If we had a genuinely secular and patriotic media Swami Ramdev and Shri Rajiv Malhotra would make headlines every other day. Instead the media continuously strives to fill our mind with unimportant things with undue glamorization. Imagine, if we take out all the following items, how much mental space media can save us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, Swami Ramdev wrote a glowing endorsement letter for Shri Rajiv Malhotra. The press release (including the copy of the letter) from Shri Malhotra\u2019s Infinity Foundation can be downloaded here<\/a><\/strong>. This important news, lost in the sophisticated world of mainstream media, we celebrate it in Jagrit-Bharat circles. Let\u2019s reflect on why these prominent Dharmic-Patriots of current times, deserve our society\u2019s respect, let alone attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea of Dharmic-Patriots<\/strong> Two of the key concepts of Dharma are \u201cinclusiveness\u201d and \u201cthe common good before the personal gain.\u201d The second concept of \u201cthe common good before the personal gain\u201d is pretty self-explanatory, the idea of inclusiveness requires a bit of explanation. Dharmic ideology is anchored in \u201cLive and Let others live happily \u2013 even when others have a differing belief system\u201d, whereas the religious thinking is always uncomfortable with differing ideologies. To patch up this uncomfort among religions, secularism plays a crucial role to separate governance from the religious beliefs. Dharmic ideology has an inherent \u201cgenuine secularism\u201d in its ideology. An externally enforced secularism, which typically is manipulated by people in power, creates new problems as opposed to making the society better. Today, patriotism anchored in defending the sophisticated ideology of Dharma has taken backseat due to a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the society today, be it leading thinkers or the common man, a very small number of people are able to comprehend the depths of the Dharmic ideology. Swami Ramdev and Shri Malhotra are two of the pioneers in current times, who have taken upon themselves to explore the depths of philosophy, synthesize the Dharmic understanding and then bring along the masses to defend Dharma. In the times when world is interacting in complex ways, when information can instantaneously travel globally, when the forces against \u201cDharmic-Patriotic\u201d ideology are heavily equipped with powerful capabilities, the task for Dharmic-Patriots might seem insurmountable. These two Dharmic-Patriots are defying all odds and deserve our support in every way possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In praise of Swami Ramdev:<\/strong> In praise of Shri Rajiv Malhotra<\/strong> India would rebound so fast if Indians can grasp the ideas of these two wise men, in their personal lives, in building laws & governance institutions, and organizations that complement the government institutions. That envisioned future just seems a fantasy, as of now. Yes of course, I respect both Swami Ramdev & Shri Rajiv Malhotra. When it comes to Dharmic or national level issues, the personal biases should be irrelevant though. Critique my opinion with your own analysis to make up your mind on the issues related to Dharma and our country. I do appeal to all Dharmic-Patriots to support these two pioneers and do your own share of contribution for a better India and better world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download<\/a><\/strong> the hand written letter of Swami Ramdev in Hindi, which reads better than English translation. We\u2019ve copied the English translation here, which is also included in the Infinity Foundation\u2019s press release<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOM<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shri Rajiv Malhotra is doing a stellar Job of evidentially establishing the universality and scientific truth of Indian Vedic Hindu Dharma on the world stage.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For the past many centuries, attempts are made to denigrate, malign and destroy the Sanatan Arya civilization through political clout, financial muscle, media and other propagatory means, universities, writers and other influential persons, by anti-Hindu forces and other scheming powers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In a constant effort to humiliate us, false accusations are being hurled at our Rishis, Munis, Dietes and Mahatmas through the collusion of European-based and America-based anti-India and anti-Hindu forces, powerful churches, anti-Hindu universities and obscure forces and conspiratory organizations. On the contrary, the fact of the matter is, that communities and religions born on foreign soils lack the scientificity and universality as are inherent in Hindu Dharma.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In our Vedas and Vedic literature, our forefathers have \u2013 scientifically and evidentially \u2013 studied, researched and expounded on the matters of Jnana-Vijnana, technology, vastu, arts, dance and music, astrology, grammar, mathematics, geography, astronomy\/ astrophysics, on subjects ranging from worldly prosperity and spiritual advancement to all fields of study of microcosm and the macrocosm.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shri Rajiv Malhotra is the only person to have challenged the non-Dharmic forces, on the combined bases of reasoning, fact, strategy and evidence, and has firmly established the authority of Dharma in the West. We Indians are proud of Shri Malhotra and consider him as among our finest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our best wishes and blessings are with Shri Malhotra and it is impossible to eulogize him in words, for words have but limited adequacy. Through your agency, may the glory of Hindu Dharma be ever-expansive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 Swami Ramdev<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Author: Sunil Sheoran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Published: <\/strong>July 23, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If we had a genuinely secular and patriotic media Swami Ramdev and Shri Rajiv Malhotra would make headlines every other day. 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Commonly the mainstream media classifies ideologies as left, right and center. Indian civilization being a Dharmic civilization, a better classification would be Dharmic ideology versus the others. One of the most unfortunate things that has happened to India, is the degradation of word \u201cDharma\u201d to \u201cReligion\u201d. The concept of Dharma versus religion is very well explained in Shri. Malhotra\u2019s book \u201cBeing Different\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t intend to market all the accomplishments of Swami Ramdev. Here\u2019s some thoughts for you to ponder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast to Swami Ramdev, Shri Malhotra is a householder, lives in New Jersey, USA and defending Dharma at Global level; primarily in North America. Thinking about Shri Malhotra\u2019s unique positioning and contribution, these thoughts come to mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n