| And we have to
remember that we have as our friends and rivals two great world religions which look
beyond India for inspiration and which have brought into existence two growing communities
which cannot be fitted into the Hindu social structure. And, lastly, there is the deep
internal unrest in certain classes of the Hindu society itself-unrest caused by the
petrifaction of the ancient social order and the consequent social injustice and tyranny. Great insight and wise statesmanship are required to direct these new
forces properly and develop a type of religion that would satisfy the demands of the hour.
But the hour has already found its man. Under the wise guidance of Mahatma Gandhi,
Hinduism has begun to exorcise the demon of untouchability and putting its house in order
and even delivering a message to mankind. The soul of Hinduism has ever been the same,
though it has different embodiments in different ages. |
