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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON REWRITING OF INDIAN HISTORY

Vivekananda Jayanti 12 Jan

Swami Vivekananda has given a very good advice to Indian students regarding the study of History:

“Study Sanskrit, but along with it study western sciences as well. Learn accuracy, my boys, study and labour so that the time will come when you can put our history on a scientific basis. For now Indian history is disorganised.

The histories of our country written by English writers cannot but be weakening to our minds, for, they talk only of our downfall.

How can foreigners, who understand very little of our manners and customs, or of our religion and philosophy, write faithful and unbiased histories of India? Naturally many false notions and wrong inferences have found their way into them. Nevertheless they have shown us how to proceed making researches into our ancient history.

Now it is for us to strike out an independent path of historical research for ourselves, to study the Vedas and Puranas and the ancient annals (Itihasa) of India, and from them make it your life’s ‘sadhana’ (disciplined endeavour) to write accurate, sympathetic and soul inspiring histories of the land. It is for Indians to write Indian history.

Therefore set yourselves to the task of rescuing our lost and hidden treasures from oblivion. Even as one’s child has been lost does not rest until one has found it, so do you never cease labour until you have received the glorious past of India in the consciousness of the people. That will be the true national education, and with its advancement a true national spirit will be awakened.

When the real history of India will be unearthed, it will be proved that, as in matters of religion, so in fine arts and sciences, India is the Primal Guru of the whole world”

From Life of Swami Vivekananda (Mayavati Edition, 1961;pages 213,214 Instructions given to a group of University students of Rajaputana in 1891)

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1) Religion is the idea which is raising the brute unto man and man unto God (2) In religion lies the vitality of India, and so long as the Hindu race do not forget the great inheritance of their fore fathers, there is no power on earth to destroy them
(3) Before flooding India with socialistic or political ideas, first deluge the land with spiritual ideas

“Geetaa had not been much known to the generality of people before Shankaraachaarya made it famous by writing his great commentary on it.”
SWaami VivEkaanandaa.

“Than the Geetaa no better commentary on the Vedasa has been written or can be written.”
Swaami VivEkaananda

” The reconciliation of the different paths of Dharma and the work without desire or attachment- These are the two special characteristics of Geetaa” Swaami VivEkaananda.