Temples are centres of India's cultural ethos: Vice President
Hyderabad, April 22: Describing temples as centres of India's cultural ethos, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that "share and care" has been the core of India's philosophy.
"Temples have been the centres of India's cultural ethos as well as centres of music, dance and for the spiritual upliftment of the masses. They have spread awareness about religious and spiritual thoughts through traditions like Harikatha and Purana Pravchana," he added.
The Vice President was addressing a gathering after inaugurating Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple renovated by the Hare Krishna Foundation here.
He said the temples have also encouraged philanthropy and fostered a sense of concern for fellow beings through charitable actions.
"Share and care has been the core of our philosophy. We revere every action that serves humanity. There is a sanctity attached to many of our daily activities which is why we have words like 'vidyalaya', 'chikitsalaya', 'bhojanalaya' and even 'shauchalaya'," he said.
"We see divinity everywhere because we believe that all living and non-living beings are manifestations of the same divine principle and energy," he added.
The Vice President said that Lord Krishna symbolises the eternal values of love, compassion, empathy and righteous behaviour.
"If we can bring about the Krishna consciousness in society, we can usher in a huge transformation in the lives of people. We can foster peace, prosperity, fraternity and bring Vaikuntha or anxiety free environment in each and every family," Naidu said.
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Indian men's and women's cricket teams wear black armbands in memory of Manmohan Singh
Melbourne/Vadodara (PTI): The Indian men's and women's cricket teams sported black armbands in their respective matches on Friday to honour former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who died in New Delhi.
Singh, a two time former prime minister from 2004 to 2014, died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday after losing consciousness at his home owing to age-related ailments. He was 92.
The men’s team, led by Rohit Sharma, is playing the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne.
The women's side, on the other hand, is facing West Indies in the third and final ODI in Vadodara.
"The Indian team is wearing black arm bands as a mark of respect in the memory of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away," the BCCI said in a statement.
Singh, also a renowned economist, was the architect and the brainchild of economic reforms in 1991 that pulled India from the brink of bankruptcy and ushered in an era of economic liberalisation that is widely believed to have changed the course of India's economic trajectory.
