave the things for nature to decide and get across the other side of the life. This is the great purpose (Education, Ramkrishna Math, Nagpur, Page 25).

Many such things can be quoted here and its eternal utility can be helpful in lifting the life style of every individual. They cannot have contradiction with any form of worshipping, or religion. India's treasure of knowledge , its culture, spiritual thoughts, philosophy have their prominence as the sages who promoted them in the world had a sense of serving the whole world. Those who got recognition in foreign lands, those who were praised , they never promoted any specific sect or religion,  they only taught to adopt the universally acceptable values. It is unforeseen that someone who belongs to a particular sect or religion still he shows respect for other religions and also inspires others to follow them.  Perhaps it is the quality of Sanatan Dharma or Indian culture that everyone should  show faith in that absolute power but it is no way required that to reach to the almighty everyone should follow the same path or consider any particular one religion,  sect, etc. a true path. Whenever there is a discussion over global brotherhood, world peace, universal progress, comprehensiveness of humanity, justified distribution of natural resources and participation in their preservation , first a proclamation should be made that they believe that their path is the best path for them but his neighbour's path is the best one for his neighbour and it is his duty to inspire his neighbour to follow the path of his own. Indian philosophy "same truth is explained in different manners" and there is cannot be any other path than this to ensure world peace. While following this path of India all Indian sages who worked in their own different paths and remained influenced by Sanatan Dharma and its culture but they never engaged themselves in promotion of any particular sect. Their all efforts were meant for promotion of those human values which were useful for everyone in the world irrespective of their own religions. One's life can be uplifted without conversion from one religion to another and can make their life happy and satisfactory. They can make a relation of  affection and brotherhood and could teach humans the lesson of cooperation, harmony and brotherhood. This power of Indian philosophy was recognized by Einstein, Open Himer, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, etc. like great souls and they did not hesitate in expressing their fearless views.

Its practical aspect was globally admitted and praised. The importance of Indian scriptures was recognized by the western countries. German scholars studied Sanskrit and then they translated Indian scriptures like Ramayan, Mahabharat, Veda, Puranas, Upanishads and especially the Geeta and presented before the people of the western world so that they could know about them. In July 2017 a Chinese professor published an article in two parts and its heading meant something like this- If ancient India is being given more importance that what it deserves? He meant not to say anything about present political and economic debates but he talked mainly about the knowledge of ancient India, especially science, mathematics, spiritualism, etc. and he also discussed about the contribution of ancient to the world civilization. This man studied India and presented certain facts about it which highlights the Indian philosophy before those Indians who don't like to have discussion over ancient India. In this article there are certain examples showing that how the innovations and discoveries by Indians were perhaps intentionally ignored by the western countries and took whole credit for themselves. The earth is round and the credit to prove it scientifically goes to Aristole who lived in 384 bc. However, the reality is that in 890 ad Yagyavalakya had revealed this fact.He had also successfully counted the time taken by the earth in making one round of the sun. Now it has been proved that calculus and trigonometry was being used 500 years before Newton and Leibniz. An institute called School of Mathematics was set up a few years ago there and such initiatives are needed across the country. In development of history and the tradition of knowledge no civilization cannot keep its own people away.

Another example is of Indus valley civilization. Many new facts, contemporary inventions, excavations and research in this regard have come. Even about this civilization people of India don't know much and they are also not taught about it in a way so that they could feel proud of it. In schools, students are mostly taught that Saraswati river is just an imagination. In Lothal rulers were found to measure distances that too 4000 years ago. This instrument was invented by Indians and used it. This has been proved everywhere- in Harappa,  Mohanjodaro and Lothal. Yoga is today practised across the world and it is the power of this new experiment. Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Bhaskaracharya were three great mathematicians who were born in ancient Inda. They invented zero and took it forward in various times. It was Brahmagupta who had invented the symbol of zero. Bhaskaracharya introduced it in algebra. Invention of zero and dismal have got their amazing roles in the science of invention. It will always continue to be so. All this was learnt by Arabs from  Indians and they called it Hindsa. Europeans called it Arabic numerals. And Indians adopted it without much contemplation. Regarding utility of Ayurveda science there is none in the world who doubt that in the growth and development of science and civilization, it is the greatest contribution of India to the world. The work done by Sushrut and Charak in the field of Surgery it is presented by many people in a very wrong manner. On the other hand, some others who consider themselves modern they like to keep themselves away from such innovations. Perhaps foreigners know more about Maharshi Kanad than Indian know about him. Maharshi Kanad had described about the structure of molecules and atoms. Indians  had a great knowledge of construction of building and this is proved from the structures of temples in ancient India. This indicates Indian philosophy in science and cleanliness of thoughts. Sri Ravindra Nath Tagore had said about Konark temple that the languages of rocks is much advanced than the language of humans.

