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WHICH INTERNATIONALISM ?
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T. L. Vaswani. TWO of the greatest men in German literature to-day are
| Emil Ludwig and Count Keyserling, Emil Ludwig is the great biographer of genius. Count Keyserling is the great thinker, with swift intuitions and strong powers of interpretation. His recent book on “ The European Spectrum " published in English under the simple title “Europe" should be read carefully by young men who still feel the fascination of Europe and who turn to one European state or another as a "model" for India. I have urged again and again that India must be Herself. She must understand the modern socio-economic forces; she must profit by the experiences and experiments of Europe. But she must not expect a solution of her problems along the easy paths of imitation. For India to imitate would be to surrender her individuality, the law of her own genius, the dharma of her own life, the mission to which the World-Spirit calls her. In being true to herself, her deeper self, will she solve the problems of her life. European civilisation, I have repeatedly urged, lies exhausted. Count Keyserling's survey of " Europe' supports this view.
Significant, too, is this great thinker's estimate of England's aims in the East. These have been glorified by British apologists. Even so able a man as Prof. Keith writes in his preface to “Speeches and Documents on Indian policy " that "as in Egypt so in British India the aims of the British Government have been directed to producing in India the measure of political capacity among its people which would render it possible to entrust them with their own Government." And this, we know. is untrue. The empire-cult is not based on truth; the empire
cult is a cult of pride and greed. Count Keyserling frankly says Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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| SR No. | 034890 |
| Book Title | Jaina Gazette 1928 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath |
| Publisher | Jaina Gazettee Office |
| Publication Year | 1928 |
| Total Pages | 502 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 33 MB |