Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 7: The Department of Philosophy, University of Jammu, in collaboration with Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, today organized a public lecture titled “Relevance of Integral Humanism of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya in the Contemporary World: An Indian Perspective.”
The lecture was delivered by Prof Jasbir Singh, the Chair Professor, Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya UGC – Chair, University of Jammu.
In his lecture, Prof Jasbir Singh threw light on the key aspects of the doctrine of Integral Humanism as propounded by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was never convinced by the Western ideologies followed for development in India. To him, an independent nation cannot progress if it relies upon Western concepts like individualism, democracy, socialism, communism, capitalism, etc. At the same time, he hailed modern technology and Western science but wanted to adapt blended to the conditions best suited to Indians,” said Mr Singh.
“Upadhyaya ji was of the view that Western science might help us to move forward but thoughtless imitation of the Western way of life and value system may harm the socio-economic and moral value system embedded in our rich traditions and ancient culture. His main thrust was on nationalism and value-based politics,” he added.
Prof Singh said that for the development of an individual and society, Panditji recommended ‘swadeshi’ and decentralization as vehicles for progress.
The lecture was followed by a question-answer session in which students and faculty showed keen interest. The lecture was attended by the students and faculty of the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Economics, University of Jammu.
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