Probably, the ancient Greeks called Bharat as the Land of R. Sindhu that came to be known as Hindustan. Even today, the neighboring States call 'Bharat' as 'Hindustan'. Alexander invaded India and the later history is full of invasions. The wealth of India created a desire in ruthless thugs like Ghaszni Mohammad, and Taimur the Lame, and others to invade and loot and kill! Even today, the country Bharat is very rich and famous! Actually, India is a 'yoga bhumi', a land of pious people, great thinkers who aspire for total liberation, emancipation, freedom from the cycle of births and deaths.
India, i.e., Bharat is the home of the great saints and sages. 'Bharat' is the name of the King, a descendant of the King Ikshvaku of the Sun-worshiping clan, who ruled this country in the ancient past. Actually, therm 'Bha ra ta' means the land of Sunshine. The Tropic of Cancer (23 and 1/2 Deg. N) lies midway passing on Varanasi, India, where the vertical rays of the Sun creates hot summers. Bharat is the real name of the country The term 'Hindu' is derived from the River Sindhu, that came to be anglicized as the 'Indus'. A thousand years ago, this River Sindhu was flowing draining the area of Sindh,making it a fertile land. Now, the gradual desiccation, global warming, has rendered it to an insignificant one as compared to the R.Ganga, R.Yamuna and other rivers. Another, version of the Hindu is from the word 'Hind'. The Japanese called Bharat as 'India' since the the land was considered a paradise, ('Indie' in Japanese) on earth! Now, the real issue is not of the name Hindu,but that of the religion of the people of Hindustan.
Now, the Hindu religion as such is no religion, at all! It has no single teacher or a Text to guide! The people have followed 'dharma', piety, a self-less service as the motto. To help each other with compassion, love and sacrifice is the religion of the Hindus. This has been mistaken by the invaders as a weakness and they have taken undue advantage of this kindness."Too much of goodness is bad is the lesson to be learnt here?" The later invaders, thugs, cheats, who looted and who remained here subjugating the weak and the gullible, preaching their religious dogma, is the cause of present turmoil. Neither a Jesus, nor a Mohammed was ever born here and people who were converted by the invaders still boast of this? The situation today is one of cross-culture threatening the native inhabitants? Lack of unity among the Hindus who constitute nearly 82 per cent of the population, on the one hand and Minority people ruling in the guise of 'secularism', on the other, is one of the major issues, followed by large scale insurgencies, influx of refugee population taking shelter here is another? This situation is further complicated by terrorism and the unscrupulous insiders supporting outsiders destabilizing the country. National security is of paramount importance and Hinduism has to be restored to survive as a nation and prevent further invasions?
The term 'Hinduism' denotes a discipline. The people of 'Bharat' were a great civilized people and it is eulogized in Ramayana as a 'Ram Rajya', a land of dharma- equity and justice. It is important here to note the fact that people have lost their original, true nature and become perverts over time! Foreign invaders have destroyed the civilization, as in most parts of the world like Mexico, Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, etc. The bane of India is the invaders who found a rich and famous country of simple peaceful people and easy to loot and conquer. They stayed here to ruthlessly destroy the original culture! As a race, the Hindu is still the most respected and emulated religious people. Today, the situation is one of crucial nature. It is a big question whether to go back and restore the pristine glory or move forward to one inter-mixed races bereft of.all human values, living a materialistic life. The answer lies in renaissance, restoration of values. 'dharma'. Bhagavan Shree Krishna says, it is essential to fight 'adharma' , injustice and restore moral values. There is a deterioration in human values and it will destroy the human civilization.
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