Guru Nanak's Global Society
- Sikh scholars remember Guru Nanak's concept of global society New Delhi, Feb 7, 2009
Renowned Sikh scholars and academicians today recalled the universal message of brotherhood as taught by the first Sikh Guru Nanak Devji, emphasising the need for a true global society where there is no social and economic exploitation.
They also stressed on Guru Nanak Dev's methods of enlightenment and persuasion in place of coercion and conversions.
The scholars were participating in a day-long seminar on the Educational philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev, jointly organised by the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) and the Maharshi Valmiki College of Education .
The seminar chaired by renowned Punjabi editor and DMC member Pushpender Singh, was addressed by, among others Punjabi writer and critic Dr Sutinder Singh Noor, environmentalist Colonel Jaswant Singh Marwah, noted authoress Beant Kaur and educationists Dr Jagbir Singh, Narinder Pal Singh, Ramjee Dubey, S K Verma and Bhupinder Singh.
The speakers stressed the need for building a society wherein social and economic equality and dignity of labour were given great importance.
In a paper titled 'Globalisation and Education in the light of Guru Nanak Dev,' Mr M P Singh, former principal of Rashtriya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV) noted that forces of globalisation were so potent that they had transformed the social milieu.
He pointed out that Guru Nanak Devji had equated education with benevolence and an instrument of moral amd spiritual evolution.
The other speakers also said that Guru Nanak Dev had recommended the pattern for a Global Society wher every individual must engage in honest reproductive labour, followed by sharing fruits of his labour with his neighbours.
In this way, they would develop a cooperative society which is grounded on the worth and status of the individual as the very microcosm of God, and the indidvidual must never be imposed upon, coerced, manipulated or engineered, they added.
