way into the treasures of India's past

way into the treasures of India's past

No section of the population of India can afford to 
neglect her ancient heritage. In her literature, philo- 


sophy, art, and regulated life there is much that is 
worthless, much also that is distinctly unhealthy ; yet 
the treasures of knowledge, wisdom, and beauty which 
they contain are too precious to be lost. Every citizen 
of India needs to use them, if he is to be a cul- 
tured modern Indian. This is as true of the Christian, 
the Muslim, the Zoroastrian as of the Hindu. But, 
while the heritage of India has been largely explored 
by scholars, and the results of their toil are laid out for 
us in their books, they cannot be said to be really 
available for the ordinary man.in order that 
every educated Indian, whether rich or poor, may be 
able to find his way into the treasures of India's past.