Acharya Prashant responds to a questioner who asks about the argument that Hindus must first be saved before they can read the Upanishads and the Gita. The questioner cites a comment he read, which used Afghanistan as an example where no Hindus are left to read their scriptures. Acharya Prashant begins by stating that those who make such arguments are not true Hindus because they have not read the Gita or understood Vedanta. He questions how one can be a Hindu merely by shouting slogans without understanding the core scriptures. He explains that this argument is particularly raised in the context of Hindu-Muslim animosity and that he has received many such reactions to his videos on the topic. He reiterates a point he has made before: one must first become a Hindu. He clarifies that merely having a Hindu name does not make one a Hindu, and that there are not even a few hundred thousand true Hindus, let alone a billion. He then addresses the counter-argument that education can come later, and the priority should be to protect the religion. People argue that despite reading the Gita, they lost battles, half their population was converted, and half their land was taken to create Pakistan and Bangladesh, so what is the use of reading the Gita? Acharya Prashant calls this a foolish, dishonest, and egoistic argument that insults Shri Krishna. He counters that if they had truly read the Gita, they would not have lost those battles. The very reason for the defeats is that the Gita was never truly read. A person who reads the Gita cannot lose; even in an extreme situation, they might die but will not be defeated. The central message of the Gita is to fight and not retreat, regardless of wounds, attachment, or fear. He questions how a reader of such a Gita could have been losing for 1200 years. Acharya Prashant asserts that the argument is a fallacy. It is not that a Hindu survives and then reads the Gita; rather, one who reads the Gita is called a Hindu. The Gita comes first, then the Hindu. To place the Hindu before the Gita is an insult to Shri Krishna. He offers two proofs that the Gita has never been truly read by Hindu society. First, if it had been, the meaning of Dharma would not be reduced to numerous rituals, as Shri Krishna himself strongly opposes ritualism. Second, if the Gita had been truly read, the caste system would not exist. He concludes that most people have not read the Gita. Those who have often read other texts like Puranas and Smritis, mistaking them for Dharma. The few who do turn to the Gita often receive a distorted interpretation. Therefore, only one in a thousand has truly read and understood the Gita, and that one person is the true son of Bharat (India). The Gita is what makes one a Hindu and gives one the strength to win all battles of life.