Declaring Bhagavad Gita as national script

Email sent to Sushma Swaraj on 9-Dec-2014

Dear Sushmaji

You wanted to make Bhagavad Gita as national script. I have a few questions

1. How many Indians understand Bhagavad Gita, particularly 'Biswarup Darshan' and 'Nishkam Karma'?
2. How many Indians aged between 18 to 25 have actually read Bhagavad Gita at least once?
3. Why should Tripitaka not be declared as national script also? Is it because number of Buddhists in India is less or Tripitaka is inferior to Bhagavad Gita? In other words, you are either trying to bully Buddhists or presuming Bhagavad Gita is superior to other religious scripts. Can you please prove that Bhagavad Gita is absolute supreme? If not, you have to declare Tripitaka also as national script.

If PM Modi indulges such crazy ideas, tomorrow a crazier person will declare Physics as national subject, Gujarat as national state, Chess as national sports. There is no end to make things 'National'. Will the philosophical value of Bhagavad Gita increase by declaring it as national script? Does Bhagavad Gita need any kind of endorsement from Sushma Swaraj? 

I can clearly see a great element of fanaticism and complete ignorance in your desire to glorify Bhagavad Gita. I cannot believe anyone can dare to propose Bhagavad Gita for national script. I find it insulting for 5000 years old script. Are you suggesting that Bhagavad Gita has been ignored for so long and you want to rescue Bhagavad Gita? 

Declaring Bhagavad Gita as national script is not going to solve unemployment and poverty issues of India. Understanding of Bhagavad Gita requires great level of intelligence. You and I can never practice 'Nishkam Karma'. Because we need name, fame, glamour, claps, recognition and above all power. 

Let me tell you a story. During the construction of Birla Mandir in Kolkata a person asked one of the workers what was he doing? He replied ' breaking stone. Life is hell.' He asked the same question to another worker. He replied 'I am making world's best temple'. Second person was excited that he was part of a great architecture. He understood the essence of Bhagavad Gita.

Let's make India great together. Let's write a new script which is more powerful than any religious script for aspiring India.

My earnest request to you please don't embarrass PM Modi. Let's focus only on development, nothing else. You don't have to appease RSS. It is PM Modi who is bringing votes to BJP not RSS.