Browsing through the internet I ended up on the following post http://bharatendu.com/2008/08/30/the-hoax-called-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-1/
It tries to de-mystify the same. Incidentally vasudaiva kutumbakam is found in the hitopadesha (Indian fable) where in a cunning jackal by named kshudrabuddi uses these words "Vasudaiva Kutumbakam" to evoke trust in a deer named chitranga. The final aim of ksudrabhuddi was to kill the deer and make a meal out of him. He had to befriend the deer so that he could easily lay a trap for the deer to be killed. Read the link for the whole story.
These words have been used everytime by the leaders of this country (left,right and centre) to buttress their claims on the "secular" fabric of India more so "Hinduism".
Are we cheating ourselves by our own scant understanding of our scriptures?
Are we making ourselves vulnerable to the attacks of real kshudrabuddis by getting into this trap of "inclusiveness"??
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Another instance:
The mass exodus to our cities from parts of the country which just make up the electoral count is one thing I can think of when I heard the kshudrabuddi and chitranga.
Its very necessary to understand the cosmopolitian nature of Hinduism. Hindu is a race which are truly materialistic in nature, but while enjoying all the bliss of life tend to fulfil their responsibilities towards other human beings. Hindus are very peace loving and happy go lucky type of civilization, provoking the envy to the rest of the world, and inviting them to conquer this land.
As kautilya says, "one must not defeat their enemy, one should win over them". Hence, the term "Vaudhaiva Kutumbakam", all the earth is one family, their can be quarrel among members, but their should not be fighting.
This is again the richness of the Hindu literature that it knows that every coin has two faces, and hence understands that how can a good concept can be misused. Hence to alert the citizens against such misuses, there is the story.
Really good
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