Passage 1

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In plain words

For centuries on end, the cries of "Allah-o-Akbar" touched the very sky. No one, except those who are Bharatiyas, knows at what moment death might confront him. There is no other country in world history that has fallen victim to such terrible calamities and undergone such servitude. And yet, even to this day, we remain almost the very same nation we were in ancient times. Nor is this all. Going by certain signs that have become visible of late, it is becoming clear that we are not only strong but ready to expand as well. And is not expansion the very sign of life? Today, Bharatiya doctrines and ideas do not remain confined within Bharat's borders alone. Whether we like it or not, they are penetrating into foreign lands and roaming freely there. Their essence is finding its way into the literatures of other countries. In some of these it is even attaining an unrestrained position of authority. The reason for this is the portion that Bharat has offered, as its own share, toward the progress of the whole world.

It is becoming evident that the reason lies in this: the philosophical-spiritual Jñāna that exists in this country is supremely excellent, most radiant and most sublime — far beyond what any lesser country has to offer. The forefathers of the Bharatiyas examined other matters too. Like other nations, they too sought, in the external world of nature,