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Vedic Culture Growing Popular Among Indian Diaspora

Darpan News Desk IANS, 20 Dec, 2016 12:34 PM
    Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually becoming more popular among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, said researchers and scholars at a seminar held in the national capital.
     
    The World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES International) and Wider Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES India) organised an event titled "Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge" from December 16 to 18, where the importance of Vedic culture in the contemporary world was discussed.
     
    An aspect which was prioritised at the event was the presence and influence of Vedic culture among Indian diaspora. The speakers emphasised that the cultural events like music and dance have contributed a lot in keeping alive the Vedic culture.
     
    "Cultural activities are contributing a lot to keep the customs alive. In the Caribbean countries like the West Indies and Jamaica, the Indian-origin people are mostly from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and they sing the folk music, This is how the customs are carried ahead," Indrani Ramprasad, who is working as an independent researcher in Trinidad and Tobago, told IANS at the event. 
     
     
    Bal Ram Singh, organiser of the event and Professor at the School of Indic Studies, US, said that the Indian diaspora in the US is now gradually becoming aware of the existence of Vedic science and it is becoming popular among youths as well.
     
    "Lot of institutes and organisations like Chinamaya Mission, Ramakrishna Mission and even colleges have started organising Vedic classes in the US where the Vedic knowledge is being taught and the youths are showing interest to learn," added Singh.
     
    Not just the Indian diaspora, but the US people too are taking to the Vedic practices like Yoga, learning Vedas, and many are even opting for cremation instead of traditional burial.
     
    Held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the event saw seminars, discussions and interactive sessions on numerous topics related to Vedic culture.
     
     
    Sessions were held on Vedic culture's influence and existence in the lives of modern youth, integration of modern medical and ancient Vedic perspectives on overcoming ageing, reconstructing the contemporary world with Vedic science, nano technology and the Vedic science, rain forest and global water challenges with Vedic science, and some other.
     
    "We tried to bring into limelight the importance of Vedic culture in modern science and that's the reason we took the angle for this year's seminar. People are not so aware of involvement of science and Vedic culture and the seminar is to bring in focus on this subject," Singh said.

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