Dr. Krishnadhan Ghose

Dr. Ratnakaram Balaraju, a noted scholar of numerous books writes – “Having been subjected to foreign rule (ruled by Arabs, Muslims, Moguls and the English etc. for more than 700 years) Hindus lost their national identity and have become slavish minded. Even now they are not free from that (darkness – delusion) servile mentality. They are almost denationalised (Atma vismruti). They have abandoned the spiritual achievements of their forefathers and began to ape the English manners and their way of life”.

Dr. Krishnadhan Ghose, Sri Aurobindo’s father may be taken as a typical example in this regard. He became an atheist and wanted to make his children Europeanized. He decided to give all his children a thoroughly English education and sent them to England. Sri. Aurobindo was only seven years of age when Dr. Ghose had given strict instructions to Mr. Drewett no to allow his sons to mix with Indians or to know anything about the Indian way of life. Such was the degeneration of Hindus and Indians then and they believed that English character was ideal. All the Europeans who came to India and professed loving service to India and her culture had actually spiteful tendencies in their heart of hearts. They wanted to convert India into a Christian country. They are still at it. posted by darsnik Thursday, March 09, 2006 at 8:10 AM