T he organizers of this program had suggested some topics for my speech. Out of them, I have chosen the topic ‘Social Equality and Hindu Consolidation’, as it has a vital bearing on the future of our nation. Hindu consolidation is a must for the welfare of the nation. Hence, all the aspects of it are important. Even among them, the aspect of social equality, being a delicate and currently relevant topic, appealed to me as one of great import.
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Our history of the past hundreds of years tells us that just a handful of Muslim invaders and even fewer Englishmen could rule over us and could forcibly convert many of our brethren to their religions. They also created controversies like ‘people of caste’ (Savarna) and ‘untouchables’ (Asprishya). But we cannot just blame the foreigners for th