A Message from Param Pujya Yogrishi Swami Ramdev Ji Maharaj
India has been one of the leading countries in the world in knowledge, wisdom, literature, music, art and culture from the very beginning. Philosophers and travellers from every corner of the globe visited India from time to time to gain knowledge of its religion, philosophy, literature, medicine, astronomy, astrology, and mathematics from the sacred books. They accepted India as a Spiritual Guru and a Torchbearer.
Till the 18th century, India had been at the pinnacle in educational, economic, social and spiritual fields. Our contribution to the world market was 37% during the 18th century, and our income was 27% of the total world income. The literacy rate in the country was 97%. According to the famous German scholar Max Muller, English scholar G.W. Leitner and the then British Government, the number of primary and secondary Gurukuls was 7 lakh 32 thousand. There were 14 thousand centres of higher education that taught at least 18 subjects ranging from Mathematics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Metallurgy, to Philosophy, Surgery and Medical Science, Technology and Management. The British rulers, having the hidden agenda of keeping us enslaved for centuries, tried to ruin our rich and prestigious tradition of wisdom by destroying our whole educational system.