I have always believed and read more than little too, that our cultural strength is not known to Indians in full unlike the citizens of other countries about their own culture and history. The last 1000 years have been so devastating to this powerful country - India that it could not make a come back and regain its glory. Since time immemorial we were considered as learned men on this planet. When the significant part of the world was still hunting animals and eating raw meat ours was a bustling civilization and yes we are still the only surviving civilization.
The instability started from the time when religious zealots started to spread religions which were alien to this part of the world violently for their political ends. British has played a significant role in destroying our cultural supremacy systematically with the active help of missionaries, so much so that it had a greater effect than the marauding Islamic invaders. Here is the part of the address by Macaulay to British parliament. in the later part of 19th century, which is just a sample of how strong we were. And this colonizer admits that to make this country a dominated nation, its old and ancient education system must be replaced (or in other words has to be destroyed) with theirs.
Just recording it here to constantly remind ourselves what our roots are.
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