Decadent India

To those who have had little to do with Indian cultural progress, the great revival of learning would be obscure. With this in mind, I will endeavour to bring to notice what really has been and is taking place in India.

From 1206 India had been declining until the middle of the 19th century—her culture and progress had come to a standstill. In proportion to her population and in comparison with the past India was virtually a decadent country. She had made no startling new contributions and her sole fame rested on the country's past glory.