Speaking on the occasion of ‘BAPS Africa Day’ in Ahmedabad at the centennial celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, former Chief Justice of India (retd) Justice SA Bobde hailed Indian culture and sanatan dharma as “timeless and pure”. He pointed out that while three other cities from three civilizations that existed along with Varanasi — ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt — have perished, Varanasi has continued to thrive. He added that the BAPS institution has done “incredible work” in the “preservation of the sanatan dharma and all its aspects.”
Retd Justice Bobde said, “This founded on the teachings of the Vedas and it has done incredible work in the preservation of the sanatan dharma and all its aspects…As Chief Justice of India and a judge of the Supreme Court of India, we all worked under the motto – where there is dharma, there is victory. Sanatan dharma is timeless and pure. There is nothing in it against any kind of people. Indeed it originated when there was no other religious thought in this world… It is indeed the oldest.”
“Two weeks ago when I was in Varanasi, I realised there were three great cities from three civilisations that were built along with it, that is in ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient Egypt. Today none of those great cities survive, but Varanasi survives, it is thriving and it is still going strong. It is a sign of the greatness of our culture and our civilization,” he added.
Kashi, is considered to be one of the oldest cities in the world, but Ayodhya is even older than Kashi, Bobde said stating that India was a great culture even then.
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