BHAGAVAD GITA MUST BE DECLARED AS RASHTRIYA GRANTH OR NATIONAL SCRIPTURE - SAYS INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SUSHMA SWARAJ, NEW DELHI - 7 DECEMBER, 2014. Eating chocolates or popping pills wont reduce depression. Instead, one must read Gita. This will help relieve the stress and depression in life. It will help in dealing with challenges of life. - Sushma Swaraj. https://youtube/watch?v=sVA0rkPO21M - Should Gita be the national book? (English) ndtv/video/player/left-right-centre/delhi-rape-banning-uber-the-answer/347779?yt - Full video (English) https://youtube/watch?v=lT3D2mw9b1I - Sushma Swaraj Pushes For Declaring Gita As National Scripture - India TV (Hindi) Sushma Swaraj wants PM Narendra Modi to declare Bhagwad Gita as Indias National Book. The Indian External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj on Sunday vociferously sought National Scripture status for the Most Holy Bhagavad Gita. Sushma pushes for declaring Bhagavad Gita as National Scripture and said only a formal announcement remained in this regard. Sushma Swaraj made the remarks while speaking at Gita Prerna Mahotsav, organised to celebrate 5,151 years of religious book Gita at the Red Fort Maidan in New Delhi where VHP president Ashok Singhal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately declare the sacred text of Hindus as a national scripture. Organised by the Global Inspiration Enlightenment Organisation Gita (GEIO Gita), the event marked the end of a week-long celebration - Gita Prerna Mahotsav - that sought to create awareness about the scripture as a source of practical inspiration for people in politics, education, business and other fields. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who was also present, called for a need to have a postal stamp to mark the Bhagavad Gitas anniversary. Sushma Swaraj said that the respect of a national scripture was already accorded to Gita when Prime Minister Modi gifted it to US President Barack Obama during his visit to the country in September this year. She applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modis gesture of presenting the Bhagavad Gita to world leaders, saying the Holy Book has been elevated to the status of a National Scripture. She proposed the need for a formal announcement to this effect in order to officially establish the books status to that of a National Scripture. Bhagwad Gita has answers to everybodys problems and thats why I said it while standing in the Parliament that, Shrimad Bhagwad Gita should be declared as a Rashtriya Granth (Holy Scripture). The formal announcement for it hasnt been made since the (NDA) government came to power. But I am happy to say that the Prime Minister has already given it the honour of a national Rashtriya Granth when he handed over the Shrimad Bhagwad Gita to Americas President Barack Obama. Only a formal announcement now remained, she said. The Minister said she was able to face the challenges as External Affairs Minister only beacuse of the teachings of Bhagwad Gita. This (Gita) has helped me all through my life. Even now, when I am handling the External Affairs and the challenges related to it, she said. Referring to cases where people consume chocolates and pop pills to fight depression, she said, Eating chocolates or popping pills wont reduce depression. Instead, one must read Gita. This will help relieve the stress and depression in life. It will help in dealing with challenges of life. Singhal said there are two ways to declare Gita a National Scripture. First is to pass a bill and declare it as a National Scripture. But if the Prime Minister immediately declares it as a National Scripture, Sushma Swaraj is present here today. As a member of the Union Cabinet, I request Swaraj to make Prime Minister Modi declare Gita as the National Scripture. Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar said the UN should also declare Gita Divas as it is announcing June 21 as Yoga Day Gita lovers from across India participated in the event to promote its message beyond communal and racial divisions. I have faith in the Gita, said Yusuf A. Ranapurwala, president of the Minority Morcha, who came to the event along with 15 other Muslims from Gujarat. The prime minister has asked all of us to stay united as a nation. We all have to walk together while looking beyond our disparate religious backgrounds, he told IANS. In view of the Indian diasporas appreciation for Modis work in making the Gita significant worldwide, Britain-based Steve White told IANS that the Gita was universally relevant for its preaching that also helps in personality development. Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Ashok Singhal, yoga guru Ramdev, GEIO Gita founder Swami Gyananand Maharaj and noted heart specialist Naresh Trehan also attended the event along with many spiritual leaders and foreign dignitaries from over 20 countries. People from across India pledged to adopt the Gitas message and lead their lives in accordance with its principles. firstpost/politics/sushma-swaraj-wants-pm-modi-to-declare-bhagwad-gita-as-national-book-1838695.html thehindu/news/national/sushma-pushes-for-declaring-bhagwad-gita-as-national-scripture/article6670252.ece defence.pk/threads/bhagavad-gita-must-be-declared-national-scripture-external-affairs-minister-sushma-swaraj.347455/
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