Whither India, whither other countries?

[K S Kannan]

Germany  and France, Italy and Albania, Spain and Portugal, Switzerland and Belgium,

and now Poland (Krakow) - all are facing rampant rampage, arson and anarchy

- impelled by Leftst forces as is generally noted. Nepal/BanglaDesh/Indonesia too

had their casualties on no small a scale.

In contrast, India is flourishing:  no Leftist lawlessness, plus one has only to see 

- the celebratory mood in the recent Garba in Gujarat

- the grand spectacle of over 30 lakh (3 million) diyas along the 56 ghats of the Saryu River! :

All this essentially on account of the one person at the top, 

the commanding personality of the Head of State, 

our beloved PM Modi !

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Dr. K.S.Kannan  D.Litt.

Hon. Prof., Chanakya University, Bangalore.,

Emeritus Prof. and Director, Vishnugupta VishwaVidyapeetham, Gokarna.,

Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj Chair Professor (Retd.), IIT-Madras.

Member, Expert Committee for Review of Criticism of Indian Knowledge Traditions, Central Sanskrit University (under MoE, GoI), Ganganath Jha Campus, Prayagraj.
Fmr. Adjunct Faculty, Dept of Heritage Science and Technology, IIT Hyderabad.

Fmr. Nominated Member, IIAS, Shimla.

Former Professor, CAHC, Jain University, Bangalore.

Former Director, Karnataka Samskrit University, Bangalore.

Former Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, The National Colleges, Bangalore.

https://sites.google.com/view/kskannan

[Sivasenani Nori]

 ​सर्वेभ्यो विद्वद्भ्यो नमः।

​Prof. Kannan is a deeply respected scholar in this forum and a stalwart contributor to Sanskrit studies. I hold his scholarship and clear voice on matters of importance in high esteem.

With that utmost respect, and the hope that disagreement is not understood as disrespect, I humbly submit that Bharatiya Vidvat Parishad (BVP) serves its highest purpose when it remains dedicated strictly to academic, linguistic, and textual scholarship.

When posts veer into contemporary electoral politics or partisan commentary - regardless of which political perspective is expressed - it risks triggering divisive political debates that distract from the primary objectives of this forum.

Therefore, I humbly appeal to all esteemed members that we desist from sharing purely political or partisan posts on this platform, and continue to preserve BVP as an exemplary space for academic and Indological discourse. 

सविनयं विरमति

शिवसेनानीः

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[K S Kannan]

Yes, I agree with Dr. Sivasenani Nori's assertion.

There is an undercurrent sometimes in the thought of many 

that Leftist ideologies are indeed progressive and 

all religious thought, especially Hinduism, is merely reactionary and obscurantist,

and a veritable antithesis of all progress, and a non-solution to current problems.

That true dharma caters to abhyudaya as well as niśśreyasa needs to be underscored sometimes.

We live in times where you cannot easily differentiate between Leftism as an ideology,

and Leftism as a political movement. Hinduism has all along (in the past two centuries) been

pitted  against science, pitted against secularism, pitted against progress. 

There is a caricature of Hinduism in the West as being nothing more than, or else than,

caste, cow and curry. Modern parameters are constantly being invoked to measure

and evaluate ancient modes of life, and thereby denigrate venerable values propounded by Hinduism.

It is this that impels me, now and then, to draw attention to 

the implications of our values and norms to various realms, not excluding the political.

It was often dinned into our ears that worldly progress and Hindu values are antithetical;

and here is an occasion, where, with the earnest efforts of just over a decade of a prime leader,

the country is witnessing a resurgence of traditional tastes, interest, and pursuits,

and nevertheless, there is a great degree of economic as well as political upsurge,

in terms for example of the earning of the good will and cordiality of many other countries

or their leaders which is statesmanship at its best.

Other than this, I have no political axes to grind, and no private interests to pursue.

Sorry if I have given a different impression.

I have high regard for Dr. Nori's ideas whose general reticence on non-essential issues, 

as against my own loquaciousness has a value of its own:

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[Aravinda Rao]

Namaskar 

It is very nice to see two scholars congruent in their opinions in a potentially argumentative situation.

But it is also to be noted that the country has to be highly cautious of the efforts by several anti India forces trying to orchestrate a climate of revolt in our country. This is like the story of the demon Trunavarta, whirlwind created by winds coming from different directions and pushing things up, throwing things upside down and creating confusion. The cockroach party is an example of this. 

Anyway, I maybe excused for discussing a subject that is outside the purview of this group. 

Aravinda Rao 

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