In a world threatened by war and violence, Bhagwan Mahavira’s principle of Ahimsa Parmo Dharma is more relevant than ever. In his volume Our Oriental Heritage , Will Durant points out that the 6th century BC witnessed a protest against prevailing evils. In that backdrop, Mahavira travelled throughout the country and preached in Ardhamagadi, the people’s language. His pravachanas truly manifest his ideas, and they were popular in Indian languages, enriching the Prakrit lan