The Great Gurukul

 

In a forest, there lived two tribal communities called Ramsaara and Premsaara. They had been living in that forest together for more than 500 years. 

The Ramsaara tribe people were devoted to their god Rama, and they were vegetarians who opposed killing animals for food. They were also dedicated to worshiping God Rama in the temple. In contrast, the Premsaara tribe people liked hunting animals for food and were non-vegetarians. However, they also worshiped God Rama and visited the same temple at different times. 

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Although their cultural habits were different, they lived together peacefully in the same forest, but in nearby places. There was only one Rama Temple for the entire forest area, where the tribal people lived and worshiped God as per their culture. They did not engage in any activities that would provoke the two tribal communities. 

However, there was one bad practice that had been going on for centuries. The Ramsaara people were educated through Gurukul, but the Premsaara people were uneducated about literature, spirituality, purpose of human life values, as the Gurukul was previously run by the Ramsaara community, and they only allowed their own community's children to be educated. 

One day, the son of the Rampura Gurukul teacher was walking in the forest when he saw a beautiful girl and fell in love. From that day onwards, they met every day and shared their values and dreams of the future. 

Later, they got married, even though their communities opposed it, in the God Ram temple. 

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     Then 30 years passed by, and the Gurukul teacher died at old age.

From there onwards, a beautiful practice came up in these two communities because a new Gurukul was established, which allowed both communities to be educated. This was possible because the Gurukul was run by a couple who were inter-community married before, named Lakshman from the Ramsaara community, and Sandya from the Premsaara community. 

This intermarried couple believed that the old Gurukul practices were unfair as only one community was educated, while the other remained uneducated. This change made a revolution in both communities. From there onwards, thousands of children from both communities began to study together. They were not worried about each other's culture or norms and started sharing their food with each other at the Gurukul. They began growing together under same tree. 

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A Great change occurred in the Premsaara community's children, who learned from the Gurukul that killing animals was opposite to nature. They began to cultivate vegetarian food to live their lives.

In this way, the two communities lived together in harmony, and the new Gurukul brought a significant change in their lives. They learned to respect each other's cultures and values, and the intermarried couple's love brought the two communities together.

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The moral of the story is that it's important to break down barriers and develop the diversity among us. Even though the Ramsaara and Premsaara communities had different cultures and practices, they were able to peacefully coexist for hundreds of years. However, the lack of education for one community was unfair and held them back. But through a love story and the subsequent inter-community marriage, they were able to break down the barriers and create a positive change for future generations. It's important to learn from others and be open-minded to new ideas, cultures, and practices.

Written by.
Keerthan K K
Bangalore.

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