The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Striking a chord between responsibility and spirituality

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Thursday, Jul 07, 2005

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Striking a chord between responsibility and spirituality

Special Correspondent

BANGALORE: Spirituality and promotion of traditional Indian arts go together for this institution. Manava Seva Kendra is dedicated to the service of humanity, it says, and works for the all-round development of men and women.

One of its contributions to the world is a centre near Kanakapura, close to Bangalore. The centre works together with the Global Education and Training Movement (GETRAM). Under the umbrella of GETRAM, the kendra has published several books over the years. The book "Perfection" helps the reader find solutions to many problems. The book has been published in Kannada under the title, "Swadarshana," and in Telugu as "Jayam Meedhe."

The kendra's founder-guardian, Guruji Viswanath, is seen by his followers as a great source of enlightenment. He believes in the ultimate development of the human being, and the realisation of the self through the physical, mental, and intellectual apparatus given by the Creator.

"Since man lives in society, his social obligations have to be fulfilled without differentiating between caste, creed or religion. Man is potentially a divine being and is also a social animal and we have to strike a chord between the two aspects," says the Guruji.

Great maestros in the fields of music have been honoured by Manava Seva Kendra. Violin vidwan Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan was conferred the title "Sapthaswara Dasa" and the "Sangeetha Saraswathi" title was conferred on the doyen of South Indian film music, V. Dakshinamurthy.

The unforgettable empress of Carnatic music, M.S. Subbulakshmi, was honoured by the kendra last year. In June, M. Balamuralikrishna was felicitated for his innovative approach to classical music.

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