CM Yogi praises Gayatri Pariwar’s century-long contribution in Lucknow workshop
Lucknow, October 4: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that we do not want a fragmented India fighting among caste groups, but a united India – a better India. Dividing society on the basis of caste, region, and language is a crime against the nation and Mother India. Even during the era of slavery, one class divided society, while another united society and demanded independence. Even today, the same trend is visible in different forms. In such a situation, it is the responsibility of the teaching community to ensure that divisive forces do not succeed.
Chief Minister was addressing the provincial Teachers’ Dignity Workshop organized as part of the centenary year of the Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Pariwar in the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Auditorium of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University on Sunday. The program began with the Gayatri Mantra. The Chief Minister inaugurated the workshop by lighting the lamp.
Paying homage to Pandit Shriram Sharma and Mata Bhagwati Devi, the founders of the Gayatri Parivar, the Chief Minister said that the Gayatri Parivar presented the ideal of social unity by uniting society through yagna. Pandit Shriram Sharma could have given his name to the organization, but he prioritized the idea. Organizations run in the name of individuals collapse, while the idea travels a long way. The Gayatri Parivar’s 100 years of devotion are proof of this.
He said that the Gita Press was established in 1923, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in 1925, and the Akhil Vishwa Gayatri Parivar in 1926. While their paths were different, all three worked to awaken public consciousness and connect society with eternal values, India, and Indianness.
Chief Minister described teachers as the consciousness of society and creators of the era, saying that if teachers awaken and fulfill their responsibilities honestly, it will not take long for India to become a world leader. India’s tradition of acharyas and gurukuls gave rise to universities like Takshashila and Nalanda. This tradition also produced Chanakya and Chandragupta, Maharishi Vashistha and Shri Ram, and Maharishi Sandipani and Krishna. This tradition must be revived.
He stated that the participation of over 1.1 million students in the Bharatiya Sanskriti Gyan Pariksha is crucial. By properly guiding the young generation and making them competitive, today’s youth will become the makers of India’s destiny.
Prioritizing duty for the India of 2047, the Chief Minister said that for the centenary year of independence, we must resolve to abandon the mindset of slavery, take pride in our heritage, and work for social equality and a developed India. If every individual prioritizes duty over rights, no power in the world can challenge India.
He urged the Gayatri Parivar to set goals for the next 100 years and urged teachers to guide the young generation in the right direction for a developed India in 2047.
