Science and Religious impacts on the Indian Society
Science and Religious impacts on the Indian Society
Author(s): Jaya Kumar Jacob Mukthipudi, Brahmaji RaoSubject(s): Religion and science , Indian Philosophy, Applied Sociology
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: culture; yoga; tradition; technology; environment; society; ecosystems; mythology; pollution; poverty; population; religion;
Summary/Abstract: There are three fundamental aspects in every Indian Society, constantly quarrelling, contradicting and compromising one another every time and contributing pollution at alarming rate. They are cultural, secular and religious aspects. Understanding the Interplay of these three aspects can give us valuable information regarding the country’s spiritual forwardness and its social backwardness; ultimately relieve us from the mystery of Indian system. In every aspect, poverty is constant and pollution is dynamic. All Indians are struggling for existence in everyday life. Economy and Ecology are another two aspects, which exploiting the natural resources. Traditionally and technologically, people of India follow religious as well as scientific sentiments. Gap in between poor and rich are widening, inspiring controversy and increasing crime rate. Women are more vulnerable facing insecurity of life problem. Political system is always dominating aspect and acting as opportunistic, parasitic in nature. Knowledge and intelligence of Indians in mother land are vain; where as in foreign lands it is gainful. Brain drain is one more additional problem in recent years in India. Here Education system is in dilemma position and failed to empower the 60% youth in progressive direction, which is a largest in the world. Now India is suffering with falsehood and false prestige. The seventy years of independence and self-rule are fruitless more over throwing into debt nation with uncontrolled over population, poverty and pollution pang. Religion without superstitions and Science without side effects are impossible in Indian Society. In this paper researcher investigates the real life problems in India for further rectification. With a view to overcome this pathetic situation in India a new nationalistic and socialistic dimension of life-saver concept was identified namely Yogic Environmentalism [YE] which is an unique journey of humans through their interior, exterior and ulterior spheres to reach a green paradise on Earth. This paper focuses on the symbiotic and synergetic relationship in-between the concepts of ancient yoga and recent environment.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 3/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 133-141
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English