In English
The ideals of Indian marriage
So, derive the best out of these elders who have been entrusted with your education. They are specially trained for the purpose and selected for their efficiency. If you respond to their efforts, their enthusiasm will remain green. In ancient times, the voice of the teacher was supreme. Even emperors did not interfere with the freedom of the teachers to train and punish their sons. The son was handed over to the teacher and they supported him in all his efforts to instruct and improve him. They never sided with the son against the teacher. But now the children are the masters; they dictate terms; if they get poor marks, the parents declare war against the unfortunate teacher who cannot inflict even the slightest punishment on the pupil. That is why the standard of teaching and learning has fallen so low today. The ideal for women is the status of , the faithful wife, the loving mother. The is very laudable. The Indian ideal of marriage is that the right half is the husband and the left half of the same body is the wife; and (husband and wife) are complementary, parts of the same unit. When challenged the famous ritualist scholar for an intellectual duel, the judge who was to hear the arguments and counter-arguments and decide who has won, was , the wife of , himself a contestant. The other contestants agreed to this! Imagine the faith that they had, not only in her intellectual eminence, but more than that, in her utter impartiality and integrity.