India, Aug. 15 -- Of the many ancient knowledge systems humanity developed, India's Religion proved outstanding. She developed a coherent system, harmonizing values of inclusivity and concordance into a balanced worldview. "India is an epitome of the world", commented the philosopher-historian Arnold Joseph Toynbee, who hailed her as the 'living civilization' that would unite and enlighten the future humanity.

India's was a turbulent history, with invaders pounding her recurrently, leaving her geographically and psychically torn. Bled white in terrorist violence, her glory often seemed almost irretrievably lost with enemies disturbing her national life. Denunciation of the motherland, derogatory writings against her and declining it for ...