You Are Invited for a Millennium Lecture by Dr Karan Singh 'Vedanta
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re You are invited for a millennium lecture by Dr Karan Singh Former Rajya Sabha Member for National Capital Territory of Delhi on ‘Vedanta Today’ Date: February 28, 2019 Venue: Sambasivan auditorium, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd cross street, Institutional area, Taramani, Chennai 600113 Time: 11.30 am About Karan Singh: Dr Karan Singh is an Indian politician, philanthropist and poet. He was a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha representing the National Capital Territory of Delhi. He is a senior member of the Indian National Congress Party and served successively as President (Sadr-i-Riyasat) and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh is the son of the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh. In the 26th amendment to the Constitution of India promulgated in 1971, the Government of India, of which Karan Singh was a Union cabinet minister, abolished all official symbols of princely India, including titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses). During the conclusion of the Cold War, he was India's ambassador to the USA. Singh received the Padma Vibhushan in 2005. He was proposed for candidacy in the July 2017 Indian presidential election by Bhim Singh. Photo credit: Wikipedia About the talk: We live in an age of great turmoil, trauma and transition, with the old collapsing and the new struggling to be born. We find ourselves precariously poised between a disappearing past and an uncertain future. Dr Karan Singh will talk on how the Vedas are considered to be the supreme wisdom to address this uncertainty. A video live streaming of the talk will be available on MSSRF website (www.mssrf.org) and MSSRF facebook page (#MSSRFVedantaToday). Please join us for tea at 11a.m. in the pantry! .