Decoding India #1 – Ever Ponder How Old You Are?

If (you have an Indian passport) == TRUE; 
 Read (the cover)  It says Bharat Ganarajya
 Wonder (where Bhārat comes from)
 Evaluate (BHARATA)
 Bhārat, named after King Bharat, son of King Dushyanta and Shakunalā
 Evaluate (DUSHYANTA)
 Appears in Mahābhārata and in Kālidāsa's Abhijñānaśākuntala
 Evaluate (KALIDASA)
 A Poet, who lived at least 1500 years ago. 
 Ponder (1500+ years ago a poet wrote in Sanskrit about people in Mahābhārata) 
 Ponder (2500+ years ago the Sanskrit Grammar was written) 
 Ponder (3000+ years ago a Sanskrit Dictionary was written)  
 Ponder (5000+ years ago the Mahābhārata war happened) 
 Ponder (7000+ years ago Rāmāyana occurred)
 Ponder (9000+ years ago Vedic Hymns were being written)
 Ponder (YOU, the Indian Passport holder, belong to this living culture)
 Ponder (YOUR culture spans more than Ten Thousand years.)

Def Evaluate (the thing you want to find):

Try:
Go to Grandparent
. Ask == the thing you want to find
. Information = Listen to your Grandparent
Else:
. Go to Google
. Type == the thing you want to find
. Information = Read first 5 pages, ignore movie references
Return (Information)

Def Ponder (The fact that is thrown at you)

This pseudocode contains functions such as wonder and ponder, note that this code is not for computers or for sheep. This is for humans, who can think, inquire, ponder, understand and realize. Welcome to Hinduism. Essentially, Hinduism makes you and lets you think, inquire, learn, understand, evolve. For example, Shri Vyasa’s ब्रह्मसूत्र  (Brahmasutra) starts with the words “अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा” (athato brahma jijnasa) that means “Now is the time to inquire about the Absolute Truth”

Ponder about the power conferred by Hinduism on its followers – the right to inquire and learn. Compare And Contrast the power of Hindu inquiry with the dogmas of Abrahamic religions. Ponder upon the fact that thousands of people were burnt alive for being

heretic a person who has beliefs that are opposed to the official belief of a church – Cambridge Dictionary

For questioning the

dogmas beliefs [proclaimed by a church] that people are expected to accept without any doubts – Cambridge Dictionary

– Apoorva Badkas