HT Bureau
Guwahati, Sept 25: Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that the contemporary political scenario in the country was based on the ideology of Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya.
Sarma said this while releasing the book ‘Deenadayal Upadhyaya Rachanasamagra’ during a programme held on the occasion of the birth anniversary celebration of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya at the Assam Secretariat Complex premises in Guwahati on Monday.
Related Posts:
The book ‘Deenadayal Upadhyaya Rachanasamagra’ is the Assamese edition of Deenadayal Upadhyaya Sampoorna Vangmaya (Complete Works of Pandit Deenadayal Upadhyaya). It has been edited and compiled by Mahesh Chandra Sarma. The Assamese version of the publication has been edited by dictionary writer Sumanta Chaliha and published by the Publication Board Assam.
Addressing the event, Himanta bIswa Sarma said, “The Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya emerged as an idol for the society through his works. He realized the importance of having a strong foundation of social and cultural life, as he was of the opinion that political freedom alone was not sufficient for a nation to keep moving ahead in the path of progress.”
Referring to the term “integral humanism”, coined by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, the Chief Minister said it meant human beings are at the core of the social, political and economic model. It is opposed to both Western liberalism and Marxian socialism, which it views as materialistic ideologies incapable of dealing with native problems.
Referring to the concept of Antyodaya of Pandit Deendayal Upadhaya,. Sarma said its notion remains a key component of integral humanism.
“The current dispensation at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been following the concept of Antyodaya in its day-to-day policy implementations, offering and actionable model of community development based on self-reliance,” Sarma said.
Speaking on other scholastic works currently being undertaken by the state government, Sarma said the works related to translation of the book written by writer Arup Kumar Dutta on Mahabir Lachit Borphukon into 24 Indian languages are going on in full swing and there are plans to release these books across the country in the coming months. This would help the people of those states learn more about the great medieval era’s army general from Assam. Moreover, works on a book with the theme “Political History of Assam” was also underway, he added.
Theevent was also attended by state ministers, Ranoj Pegu and Jayanta Mallabaruah, MP and political secretary to the Chief Minister Pabitra Margherita, vice-chairman of Publication Board Assam, Sumanta Chaliha, New Delhi-based Research and Development Foundation for Integral Humanism’s Ambar Agarwala, along with a host of other dignitaries.
