When the youth of this country take the Upanishads and Vedas forward with science, the country will definitely move forward

(Utkarsh Patel)

This statement by Home Minister Amit Shah, an inspiring thought for the youth of India, is like a beacon. There is a wonderful confluence of the soul of India and modernity in this sentence.

Our ancient scriptures, the Vedas and the Upanishads are not just religious books but a mine of knowledge. They describe the origin of the universe, the depth of the human mind, the mystery of consciousness and the basic principles of life. Wouldn't it be amazing if today's science were combined with this knowledge? The similarity between the principles of quantum physics and the 'Advaita' of the Upanishads, the union of yoga and neuroscience, the combination of Ayurveda and genetic engineering, all this is in the hands of the Indian youth.

Today's young India is no longer just an app maker, a code writer or a startuper. It is now becoming a thinker, a researcher and a carrier of culture. When it understands the ‘rit’ (cosmic order) of the Vedas in the language of data science, and searches for the ‘soul’ of the Upanishads in the context of artificial intelligence, then India will become a world leader not only in technology but also in the world of knowledge.

Today, there is a need for a time when the youth, without forgetting their heritage, scale the heights of the future. They should bring the Vedas and Upanishads to life not in the dust of ancient texts but in laboratories, AI models and space missions. Only with this combination will India become a force that will take science and spirituality to higher peaks together.

Today, the youth of the country do not just have codes or degrees in their hands, but thousands of years of knowledge and the future of the coming centuries. It is in the hands of today’s youth to once again make India the center of human knowledge of the world by joining hands with Vedas and science.

(The writer is a prominent businessman, social worker and founder of khabarchhe.com)