A Prout Convention was organised at 'Mahanayak Uttam Mancha', Kolkata on the 9th of September, 2007, by Proutist Universal (PU), Kolkata. Various eminent speakers spoke on different aspects of the socio-economic philosophy of Progressive Utilisation Theory (Prout), propounded by the great philosopher Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. Three sessions were held during the convention apart from the inaugural session. The first session was on the 'Agricultural and Rural Development Policies of Prout'. The second session was on the 'Industrial and Economic Policies of Prout', and the final session was on 'Prout and Sadvipra Samaj'. During the lunch and breaks informative posters displaying the policy stances of Prout were displayed.
More than 500 people attended the Convention, which was convened by Ac. Tanmayananda Avt. on behalf of Proutist Universal.
The program was inaugurated by Professor Purabi Roy, former Oriental Professor, University of St. Petersberg, Russia; Professor Aditya K. Mohanti, Professor of Philosophy at Utkal University; Dr. Biswajit Bhowmik, Assistant Regional Director of IGNOU, Siliguri; Shrii Kalishankar Banerjee, former chairperson of All India Gramin Bank; Ac. Dhyaneshananda Avt, Secretary General of Proutist Universal; Avta. Ananda Diipta Ac., Central Secretary, Girls' Proutists; and Ac. Amulya Ratan Sarangi, a veteran Proutist. Ac. Sarangi introduced the underlying principles of Prout to the delegates.
The first session on the 'Agricultural and Rural Development Policies of Prout' was chaired by Professor Purabi Roy. Ac. Satyashivananda Avt. began by elaborating on the rural development programm of Prout, followed by Ác. Trayambakeshvaránanda Avt., who discussed the agricultural policies of Prout.
Shrii Kalishnkar Banerjee then spoke about the vital necessity of taking Prout economic concepts to the masses. He insisted that rather than holding conventions and seminars, the need of the hour is to move among the common masses to spread the ideology of Prout. The session concluded with the words of the chairperson, Professor Purabi Roy, who is well known for her seminal research work on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. She declared: "The concepts that time and again got expressed in the life and works of Subhash Chandra Bose, those very concepts, it seems, have been more expressly and more clearly brought to life by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar. My heartfelt appeal to you: take these concepts of Prout and move forward with them, as only then will we be able to remove the crisis in leadership that has been created in our times."
The second session on the 'Industrial and Economic Policies of Prout' was chaired by Dr. Pranab Chattopadhyay, retired Professor of Economics, University of Kalyani. Ac. Dhyaneshananda Avt. first spoke on the industrial policies of Prout, followed by Avt. Ananda Sumita Ac., who talked on the concept of economic independence for all women, which is a core value in Prout. The main attraction of this session was a video speech of the renowned Dr. Ravi Batra, Professor of Economics at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, USA. In his speech he highlighted the cause of poverty in the United States and around the world as being corruption at the highest levels of power. He predicted that in response to the current unprecedented levels of governmental corruption, a political revolution would take place in the United States by the end of this decade, which would end the rule of money. He further gave a clarion call to join the revolution that is bound start all over the world to establish the concept of economic democracy. Finally, Professor Pranab Chattopadhyay in his speech illuminated the industrial aspects of Prout in relation to the existing industrial structure.
In the third and final session, Professor Aditya Mohanty spoke on Shrii Prabhat Sarkár's philosophy of Neohumanism in the context of developing societal leaders. Session chairman Dr. Biswajit Bhowmik emphasised the need to spread the ideas of Prout in all spheres of life, since every aspect of life is related to and inseparable from Prout.
The singing group "Anandam" performed Prabhata Samgiita, composed by Shrii P. R. Sarkar, at the beginning of the Convention and at the start of all sessions. The program likewise concluded with the singing of Prabháta Sam'giita.
At the end of the final session the convener of the Convention expressed his thanks to all the organisers, the speakers and the auditorium management. A souvenir was published by the Prout Convention Committee to commemorate the occasion.
Posted by proutist-universal on September 13, 2007 6:56 AM
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"In economic life there is extreme inequality and exploitation. Although colonialism no longer exists openly in the political and economic sphere, still it persists indirectly, and this should not be tolerated... In this respect you should remember that in economic life, we will have to guarantee the minimum requirements of life to one and all... There cannot be any sort of adjustment as far as this point is concerned. The minimum purchasing requirement must be guaranteed to all. Today these fundamental essentialities are not being guaranteed. Rather, people are being guided by deceptive economic ideas like outdated Marxism, which has proven ineffective in practical life and has not been successfully implemented in any corner of the world. Why do people still believe in such a theory, which has never been proved successful? The time has come for people to make a proper assessment of whether they are being misguided or not." |
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"Human beings have still not been able to form a human society, and have still not learned to move with the spirit of a pilgrim. Although many small groups, motivated by self-interest, work together in particular situations, not even a small fraction of their work is done with a broader social motive. By strict definition, shall we have to declare that each small family unit is a society in itself? If going ahead in mutual adjustment only out of narrow self-interest or momentary self-seeking is called society, then in such a society, no provision can be made for the disabled, the diseased or the helpless, because in most cases nobody can benefit from them in any way... in that case there always remains the possibility of some people getting isolated from the collective. All human beings must attach themselves to others by the common bond of love and march forward hand in hand; then only will I proclaim it a society." |