Are we just Hindu?

Our country is suffering from many issues of social division and these are due to misconceptions about identity. Our past as known to us is read mostly by anthropologist and historians from Europe and many interpretations of them are in perspective of their cultural evolution. They evolved science and their investigation paradigms according to their understanding and tried to fit those model in our context. For example the age of man division is not fit for our land. In Bhimbetka people lived for more than 30,000 year or may be more. Paintings tell us that in some later phase along with them, there were settled communities in Malva region who did farming and other commercial activities prior to Harappan period. 

If something seems a myth to westerners does not necessarily mean it is actually. We never consciously tried to investigate facts and places mentioned in old texts. When some evidence comes from foreign agencies which conforms with our texts we just claim ourselves superiors! Actually we are not our ancestors were!  Ignorance is at Everest here because we don't know what is the source or on what line of what ved or other texts it is written. I feel bad when our forefathers are declared myths and their story mythology. This might be because no one among next generation has read from the true sources. TV serials, blogs or interpretations from our elders or critics are our primary sources.

To understand our true past we need to rise above from our economical needs and look beyond. Looking into past must be seen as a social service. There must be things in our past that kept us on edge with others. I think it will be an answer to endless suffering of all sections fighting each other and will unite us more.

We are much more than just idol worshiper, we saw through nature and are most connected to it . We are not just Hindu or Indian people. I am not sure about the word that will define us, which is more relevant to our culture, defines and includes more who are left out of these word's ambit but surely we will come across one someday when we become enlightened!

Thanks for reading and I leave the conclusion up to you. My aim was to sow the seeds of my interpretation into your brain. I encourage you to find our true identity and legacy in the mist of misconceptions by digging into our past and by understanding it holistically.

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