Indian Scriptures - Treasures against Time

Abstract

Indians are gifted with an immense treasure in the form of the Scriptures. However, the prevalent mind-set
extols the value of Western thought as opposed to the Indian viewpoint. The origin of this mind-set lies in pre-
British India, when a concerted effort was made by the British to completely demolish the greatness of Indian
thought embodied in the form of its education system. This paper attempts to demonstrate the intellectual
beauty personified in the form of the Tusli Ramayana (popularly known as the Ramcharitmanasa) by
demonstrating the depth of a single verse of the scripture.
Keywords: spirituality, India, British influence, western influence, Ramayana, Ramcharimanasa