These days, families are breaking up, individuals are coming apart and decay is spreading like an epidemic. The only remedy for these ills is returning to values in life. Without culture, values of life cannot come. All values of life are defined in human sensitiveness. This was stated by Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Parivar’s Director Pranav Pandya at the concluding session of International Seminar on value-based life here on Sunday. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vidhan Sabha Speaker Sitasaran Sharma were specially present on the occasion. The 3-day international seminar was organised by Department of Culture with the cooperation of Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi and Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism & Mass Communication, Bhopal.
Pandya said that entire world is in the throes of spiritual crisis. Common people have become machines in this era of globalisation and industrialisation and their lives are devoid of values. It is as if there is no soul in the body if values are missing. Chief Minister Chouhan said that values of life are needed in all walks of life including politics and governance. leadership is one which takes people in the right direction. The state government in tandem with society will fully live up to ancient traditions of Simhastha. Ideological campaign would continue side by side traditional programmes.
Vidhan Sabha Speaker Sharma said that brainstorming should be made to find the way to inculcate values in social life. Its beginning will have to be made from self. Value-based education should pave way for formation of a society where people are able to live lead a value-based life. He said that a new beginning of ideological revolution has been made in Madhya Pradesh. Winners of national essay competition on Simhastha were felicitated. Minister of State for Culture Surendra Patwa proposed a vote of thanks and Principal Secretary Culture Manoj Shrivastava delivered the welcome address.