Indian Diaspora’s Interest in Vedic Culture is Gradually securing its position as one of the Major Interests

Dec 26, 2016: Vedic culture is still relevant and gradually securing its position as one of the major interests among Indian diaspora, especially in the youth, according to 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) arranged an event titled "Scientific Aspects of Vedic Knowledge" from December 16 to 18, where the importance and relevance of Vedic culture in the contemporary world was discussed.

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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 reincarnating the Vedic culture.

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"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 currently stationed at Trinidad and Tobago as an independent researcher, told IANS at the event.

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Bal Ram Singh, organiser of the event and Professor at the School of Indic Studies, US, mentioned that the Indian diaspora in the US is now gradually becoming familiar of the existence of Vedic science and it is appealing to the youth 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.

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Not just the Indian diaspora, but the people in the US too are getting accustomed to the Vedic practices like Yoga, learning Vedas. There also have been cases where many are even opting for cremation instead of traditional burial.

Held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, the event included seminars, discussions and interactive sessions and workshops 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. The sessions were mainly pointed at the fact that even in the 21^st century, the Vedic culture has managed to keep up its relevance and sophistication.

"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 (IANS)