There is no doubt that efforts of cultural organisations such as the above are very laudable initiatives. They must be appreciated .
However, I’ve always wondered why these organisations are so particularly keen on promoting themselves with the message that they organise “authentic and simple talks” on Vedas , Upanishads, Bhagavath Gita etc…
In our Universities and faculties of higher learning , no one ever advertises with messages such as “authentic and simple lectures on Theoretical Physics, Chemical Engineering or Data Science” …. Do they ? If they did , one would only begin to suspect if they are genuine and trustworthy institutions.
What makes anyone think that subjects like Vedanta , Upanishads and other allied Vedic subjects can be easily simplified and ought to be dumbed down for those who wish to learn it ? Why should anyone believe that these subjects demand from students any less complex, conceptual thinking or which require any less rigorous or deep study and diligent application of mind? Is that only because these subjects are not what are so-called “sciences”?!
Look at it another way :
A graduate student will not complain at all about the severe mental and intellectual rigours of having to apply his or her mind to learn theoretical physics, will he or she? No demand will ever be made too on a University professor to somehow try and make the syllabus for a 5-year bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering “simplified”, will it? But when it comes to subjects like Vedic vyakaranam, Upanishads or Ramayana vyaakhyaanam, everything will be expected by us to be magically made “simple” and at the same time “authentic” too ?!
Why is one standard applied to so-called “sciences” and another to “Vedantic disciplines” ?!
Despite my efforts, I’ve never been able to find a credulous explanation for this rather strange double-standards practised by and among we Hindus … especially Tambrahms.
Sudarshan Madabushi