New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher Acharya Prashant returned to India on Sunday after a landmark leg of his United Kingdom tour that took him to the platforms of Oxford University, Cambridge and the UK Parliament, where he placed the teachings of Vedanta and Indian Philosophy at the centre of global discourse on some of the defining questions of our times. At Delhi airport, hundreds of students and listeners who had converged from across the country gave him a reception that was as much a hom…
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London, June 14 (IANS) Philosopher and author Acharya Prashant addressed a special gathering at the House of Lords in the British Parliament on June 12. Speaking as the Chief Guest on the theme “Indian Roots, Global Wings”, he presented the message of Indian philosophy and Vedanta in a global context.He said that true Indianness lies beyond culture, tradition, festivals, or cuisine, and that India’s real identity rests on her emphasis on self-knowledge pursued through self-enquiry, the fundament…
Oxford (UK), June 10 (IANS) In 1879, Professor Max Muller carried the Ishavasya Upanishad to the West, publishing its first English translation through Oxford University Press as the opening volume of the ‘Sacred Books of the East’. Nearly a century and a half later, an Indian philosopher has arrived at the same university to return the text to its living meaning.Muller was himself Oxford’s first Professor of Comparative Philology, and the entire Sacred Books of the East series was prepared …
London, June 5 (IANS) In a tour that has placed an Indian philosopher on the stage of some of Britain’s most prestigious intellectual and policy stages, Acharya Prashant has spent the past week carrying a climate message to capacity audiences at the Cambridge Union, in a one-on-one dialogue with a British peer of the realm, in public sessions that have drawn British audiences well beyond the Indian community, and across a sequence of upcoming engagements at Oxford, the London School of Economics…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS)Actress Esther Anil, who is best known for playing the role of the younger daughter of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in his blockbuster franchise ‘Drishyam’, has now penned a note of gratitude saying the franchise had changed her life even more than it had changed her journey in cinema. Taking to her Instagram page to pen her thoughts on the immensely popular franchise, a few hours before the third instalment of the film, Drishyam 3, was to hit screens, Esther Anil wrote, “I…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor, Jishnu Dev Varma, on Tuesday said that the Constitution is not just a legal document but a powerful instrument for social transformation. He further stated that Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar’s thoughts provided self-respect, equal opportunity, and a path to justice for the deprived and vulnerable.He was speaking on the occasion of the 135th Birth Anniversary Dr Ambedkar at Chaityabhoomi, Dadar to pay floral tributes to the Architect of the Indian Consti…
Mahad (Maharashtra), March 20 (IANS) On the occasion of the commencement of the centenary year of the historic Chavdar Tale Satyagraha in Mahad, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reaffirmed the state’s commitment to equality, social justice, and constitutional values.He expressed a firm resolve to build a society free from discrimination. Speaking at the event organised by the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance, he emphasised that the Satyagraha led by Dr Babasaheb Am…