The Sunday Guardian

THE gURUDEV BEckons all To kaRnaTaka

Sri Sri Ravishanka­r who is the biggest Goodwill Ambassador of the country has made Bengaluru a major centre of attraction for the NRI’s attending Parvasi Bhartiya Divas.

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and your dharma needs to be revisited and enriched to help people who are in need of it. We are heartened when we see so many Non Resident Indians who have spent a life- time abroad come to India and support the causes for developmen­t of India. This is the true essence of Life. Q : Many NRI’s and PIO’s have started connecting with India like never before . There is this growing bond and the pride of Indian values and ethos is growing. How do these enhance quality of life? A. When a person feels good about oneself then he is able to contribute better to society. In India there has been a deep lack of self esteem in many communitie­s and it is necessary to feel the selfesteem in order to be useful for the society that you are in. Many off-springs of NRI’s have little knowledge of our motherland. These kind of meets encourage them to come to India , interact and feel the pulse of the country. Many of them get pleasantly surprised seeing our heritage and developmen­t. Q : You have worked relentless­ly for Global Peace - given the kind of developing scenarios especially in the Middle East, what do you expect the Indian communitie­s across the world to do? A. Rich in Vedic wisdom, India carries the message of non-violence and peace. Lord Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, Mahavira, many saints and leaders have been espousing non-violence and peace and these are the things that you can take back to the country that you are in. Wherever you are in the world, whether it is America, the Middle East or Africa you can contribute by participat­ing in and promoting yoga, meditation, vegetarian­ism and the principle of non violence. Q : Your efforts to promote Yoga and Ayurveda have been acknowledg­ed by the Govt. of India. What more can be done to take it forward? A. Many countries have still not acknowledg­ed or accepted Ayurveda as a system of medicine, whereas Chinese medicine has been accepted in most parts of the world. NRI’s as a delegation should go and meet the Ministers of Health and tell them we should not deprive the people of this wisdom and ancient science. For a fraction of the cost of allopathy, Ayurvedic medicine can bring good health, treating and curing them without strong side effects. There is a dire need for Ayurveda to be represente­d and recognised by government­s as a system of medicine and made available to the local population. Sadly many parts of the world today are deprived of the goodness of Ayurveda.

When a person feels good about oneself then he is able to contribute better to society. In India there has been a deep lack of self esteem in many communitie­s

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