Vishvaguru

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Not to be confused with Jagadguru or the film Vishwaguru.

Vishvaguru (

romanized: Viśvaguru) or Vishwaguru is a Sanskrit phrase and idea which translates to world or global teacher,[1][2] world guru,[3] tutors of the world,[4] world leader,[5] or teacher to the world or universe.[6][a]

Translation

Viśvaguru (

Sanskrit: विश्व गुरु) consists of two words: vishva (transl. 'to pervade' – transl. 'universe') and guru
(lit. transl. 'teacher').

Contemporary references

In 1999,

Aurobindo Ghose, saw this dream and did wonderful work towards its realisation."[4] The phrase has also been used by the sixth RSS head Mohan Bhagwat.[4][5][7]

The word has been used during the premiership of Narendra Modi as a political catchphrase, as a long-term strategy, and to remind Indians of past glory.[4][8] The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, used the phrase with reference the India's National Education Policy of 2020.[1] M.S. Swaminathan, widely known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India, has been called a "Vishwa Guru in Agriculture, a teacher and a scholar who continues to leave his inspirational, ideational thought prints on the world" by Naidu.[9]

Shivshankar Menon, India's fourth National Security Advisor, has commented on the usage of the phrase under Modi, saying that India is not now, or anywhere near, being a net exporter of knowledge and ideas.[10] On a more practical level, Menon says that it is not clear "how vishwaguru status would address the immediate problems of livelihood and security that the Indian people and nation face".[10]

Further reading

  • Naidu, M Venkaiah (5 September 2018). "Make India Vishwaguru again". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  • Murugkar, Milind (24 February 2021). "An anxiety-ridden Vishwaguru". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  • Sullivan de Estrada, Kate (6 March 2023). "What is a vishwaguru? Indian civilizational pedagogy as a transformative global imperative". International Affairs. 99 (2): 433–455.
    doi:10.1093/ia/iiac318
    . Retrieved 26 March 2024.

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ Vishwa Hindu Parishad is translated as Universal Hindu Council
Citations
  1. ^ a b "NEP will once again make India 'Vishwa Guru': Pokhriyal". Livemint. PTI. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ISSN 2307-4000
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  3. ISSN 0020-5850
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  4. ^ a b c d Noorani, A.G. (15 February 2021). "What the RSS as 'Vishwaguru' Means for India and the World". The Wire. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^
    IANS
    . 22 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ Ray, Meenakshi (22 November 2021). "India doesn't need to be a superpower, should aspire to be 'Vishwa Guru': Mohan Bhagwat". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  8. ^ "India on way to become Vishwa Guru under Modi: Shah". Outlook India. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Prof. M.S. Swaminathan is a Vishwaguru in Agriculture: Vice President". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b Menon, Shivshankar (20 April 2021). "Modi's India plans to be 'vishwaguru' but forgets soft power is useless without hard muscle". ThePrint. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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