Gabbilam - Joshua

కసరి బుసకొట్టు నాతని గాలిసోక (kasari busa-kottu naatani gaali soka)
నాల్గు పడగల హైందవ నాగరాజు (nalgu padagala haindawa naagaraaju)

In his magnum opus Gabbilam (bat), Joshua lyrically portrays the state of the casteless of his times. Apparently, the four-headed Indian caste-cobra spat venom on the fifth casteless group for its mere presence.

Hasti Mit-ti Nahi Hamari

Apparently, Mohammad Iqbal also wondered where India's cultural strength came from.

Yunan, Misro, Ruma sab mit gaey jahan se
Ab tak magar hai baqi nam-o-nishan hamara
Kuch baat hai ke hasti mit-ti nahi hamari
Sadion raha hai daur-e-zaman hamara

Translation:
The civilizations of Greece, Egypt and Rome were wiped out from the world,
But to this day survives our name and fame
Isn't there some reason why our existence is not wiped out
Though time has been our foe for centuries.

So many people have pondered and are pondering the same question - How has the Indian culture survived so many millenia?

If the stalwarts of freedom-struggle era have looked back at the glorious past, it's quite understandable. They probably predominantly sought to look back for strength, and for awakening the people.

But even now, this question is quite widespread in many minds. From Amartya Sen (Argumentative Indian) to Ramachandra Guha (India After Gandhi), everyone has hit upon this question.