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November 2009 
Foundation for Restoration of National Values
sanmugan
Understand that cultural cohesion is the spinal chord of our intrinsic unity and strength. Cultural patriotism alone empowers us to transcend customary and linguistic diversities and accomplish national goals. This cultural bond, forged by values, inspiration and nationalism, is what we have to enthrone in our people to reinforce the country and march forward with invincible confidence.
- Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Economic growth is bound to be shallow, even destructive, unless anchored to a stable foundation of inner values, ensuring the welfare of all beings as well as our planet. It is a matter of great concern that our society is marked by alarming value deterioration, resulting in social evils, helplessness among citizens, corruption and environmental peril.
The Foundation for Restoration of National Values (FRNV) has been formed under the guiding light of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, to inspire eminent citizens of the country to address this Value Crisis. FRNV has embarked upon a Value Inculcation Movement in an effort to rekindle the love and respect in the people for their country by awakening them to their National and Cultural Values.
Established as an independent society with Dr E. Sreedharan as the President, FRNV has an Advisory Board constituted by Delhi Metro Managing Director, Dr. E Sreedharan, Tata Group Chairman Sri Ratan Tata, former Chief Justice of India Sri MN Venkatachaliah, former Central Vigilance Commissioner Sri N Vittal, former Chairperson National Commission for Women and Education Consultant, Smt. Vibha Parthasarathi, and former Chief Election Commissioner Sri TS Krishnamurthy.
FRNV's first step is to stimulate a discussion on National Values with a two-day Summit, on November 18 and 19, 2008 in New Delhi. Distinguished leaders and thinkers from various branches of National life will articulate their observations on the subject and the measures to be effected forthwith. The object is to have a 'National thinking and Perception' on 'Value Decline and Redressal' to be pursued by FRNV. Further steps will be determined subsequent to the Summit.
To join the movement, and for further details, please visit the FRNV website: http://www.valuefoundation.in
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Sanmugan, this is most interesting. Tahnks for information! Value Cultivation and Codes for Development are most closely connected. As you might now My work with Arab Gulf Region rises essential questions of this kind too.
Some days ago International herald Tribune reported thuis:
Emirates see finacial crisis as chance to save culture
The race for excellence in Gulf countries, especialy in Abu Dhabi and Dubai was much megaprojects masterplanning on steroids.
Now efforts for more sustainable devlopments have a great window of opportunity to be initiated.
Its the culture.
Yes.
Great blog post Sanmugan. Great effort from the nation of India to undertake such an endeavor to inculcate values back in the forefront.
I was emailing a Zaadz member before from India and I used the word “Namaste” and he was shocked and honored that I used it. He said he has not heard the word in a long time and that young people do not use it often. He felt so honored that he said if I come to India, I can stay in his house. : )
More power. Namaste.
Samme
Ii never expected both of you to comment on this. I am delighted about your comments. About the culture, India alone has 16 languages officilaly accepted but there are more than that and each group has their own habits and cultural back ground. Only binding factor is the Hinduism. Similarly all over the world we find so many languages and so many different cultures. What will hapen finally? which will sustain? After the invasion of the TV so many things happen to the culture now.
Sanmugan, India is on the way from traditional to modern society.
India Economic Summit 2008 in New Delhi.
Its the country of great World Wisdom and Spirituality.
Its the worlds greatest English speaking democracy.
So LOTS to be integrated. As you know the most potent approach for me is Spiral Dynamics Integral. As thee is this large sacale systems change approach. Bringing culture, poltics, change and business together.
TV, Bollywood, etc are simply modern advancements. No way back to tribal and traditional values will make it. However integrating all layers of grwoth and devlopment in one devleopmental perspective is such a big challenge.
No roadmaps without development maps.
I agree that there is a big challenge and ultimately it will happen.
At the given link, they provide two PDFs, one on the programme and the next on details.
Foundation for Restoration of National Values
(A Movement Inspired and Guided by Poojya Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha)
Presents India's First National Summit on The National Value Crisis and its RedressalA National Thinking and Perception November 18-19, 2008 (Tue, Wed)Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Participation is by Invitation only.
For further detail, please click on the link below:
http://home.valuefoundation.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=76
See also:
www.humanemergence.org
www.globalvaluesnetwork.com
Thanks for the links. It seems something important is taking place without the knowledge of most of us. It will be possible within a decade. Happily welcoming the necessary changes.
Yes! Dear Sanmugan, see also this lates press release from World Economic Forum India:
INVOKING OBAMA, YOUNG PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL FOR CHANGE IN INDIA
Speaking at the World Economic Forum's 24th India Economic Summit, held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), India's young political leaders call for change
New Delhi, India, 16 November 2008 - While the youth vote in the United States carried Barack Obama to victory in this month's presidential elections, young Indian parliamentarians speaking at the World Economic Forum's 24th India Economic Summit, held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), called on their countrymen to pursue the same spirit of change. “From our young sportsmen, our young businessmen, our young politicians,” said Rahul Bajaj, Chairman, Bajaj Auto; Member of Parliament, India, hopefully we are going to have more than one Barack Obama!”
New leadership and new ideas are desperately needed to address critical challenges faced by India. First among these, said Deepender Singh Hooda, Member of Parliament, India, is “the resurgence of divisions based on caste, religion and region.” Moreover, Hooda pointed out that, while India has enjoyed strong economic growth overall, certain sectors of society have been left behind and rising inequality is increasing class tension. Bihar is the most equal state in India: as states become more prosperous, they become more unequal. The shift from an agriculturally-based economy to services and manufacturing also increases tensions over issues like land rights.
Fundamentally, Hooda held, the Indian political system needs to evolve. “The difficulty that all of us face when we try to bring a change,” he said, “is the whole momentum of our system that has been built over successive ages of bureaucracy, which resists change. But believe me, we are trying.” Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament, India; Young Global Leader, agreed: “In a true sense I feel that India is not even a democracy, it's a bureaucracy,” and administrators, not politicians, have the power.
Part of reasserting control over governance is asserting a new design for the educational system, which is currently not a topic for political debate in India as much as it is in Western democracies. Naveen Jindal, Member of Parliament, India and a Young Global Leader, suggested a type of voucher system wherein instead of government schools providing subsidized education, students' families would receive the sum directly and be given the freedom to choose where to send their children. Jindal also called for new initiatives to promote family planning and stem unwieldy population growth. He also called for developing nuclear power sources and hydropower.
Jindal and Hooda both agreed on the need to consolidate national and state elections into five year cycles, and Hooda went a step further, saying that elections at the panchayat levels should be included at the same time. Both agreed that, ideally, the BJP and Congress Parties would put bickering aside and form a unity government to press the business of the people; but both also agreed that it is unlikely. Still, Hooda held out hope: “Politics is the art of the impossible,” he said.
So everything shows the change is inevitable. Many , many thanks.