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Sringeri Swamiji urges preserving Sanatana traditions
The Story in Brief
Vidushekhara Bharati Swamiji of the Sringeri Sharada Peeta said various forces across the world are attempting to undermine Indian traditions and culture, and called for introducing Sanatana traditions and noble values to the next generation. He was speaking on 24 October at the launch of the Uniform Ritual Code and Uniform General Sanskara Shikshana initiatives at the Rajiv Gandhi Campus of the Central Sanskrit University in Sringeri.
The initiatives were organised by the Bharatiya Santa Maha Parishat in collaboration with the Sharada Mutt. Swayamprakasha Sachchidananda Saraswati Swamiji of Hariharapura Mutt said the Uniform General Sanskara Shikshana initiative would provide children aged above six with eight years of education integrating spiritual, religious, historical, literary and scientific knowledge from a harmonious perspective.
The initiative aims to familiarise the younger generation with Indian culture and Sanatana traditions while strengthening unity, social harmony, national consciousness and cultural awareness.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The call from the Sringeri Swamiji gives religious authority to a cultural preservation drive that is now being institutionalised through a structured eight-year curriculum for children above six. The two initiatives, a Uniform Ritual Code and a Uniform General Sanskara Shikshana, attempt to standardise practices across India’s diverse traditions, which the swamiji himself acknowledged. The gap between celebrating diversity and imposing uniformity on rituals and education remains unresolved in the launch, and the next step is implementation of the curriculum.
Source: deccanherald.com
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