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    Interfaith Congress

    Culture, Philosophy, Literature and Religion Revisited.*

    By Prof S.A.R.P.V Chaturvedi

    [* International Conference on Interfaith.7th and 8th Sep 2009, Somaiya Auditorium,Mumbai ]

    Man Status of Advancement:

    Mankind is entrenched in the egoistic notion of his primacy. In the right sense, his pre-eminence is his ability to develop and apply the salient tools of his mind, such as

    rationale, compassion etc to aid his intellect for the global or at least non-invasive

    individual benefits.Man has two dimensions; personal and its extensions. His skill includes the art of

    designing a single way for multifarious goals and multiple ways for a single destination.

    For accessing the utmost goal of liberation, freedom from the precincts, infringement anddepletion, the human race is being gifted with the tools for moulding personal nature

    through the forms of literature, culture, religion and philosophy.

    Man begins with literature, behaves with culture, believes in religion and builds himselfthrough philosophy.

    Development of society, political society, science and technology are the extensions andexpansions of personal enrichment.

    Personal enrichment fashions ways and goals for sustenance and progress.

    Antiquity, Depth and Revisit

    Historians, archaeologists and theologists are in endless hunt and debate about the originof these components. But they are as old as the creation itself.

    In a resolute creation model, naturally all these tools of understanding should have been

    innate provisions for a higher understanding.Even if these tools are unveiled at a specific time, its conception, inception, repetitive

    drill, compilation and preservation should have caused a very long journey. So they are

    time immemorial.As something that never existed cannot exist or newly emerge, it is candid that

    conception, development and universalisation of this quadrate are inbuilt and activated by

    external stimuli.

    Each division has an inaccessible altitude and unfathomable depth. They have assumeddifferent shapes according to the land and mind frames of inhabitations.

    There are similarities, identities, vast deviations and irreconcilable disparities amidst

    them. Research and dialog is in the frontiers of bringing amicability and to form a festoonout of different units of heritage. Bringing unity with identical networks and

    reconciliation of variations are in the process.

    Most opine that this is an insoluble and ineffective trial. But just as rain makes the oceanwater potable and canals make mighty streams irrigable, extraction of the essence and

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    simplification of the same in suitable standards can create the interest and impact of

    learning, practice and proliferation.

    The concept of Revisit

    Just as there are universal and transferable standards in factors like time, mass and

    distance, there are no acceptable standards for LCRP (Literature, Culture, Religion and

    Philosophy). Pride in a zone may be of no value in the other and even a mark of shame inyet another system. The parameters are vague for they are not discernible in few and they

    are dissimilar in many systems claiming the same origin and purpose.

    It is the prime obligation to setup common standards by considering the emerging

    inclination of the mass, principles of justice available to the sense of civility and thedestined drive of the present towards the future.

    This process is designated as Revisit and the purposes of revisit are enlisted below.

    o Clarity: Revising the concept models and recharging the action trend to boost clarity is

    the first purpose.o Context: No knowledge can be beneficial, unless the design and action is based on the

    contextual study, including the factors of place, time, need, intensity and strength.o Unity: LCRP is more searched for their intricacies and specialisation of salience. But

    revisit has a refreshing approach of them for active unity instead of a phenomenal one,

    which is timely needed.

    o Continuity: Considering the perennial combat of the world with its need, applications,disruptions and solutions, ceaseless action should be initiated. Lack of continuity

    degrades enthusiasm and vibrancy and the effect of earlier trials also gets deteriorated.

    o Correction: Revisit enables correction of earlier and existing models, wherever there isillogical absurdity and misleading.

    o Modification: Advancement of ideal extracts and methods of approach can be

    effectively employed through revisit.o Denial: Revisit in the sense of reformation can certainly displace a redundant and

    insidious model.

    o Action: It is for the necessary translation of concepts into action.o Solution: Concentration on a specific issue for timely relief is the solution approach of

    revisit.

    o Observation: Monitoring the feeling, flow and force on regular and frequent intervals is

    observation. It is a subordinate to continuity.

    Inter-Disciplinary Vision

    Literature, Culture, Religion and Philosophy are all well allied by an internal network.

    All are meant for synthesizing nobility in the society in their own style of approach. Each

    and every form has spiral, centripetal and centrifugal movements. Research, involvementand experience in every field may deepen the vision in the same discipline or lead to

    other divisions and also stretchy to be led by others. It is necessary hereby to cite few of

    the theories regarding their merger.

