Chandigarh: Acting President of Mauritius, Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory on Thursday announced that Mauritius will organise Gita Mohatsav in the month of February, 2019 and a delegation from India has also been invited for this important event.
Vyapoory was speaking at the inauguration of three-day International Seminar on 'Making New India-Insight of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita' being organised as part of International Gita Mahotsav at Kurukshetra on Thursday. Mauritius is the partner country and Gujarat is the partner state in the International Gita Mahotsav. – 2018 being inaugurated at Kurukshetra on Thursday.
Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal, Education Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Kumar, Education Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Singh Chudasama, High Commissioner of Mauritius to India Jagdishwar Goburdhan were also present on this occasion.
Vyapoory said that teaching of sacred Gita is as relevant today as it has been when Lord Krishna delivered celestial message of Gita to Lord Arjuna in the battlefield about 5,300 years ago.
He said that Arjuna proud and confident in his mentally attributes and prowess found himself faced with dilemma of choice. He had a decision to make whether to fight or flee. But Lord Krishna gave him the wisdom to fight with the situation. "I do believe like Arjuna after so many years we can find wisdom to help us make a right decision', he added. He said that many people in our present society, take hasty decisions on basis of impulsiveness and end up taking wrong decisions. In our modern life, the battle today is in our mind where decisions are to be taken, he said adding that on the battlefield of mind, there is conflict between good and evil and at duties and other considerations and the answer could be find in Bhagwad Gita.
Paramasivum Pillay said that it is very good to see that Haryana Government has decided to celebrate the International Gita Mohatsav to propagate the teachings of sacred Gita. He said that majority of population in Mauritius is from India. We are very much Indian and also celebrates festivals like Diwali, Mahashivrati, Pongal, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ram Navmi and Krishan Jayanti. He said that the bond between India and Mauritius is very strong and there is feeling of brotherhood between people of both countries. He also thanked Chief Minister, Manohar Lal for making Mauritius as partner country in International Gita Mohatsav and also inviting him to Kurukshetra to be a part of the event.
Paramasivum Pillay concluded his speech with the message of Gita "Karam Karo Fal Ki Chinta Mat Karo", perform your actions without thinking of result, describing it the wisest message of Srimad Bhagvad Gita.
Speaking on this occasion, Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya welcomed the acting President of Mauritius, Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory at Kurukshetra.
He described Kurukshetra as a centre of spiritual and religious education. It is the same land where Lord Krishna delivered celestial message of Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna. Giving special emphasis on imparting quality education to all especial to children belonging to weaker section of the society, he said that it is necessary in further strengthening the society and the country.
The Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal welcomed the acting President of Mauritius, Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory at the holy land of Kurukshetra.
Manohar Lal said that the sacred book Srimad Bhagvad Gita is not confined only to spiritualism but has a practical relevance. The Holy Scripture of 700 shalokas has a message for people belonging to all sections of the society. Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is working towards building a new India through the message of Gita and taking new initiatives consistently for the welfare of people of different strata of the society, he added.
While describing Prime Minister, Narendra Modi as a real example of 'Karamyogi', Manohar Lal exhorted the scholars, thinkers and Gita followers to held detailed deliberations on the message of sacred Gita in building a new India.
He said that Narendra Modi working to take the Country on the path of development through the use of Gita, has taken several new initiatives in this direction including the Beti Bacha-Beti Padhao programme, Swachta Abhiyan, Make in India, Digital India, Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Housing for All etc.