I-Introductory

The history of a nation is not made in a day. It is the result of centuries of silent working of manifold creative forces. It is in this way that the distinctive culture of a nation is formed. The history of India proves that a nation which stands loyal to its cultural traditions can never die.

Religion is the backbone of Indian national life. From the hoary past India has passed through

numberless vicissitudes. That she has survived them is due to the fact that the nation has remained true to its spiritual instinct. At every time of spiritual crisis in Indian national life there has been born a saint or a prophet who has saved the nation from the impending danger. Sri Krishna,  Buddha, Shankara, Nanak, Chaitanya – each fulfilled a great demand of the age in which he was born.

The nineteenth century saw India faced with a great crisis. With the British conquest of India

came the invasion of Western civilization upon the country. Awed by the material power of the

conquering nation, Indians hailed everything Western as a thing to be welcomed. In the mean-while Christianity – one of the greatest proselytizing religions of the world-began to work silently for a thorough cultural conquest of the land.