DW BUREAU / chandigarh Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal today the time has come when we should move forward to promote the knowledge of Vedic science and link the old educational techniques and methods with the new ones. The Chief Minister was addressing a gathering on the second day of the two-day National Vedic Science Seminar 'Gaveshna' at Ashok Singhal Ved Vigyan Evam Praudyogikee Vishwavidyalaya, Sector-56, Gurugram on Sunday. In his inaugural address, Manohar Lal said that the age-old belief about foreign forces trying to break and destroy our Vedic science and knowledge of Vedas before India's independence was still around. "We have taken many important steps on the subject of Vedas, including setting up a research center, purchasing land for Veda University, starting Sanskrit University in Kaithal after the name of Maharishi Valmiki, starting Gurukul in Mata Mansa Devi temple premises and establishing Sanskrit College, etc," said Manohar Lal. He said that efforts were on to get Vedas and ancient knowledg again into the mainstream. Patron, Vishva Hindu Parishad, Sh. Dinesh Chandra is doing a commendable job to realize the dream of the late Ashok Singhal had seen, said the Chief Minister.Manohar Lal said that the late Sh. Ashok Singhal had an important contribution to changing the direction of his life. The Chief Minister further shared that the late Singhal was the Pranth Pracharak of the Sangh for Haryana from 1977 to 1981, at the same time in 1977, he had become a volunteer of the Sangh because of the emergency. "Had it not been an emergency, then I might not have been able to join the Sangh. At that time, due to the pain of emergency or curiosity, many people came closer to the Sangh and the organization got strengthened," said Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister further shared that whenever he had questions arising in his mind while visiting the branches of the Sangh, he used to meet Late, Sh. Ashok Singhal to get the answers to his queries. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal said that 5159 years ago, Lord Krishna gave sermons about the importance of 'Karma' in Bhagavad Gita. The shlokas of the holy book Bhagavad Gita recited on the holy land of Kurukshetra have been showing the path of knowledge and eternal peace to humanity since ages. This holy book has also taught us the essence of living life with peace and harmony. As the chief guest, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal graced the occasion of Gita Vaishvik Path programme organised in the International Gita Mahotsav 2022 on Sunday under the aegis of Kurukshetra Development Board and Education Department. On this occasion, 18,000 students from various schools of Kurukshetra recited 18 verses of 18 chapters of the holy book Bhagavad Gita. More than 75,000 students of government and private schools across Haryana. (editor@dailyworld.in)