- Difference between temple and Mandir
- Difference between Industry based Economics and Mandir based Arthvyvastha
- Difference between Dharm and religion
- How mandirs were destroyed by Islamists and Missionary invaders
- How Hindus were brainwashed against their own Mandir
- How can we revive and preserve our Mandirs
Thousand years of subjugation and exploitation of the Bharteeya society and economic structures made our generations forget our glorious past. More so in the recent past, post-independence the colonial hangover propagated by Indian governments which primarily were the puppets in the hands of erstwhile colonial master found comfort in the concept of divide and rule and continued to work
on govern with the narrative as were set by the British. While Bharat became independent in 1947 our minds through our western education system and our way of lives which were tilting towards westernization continued to remain under the fog of the past. We forgot that our Mandirs are Devalyas i.e. Home of our Bhagwans and not temples. We blindly started using the English word “Temple” instead of Mandir. We forgot that our rich educational heritage originated from our mandirs during the time of Gurukuls through Gurus. The science, Art, Handicraft, Mathematics, Architect, dance, music, meditation, spirituality, etc., everything originated from Mandir. We can’t blame the invaders alone for destroying our Sanatan Dharm but Hindus are equally responsible for it. We became westernized and forgot our Dharma.
What the author highlight through this book is the vibrant economy of the society in the princely ruled states were intricately entwined around our religious nerve centers which were the Mandir of various Gods and Goddesses. Before the 10th century A.D all economic, cultural, social and political activities were governed by the holy priest and Gurus from the precincts of Mandir which usually was in the center of the kingdom or center of the fort. This not only promoted talent within the society but also was a binding factor for the families which kept them away from modern day cliché terminologies like depression, anxiety, tension, aggression etc. in the last decade or so with the revival of Sanatan fervor, the time is now right to bring about this revolutionary change which is driven by each family upwards in the societal hierarchy rather than wait for top driven governmental approach for a change. The author has dwelled deep into all these aspects of Mandir Arthvyvastha and brought to fore the supreme advantages of reverting back to the earlier system or else face the wrath of Ghazwa-E-Hind in the future with the proliferation of information through social media which deliberately corrupting the cognitive domain of gen next as part of perception management and information warfare by inimical countries.
I urge all Bharteeyas to read the books which has been written after deep research and brings forth the centuries tested successful system of societal governance through Mandir Arthvyvastha. Simultaneously, inculcate the values, principles and guidelines gradually into our family members not only for revival of Sanatan Dharm and a strong family but also for survival of Bharat as an indigenous Santan race. In the present times of contestations, aspirations, greed, intolerance, exploitation of nature and fellow human being it is the ideal time to stop by, read this book, ruminate and step forward in the direction which despite being our past is actually the future for a happy and stable society. This is the right time for us Hindus to retrospect, introspect and get back to our traditional values and principles. This is our collective responsibility to claim what was ours, to revive, maintain, preserve and build more mandir.
Last but not the least I would like to thank Sandeep Singh ji for writing this book which is an eye-opener for all of us. More and more books on Mandir must be written, more and more research work must be done and more and more of us must work on ground to preserve and build mandir. We need to revive our Gurukuls and Mandir. We need to build mandirs which are education centers and not just picnic spots to take selfies and make reels for the social media.
Books:
Arthvyavstha of Mandir- Temple Economics – Volume I
Mandiron ke liye Ek Dashak – A Decade for Mandirs – Volume II
Author: Sandeep Singh
About the Author: Sandeep Singh is Mumbai based author writing since 2006 and till now he has written 12 books including the latest ones i.e Temple Economics (11th) and A Decade for Mandirs (12th)
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