INDIA’S SCIENTIFIC REJUVENATION: A VISION BY

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
- Arzoo

Swami Vivekananda was a man with a million qualities be it the quality of a

religious leader, patriot prophet, philosopher, cyclonic monk and humanist par
excellence. “One vision I can see clear as life before me that the ancient
Mother has awakened once more, sitting on Her throne- rejuvenated, more
glorious than ever. Proclaim her to the entire world with the voice of peace and
benediction” thus asserted by Swami Ji. 

When India was in the clutches of imperialism, haunted by poverty and

diminishing self-confidence, he went a step ahead and proclaimed that a
rejuvenated India would be the leader of the world. This is indeed true that the
essence of India lies in her spiritual culture. Swamiji embodied the spirit of
India. When he returned home from his travels overseas he was asked what he
thought of India; Swamiji replied, “I loved my Motherland dearly before I went
to America and England. After my return, every particle of dust of this land
seems sacred to me.” After his lecture in Chicago the entire world was at his
feet, but gazing at the skyscrapers, he wrote to a disciple,  “When will India be
like this?” No wonder every revolutionary in the Independence movement
drew great inspiration from Swami Vivekananda- he ignited the spark of a
nation's conscience! He had visualized India’s pre-ordained destiny of taking on
the cover of the world’s leadership. This would not only be in the realm of
spirituality but also every other sphere be it economic, political or social.

 Today, our advances in science and technology have made the world stand up
and listen to us but Swami Vivekananda had asserted the need for capacity
building a century ago. He called for capacity building in science and
technology. Swami Vivekananda called for the awakening of India if at all the
welfare of humankind was to be achieved. In his world view, so rooted was the
spirit of service and renunciation in our DNA that we will not awaken to serve
Indians alone but will work for the betterment of the entire humankind. Seeing
the various problems that trouble the world today, one will understand the
importance of Swamiji‘s words.