The present day world situation is a desperate race between the atom and the thinker, between the ‘pen’ and the ‘sword’. On one hand there is the pen symbolising knowledge and enlightenment and on the other, there is the sword emblematic of stupidity and lust for power and expansionism through wars. The supreme duty of both pen and sword is to attack. Yet the pen is considered mightier, since it is more discreet and reasonable in its attack than the sword which is irrational and ruthless. The history of mankind, since the very dawn of civilization bears witness to the fact that the cult of sword – in the long run, of course – got evaporated into utter insignificance. Great and mighty conquerors like Alexander, Caesar, Timur, Babar, Napoleon, Ashoka the Great, Hitler who rose with the help of the sword, are condemned today as monsters of war and enemies of peace. On the other hand the great Heroes of the pen - Vyasa , Kalidas, Tulsidas, Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Tagore who gave to the world new enlightenment and renaissance through their pens are remembered with something of adoration and worship. Even to the edge of doom, the names of these mighty heroes of the pen, shall be written in world history in the letters of gold. The French Revolution was the out come of the writings of Voltaire, Rousseau and Montague. The Mahabharata war did not last long. But the epic ‘The Mahabharat’ which is written in pen, has been the source of inspiration and guidance to million of people throughout the ages. . Hence, the pen has superseded the sword and it is only natural that the pen should triumph over the sword.