Dehradun, Sept. 1 -- The Books from My Shelves - 2

Indian thought believes that for millenniums, man roamed this planet just like all animals; ignorant and brutish.

Then the moment of epiphany came to him.

In that moment the "word" was created!

The "word" dispelled the chaos of darkness and illuminated his mind with the light of knowledge!

This was the moment of departure that made humans, forever, distinct from all other beings.

Indians call this primodial word "Om" or "Anhad Naad Brahma" (The Cosmic Sound of Creation).

On similar lines, the Bible says," In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

The oral word brought language, which soon facilitated writing.

It led to the greatest invention...