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    Vision of Beauty Beauty comes out of orderliness, benefit and sense of admiration. The

    world has a design of beauty with provisions for maintenance and restitution whenever

    needed. Literature is assembled beauty of concepts, characters, emotions and fusions.Culture reveals the inner beauty. Religion unveils the beauty behind and Philosophy takes

    us to the beauty beyond.

    Understanding Culture supports us in realising literature. Religion throws light on cultureand its purpose and Philosophy enriches religious experience.

    Culturalism Identity, Composition, Comprehension and Appreciation in all fields are

    provided only by cultural endowment. Literature is the yield of Culture, Religion itsmaturity and Philosophy, its finale.

    Solace and Bliss Considering solace and bliss as the final fruit of everything, they are

    explained as the tools for perceptible bliss, permeable bliss, inner bliss and eternal bliss

    respectively.Religious Theory:Religion is an exercise for a mature mind to expand it towards infinity.

    So, valuable Culture, Literature and Philosophy are the merchandise of religious findings.Acquisition Theory :There are four dimensions of the knowledge domain. Literature

    exposes the known dimension of the known with its enterprising presentation. Culturebrings the unknown of the known. Religion defines the known of the unknown and

    Philosophy dives deep into the unknown of the unknown.Philosophical Theory :Philosophy is the route for solid knowledge structure. Only from

    this understanding, the roots of Literature, Culture and Religion have emanated.

    Fusion- In these four divisions, any essence or pair or group may be prevailing or

    compliant. In literature, we see lot of religious and philosophical works. We have culturaland religious philosophy and so on.

    However these explanations never negate the autonomous existence of any of them, butsuch isolated forms will be uncertified by precision tools.

    Independent literature is prosaic, anti-cultural with peripheral or ephemeral effect.

    Independent culture will mislead the society and is a form of threat.Independent religion will be primitive and impracticable.

    Independent philosophy is vague, obscure and aimless.

    Purpose of Study

    A research may have myriads of purposes. More than for development of technical

    understanding or inter-relative studies, it is now widely solicited to develop interfaithdialog and action for harmonious coexistence and integral protest against social evils and

    global challenges.

    An effective program to ignite awareness, minimise frictions and initiate fraternity

    amongst various communities through literature, cross cultural relations, religious

    principles and philosophical advocacy is being contemplated here.

    Literature is the simplest way for connecting the society. Bringing elements of common

    interest makes people to feel and be closer, which is suitable for interaction and mutual

    recognition.

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    Cultural exposition and sharing secrete sense of deep involvement between differing

    communities. Religious device requires meticulous care in interpretation and settlement

    as they have to deal with intractable mind set ups but yet can be worked out throughpersistent exercise.

    Philosophy is comprehendible only by persons with sharp acumen and mostly such

    people are either cordial or innocuous, due to which they do not need any counsel but canguide others.

    The purpose of Interfaith:To preach the need of dialog and collective well being

    To tutor the possibilities for achieving the same

    To create an understanding about the other systems and their rudimentary values to

    enforce mutual respect, even though not reverenceTo instil mutual adjustability to avoid disturbances and their consequential tensions

    between faiths.

    To apply the tools of arbitration, non-violence, judicial shelter and democratic demand in

    cases of violation.Even though these rules cannot bring absolute peace, to provoke social awareness and

    integrity for favouring a prospective harmonious society, interfaith programming isessential.

    Literature

    There are three instinctive drivers. One is innate, the second is inherited and the other is

    influenced by the surroundings. Literature is an orderly manifestation of delicate and

    subtle basics of human thought, ex-pression, behaviour and impact.A solid and real literature embellishes the facts, forces, formulae and fruits of life,

    endowed with enthralling cadence and cogency. Bedecked by structural mellifluousness,

    either through abstract ethics or characteristic depiction, it brings the balanced andinvolved view of the reader and enables them to experience identity, joy and

    transformation.

    Literature, in all divisions, promotes feeling and hopes of responsibility, ability, integrityand divinity. A purposeful literature should thus assemble intra-personal, domestic, social

    or national and divine efficacy. Any word or statement of elegance, purport, fascination

    and inspiration deserves to be literature and any literary piece that does not contain or

    create such force, may not be worthy in prudent and personal views.

    Literature is a form of presentation, whereas culture, religion and philosophy are the

    themes.

    Culture

    Perfect system of action and reaction is the soul of culture. It deals with personalbehaviour, about his instincts and reflexes, spherical behaviour in the environments of

    learning, family and occupation, and public behaviour, which is action and response in

    various social circumstances.

