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I salute those royal kings and emperors who honoured their
traditions and sacrificed their kingdoms as well as all of their
belongings for the sake of our nation. What a magnanimous
sacrifice this has been!

We often talk about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and the
Kshatriyas. It is wonderful that the son of a Patel family sought
something and the Rajput kings offered him everything they
had. Of course, this is not a matter of caste discrimination. But
have you ever realized that the Rajput royalty might show their
readiness to sacrifice their kingdoms to other Rajputs or to
someone from another Royal family, but not to a ‘Patel’? The
point is that after all we all are Indians. So we need not
discriminate. But what is wrong if a region is sacrificed for the
sake of the nation? In fact, we should be proud that we have
always learnt lessons from our history, we get inspiration and
ability from our past. No culture can ever progress by forgetting
or ignoring its history. Why do we still remember “Ram Rajya”?
What makes us wish to have an administration like, “Ram
Rajya”? It is because we have always had a tradition of
prosperity and goodness. Hence, we would like to continue this
tradition forever.

Did you notice the specialty of our nation? Many invaders
attacked our country; apart from ruling it, more importantly,
they also tried to influence our culture. It was alright if they
merely ruled our country but when they began to influence our
culture, the soul of the nation awoke. There was a rising.
Consequently, those who had conquered the whole world were
defeated so badly in India that they could not even return to
their homelands. The only reason behind this is our amazing
culture and tradition. With a Quran, in one hand and a sword in
another, those who had dreamt of painting India green, were
not successful.

Here is something I would like to share with you that will
make you feel proud to be an Indian: there is a certain tradition
in the ‘Jam,’ community. Generally, a ‘Brahmin’ puts a ‘Tilak’ on
the forehead of a king. But in this community, this duty is
performed by the son of a Dalit woman. It is a remarkable