Monday, September 19, 2011
Blessings of Man. P. Parameswaranji on the eve of Launching of Swami Vivekananda's 150th Jayanti Website
I
am really very happy to launch this web portal in view of the historic
celebrations of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in the year
2013 to 2014. This is in fact the third wave of Swamiji's inspiring
impact on Bharatiya Society. It is a very opportune time in the human
history to present Swamiji to the young generation of Bharat as well as
the whole world. We Hindus have a firm faith that when the Dharma is at
its lowest, there is always a divine intervention to restore balance. In
the last few decades science and technology is making stupendous
progress with giant leaps in all the fields to make human life more
comfortable. The communication is so fast and seamless that national or
geographical boundaries have virtually become inconsequential. The
breakthroughs in the Medical field have made miraculous progress to
increase the longitivity of human life. But has all this made any
increment in the quality of life? We find that the very existence of our
planet is threatened by the all pervading environmental degradation.
Global warming is assuming alarming proportions. Yet the competing
powers continue the indiscriminate exploitation of nature. Another major
threat is posed by the Global terrorism propagated by intolerant
ideologies both of religious and secular origins. The menace of
materialism and vulgar consumerism have degraded all social values and
human life has become devoid of higher dimentions and divine aspiration.
Swami Vivekananda had warned us of all these dangers. He had given
us the remedy also. His message of Vedanta as a scientific way of life
promoting harmony, cooperation and co-existence has become more relevant
today. The whole world is looking expectantly at Bharat, the land of
origin of this philosophy for sustaining solutions in these demanding
times.
Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth anniversary presents us an occasion
to take the message of Sanatana Dharma to our own people and awaken
Bharat to its full potentials to guide the whole world. The youth of
Bharat is ready to grasp Swamiji's inspiring thoughts. The young
generation of today's Bharat is more confident, vibrant and active. They
believe in themselves and are ready to serve the country and the
masses. They are ready to come out and sacrifice to make their
motherland strong, capable and prosperous to give the whole world its
eternal message of sustainable prosperity, peace and benediction.
Swami Vivekananda after his triumphant return from the west
travelled across Bharat from Colombo to Almorah giving the clarion call,
"Arise, awake, give up all your comforts and serve the motherland."
The youth responded splendidly and joined in the freedom struggle.
Bharat saw the rise of Hindu nationalism in politics, arts, literature
and all the walks of life. Again in 1963, at the time of centenary of
Swami Vivekananda the whole nation geared up and celebrated it
spontaneously. The nation was beleaguered and lost its confidence due to
demoralizing military defeat at the hands of China. Swami Vivekananda's
message once again became the strong motivation. The whole nation woke
up and stood as one resulting in a massive movement to build the grand
Vivekananda Rock memorial at Kanyakumari, the greatest centre of
national and international pilgrimmage.
More delicate and dengarous circumstances face the nation after
another fifty years. On one hand the youth power is rising, the nation
is ready to march in the economic, scientific and technological fields
to capture the number one position in the comity of the nations, the
global geo-political situation is most conducive for Bharat to take the
lead. On the other hand, lack of good governance and unprecedented
corruption have weakened the political structure of the country to the
lowest level in independent Bharat.
This is the backdrop against which we are ready to launch the
celebrations of Swami Vivekananda's 150th Birth Anniversary. This gives
us the most suitable opportunity and also the required philosophical
content in the form of Swamiji's message to awaken the masses. Let us
take Swamiji to all the sections of our society. This is also the
opportunity to integrate the "scattered spiritual forces" in Bharat. Let
us reach out to all the Hindu service organizations engaged in
religious, spiritual or social service of Mother Bharat and appeal to
them to join the celebrations. Let Swami Vivekananda's integrating
message unite the whole nation and make it realize its potential and
responsibility as the guide of the world, Jagat-Guru.
I am sure that this web-portal will facilitate the Swami Vivekananda
150th Birth Anniversary Committee to reach the national and global
audience and disseminate information about the programmes. It will also
equip the workers in the field and provide them necessary knowledge base
to make the campaign more effective and successful.
Swami Vivekananda's 150th Jayanti Website : http://www.vivekananda150jayanti.org
Monday, September 12, 2011
Launching of Vivekananda 150 Jayanti Website
All are cordially invited for the launching programme of
Vivekananda 150 Jayanti Website
Padmashree Dr. Vijay Bhatkar
Venue :- Abasaheb Garware College Hall, Karve Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune - 411004
Website Address :- www.vivekananda150jayanti.org
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