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    Any wider impact is a reflection of collections of inner-space transitions. Culture shapes

    individual and paves the way for spreading of the same luminosity in a mass. As per

    Culturalism theory, all perfect systems emerge from a resourceful cultural pool.

    Human mind is prone to anger, avarice, aversion, anxiety and apprehension. The ethical

    dimension of culture produces virtuous antibodies for the suppression of the same, andreplaces the space by estimable attributes. Onerous exercises for self control and

    determination are prescribed by ethical guides.

    In social angle, ethical section of culture denotes

    Respect and Obedience to nature, elders, learned, leaders, masters, faiths, nation, law and

    parents.Love and Dignity in marital relations, friendship, customers and clientele.

    Mercy and Service to downtrodden, inefficient, abandoned, aberrant and the animals.

    Decency and Discipline in the forms of non-intrusion, non-violence, perseverance,

    magnanimity; truth, honesty, and transparency.

    Education and elite association are few among the methods for gaining culture.

    Culture directs the intelligence to configure different explicit forms of arts through its

    aesthetic dimension. These cultural derivatives offer innumerable options to celebrate and

    boost joy, exhaust and eliminate fear and misery, and relish tranquility and valuableopportunities to expose and absorb others to share and unite.

    Music, dance, drama, painting, natural appreciation and humour are few of the aestheticmodels of culture.

    Culture is one among the hottest topics of debate today. Cultural nihilism says thatculture is a self organised product for self and external conveniences. It prevents the

    society from understanding the values of life and makes existence and achievements

    lifeless.

    Cultural Extremism is at the rigid end which never admits tolerance and change. It never

    minds about the reason and adaptability factors. Cultural extremism is accused by liberals

    as a cordon for social affinity, scientific and national progress.

    Cultural Liberalism is the liberty to fashion ones own culture without any standard base.

    It represents adaptation and fusion from all sides without assessing its suitability. It is anabode for recurrent modifications on fascination grounds.

    Personality is defined by appearance along with attire and etiquette. Tradition blames themodern way of dressing and cosmetic bounty that they naturally lead to precarious

    exhibitionism.

    Co-learning and Co-working of genders have become a necessary part of the society.

    Lack of parental guardianship and modernity license have patronised new art forms of

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    dating, valentine bondage, premarital and extramarital relations, addiction and various

    levels of ethical calamity.

    Opportunities which have promoted the excellence of a minor society cannot be justifiedfor the moral insecurity and depreciation of the mass.

    Self control and avoidance of unfavourable circumstances, both are eyes of culturalvigilance.

    Tradition includes dress-code, demeanours and flexibility or by its popular name, socialfreedom, as diagnostic devices for nature, impression and depiction of inner discipline. It

    describes about the subtle impact of every inch of thought, exposure and action in

    character, which may not be digestible to the fashion world.

    Modernism thinks that this in and out has no connectivity at all and discipline can be

    maintained with self determination, irrespective of any external frame.

    Unfortunately, this is branded as a western culture, whereas it is a degraded form ofglobal cultural stamina, which has infected the western community. Due to continuous

    engagement in scientific and economic pursuits, west has lost its immunity in self andsocial control, which has made it the first and the worst vulnerable region for ethical

    degradation.

    Failures in parental, matrimonial and generation bondage have created a new trend of

    untouchability where there is nobody to touch and care. Juvenile prisoners, addicts andsuicidal warriors throng in competition. Social refineries of the west are now in serious

    rumination about regaining ethical awareness and consensus by investing all the time and

    resources that they have minted by its dereliction.

    Without cultural framework, any self styled discipline, audacity and insecure freedom

    will certainly dismantle any orderly society or even an organised one.

    In the present context of Interfaith, cultural exchange, in its level-headed way, can

    tremendously lubricate collective survival mechanism. Festivals and art forms of everyfaith and system are to be demonstrated with their essential messages, so that it can

    kindle involvement in their own people and others. This get together shatters the cloud of

    selfishness and egoism, thereby binding everybody with inborn love.

    Religion

    Only a Religion can offer the high level identity of a person with his spiritual address. Asreligion is the only discipline dealing with soul, source, struggle and solution, without a

    proper religious direction, the soul will lose its dignity and become naked. Organised

    religions begin with the scriptures, the message of God to the mankind, which was

    brought to the common level of understanding by a spiritual lineage in the form of

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    messengers or masters. So, eventually, a person devoid of scriptural care is motherless

    and the one who does not have the compassionate guidance of the master from a tradition

    is fatherless and any independent tinsel is a spiritual orphan.

