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A Message to the

Youth of India

India—ancient, modern, mystical, alive. A vast
land of lofty mountains, broad plains, mighty rivers,
throbbing cities. A people searching for identity in
a changing world. A land of contradictions, which if
overcome could result in India’s bursting forth as a
leader among nations.
This India, incomparable and unique, is more
diverse than any other nation on earth. Over a billion
people, of multiple languages, castes, opinions, and
creeds, are squeezed together, struggling to survive.
Although the country always seems on the verge
of exploding into sectarian violence, an intrinsic
oneness, a sense of being Indian, subtly binds her
people together. That “Indian-ness” is a legacy of her
timeless culture—the world’s oldest, most elaborate,
and most sophisticated. That culture was distinguished
by its deep-rooted spirituality and sense of dharma,
characterized by inherent faith in God and the Vedas,
and in observance of Vedic injunctions as a sacred
duty.
But modern India is definitely a land of change.
Change is the way of the world, and nothing new to
India. Recently this change has been decorated by the
word progress. Unfortunately, in terms of actual human

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