Gurumurthy Says Indian Civilisation Guides India’s Future

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S. Gurumurthy, editor of Thuglak and chairman of the Vivekananda International Foundation, said Indian civilisation still guides the country’s future at a lecture in Chennai on Thursday. Speaking at the Dr. (Mrs.) YGP Centenary Year Memorial Lecture, he argued that Indian Gen Z is often presented as rebellious against family, tradition and religion, unlike young people in some Western countries who are revisiting older music and books.

Gurumurthy also pointed to young Indians visiting temples and the Kumbh Mela, including professionals, as evidence of a continuing civilisational connection. He said Indian families save for future generations and described civilisation as continuity and collective memory. The event also honoured actor A.R. Srinivasan, K. Ramanujam and ophthalmologist Mohan Rajan.

The Indian Opinion

The easy narrative that Indian youth are either wholly Westernised or uniformly traditional does not fit the examples cited here. Temple visits, professional lives and family savings can coexist with criticism of inherited ideas. Gurumurthy’s broader claims about civilisation explaining the universe and climate change are assertions, not established findings in this account. The useful test is less cultural labelling and more whether young Indians can retain choice while questioning every tradition, including their own.

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