    With a caring mother, all the religious offsprings suffer under irresponsible, perfunctory,

    affectionless, cruel, and tyrant fathers in the forms of institutional anarchy, kleptocracy,plutocracy, foolocracy and tyranny.

    Purpose of ReligionThe world is created by God. So use this life with worldly resources in a proper way.

    All of the fellow beings are created by His will. Love them as you love God. Avoid evil,

    excuse mistakes and withdraw from exploitation of anybody for a private cause.

    God is embodiment of goodness. Being good is the tool of receptivity for divine link,guidance and empowerment.

    Cultivate and preserve these qualities by recital, adulation and entreaty without gap.

    Infuse the same in your family, friends and followers.

    Divisions in Religion

    Religion is not a single element with unanimous faith and uniform pathways. It is a

    cluster of different ways and directions adhering to a common nucleus.

    Spiritualism Worship of an impersonal God, different from gods or the source of them.

    Ritualism This believes physical activities under specific conditions, as a supportive or adominant tool for internal practices, facilitating mundane and mystic fruits.

    Mysticism an absolute system of inner exercise through self restraint, celibacy and

    austerity, where God is felt and dealt. Transformation in mystics bestows transphysicalreflections on ones nature and experiences.

    Occultism the leftist branch of religion, which fraternises non-divine power agencies for

    filthy and fiendish needs.Personalism God with a form, also available with a personal relation and bondage of

    either love, friendship or affection is worshipped with intimacy.

    Positivism Tools of prognastication and remediation on life issues and crisis.

    All these divisions, except Spiritualism, are within the demarcations of religious tenets.

    The logical beauty, depth and differential analysis, if shared in intellectual level may

    sponsor debate or appreciation and in common levels it will erase the myth that religionis perfectly fictional, without any sense, logic or purpose.

    Purpose of InterfaithDistance People of different religious communities stay extremely away from each other

    and even their social binding is marginal. Such interfaith programmes will at least

    minimise the distance.Diversion If they are feeling totally against each other, interfaith at least can organise

    mitigation of ill will.

    Dilemma is the position of disquiet for fanatics with their tenacious religious dogma and

    invitation from interfaith dialog. For them, dialog offers personal and organisational

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    Issues in Interfaith

    Like organic food, nature and other campaigns, interfaith has also become a fashion, style

    and show. Those who are not accessible to their own followers are seen with leaders ofdifferent faith with a lustrous smile. Being available with multi-faith leaders has recently

    got a status of media attraction and public attention. It is also a part of interesting political

    game.Few institutions wear the mask of interfaith fraternity to cover their unpleasant faces

    before the society. These shows and hidden agenda have fogged up the zeal, diligence

    and sacrifice of real members.

    If all faiths had been limited only by thoughts and inner experience, quarrel and dialog

    will find no place to live and rule. Proclamation of beliefs and installation of centres have

    multiplied and constructed religious consciousness and also divided and destructed thesociety.

    Unfortunately peace mechanisms have lesser analytical approach and action, when

    compared with their foes. It is even humorously told that their thought is about when and

    what to speak and speech is about when and what to think.Major problems in interfaith

    A) Most of the discussions are held between mindful and already moderate people who

    have no chances of mutual harm or disharmony. Taking this to the needed and non

    conducive environments should have been the purpose of gathering and discussion,

    which has not been made effectual.B) Almost in all meetings, the fragile devices of showing similarities and common

    meeting points in philosophy, ethics and practices, form the main frame. Generally in

    compromises, effective similarity in common principles of love, brotherhood, peace andhonesty are projected and in clashes, defective similarities in violence, historical

    irrelevance and character assassination are handled.

    If ignorance and philosophical delusion alone is the major cause for all the disputes and

    confrontation, an intellectual support can guide them to truce or harmony. But the

    emotionally charged sections with scriptural direction and state or non-state supportcannot be handled with simple and slow tools, meant for the thinkers and wise.

    In spite of reinterpretation of passages and new trend of concord, inter faith pursuit is

    slow, for it needs a high level transformation in the whole society and no doubt ourpresent activities will nourish that goal.

    More than the scriptures, ideals and prophets, we have to focus the need of dialogue

    directly with the concerned institutions, society and people. We should realize thatshowing rules before somebody who deliberately differ in deeds is lunacy.

    C) With fear of repulsion and revenge, the basic problems are not discussed in depth insuch conferences.

