Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jan 19: "India is a country which taught refinement and culture to the rest of the world. It also imparted all kinds of knowledge to the entire world," said former deputy chief minister of Karnataka, Dr G Parameshwar.
He was addressing the gathering at the Darbar (court) convened as part of Paryaya festival of Sri Krishna Math on Tuesday January 18. "India gave knowledge about righteousness to the world. Righteousness is different from religion. Everyone has to make up their minds to be righteous (morally right and justifiable)," he opined.
Parameshwar said that the entire world has turned towards India that has a rich history spanning over thousands of years. He recalled that scholars from other countries used to come to India, as exalted educational institutions like Nalanda and Taxila existed here. He asserted that towards achieving peace, it is necessary to follow the messages given by India to live in harmony and peace.
He said that people who live in cohesion with the five great elements (Pancha Bhoota) have to stay united and that India has to teach the world to remain peaceful. He added that Indian culture is quite different and its heritage has a history of thousands of years and therefore India is unique. He said that all the efforts to make the society move in the right direction were made as per the Indian culture, and the messages, morals, principles and ideals preached by Lord Krishna have become a part of the Indian culture. Parameshwar said that just following the path shown by Lord Krishna would be sufficient to make the country eminent.
Paryaya festival committee working president and MLA K Raghupati Bhat welcomed. Honorary president K Sooryanarayana Upadjyaya delivered the introductory address. Dignitaries like Manjunath Bhandary, Vinay Kumar Sorake, Abhay Chandra Jain, M S Mahabalelshwar, Shyamala Kunder, Sunil Paranjape and Bindu Robert participated in the programme.
General secretary of the Samithi, Vishnuprasad Padigar, proposed the vote of thanks. Retired professor Prof M L Samaga and G Vasideva Bhat Perampalli presented the programme.
Judge of the high court, Justice Dinesh Kumar, said that the principles preached by Madhwacharya are not confined to India and they have influenced the entire world. He said that the routine taught by Madhwacharya is being followed by people from all over the country, and through International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Madhwacharya continues to attract people of the world in a unique way towards Indian culture.