Chief Guest Karan Singh’s Positivity Sutra: ‘Dive Deeper into Yourself and Have Spiritual Goals’
There are five dimensions of aging: chronological, physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual, politician and scholar Karan Singh said that at the age of 90 he felt stronger in capacity than before in some of these matters.
He was speaking on the occasion of the release of positive aging mantra, a compilation of first-person accounts of several eminent personalities on aging positively, productively and gracefully, at the India International Center here on Friday.
The hybrid program was organized on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons in association with Guild of Service.
Dr. Singh, the chief guest of the program, elaborated on the five aspects of development, emphasizing the need for “some kind of spiritual pursuit in life”. He said that one should try deeply within oneself and have a spiritual goal. Dr. Singh, one of the book’s contributors, said, “It is better to be late than before.” He also praised the Guild of Service for its extensive work in terms of “geographic and social coverage”.
fifty personal mantras
With a foreword by spiritual leader Dalai Lama, the book published by Pippa Rann Publications contains fifty personal mantras from people including environmental activist late Sunderlal Bahuguna, economist and scholar Devaki Jain, acclaimed theater and film actor Sushma Seth, political leader and diplomat. Mani Shankar Aiyar and gender rights activist Syeda Hameed among others.
remember Bhasin
Dr. Mohini Giri, Chairperson, Guild of Service, who also edited the book with gender rights activist Meera Khanna, said she was “happy to have a few writers among the audience”, but “sadly, some There was no “world”. Remembering the late Kamala Bhasin, Dr. Giri said she couldn’t explain “what she didn’t” and read a poem of hers celebrating death. She was one of the contributors, Durga Deshmukh. Also told about the one who had passed away a week ago.
Though the gathering in the program was kept small, keeping in mind the norms of social distancing, the atmosphere was charged with singing of Sanskrit shlokas and blowing of conch shells to acknowledge the presence of writers among the audience. They were also presented with shawls and saplings.
Virtually attending the gathering, Professor of Public Policy, Guptara, also the publisher, said that the uniqueness of the book can be understood in terms of the three letters of the word “mantra”. He said that “ma” reflected the book’s motto, which was the dominant sentiment, “n” stood for the wide variety of eminent contributors, and “tra” stood for the tradition to revise the traditions when needed. shows together. He said his role was “superficial” as he only took care of the finances and the quality of the paper.
Eminent constitutional lawyer Fali Nariman, who also attended virtually, referred to a Japanese book gifted to her by her granddaughter’s husband to emphasize the need for healthy diet, physical exercise and finding purpose as she grows older. . Economist Devaki Jain pointed out that “caste, class, genetics and history” all played a role in how one got older and that talking about aging mantras without taking these factors into account was “unfair” and “brutal”. Was.
Diplomat and writer Veena Sikri stressed on the need to make “respect for women” part of the value system and grow up. He said that the patriarchal mindset is preventing women from participating in various fields and hindering the development of the society as a whole.
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