The Indo-Asian Culture April 1953

If we look at the history of the Christian Church we find that it survived the persecution of the Roman Empire and in fact triumphed over it and not by the use of force and violence but by its readiness to suffer persecution and even death for the sake of its ideals. [...] In an address to the Magistrates he said Our origin is but recent yet already we fill all that your power acknowledges—cities fortresses islands provinces the assemblies of the people the wards of Rome the palace the senate the public places and especially the armies. [...] There are others who say "I have felt God in the personal impulses of my being ; I know God because I have experienced that Reality." The persistent feature of our religious life has been that religion does not consist in the profession of a creed in the subscription to formulas in the mechanical performance of rites but it consists in entering into the very heart of Reality the transformation [...] According to the testimony of Badauni the marriage between Bhagwan Das' sister and Akbar was celbrated in Hindu style with such ceremonials as the lighting of the fire but in the presence of the Quazis'. [...] The Rajput queen was treated with the greatest deference ; she was allowed to proceed to Amber during the period of mourning following the death of her brother Bhupat in the battle at Sarnal (Dec 1572) and to perform horn (ritual offerings to fire) within the precints of the harem.' The immolation (Sati) of Mota Raja Udai Singh's daughter was prevented by the emperor' personally appearing in arm