207th Meeting : 20th Jan 2013 : Culture of Bharathi - Our Nation

Dr.Sivasakthi Balan,Sivakasi was the Guest Speaker on 20th Jan at MRC and he delivered an emotional lecture on the Culture of Bharath,our Nation.He said that our country is known by many names such as Bharath,India and Hindusthan and he explained their origins too dating back to the lives of Sage Viswamitra and Menaka whose grandson Bharatha in whose name our country was henceforth called.Bharath owes and derives its culture from various civilizations that thrived in the Indian subcontinent which was rich in traditions and culture which has been handed down from generation to generation.This took a severe beating after the Mogul and British Invasion as they tried vehemently to uproot this and in a great measure they succeeded too.The learned speaker then referred the quote of Thomas Bobington Macaulay laying special emphasis on his plan of deculturisation.Patience,Selflessness and Power of Soul are the hallmark of our culture and these traits have to be revived amongst the people now to save our culture,he claimed.