Webinar by Philosophy Deptt,PU
A Two-Day (17th-18th Nov) National Webinar on Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s Contribution to Philosophy, Science, Neo-humanism, Economics and Neo-humanist Education has been jointly organised by The Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Renaissance Universal (RU).
The Webinar was inaugurated by Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice-chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh on 17th Nov. Dr. Shivani Sharma, Chairperson, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University delivered introductory and Welcome Speech. She told that Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarka popularly known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji was a great Indian Philosopher and the founder of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha, a world-wide spiritual organization dedicated for spiritual upliftment of human society. He left behind a vast legacy, including over 500 books written on a wide variety of topics. He wrote books on sociology, agriculture, environment, ethics, psychology, history, literature, education, medicine, cosmology, and philosophy, also notably founding the philosophy of ‘Neohumanism’ in 1982 and the ‘Theory of Microvita’ in 1986. In his Theory of Microvita, Sarkar “believed that the atoms and the subatomic particles throughout the boundless universe are imbued with life”.
Prof Saket Kushwaha delivered the inaugural speech and told that Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji was a versatile genius. He has written books on multifarious subjects for the upliftment of the society . He also promised on behalf of his University that we will start research work on Ananda Marga and the contributions of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji.
The program started with singing of Prabhat Samgiita by Dr.Maneesha Kulkarni, Department of Music, University of Mumbai and She also briefly highlighted the role of Prabhat Samgiita for the new generation. She expressed her views about Prabhat Samgiita and told that its lyrical excellence and melodious beauty is unparalleled. Dr. Godabarish Mishra, formerly Professor of Philosophy, Madras University presided over the Webinar. On this occasion, Acharya Divyachetanananda Avadhuta, Central RU Secretary,
Dr.Surendra Mohan Mishra, Director, Bharat Ratna, Gulzari Lal Nanda, Centre for Ethics and Philosophy, KU, Prof. Ramnath Jha, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, Prof. Bibha Agrawal, Department of Sanskrit, KU, Dr.Bhagyashree Verma, Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Mumbai and Dr. Anil Pratap Giri, Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar were the main speakers today. They spoke on Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiji’s contribution to philosophy based on Ananda Sutram, Neohumanism, ethics and Music respectively. Today Prabhat Khabar from Kolkata and Jharkhand, Jagruk Times from Mumbai and Jaipur, Samachar Jagat from Jaipur and Global Herald from Indore and Bhopal published the said news on 18th November.