In the present time world is talking about India's economic development but among scholars it is also a matter  of discussion that why India is drifting away from its culture, its civilization, knowledge and its treasure of science. The country that gave India such a great things in the field of science why it has got confined to imitating the western world. At present in Indian institutes, its schools and university syllabus it is clearly seen that their most thrust is on western innovations, research and system of studies. The thought of going beyond the western knowledge has now ended. If one had acquaintance with the tradition of Indian knowledge,  this confidence would not have gone down to this extent. Many aspects of ancient India in a sponsored manner and due to known reasons was forgotten. It is also a fact that India's live and dynamic tradition of knowledge and  innovation there had been many obstacles and some of them officially tried to destroy it completely. In them those foreign invasions and foreign rules of 1000 years are also included in which foreign forces tried to destroy Indian system of education and system of knowledge. These efforts have been completely successful.

In this period also, students of India are not being taught properly about Shivaji, Mahana Pratap, Guru Govind Singh, Banda Bahadur,  Prithviraj Chauhan, Subhash Chandra Bose, Ashfaq Ullah Khan like heroes who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of the country and this way these students are devoid of a sharpness in their actions and discharging of their duties. Will a country like to ignore the sacrifice of Guru Tegbahadur who laid his life for the country and secular values and promote Auranzeb as an ideal for its future generation. Never because it will be injustice to the future generation , unfortunately this has happened in India. In no other society people of a particular sect were killed in such a large number as it happened in India where a large number of Sanatani Hindus were killed. Is it not a surprising fact that the culture of this country had a believe that all are descendants of one god. All are brothers and sisters and there is nothing greater than forgiveness. Committing atrocities on others is the biggest sin. On the basis of this spiritual ground people of India lived in harmony with invaders who committed atrocities on them.

Many policy oriented decisions were taken in this independent country due to which the contribution of India's history, its culture to the development of the world history was not told to the future generations of this country. In the name of social harmony and sectarian brotherhood policies were twisted in such a way that discussion about Sanskars and ancient culture of India at educational institutes were banned. The sources of ancient culture of India - the Ramayan, the Mahabhat, the Geeta, the Vedas and the Puranas were declared to be scriptures of only one sect and not of the whole nation and these were sidelined. No country in the world could ignore its cultural legacy as it happened in India. Are the Geeta, yoga and meditation, etc. not a treasure for the whole world? If ten Shlokas of the Geeta are included in the syllabus of our students will it mean that it is encouraging communalism in the country? Today the degradation evident in general life style , administration, etc. is due to this only. Today the whole world is pursuing yoga practice, recognizing its health and other benefits, but in India it is being opposed and this opposition is getting wider acceptance. It is only Yoga and meditation which can give solace in today's world in which bigotry, violence, superstitions, lack of trust, tension, etc. are growing. Every India is a heir of the culture and civilization of ancient India, irrespective of one's creed, sect and religion. It is unfortunate that we are such heirs of ancient India known for imitating the west blindly. Should this situation not be changed as we are faced with opposition for Yoga and meditation in our own country. When told our own people are showing doubting its own cultural legacy.

Unfortunately we have become so satisfied by imitating the west that despite being told about it we prefer to remain unmoved. It is also a matter of concern that in Indian knowledge, science, culture and philosophy, policies were available for the people of whole world to live with dignity and with distribution of resources dimensions to frame economic policies are also available but they are not being recognized in their own country. In result we have very limited number of people who are interested in doing innovations. In stead just imagine the phase when scholars sacrificed their whole life in searching the answers to the questions before and after the life. For them it was necessary to know about the questions related to humans and the nature and their relation, so that relation between the two remain intact. With growing greed of humans which led to misuse of natural resources, it resulted into season change, rising temperature of the earth, depletion of ozone layer, etc. are serious challenges before the world. Gandhi Ji had talked about the strength of the culture of ancient India and its tradition of knowledge and he had talked about it which is still a world famous thing- Nature has resources to fulfill everyone's need but not for everyone's greed. With it he was presenting a very strong aspect of Indian philosophy in a very effective manner. It has always been very important aspect- Sarvebhutahite Ratah. And its source point is the concept of soul and interaction with one's soul which is considered as the best in the world. This thinking could give birth to such ideas which are capable in resolving many big problems.

By dividing the stages of life into Artha, Dharma , Kama and Moksha, the path of making human  life meaningful and satisfactory was shown by Indian scholars to the whole world , even before those who practice Sanathna Dharma and a very little number people who are of , sects and religions, for example those who don't believe in rebirth. In this culture even Charvak has been considered as a sage or saint. An individual was free to take all the decisions without any obstacles whether he believes in god or not , whether he is Saguna or Nirguna, here Saguna means those who worship idols of gods like Lord Ram , Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, etc. and try to know the truth. In this situation there is no discrimination possible for the followers of any other religion. In ancient Indian civilization the most important factor was the freedom of brain which was ensured for every individual. Its form is  to ask questions. Everyone can ask any question and  can also raise questions on the existence of the Almighty but still can remain a part of the same culture. During question answer sessions described in Mahabharat on two occasions- Yakshya - Yudhishthira and second was the Geeta question and answer session between Arjun and Sri Krishna, are famous examples  of this tradition. The Gurukul system of education on this basis has described the methods of question, counter question and so in the form of contemplation , study, usefulness and attention. No scholar could raise question on the meaningfulness of this system which developed in Gurukuls. Many such thoughts are legacy of this culture and scholars present them time to time. But this is not sufficient . By accepting the reality of today's global village this culture must be promoted vehemently in the world. What ever is happening today is required to be given even more meaningful shape and should be expanded in the world. First in the educational institutes this system is used to make teachers interested and they will have to be given freedom that they could make their students aware of India's ancient culture without any hesitation and also tell the students about its universality and unity of its human values. Many civilizations grew at many places in the world and many of them got vanished in course of time. Those who have set material pleasure, accumulation of wealth, sensual pleasure as the sole purpose of their lives they got vanished. Indian cultural and civilization influenced the civilizations of China and Japan and this Indian culture still exists. Indian and Greek civilizations were born in different environments and Greek civilization had serious contemplation on its expansion in external world.

