Dear friends,
I am K S Venkataraman, Associate Editor of the Dynamic Youth online magazine. I joined this august group only today.
With the advent of new applications of Information Technology some people have a mistaken notion that Books would lose their relevance soon. I would like to dispel this.
The new technological developments have enhanced the utility of books. They have facilitated to improve them qualitatively. Many new types of reading material have come only to aid better and faster communication and knowledge sharing; only to serve as a second line of defence. The purpose of books to showcase ideas of the day and preserve them for posterity has only strengthened.
From the point of view of Global Youth Development, we should ensure that the youngsters of all countries of the world close ranks.
They should explore fresh grounds transcending the national boundaries. Free sharing of knowledge has become a must. The concept of Knowledge Economy is gaining ground everywhere.
I believe that only by greater, more forceful flows and mingling of information on literary, cultural and religious heritages of different parts of the world, we can develop an attitude of global citizenship; we could develop the minds of posterity on the right lines, and, we could work more meaningfully towards universal peace and prosperity of the world.
Though the modern science and technology has brought the peoples of the world closer, mostly it has been only in the interests of business. Not much has been achieved in widening real understanding of the common ground among the peoples of the world.
I have some understanding of what the ancient country India has got to offer to the world in general. Similarly peoples of other countries also would have inherited valuable wealth of knowledge. I believe that the heritage should be shared with the entire world in general; and in particular, as a first step, within the English speaking world.
We should tell our Youth: "Please break all the artificial barriers we have created; wipe out all boundary lines we have drawn; forget all the divisive ideas you may have learnt from us. The world is one global village. Humankind is just a single family. Please work with total faith in Him, and achieve Universal Harmony and Global Peace.
For all these, I believe the Books are the only right tools.
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