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Co-incidentally, these words by this humble Play-Wright are written in the backdrop and background of currently ongoing American-British War on Iraq on international level (which cannot be justified unless or even it unearths the hidden Weapons of Mass Destruction, without spreading MASS DESPERATION!) and constant Cowardly Warlike Terrorist Attacks on innocent Kashmiris, recently the poor Pundits on Indian National level. Even the Gujarat Violence last year and the like. Have we, the bookish followers of Ahimsa, ever thought of, tried of applying Ahimsa just like Gandhi did, on national and international levels in context of various Wars and Problems facing today's world? If Gandhi could do it in course of his Ahimsak Satyagraha during independence movement why not we? This is the small but useful message this small Play is bringing to us. Why have we not formed and tried a Self-sacrificing Peace Brigade-Army of Peace Soldiers-SHANTI SAINIKS to quell, silence and win the Terrorists? Gandhi, Vinoba, J.P., Ravishankar Maharaj, Martin Luther King and others have tried and done this in the modern times!!
Why we are not inspiring others for the same on international level? Why the Peacelovers of the world could not offer such a Non-violent resistance on War-fronts? Why the Anti-War protestors of current war, in place of mere Demonstrations, don't go on actual war-fields and prevent and convince all concerned or die for the cause of Ahimsa? Time has come for Ahimsa lovers to think and do something in this regard, firstly in India against continuous Terrorist Attacks against the innocents!!!
If someone is enlightened or moved through this Play, bringing the above message in an imaginative dramatic way, this humble author will be tremendously overwhelmed and feel gratified. That will be his greatest prize, greatest award, and greatest appreciation.
May Bhagawan Mahaveer Foundation be instrumental in carrying Bhagawan Mahaveera's Ahimsa across the limited barriers of our religious places like the Upashrayas and Temples, etc. May this great principle of Ahimsa spread across the Seven Seas, across the whole Universe and proclaim Victory and Glory of Bhagawan Mahaveera's preachings and establish the all-uplifting KINGDOM OF COMPASSION: The SARVODAYA TEERTHA!
Prof. Pratapkumar J. Toliya
Parul, 1580, Kumaraswamy Layout. Bangalore-560078
24th March, 2003.
Shivmastu Sarva Jataha. Jainam Jayati Shashanam.
Aum Shantihi, Shantihi, Shantihi.