Indian civilization believed in going deeper and deeper to known and understand itself from within. In today's world which is influenced by materialism this thinking is still growing that those who have accumulated enormous wealth are devoid of peace and sound sleep. The concept of Sat-Chid and Anand is a part of Indian culture and it is out of question to think reaching there. Its path that is most useful for all and is not influenced by any ideas, India has already shown- Dhanad Dharmah Tatah Sukham- which means wealth for Dharma and that gives pleasure. There is still something between earning money and getting pleasure and it is good conduct. The meaning of Dharma has not yet come in the knowledge of any other society.

This is the biggest challenge before India that how to make its present generation well aware of the greatness of its past generation and make them have the realization of respect and glory for their ancient culture and be resolute to make a part of their present life style in today's world. This job must be done  in present world in the national interest without any suspicion and doubt.

(Prof. Jagmohan Singh Rajput is a Padma Shree award recipient and he is an educationist and writer. UNESCO has confired on him Jan Amos Comenius medal for his research and innovations. At present he is India's representative in UNESCO's executive  board). 

So far, we have studied that science is either boon or bane. The science is only a skill, we use it. The science can be instrumental either in making destructive weapons or in inventing safeguard measures for the earth. The use of science makes it boon, while misuse makes it bane. It's million dollar question that it's the same science which becomes destructive, while sometime it proves to be welfare step. Whether the science is boon or bane depends on the people's divine or demonic refinement. Such refinement depends on our education. The children learn from everything like the atmosphere, guidance from parents and teachers. The scientists have taken the science at new height in the field of materialistic world. The people are getting prosperous but at the same time, there are fear in their mind. Because, the invention conducted on the basis of bad thoughts always gives bad results. The world have been witnessing such repercussions for the last few decades

The role of education in making science boon or bane

The children take refinement in gestation stage. Whatever the activities mother do, give an imprint on the mind of children. They behave according to such atmosphere. It's life's truth that whatever education and refinement are given to the children, reflect in their invention, research and objectives. Therefore, the science becoming boon or bane depends on education and refinement. Our education will decide the direction of invention. 

Which education is bane

Param Shradheya Sri Swami Jee Maharaj reminds that nothing is great in the world. Whatever is our life, is the result of our small exercises. Our life is filled with small habits. The entire world accepts the importance of education. It's yet to be decided what should be fundamental theory of education. All the countries focus on materialistic development. The great personalities engage in making country prosperous. But at the same time, we forget to ponder over its means in the name of materialistic development. When such ideologies become the part of school syllabus, the nation is grappled with tension and narrow mentality. The country has no mental vitality. The humanity starts to lose its sheen in that country. Those education and refinement from which such ideologies are arisen are the reason behind bane. 

Which education is called boon?

When does the education become boon? When the education is capable of sheltering humanity, making aware of citizens, then it's called boon. The education must contribute in instilling moral values in the people's minds. If the children are given education on religion, spiritualism, nation and service to motherland, they will work in the national interest. They will never indulge in undesirable activities. Our education system must be based on spiritualism. It must contain moral values, ancient traditions and glorification of great personalities. Such education contribute in nation building. The the Britishers tried hard to end ancient traditions and moral values to rule India. However, they succeeded in it. They replaced gurukuliya education system with modern education system to make us slave. Therefore, India needs such education system which can make us free, self reliant and prosperous. 

Where is totality? 

Question arises that which education system can make us prosperous and stop science becoming boon. That education system is our ancient Indian sanatan vedic gurukuliya education system. This system contains education, observing fasting, help, religion, kindness. The entire world is considered as family. 

Yasminsarvani bhutanyatmaivabhudvijanatah I
Tatra ko mohah kah shoka ekatvamanupashyatah II Ish. 7
Yatra vishvam bhavatyekanedam I

In this tradition, education has been considered as tool for getting immortality. The attention is paid to the welfare of the human being. Ishopnishad says this-

Vidyam chavidyam cha yastadvedobhayam sah I
Avidya mrityum tirtvam vidyamritamashnute II

Those education system which glorifies religion and directs people to abide by religious elements can play the important role in making society and nation balance. 

Divine effort

Param Shradheya Sri Swami Jee Maharaj aims at eradicating greed, hunger, ignorance, diseases through Indian education system. Shradheya Swami Jee and Pujya Acharya Jee succeeded in replacing Macaulay education system with Indian education system. We must contribute in this effort and adopt education as boon instead of bane so that the life of everybody can be enlightened.