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Bharat
Our country Bharat is a great land. It is majestically surrounded by Himalayas in the north, Western Ghats and Arabian Sea in the west, Eastern Ghats and Bay of Bengal in the east and Indian Ocean in the south. The land is made rich and fertile by several rivers
running through the country. We call this land Hindustan, Bharat, India or Hind. Bharat is a blessed land where Vedas and Upanishads gave us wisdom. Great sages like Valmiki, Vashish- ta and Yagnavalkya were born here. The land was blessed with enlightened souls like Gautam Buddha and Mahavira and great devotional saints like Kabir, Namadev and Meerabai. The likes of Nachiketa, Dhruva and Satyakama Jabali, stand as shining examples of determination in their quest of Truth even as small children. Sri Ramkrishna Paramhansa’s disciple, Swami Vivekananda, known as the greatest Hindu monk and a spiritual genius of commanding intel- lect and power, was born here. Epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata taught us values. People were kind, generous and lived together in harmony.
Many religions like Jainism, Buddhism, Islam and other religious systems of Shaiva, Vaish- nava got themselves beautifully blended and integrated into one way of life in the land. We call this land Hindustan, Bharat, India or Hind as anything of one’s choice. Tolerance, co-op- eration and forbearance always were the basic principles of life. This is the spiritual way unique to this land. This country never invaded others for extension of empire but definitely influenced many in their spiritual lives.































































































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