Shri Shri Ravishankars Brief Interview with Rediff.com (Only some part is produced herewith)
A nation's most powerful weapon is the will of the common man.
It is this will, says Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, buttressed by action, that will draw an agenda for a better India.
If you were asked to draw up an agenda for a New India, what would your agenda be?
Justice for farmers.
An easy working atmosphere for industrialists.
Creating a more tolerant and cooperative society among all religious leaders.
Clean politics; people with character and humility should be in politics.
If there were three ills in India that you would prioritise and tackle, what would they be?
What are the three things you would ask people to fight against and change?
The first is corruption.
The second is communalism.
The third is to get over your lethargy and be inspired for a brighter future.
Have Indians in urban areas become more selfish?
That's correct, in some ways.
I think alcohol is also a big problem. It is one of the biggest culprits for many of the malaises in both rural and urban areas.
It is a matter of concern that drugs and alcohol are available so freely.
What about the way in which we view women in Indian society today... the violence against women, the acts of rape -- does that come down from our scriptures?
Absolutely not!
Women have been given such a great position in our scriptures. In fact, more than the father, more than men, women have a bigger stature.
But the unfortunate incident... (the Delhi gang-rape) I would say it is not a very unique thing that has never happened before.
In our society, many, many, many such crimes against women are happening in rural and urban areas.
It's just that they are not reported as it happened with the recent incident.
We have a long way to go in instilling moral and spiritual values in society and ethics in business.
