Dear friends:
Wow, it has been incredible about a week since I announced the creation of Inside Indian. The response has been overwhelming. The number of people who have already subscribed has blown away any expectations I had. And I haven't even published the first issue yet. (That's coming on August 10.)
In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a little bit about why I'm launching this publication, which is only dedicated to bringing you original information and, from time to time, commentaries on Indian society, culture, traditions, religious faiths, spirituality and philosophy of life.
What I'm hoping is that you might take a moment to share it with a few friends and encourage them to subscribe to Inside Indian. Forward it. Tweet it. Could you post it on Facebook?
If you've already subscribed, THANK YOU. That means the world to me. Subscribing to the newsletter is free and incredibly simple. It's also the single most important thing you can do to support this project right now.
If you'd like to drop me a note, you can email me at irpathak99@gmail.com or find me on Twitter @IndraRajPathak1.
Truly,
Indra Raj Pathak
Why Inside Indian matters
I'm inspired to create Inside Indian seeing the global presence of the Indians. Many of them have adopted those countries as their homeland. And as dutiful citizens contribute their expertise for the greatness of the adopted country. Media and other information sources serve plenty of news cooked, uncooked, biased or "-ism" oriented issues about Indians. I intend to show an accurate picture of everything about Indian through this exclusive newsletter. I start my sole publication, one that's focused on bringing you original stories about Indians. It's called Inside Indian.
Inside Indian is a Weekly Newsletter for people interested in thinking deeply about one of the world's oldest countries that had passed through seven hundred and forty-six years of foreign invaders' regimes. It's about the interaction between cultural assimilation and transformations that had evolved into new versions after each transition.
India is the country of Vedas and ancient scientists called Rishis. She is the lap of diverse cultures, diverse languages, diverse religions, and diverse philosophies.
How precisely and conclusively Mark Twain describes India," "India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valuable and most artistic materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only!"
Swami Vivekananda-a great saint philosopher who left his audience spellbound in Parliament of the World Religion, Chicago, in 1893, explains Indian philosophy of peaceful co-existence in these words:
"Civilizations have arisen in other parts of the world. In ancient and modern times, wonderful ideas have been carried forward from one race to another...But mark you, my friends, it has always been with the blast of war trumpets and the march of embattled cohorts. Each idea had to be soaked in a deluge of blood..... Each word of power had to be followed by the groans of millions, by the wails of orphans, by the tears of widows. This, many other nations have taught, but India for thousands of years peacefully existed. Here activity prevailed when even Greece did not exist... Even earlier, when history has no record, and tradition dares not peer into the gloom of that intense past, even from until now, ideas after ideas have marched out from her, but every word has been spoken with a blessing behind it and peace before it. We, of all nations of the world, have never been a conquering race, and that blessing is on our head, and therefore we live....!"
I've often thought of creating a publication dedicated solely to coverage of Indian philosophy and way of life. A newsletter for unbiased expression, free from the constraints of advertisers, political and religious blocs or big donors.
With Inside Indian, I think I've figured out how to do all that. It's not going to be easy. And it's going to take the support of a lot of individuals, just like you, to make it happen. But if you think, like I do, that we must come together, then I hope you'll join me by supporting my venture.
The single most significant thing you can do today to back Inside Indian is to subscribe to the newsletter. It's free and easy to do. If you've already signed up, please share this with your friends. And thank you.
I'm looking forward to launching this very soon, and I'm grateful for your support.