Swami Vivekananda’s philosophy is the only way for India’s development, observed eminent persons at a seminar organised by the Prabhudhha Bharat on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at the OUAT here on Sunday.
The seminar was held under the chairmanship of Col Sarat Kumar Mohapatra. Chief guest, eminent writer Hara Prasad Das emphasised on the vision of Swamiji towards creation of a better and stronger India. He said Vivekananda was great scholar of Indian philosophy. He travelled across the country and the world to make people aware about the ancient Indian philosophy, which is very relevant for the present society.
He further said Swamiji had given the countrymen a clear vision of their great spiritual legacy. He also had apprised the people of the country on the drawbacks of the Western culture and the need to overcome them.
Viswas lapalkar from the Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari pointed out that Swamiji has given a clear-cut identity to Hinduism and also the status of a world religion to it during the end of the 19thcentury.
He was the first religious leader to speak about the common bases of Hinduism and the common grounds of all sects, added lapalkar.
Swami Adwaiyananda from Ramakrishna Math, Bhubaneswar, eminent scientist Dr Srinivas Brahmanand and former principal of Khallikote Autonomous College Dr Kalikinkar Patnaik recalled the ideals of Swamiji and his thoughts on various aspects of life.
later, in a group discussion moderated by senior journalist Rajaram Satapathy along with various eminent persons from different walks of life including educationalist Dr Basanta Panda, writer Dr Shakuntala Baliarsingh and philosopher Dr Priyadarshi Kar spoke on the role of intellectuals in nation building.
OUAT Vice-Chancellor Dr Manoranjan Kar and former DGP Sarat Chandra Misra hoped that such seminars bringing intellectuals together would definitely help in upliftment of the society as a whole