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PROGRAMME : JULY - 2016

JULY 9 : BOOK GIFT TO KANNADIGAS

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan worldwide President, Sri. Sunderlal G. Mehta‘s book, Rich
Tradition Richer Heritage will be translated into Kannada shortly, while exploring the
possibility of rendering the work in other South Indian languages.
The decision was taken at the launch of Sri Mehta‘s book in Bengaluru July last,
on a suggestion made by Prof. M. H. Krishnaiah, former president, Karnataka Sahitya
Academy.

Speaking about the book, Prof. Krishnaiah mooted the idea of making it a part of school
curricula as it had nuggets of wisdom that could lay the foundation for character building and
creating an ethical society.
Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Advisor, Department of Space, and former chairman, ISRO,
who released the book said the work should not be limited to a Kannada translation, as every
citizen should know the value of the heritage of India; Bhavan should take a lead in this
regard. The younger generation should learn to ―read‖ and Bhavan should become a forum
for literary activities, he said.

Recalling his school days when students were asked to write a piece taken from Bhavan‘s
Journal daily, Dr. Radhakrishnan said the exclusivity of the language (Samskritam) was
perhaps a hindrance for the spread of ancient Indian knowledge.

Citing the various streams of learning such as Ayurveda, as espoused by Charaka and
Shushrusha, Artha Shastra of Chanakya, Brihat Samhita of Varaha Mihira on science,
Natya Shastra of Bharata Muni on performing arts, and Sangita Ratnakara of Saarangadeva
on music, he said all of them had relevance today, needing an exhaustive revival.
A fitting closure to the compact, intellectually-oriented function was the recitation of
Vishnu Sahasranama by Sandipani Gurukula, befitting the occasion. 

H.N. Suresh, Prof. M.H. Krishnaiah, Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, N. Ramanuja and
K.G. Raghavan at the book launch Rich Tradition Richer Heritage, on July 9.