NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that the Indian perspective on development embraces harmony with nature while Western developmental approaches that seek to dominate natural resources. He furthersaid that India needs to create its own developmental frameworks that could serve as global examples at inaugural session of “VIVIBHA-2024: Vision for Viksit Bharat ,” the three-day National Researchers Conference organized by “Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal- Yuva Aayam” at SGT University, Gurugram. "Development is not possible without education, but this education should be Bharat-centric.
We should take good ideas from around the world but never be blind followers. It is the responsibility of teachers to guide researchers for research which is based on the Bharatiya knowledge system," said Dr Bhagwat. The event, organised by "Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal- Yuva Aayam," featured distinguished speakers including ISRO Chairman S Somanath and Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, who shared insights with university researchers nationwide about achieving Viksit Bharat.
S Somanath highlighted the significance of the next 25 years in India's journey towards "Viksit Bharat". "Research is quite important to realise the vision of Viksit Bharat as it enhances the capacity and capability of industries, start-ups, academia, agriculture and health sector besides many more areas," said Somnath. He also highlighted the importance of linking research and inn.