National character means patriotism (Desha Bhakti). Individual character can be compared to the love of one’s mother but national character encompasses the love for one’s motherland: Which means to love one’s own country, Janani Janma bhumischa Swargadapi Gariyasi. More than Heaven and the mother that has given birth, the love for one’s own country is superior. These two, individual and national character are like positive and negative terminals which when brought together help a person to perform a variety of activities. There may be a number of persons in the nation who have national character, but it is not possible for national character to be present forever in the absence of individual character. At the same time, without the national character, individual character alone cannot foster the progress and development of the country. (M, p. 15)