    Vegetarianism and cow worship are in the mandatory principles of Hinduism, even

    though not widely practised. Islam encourages beef against the sentiments of them. A

    preferable tolerance is possible only by respecting the sentiments and reform as per the

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    global tide, which fosters vegetarianism.

    Idolatory is a special practice in India and the strong monotheistic religions are

    iconoclasts. So this vast cleavage has instigated defamations and strong disagreementbetween these two religions.

    Apart from these sentimental battles, interfaith has one more duty of organising

    moderates and reformers in every religion and work for their population growth.Especially in Islam countries, concern about democracy, women liberation and human

    rights and legal-judicial reforms is actively growing. Interfaith systems should awaken

    the national, religious and even the global civilians to urge relief and reforms.Anti-social movements exploit those who are in illiteracy and dearth and those who are

    suitable for reprisal and aggression and train them for turmoil. Interfaith organisations,

    apart from religious counselling, should act with social networking for rural

    empowerment, social work and education charities.

    Tolerance

    This is the slogan for all interfaith movements. Even though known to common sense,clear instructions regarding the qualified targets, intensity and response methodology of

    tolerance are not available.The problem with the tolerance advocates is that they assiduously preach tolerance to the

    reactors without emphasising the actors to feel free within the tolerable limits. Tolerance

    is a decent bilateral communication, which cannot be extended in situations of intentional

    non reciprocation and adversity.Tolerance has its merit only in suitable grounds, where it is designated as magnanimity.

    In a case of excessive tolerance, shown when the dignity and pride of the culture and

    nation is butchered, it is named as shamelessness.

    Tolerance because of inability is cowardice and tolerance towards heinous elements is

    betrayal to ones own conscience and the society.

    Interfaith organisations should promote this regal tolerance among its subjects.

    Casteism

    It is recorded in scriptures and a deep rooted practice of the same has divided and

    weakened the Hindu society. Social forces are more responsible for their implementation

    and burgeoning and political diplomacy plays a major role in sensational marketing toprocure and stabilize power accession. Pointing out the same or a different type of

    bigotry and unrest in other religions cannot be a proper excuse or solution.

    Reformers anyhow argue that castes are based on qualities and mode of occupation and

    organized lot of revolutionary amendments against caste discrimination. Still casteism

    has its monstrous shape and plays a major role in political destiny.

    The caste system now needs the form of social vision, more than a religious view,

    considering religious demography and futurology. Being suppressed by the upper caste

    and abandoned by the priesthood, now, the once under-privileged section has three

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    resorts.

    A) Counter-suppression, using their integrity, constitutional and legislative provisions

    B) Absorption into Communist rangeC) Conversion to Christianity or other religions

    The same caste system, handled for political benefits can be undertaken for socialrenaissance. Religious representations for all castes with respective form and ways of

    worship should be designed and incorporated. Without understanding and organized net

    working between caste groups, Hinduism can never be ready for self protection orinterfaith friendship.

    Personal caste feelings can be kept aside and even professional zones of caste can have

    their stipulation as both of them are not easily and instantaneously erasable. But a publicplatform for unity should be staged with immediate effect.

    Terrorism

    A new fear by name Islamaphobia is spreading in all corners of the world, not onlyterrifying non Muslims but also Muslims. These terrorists refer their source to holy Quran

    and eulogise their operation as a religious duty and divine order.

    Interfaith advocates and moderates in Islam brotherhood have given a new vision to the

    sense of holy war Jihad. According to them, it was a contextual insurgency where it was

    unavoidable to safeguard the religion. Few scholars interpret Jihad as a spiritualempowerment against evil. Anyhow these explanations are neither going to reach and

    reform the fundamentalists and their blind faction.

    Being temperate is not just being amicable or away from problems. It requires the same

    intensity in a positive direction, without which, triumph over evil and restoration of peace

    will become unfeasible. Moderate muslims are very limited in number as well as verve.In 2006, an Islam network by name Al Jazeera conducted an opinion poll among

    muslims, regarding Osama Bin Ladens twin tower attacks. 49% were in favour of Bin

    Laden justifying the attacks.In US, there is an ongoing dispute between the state and muslim charities. Authorities

    believe that anti-social networks are supported in the pretext of donations and now

    Muslims are agitating that their fundamental as well as religious rights are seized.

    Muslims with latent fervour, change their moderate attitude at the time of religioussensations. Recent reports from Lebanon illustrate the aggressive behaviour of muslim

    neighbourhood at the time of crisis, which was moderate and friendly before.

