About the Author
V. Ravi Kumar, born in Chennai, completed his B.Sc. from Nagpur University and OMIT equivalent to B.Sc. (Tech.) from Madras Institute of Technology. He served as Project Engineer for five years in Tata Consulting Engineers and Larsen & Toubro. He resigned his job in 1975 to serve the poor and needy. He was in Mumbai, Gujrat and Thane district in Maharashtra where he was involved in many welfare projects for the tribal communities.
In 1982, he went to Hongkong to work for the welfare of the overseas Hindu community. For 23 years he remained in Hongkong, Bangkok and Sydney and toured to most countries in Asia Pacific region. Now he travels to countries in Europe, America and Africa continents as well.
Ravi Kumar has conducted over two hundred workshops on Vedic Mathematics and Vedic Sciences in universities, education and research institutions, social and cultural establishments in more than 25 countries. At the Royal Society of New Zealand, his workshop on Vedic Mathematics proceeded for two and half hours on their demand. He also conducts hundreds of camps on yoga, meditation and Basic Hinduism for youth and children. Ravi Kumar is a prolific orator and has addressed many International seminars and conferences.
Contents
Section - 1
Impact of Guru Puja on the World Civilization
1.1
Guru Kula: Ancient Indian Education System and its Contribution to the World.
2
1.2
Influence of Upanishads and Bhagwad Gita on the West
22
1.3
Influence of Lord Buddha in the East
25
1.4
Impact of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and Guru Chanakya
29
1.5
Shivaji Maharaj-s Influence
30
1.6
Impact of Swami Vivekananda on Indonesia
32
1.7
Impact of Swami Vivekananda on the West
33
1.8
Effect of Guru Puja in recent times
35
1.9
Relevance of Doctorji-Guruji combination
Section - 2
First Mega Change
43
1.
From a colonial slave towards a Super Power
From a colony towaords a superpower
From coffee percolators to missiles - India-s Military Power
45
Economic Power- Bharat vanshis march shoulder to shoulder with Bharat vasis
49
From rags to riches - India-s Economic Power
51·
From agriculture to Technology
53
From Village View To Global View
64
2.
From Introvert To "Also Extrovert" Society
67
2.1
Swayamsewak and other Hindu Extroverts Abroad
68
2.2
From Cocoons to World Trend Setters
73
2.3
From Major Blows To Minor Setbacks
77
2.4
From Self-emancipation To Self-less Service
78
2.5
Welfare Activities Outside Bharat
79
2.6
Embracing Indigenous Faiths
81
2.7
From Men Only To Men And Women
82
3.
From Hindu Meekness to Hindu Pride
3.1
Magic of Hindu Pride,
88
3.2
From Temple Decline To Temple Revival
91
3.3
From East only to East and west
95
3.4
From Limited Tools to Greater Resources
112
3.5
Our Short Comings and What we can learn from the West
117
References
Annexure
i.
Mega Trends in Hindu Society
127
11.
Men of Eminence amongst People of Indian Origin
130
iii.
Vedic Physics
134
iv.
A Pakistani Journalist Admires Hindustan-s Excellence137
v.
Father of Telecommunication - Bose or Marconi?
141
vi.
"Bharat will overtake China"
143
vii.
A Hindu concept transforms western lives
144
viii.
IT: India-s key is quality
145
ix.
Global Hindutva
147
x
Einstein inspired by Gita
166
xi.
How Vivekananda transformed Rockefeller
167
xii.
When Chinese found their savior in -OM-!
168
xiii.
New Panchaamritam bits for Hindu Genius book (Feb 2007)
170
xlv.
Quotes about India
186
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