PROF. UMASHANKAR PANDEY- A CONFLUENCE OF LITERATURE, SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE: BHARAT BHUSHAN

PROF. UMASHANKAR PANDEY- A CONFLUENCE OF LITERATURE, SPIRITUALITY AND SCIENCE: BHARAT BHUSHAN

9-JAN-ENG 17

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------Professor Umashankar Pandey was a confluence of literature, spirituality, and science.  A ​​program was organized at Maharaja Hata under the auspices of the Spiritual Satsang Mandal, run by the Shri Sanatan Shaktipeeth Sansthanam, to commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of the great educationist, Professor Umashankar Pandey. The program was presided over by Mahant Shri Ramkinkar Das Ji Maharaj. The event began with the recitation of Sundarkand and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, followed by prayers and rituals. Subsequently, a seminar was held on the topic "The Indian Solution of Manas-Gita in the Era of Global Unrest."  Inaugurating the seminar, Professor Baliraj Thakur said that Indian sages had foreseen the current global disorder and conveyed the message of peace through works like the Ramayana and Mahabharata. He said that Professor Umashankar Pandey was as popular as a renowned teacher of chemistry as he was as a scholar of literature and spirituality. He added that the path shown by such great men and the generation they nurtured can become the means of world peace. The main speaker, Professor Nandji Dubey, said that true education and good education lead to the progress of the world. The teachings of Manas and Gita are a source of strength for the welfare of the world. Author and former police officer K.C. Dubey said that Guru Dev Umashankar Pandey was a person who embodied the teachings of Manas and Gita in his life and instilled them in his disciples. He said that it was a golden age of Ara when the courtyard of Mother Aranya was illuminated by the intellectual sons of Saraswati. In his presidential address, Mahant Shri Ramkinkar Das Ji Maharaj said that those who rely on Manas and Gita never experience despair, hopelessness, or unrest in their lives.  In Professor Umashankar Pandey's multifaceted personality, devotion to Shri Rama was paramount. He inspired not only his students but everyone he came into contact with to practice virtuous conduct and spirituality. The secretary of the institute, Dr. Jitendra Shukla, said that to keep Professor Umashankar Pandey's inspiration alive, a plan has been made to encourage ten students each from science and Sanskrit every year and to promote the study of Gita and Ramayana among school-level students. The welcome address was given by Shivdas Singh, the proceedings were conducted by Madheshwar Nath Pandey, and the vote of thanks was given by Acharya Dr. Bharat Bhushan Pandey. On this occasion, Dr. Satyanarayan Upadhyay, Shivji Tiwari, Brahmeshwar Dasaundhi, poet Janardan Mishra, Shriprakash Ojha, Dr. Kiran Kumari, Abhay Shankar Chaubey, Ram Prakash Pandey, Mahendra Pandey, Rajesh Chaubey, Brajkishore Pandey, Jagdeep Narayan Ojha, Nilesh Kumar Mishra, Shivraj Sharan, Ajay Kumar Mishra, and many other dignitaries paid their tributes.