Renowned Dr. Gangadhara Sastry Wants Bhagavad Gita As A National Scripture!

Dr. LV Gangadhara Sastry who is a renowned Bhagavad Gita singer, prophet, propagandist, and founder of the 'Bhagavadgita Foundation' has been honored with the prestigious 'Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy' award for the year 2023. He is a master in major traditional music categories.

He studied 108 of the 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita, the spiritual essence of India, composed and sung by Ghantasala in his honor; the remaining 594 shlokas were sung in his own music along with classical Carnatic music. Accompanied by Telugu interpretation, and recorded with the highest technical values, and he created the 'Bharita Sampurna Bhagavad Gita’ which was released by Viswesha Tirtha Swamy and Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

For his superior efforts, he was given this prestigious award for giving his life completely to Gita Pracharan. In the context of the announcement of the award, the awardee expressed his special thanks to the Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, who has recognized his dedication to 'Gita' for the past 16 years, as well as to Sangeet Natak Academy's Chairman, Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Jury Members, and Telangana State cultural officials, among others. Sri Gangadhara Sastry was honored with the 'Kalaratna' award by the Andhra Pradesh government and the 'Honorary Doctorate' by 'Maharshi Panini University' in Madhya Pradesh for doing this great work in the past.

He revealed that 'Bhagavad Gita' means the way of thinking of India. He said, “It is a transcendental, universally accepted, practical, and excellent teaching of duty that can be read, understood, and practiced by everyone to form a selfless, best society.” In the context of the announcement of the award, the awardee expressed his special thanks to the Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Mr. G. Kishan Reddy, who has recognized his dedication to 'Gita' for the past 16 years, as well as to Sangeet Natak Academy's Chairman, Dr. Sandhya Purecha, Jury Members, and Telangana State cultural officials, among others.

Dr. LV Gangadhara Sastry said he dedicated his life to the propagation of Gita through his 'Bhagavad Gita Foundation. He requested the Government of India and the state governments to declare the Bhagavad Gita as the national scripture in order to respect the wealth of knowledge of this country, and by including the Gita as a curriculum and teaching it to children from childhood, human values can be developed.

He expressed his gratitude to the Central government for changing the name of our country to Bharat in the textbooks, protecting the self-respect of Indians by building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and preserving the history. It is a remarkable achievement and it is an award that is truly deserved.