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Ancient Indian wisdom can help shape India's future as developed nation, Gurumurthy at Bharat Ki Soch mantrana

New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) India's pursuit of becoming a developed nation by 2047 must go beyond economic growth, technology and military strength and draw on the country's civilisational knowledge and lived traditions, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Chairman Swaminathan Gurumurthy said at a discussion organised by Bharat Ki Soch on Tuesday.
Gurumurthy, author and journalist, while speaking at Mantrana, the flagship discussion series of Bharat Ki Soch, argued that India's traditional systems of knowledge, food, agriculture and social organisation contain lessons that could be relevant to the country's future as it confronts new economic, environmental and geopolitical challenges.
Bharat Ki Soch is a think tank dedicated to fostering indigenous perspectives on governance, economy and commerce, health and wellbeing, agriculture and food security, environment and sustainability, and national security.
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