Haridwar (The Hawk): During the second day of the Veda Vijyana Sanskriti Mahakumbh, the chief guest of the conference was Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State of Culture and Minister (Independent Charge) of Law and Justice. Mr Arjun Ram Meghwal said that India is a land of human values and these values are taught since childhood. Mr Meghwal beautifully explained the relationship between the concepts of civilisation and culture through various examples. One of the examples explained that a flower conceptualised civilisation whereas its fragrance symbolised culture. Furthermore, Mr Meghwal dwelled on the point that the life of Swami Dayanand Saraswati teaches us the importance of patriotism and nationalism and inspires us to dedicate our lives to our country. Through a song, the minister explained the importance of spirituality and self-development. He encouraged the young students of the university to take an oath to protect the culture of India.
The special guest of the programme, Swami Ramdev stated that Swami Dayanand showed the people of our country, the path towards a casteless society. He further said that the individuals who read the Vedas are close to God. Thus, the Vedas are far above caste, creed and other divisions. Swami Ramdev said that there have been several leaders of the national movement who have emerged from Gurukul Kangri. Moreover, he also said that Gurukul Kangri has always been a centre of Vedic knowledge and traditions. Swami Ramdev encouraged the students of the university to succeed in the world through their behaviour and manners.
The patron of the Vedas Vijyana Sanskriti Mahakumbh, Dr Satyapal Singh said that travelling on the path shown by Swami Dayanand and Swami Shraddhanand will help us in protecting our culture and tradition. He also said that Gurukul Kangri is making positive efforts in establishing Vedic knowledge as an important discipline in the world of academia.
The Vice Chancellor of Gurukul Kangri Deemed to be University, Prof Somdev Satanshu, said in his welcome address, that Swami Dayanand’s work in the fields of upliftment of Dalits, women empowerment, women education, encouragement of Vedic teaching, changed the country and put it on a path towards development. Prof Satanshu focussed on the fact that there are several Vedic subjects taught in departments such as Management, Physics, Microbiology. Prof Satanshu said that Swami Dayanand’s dream of propagating Vedic education across various disciplines is being fulfilled in Gurukul Kangri.
Swami Aryavesh said that in today's volatile and violent world, we can get peace from following Vedic values. Thus, Swami Aryavesh said that the Vedas can lead to the attainment of world peace. He also said that the solution to the problems of climate change, pollution is found in the Vedas. Therefore, he advocated a return to the Vedas for the society at large.
Dr Ajay Malik was the master of the ceremony. Prof Sunil Kumar, Registrar, Gurukul Kangri Deemed to be University gave the vote of thanks. On this occasion, a grand procession was organized from Dayanand Stadium of the University campus to Shraddhanand Chowk in which a large number of teachers, non-teachers and students of the University including various Vedic scholars and Aryans who came from India and abroad to participate in the event participated. The procession ended after reaching the University Auditorium. On this occasion, tributes were paid to Swami Shraddhanand Maharaj at Shraddhanand Chowk.
The abstract book of the Veda Vijyana Sanskriti Mahakumbh was released