and death will open its jaws) Duryodhan rann aisa hoga Fir kabhi nahi jaisa hoga (Duryodhan a war like never before will take place) Bhai par bhai tootenge Vish-ban boond se chutenge Saubhagya manuj ke phutenge Vaayas shrugaal sukh lutenge (Brothers will fight brothers as arrows rain down the good men will suffer while the jackals & hyenas will feast) Aakhir tu bhushaayi hoga Hinsa ka pardaayi hoga (In the end you will be destroyed and will be the cause of all violence) Thi sabha sunn, sab log dare Chup the ya the behosh pade Keval do nar na aghate the Dhritarashtra Vidur sukh paate the (A deadly silence had descended on the court, everyone there was scared some had fallen silent while some had fainted Except for two who remained unaffected Dhritarashtra & Vidur were the fortunate ones) Kar jod khade pramudit nirbhay Dono pukarte the jay, jay (With hands joined, fearless & with love in their hearts the kept chanting 'jai jai') In his , he said that despite various cultures, languages and topography, India stands united, because "however different we may be, our thoughts are one and the same". Dinkar made the understanding of historical perspectives much more direct by looking at the history of India's culture in terms of four major encounters: the autochthons (indigenous people) ; between Vedic beliefs and the philosophy propounded by the Buddha, as well as by Mahavira; between Hinduism and Islam; and finally between European civilisation and the Indian way of life and learning. These encounters at different periods of history have imparted strength to India's culture. The most striking feature of India's civilizational history has been its marked tolerance and human approach with its potential to impart a message to the world. History is not merely a compilation of facts. History is written from an ideological perspective. The poet Dinkar wrote in the context of values emerging from the freedom movement. The nationalist view of history, which was propounded in the field of history, is propounded by Dinkar in the field of culture. The values which developed in the context of the freedom movement determine the perspective of this book. Those values are anti-colonialism, secularism and the idea of integrated culture. This book has been written around these very values. Dinkar is the nationalist historian of Indian culture. Divided into four vast chapters, in the first chapter, the form and