India's Glorious Past || Acharya Prashant

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00:00I do not like those who think of the past of India as just junk.

00:05There is stuff in the past that you must immensely respect.

00:08We are talking of the Gita, we are talking of the Upanishad,

00:10we are talking of our great philosophers and mathematicians and scientists.

00:15Why must we not be proud of them?

00:17I am proud of Akarnu and Ashtavakr, Akapil, Kanad.

00:21Obviously all the Rishis of the Upanishads, they are the ones I am proud of.

00:24I am proud of Sushra, I am proud of Aryabhat.

00:27They are the ones I am really proud of.

00:28There is a lot in our past we can justifiably be proud of.

00:32And I have just thrown a few names at you.

00:34There are dozens of such great names, but they are not valued.