Ideological national event ‘Surat Litfest’ celebrated with great enthusiasm

(Surat Litfest, i.e. Surat Literary Festival)

Surat (Gujarat) – The national ideological event ‘Surat Litfest’ concluded here from January 9th to 11th with great enthusiasm. The event was organized at Veer Narmada Dakshin Gujarat University here. ‘India in the year 2047’ was the theme of the event. Nationalists and Pro-Hindutva speakers guided the attendees on National policy, cultural identity and through that, India’s progress towards its centenary.

Inspiring thoughts from some of the speakers in the programme

India has matured under strategic autonomy : Major General (Retd) Dr. Shashi Asthana

Major General (Retired) Dr. Shashi Asthana

Considering the changing equations of the world, India is stable. India has shown maturity within strategic autonomy. We are not on anyone’s side. Therefore, we can establish relations with each country independently. Today, many American scholars believe that India is the link between the ‘G-7’ countries and the ‘BRICS’ countries.’ The reason for this is that if China decides, it can use ‘BRICS’ and ‘SCO’ against America. On the other hand, America can take an extreme position and use ‘NATO’, ‘G-7’ and ‘European Union’ against China. This is not the case with India. That is the uniqueness and importance of India’s diplomacy.

Major General (Retd) Dr. Asthana further said that everyone demands rights from the country; but we should think about what our duties towards the country are. We should all stand against the elements that challenge the security of the country. The reason for this is that today the enemy is not only on the border but has entered society. It is the need of the hour to create social awareness and find and eliminate the ‘sleeper cells’ (groups that secretly commit anti-social acts). We need to work for that.

We are the heirs of a culture that resisted the Mughals for five and a half centuries : Meenakshi Sharan, Founder, Ayodhya Foundation

Meenakshi Sharan

Meenakshi Sharan said, ‘We are the heirs of a great culture that resisted the Mughals and Turkish invaders for five and a half centuries. On the other hand, Syria, which was the base of Christian culture, fell in a month. Persia (present-day Iran) became Islamic in 17 years; but the Islamic invaders were never able to gain control over India.’

Islam attacked India with the aim of ideologically defeating India : Prof. Dilip Mandal, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India

Prof. Dilip Mandal

Prof. Dilip Mandal said, ‘There was a significant difference between the Islamic invaders and those who came before them. The earlier invaders did not bring their own organized religion or any fixed ideas. When they came to India, they assimilated into the local culture. These invaders like the Shakas, Hunas, etc., came to India using different paths; but today we cannot recognize them, because they merged with us when they came to India. However, Islam brought an ideological rigidity when it came to India. It wanted to defeat India and create a sense of pride in the mind. They also documented this with great pride, saying, ‘We destroyed India!’

Anti-India forces are trying to destroy the family values of India : Ramlal, Former General Secretary, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Ramlal

Ramlal said, ‘In the coming times, the young generation of India, farmers, labourers etc. must be vigilant. Anti-India forces will try to destroy the family values in India. A few days ago, some women’s rights organization activists visited Rajasthan and started asking the women there to stop using ‘ghunghat’. The women there rebuffed them by saying, ‘First, you should take up the campaign to remove the burqa’. I would like to ask this organization why it does not first go to countries where ‘driving is not allowed’, ‘where two women testifying in Court is considered equal to the testimony of one man’ and carry out awareness campaigns ?’

There is an inherent hatred towards Indians among the American people : Ajit Bharti, famous Hindutva journalist and author

Ajit Bharti

Ajit Bharti said, ‘The radical white people from the ‘White House’ that celebrates Diwali and promotes inclusivity, are also supporters of the ‘MAGA (Make America Great Again)’ campaign. They do not like Deity Hanuman. They say that Hanuman is demonic. Basically, there is an innate hatred among the American people towards Indians. They are angry how these ‘brown’ people (neither black nor white, but brown Indians) run their own companies like ‘Adobe’, ‘Google’, ‘Microsoft’. On the other hand, this same America is trying to put geopolitical pressure on Prime Minister Modi. There are reports that Modi did not call Trump. So basically, this is a war of egos. When you think that I can destroy a country by dropping bombs, a head of State does not even contact me and does not even accept our terms to do business ? That is why the anti-India narrative is becoming as poisonous. That is why Sikhs are being killed by calling them Muslims.