BHU webinar ends with call to spreadcorona awareness

Varanasi: A three-day webinar on “COVID-19: The Mahamana’s Indian Vision in Global Context”, organized by Mahamana Malaviya Mission, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Unit, concluded on Monday.
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ had inaugurated the webinar on Saturday. The inaugural function was addressed by distinguished persons including chairman of University Grants Commission Prof.Dhirendra Pal Singh, BHU vice-chancellor Prof. Rakesh Bhatnagar, Dr. Upendra Kumar Tripathi and others.
The speakers expressed his concern over coronavirus pandemic, and laid stress on moral responsibilities of citizens towards the nation. They highlighted the importance of maintaining hygiene and spreading awareness.
Delivering the keynote address on the second day, MP Sudhanshu Trivedi highlighted the establishment of Ayurveda discipline in BHU by Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1927, and said that Ayurveda is progressing by linking itself with CSIR. Ayurveda, as the name suggests, is a part of the Vedas. The system of medicine was already present in the religious texts thousands of years back. Surgery, which is considered to be a part of modern medicine, has been described thousands of years ago in the Sushruta Samhita and there are documentary references of many surgeries that have been done through it.
Speaking on the occasion, former head of the department of Dravyaguna Prof. Kamal Nayan Dwivedi spoke about Indian methods to avoid any infection and other kind of communicable disease. Now even the scientists approve of the anti-viral and anti-septic values of camphor, which has been in use in Indian household since long, especially in aarti, etc.
Another session on ‘Mahamana’s thought on Swadeshi and Economy’ was addressed by chairman, Uttar Pradesh State Council of Higher Education & former vice-chancellor, Banaras Hindu University, Prof. Girish Chandra Tripathi. He stressed on production in India on the basis of 'swadeshi', as per the Swadesh vision of Mahamana.
Many eminent speakers including Dr. Usha Tripathi, Prof. Devendra Pratap Singh, Dr. Balmukund Pandey, Prof. Awadhesh Pradhan, Prof Arun Divakar Nath Vajpayee, Prof. Rama Shankar Dubey and others took part in the webinar.