A beautiful phrase in Sanskrit reads “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”. It means “The World is nothing but One Family”. The beauty of this phrase sparkles even more, once we delve deeper into its meaning. It gives a message of peaceful-coexistence; the co-existence which fosters the environment of peace and prosperity across the globe. It illuminates the path of global citizenship. The citizenship that creates the much-needed economic balance among the countries of the 21st century.
Humanity was never meant to grow in isolation. The history of mankind itself speaks on this ideology. Whenever we have united and fought for a common cause, we have blossomed with the fragrance of success, every-single-time. But, there are some incidences too when we tried fighting our individual battles on our own, and kissed the palms of defeat as a result. The message we received was crystal-clear. All we needed to do was to make the right choices. And, we have chosen the right ones indeed.
In the 21st century ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ is not just a choice to make, it is the ‘Call of the time’. The times in which we are living now, world has moved far-far away from the challenges of the battle-fields. The challenges we are facing upfront are of much greater significance because they have a direct impact on the population at large. We are talking of the challenges of running on the path of economic development, removing economic imbalance, bringing food to every platter and fighting the common enemies like poverty, illiteracy and un-employment. Quite understandably, these battles are too difficult to be won if fought individually. But, we are fortunate to have the tools of globalization and liberalization in our hands.
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