இந்துமதத்துக்கு பிரிட்டன் பாராட்டுமழை

இந்துமதம் உலகம் முழுமைக்கும் எது நல்லதோ அதனையே நோக்குகிறது. பலனை எதிர்பாராமல் நல்ல காரியங்களை தொடர்ந்து செய்துகொண்டே இருக்கவேண்டும் என்ற உயரிய நோக்கங்களை பிரிட்டன் பாராட்டி, இந்து சமூக நல அமைப்புகளின் சிறப்பான சேவையை பாராட்டியிருக்கிறது.

150 இந்து சமூக நல சேவை அமைப்புகளை பாராட்ட நிகழ்ந்த நிகழ்ச்சியில் தொழில்கட்சியின் உதவித்தலைவரும் இண்டர்நேஷனல் டெவலப்மண்டுக்கான அமைச்சருமான ஹில்லாரி பென் அவர்கள் இவ்வாறு பிரிட்டனின் இந்து சமூகத்தினரை பாராட்டினார்.

UK hails contributions of British Hindus

London, May 25 (PTI): British government has come out in full praise of the endowments made to the English society by British Hindus and charity organisations run by them.

"Hinduism believes in the dictum -- one in all and all in one -- and you do things which are in the larger interest of the humanity," Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for International Development and Labour's Deputy Leader candidate said while addressing a conference organised by Hindu Aid at the Swaminarayan Hindu Temple in Stanmore here last evening.

Hindu Aid is a charity dedicated to eradication of global poverty.

Delivering the key note address at the conference, Benn quoted from Bhagvad Gita saying "You do your duty without expecting any reward".

He said his Department for International Development was also committed to aid a number of projects including some in India for providing clean drinking water to children, their enrolment in primary schools in rural areas and poverty alleviation.

Though India is projected to emerge as the fourth largest economy in the world in the next few decades, it still faced the daunting task of lifting about 300 million people above poverty line, the Labour leader said.

Britain, he said, contributed nearly a quarter billion pounds to India last year to undertake poverty alleviation programmes in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.

Describing climate change as a serious global concern, which requires immediate attention, the official said, "Otherwise in the next couple of years the developments in China will have their fall outs in Britain.".

The conference was attended by over 150 Hindu, multi-faith and charitable organizations along with representatives from the Development Education Association (DEA) and Department for International Development (DFID).

Guest of Honour, Gareth Thomas, who is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, lauded Project DANA (Development Awareness Networking Agenda) launched by the Hindu Aid to encourage British Hindus to explore global issues and find out their impact on everyday lives.

The MP said the Department for International Development recognized that the Millennium Development Goals have a crucial part to play in reducing poverty.

"As a result, DFID has made them the main focus of all of its work," he said and commended Hindu AID for adopting those goals.

Arjan Vekaria, Chair of Hindu Aid, described the conference as a "milestone event for the Hindu community in Britain".

The event was the first of its kind organized by the British Hindus to showcase the contribution of their community to international development, poverty alleviation, education and sustainable development.


இந்துமதமே உலக உய்வுக்கு வழி என்பதனை காலம் கடந்தேனும் உணரும் பிரிட்டன் மற்ற நாடுகளுக்கும் வழி காட்டட்டும்