3. India's GDP as a % of the World's GDP
Data Recreation by Emeritus Professor Angus Madison, University of Groningen, Netherlands
35.00%
30.00% Most of us
25.00% were born
Islamic here !
20.00% Invasions
15.00% British Raj
10.00%
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The Passage of Time
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to
continue always a child. (Marcus Tullius Cicero – 106-43 BC)
4. Uniqueness of Sanatana Dharma
Moksha
Dharma Politico - Economics
Pleasure
Artha Kama
Religion
Hinduism’s Identity lies in this fundamental recognition, of the
pre-eminent place of Spirituality (Dharma and Moksha) in our lives
5. Our Identity is very fragmented
1. Linguistic groups
2. Jatis (Caste groups)
3. Sampradayas (Ancient Traditions)
4. Gurus and Acharyas (and their Sects)
Our foundational Philosophy of “Live and Let Live”, manifested
as an active evolution towards diversity and specialization, but
at the same time, it has also weakened our overall “Identity”
6. The “Illusion” of a Majority
1. Large collection of small minorities
2. Rarely act in a unified manner
3. Strong tendency to break into fragments
4. Not a ‘majority’ vote bank in any sense
Hindus are therefore neither a majority by behavior, nor a
minority by numerical strength – Therefore we neither have the
benefits of being a majority nor the benefits of being a minority
7. Chinmaya Mission
Art of Living
Ramakrishna Mission
ISCKON - Krishna
Ammacchi Community
Baba Ramdev
Mother Karunamayi
Swaminarayan Group
Unified Action is difficult
Barsana Dham
Gayathri Parivar
Sanatana Dharma burning bright, they operate largely in islands
While our Gurus and Acharyas are keeping the “Spiritual” core of
8. Shared spaces – I : Academia
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission
Academia : Hindus need to establish a significant presence in the
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
schools and Colleges of the World. Disciplines such as Yoga,
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Ayurveda, Indian approaches to Psychology and the science of the
mind and the soul, Indian Philosophy, India’s history and
contribution must be studied. Spirituality must be brought into the
Academic domain. Chairs of Hindu studies must be founded in
many universities all over the world, especially in India
Corollary – Hindu youth must go into Academic programs;
Wealthy Hindus must create endowments and grants
9. Shared spaces – II : Media
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission Academia
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Media : Hindus need to establish a significant media presence.
Magazines (like Hinduism Today), TV programs, Radio programs,
Youth programs, and specialized periodicals and publications must
be established so as to present Hindu interpretations of the modern
world’s problems i.e. the economic crisis, the ecological issues
facing us, vegetarianism, economic disparity, health problems etc.
Corollary – Hindu Organizations that create media vehicles as
shared services for other Hindu organizations must be created
10. Shared spaces – III : Leadership
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission Academia
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Media
Leadership : Departments of Leadership and Management that offer
programs of study and develop leaders who are grounded in the
Hindu Scriptures, and who can approach the issues of Leadership
through Hindu Categories of thought, particularly with an emphasis
on Dharma should be created.
Corollary – We need to create new disciplines that are based on
hybrids of our “Traditional Knowledge” and modern disciplines
11. Shared spaces – IV : Networking
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission Academia
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Media
Leadership
Networking : Annual gatherings such as Conferences, Seminars,
Leadership confluences, must be established where the pre-
eminent thinking and action is brought together – where
academicians, activists and spiritual leaders can dialogue together
Corollary – We need to create new disciplines that are based on
hybrids of our “Traditional Knowledge” and modern disciplines
12. Shared spaces – V : Youth
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission Academia
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Media
Leadership
Networking
Youth : New models of engaging the youth born here are required
to ensure they are grounded in the Dharma
Example – Youth wing in all temples managed by youth; Annual
Hindu Yuva Cruise and other replicatable models
13. Shared spaces – V : Youth
Ammacchi Community
Swaminarayan Group
Ramakrishna Mission Academia
Chinmaya Mission
Mother Karunamayi
ISCKON - Krishna
Gayathri Parivar
Barsana Dham
Baba Ramdev
Art of Living
Media
Leadership
Networking
Youth
Example – Youth wing in all temples managed by youth; Annual
Hindu Yuva Cruise, Retreats and other replicable models
14. Hindu Identity - Challenges
1. Lack of knowledge of our own Dharma
2. Lack of knowledge of other Religions and Traditions
3. Loss of the Gurukula – the primary teaching institution
4. Alienation of our next generations – Youth
5. Inability to stand up to the challenges that we are faced with
6. Fragmentation of our Hindu Society
7. Difficult state of thousands of Temples in India
8. Lack of investment in Modern Institutions – Media and Academia
9. Loss of Population(s) through conversions
10. Lack of Participation in the Political Domain
