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Cover Story Development and Legacy

way that every work of progress seems like
a crime to some people. Here the work of
progress is weighed with the scales of slavery.
That's why for a long time we had a feeling
of hatred toward the development of our
places of faith. These people do not get tired
of praising the places related to the culture
of foreign countries. But in India, this type
of work was looked down upon. The reason
for this was only one - inferiority complex
about our culture, distrust of our places of

Apart from being a nation,

India is also a great tradition,
an ideological establishment,

and a stream of culture. India
is a thought - which talks about

'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. India
does not dream of its rise at the

cost of the loss of others. India
along with itself wishes for the

welfare of the entire humanity
and the whole world. That's why,

when a Sanatan temple dedicated
to Indian culture comes up in

Canada or any other country, it
also enriches the values of

that country.''
– Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

faith, and enmity with our heritage. We all that a visit to these places used to become the
know what happened during the construction most difficult journey of life.
of the Somnath temple after independence.
After this, we are also well aware of the NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT,
history at the time of the construction of NEW IDENTITY
the Ram temple." Actually, the mentality of These centres of faith are not just a structure
slavery had brought our sacred places of but are a lifeline for India, they are like 'Pranavayu'.
worship into a dilapidated condition. Our They are a powerhouse for us which keeps us
temples faced adverse climatic conditions alive even in the most difficult of circumstances.
for hundreds of years. The condition of the With this thinking in the last few years, there have
spiritual centres for decades remained such been initiatives of revitalization with a long-term

10 New India Samachar January 1-15, 2023