VP CP Radhakrishnan releases Shashi Tharoor’s book on Sree Narayana Guru | India News
New Delhi: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday lamented that the contributions of Indian philosophers and social reformers like Sri Narayana Guru have not been adequately recorded in international languages, creating a gap in global academic discourse.Congress MP releasing a book on Narayan Guru Shashi TharoorRadhakrishnan says “the sage who reimagined Hinduism” will bring India’s heritage to a global audience.The VP said the book is special because it was first published at the Shivgiri Math, the ashram founded by the Guru. He said visiting the mutt inspires everyone to treat each other with equality and dignity.Radhakrishnan said the Guru emerged as a spiritual guide at a time when caste divisions and social disparities were deeply entrenched in society. He noted the Guru’s immortal message of “One Nation, One Religion, One God for Mankind” was not only a spiritual declaration but also a revolutionary call for equality, dignity and universal brotherhood.Tharoor says it is unfortunate that despite the universal resonance of the Guru’s message, he is little known outside. Kerala. Talking about 19th century Kerala, he said caste prejudice was so deep in the state that Swami Vivekananda called it a “lunatic asylum”. He said that the Guru took social reforms in such a bad situation and shook the society to the point that Kerala is now the most progressive state in the country.