    Islam needs to develop more interfaith forces to compete with its fundamental elementsand we see lot of young and energetic moderates, functioning amidst threat and peril.

    Conversion

    It is also a mode of violence in which religions are mutely sliced into pieces.

    Dissemination of Gods message is the foremost religious duty and every person has his

    freedom to choose and leave his religion. But conversion may be the effect of ones

    preaching and a premeditated effort to convert is unjust.

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    Barring Zoroastrianism, all religions have their gates open and any saint should render

    their warm welcome to the neophytes. But this candour becomes cunningness, if trading

    and denigration apparatus are handled with vindictive passion towards target acquisitionin conversion.

    Instead of natural selection, exploiting ones ignorance or any other weakness and

    considering the conversion campaign as a revenge, aim or competition with anotherreligion, becomes a cheaper and condemnable act.

    Apart from the converters, the bridegroom and the previous institution are also to be

    equally blamed. An isolated, insecure place invites robbery. In the same way, lack of careand isolation from religious bondage, along with personal weakness and emergency

    tempts anyone to feel the need of a conversion. Values of culture, heritage and religion

    may not be palpable to a common man in distress, who believes only what he needs and

    feels.Apart from legal ban and restrictions, widening and intensification of religious services

    disable conversion possibilities.

    In real sense, a person shifting his religion for his betterment or relief is neither a loss for

    his previous religion nor an asset for the new one. But sense of duty to safeguard thereligion and the role of quantitative majority in socio-political decisions have resulted in

    persuasive remonstration against conversions.Conversion is a very big impediment for open minded symposium and inter-religious

    amity.

    Suitable Tools

    As specified, literature can ignite and unite minds. Various research and demo

    programmes are now being organised world wide, on interfaith music.Interfaith pilgrimage is trip to various centres of worship, discussion with scholars,

    interaction with students, and common public and special visit and survey of areas noted

    for frictions and clashes.

    An exclusive syllabus on interfaith should be available representing each religion. A

    common interfaith bible with extracts from all religions should also be provided and amobile campus for facilitating the teaching and the training should be made available to

    all needed places.

    A permanent as well as a mobile pictorial or visual-media exhibition about the beauty,

    variety and atrocities and ugliness of religious collisions should be made evident foryouth, students and other contenders to gain awareness and grow into action.

    Current Affairs

    Wrong appraisal has always been the beauty of human mind. That which appears to be

    limited is always underestimated and any big mass is overestimated, without the study ofthe quality factor.

    Everywhere, we hear the glory of Indian heritage, its youth and dispersal of its universal

    repute. Indian heritage once flourished and even after repetitive blows, it re-emerged and

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    now it is just surviving. The growing number of institutions, festival crowds and western

    involvement are not the parameters for both health and progress of the religion.

    Scriptures, temples, rituals, philosophy and morale are the genuine custodians of religiousstatus which are not satisfactory. We see lot of imperfection, commercialisation and

    fraudulence in emerging trends. Unmonitored wild growth of spiritual personalities, firms

    and services and receivers without any sense of guidelines have resulted in a drasticquality deficit. Religious heads of Hinduism with other scholars and soldiers should first

    standardise the basic pillars of our religion and reinstall quality in it.

    Instead of a destructive turn over towards addiction, alcoholism and other adverse means,it is commendable that the vacuum and despair of the post-modern society, especially

    youngsters, is occupied by a spiritual involvement. But it is a stodgy fact that they are

    mostly victimized by poor systems and commercial concerns. The rushing and running

    crowd has no time and tendency to assess and adopt reality and its essence. Any messagebecomes knowledge and any practice can show light in their vision.

    Unless and until our own faith is organised and rightly presented, no interfaith extension

    will be effectively fertile..Conclusion

    We may not be talented to weaken our adversary, but we are proficient to brace our

    thought and action.

    We may not be persuasive to attack our rivals but we can reinforce our interaction and

    integrity.

    We may not be so valiant to frighten the existing terrorists but we are brave enough to

    constrict the moral fabric of the society to prevent any interfaith opponent or his

    supporter to come out of it.

    We may not have the vehemence of weapons and war tactics but we have our energetic,

    undivided voices, which will irrigate brave hearts and pass on to the vivacious care takersof our future society.

    Our voice may peter out in the air but the honest spirit inside it will consecrate our

    surroundings. The same spirit will be carried on by earnest listeners where theirdynamism will be invigorated. God considers our wishes and will capacitate us to

    accomplish the objective.

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