Dharma means duty to parents,family,nation,society:Modi

At the function held at Ahmedabad’s Thakorbhai Desai hall, several Gujarati achievers including Gujarati poet Rajendra Shukla, environmentalist Suryakant Parikh, Sanskrit scholar Dr. Bhagwatiprasad Pandya, social worker Nandini Munsha and Dr. HL Trivedi were felicitated by Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

The function organized by Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, in presence of Swami Jayendra Saraswati was also graced by singer Kavita Krishnamurthy and renowned vionist L Subramaniam and his son Ambi Subramaniam who entranced the audience with their violin duet.

On this occasion Chief Minister Narendra Modi called for preservation of the Indian culture and values. Modi said that the saints of India could provide a solution to the problem of global warming. He said if one does not run after materialism, global warming will not be a problem. Modi said religion is the soul of India. Dharma means one’s duty towards parents, family, the nation and society.

Meanwhile Shankaracharya Shri Jayendra Saraswati said that his religious organization Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is setting up an institute in Ahmedabad to provide technical and vedic education from next academic year.