India of the Ages and the Future | Talk TE 596 | Dr Alok Pandey

[@truechild1917]

Hi Alokda, I have visited tribal people in Gujarat through Vanvasi kalyaan parishad, and they are very patriotic and full of kshatriya virtues. This organisation works to bring back unity with these tribes who faded in last few centuries yet they are integral part of our beautiful and diverse nation.

[@AuroMaa]

This has been my experience too with the tribals, - simple, honest, patriotic and open to God and Nature in their own beautiful way. It has always confirmed my belief that the so-called modern civilisation built around cities of desires, with reason turned towards manufacturing for pleasure and comfort than towards higher things, has destroyed many beautiful things. I fully agree with your observation.

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[@Justacommentor777]

I would have to disagree with you on calling Ashoka a great king. I was born in a buddhist family and I used to greatly admire Ashoka. But as i learnt more about him, through books and talks like of Sanjeev Sanyal and the political whitewashing of Indian history, I found out that Ashoka was actually an extremely cruel king, and there are many layers of falsehood around his "glorious reign". He was a buddhist 4 years prior to the Kalinga war and all the peaceful edicts that were built by him, none were ever found in Kalinga, now Orissa region where he should have built the most if he ever wanted to repent. Funnily we find them mostly in present day pakistan (then western Bharat) and those edicts contain warnings to tribes saying i am peaceful but if you dont submit you will face the same consequences as the Kalingans. He also destroyed the empire Chanakya and Chandragupta had built and his empire collapsed due to irrecoverable damage he did to the empire through strange economic policies. Funnily even buddhist texts like Asholavadana(sri lankan text) describe him as quite cruel. He also cemented the difference between hindu schools of thought and Buddhism. Also Chandragupta accepted jainism not buddhism.

[@AuroMaa]

Thank you for the information, an interesting piece of history. I have no particular liking for Ashoka. The tag of greatness is in a more general sense as something or someone exceptional who changes the course of history, for good or for worse was not the consideration. As to history it is always difficult to say what exactly happened and what went on in the hearts of men of those times.

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