In the wake of outbreak of coronavirus and it's rapid spread, people of western countries are forced to emulate the traditional Indian way of Namaste rather than handshake to greet others. Calamity of huge scale has compelled most advanced countries to follow our time tested tradition. This is no mean an achievement. In a way it is  an acknowledgement of our cultural values and ethos.

So, it goes without saying that the Young Indians and Gen-Next needs to be made aware of our rich past heritage . Corona catastrophe can prove to be a boon in disguise to further the cause of our ancient healthy tradition. Our laxity in this may prove to be our undoing.
In the contemporary history, all these years Western world was looking towards India for eternal and spiritual solace. We in turn chose to look the other way considering it as retro-grade.

To talk about our neighbours, there is a lesson in store, to go at the root cause of identity crisis which has gripped Pakistan in particular and Bangladesh to a great extent. Pakistan has geography but struggling to find its history even after 72 years of existence. The establishment in that country tried it's best to take its subject away from ancient connect, but failed to achieve success. People still have fascination and natural attraction towards India and it's ancestors, rather than towards Arab countries. People of both countries use to share this heritage before 1947 too. When now they are told that Chanakya was also their common pride heritage, along with fellow Indians, they refuse buy this theory. Their problem is  that their history starts since 710 when first Islamic invasion took place. This wrong narrative was thrust on their minds since last 72 years by their civil and military rulers. So, though method of worshiping might have changed, India -Pakistan problem is not only territorial one but a historical wrong perceptions & non-acknowledgement of common history, which needs to be corrected now with strong efforts. This is an opportune time to do so, as west has endorsed our ethical values. For this to happen one has to first believe in his own history, ancestors and then confidently you can reclaim the lost pages of history!

Mr. Satish Marathe