Abstract

The author is a career banker with over 30 years of working experience. The job has given him an opportunity to interact extensively with people from all parts of India. One similarity that is profound, cutting across the landscape of this country, be it a farmer in a rural village in Gujarat, Executive Director of a Public Sector Undertaking in Delhi, a start-up entrepreneur in Bengaluru, or a motivational speaker in Chennai, the Indian DNA is dominated by Karma Theory and we Indians live the ‘Gita’ subconsciously. The article is an attempt to highlight the same for the students and the youth of our country. The work is subsequent to the current government’s announcement regarding the introduction of Gita as a part of the academic curriculum and the protests that followed against its implementation. The work brings out that Gita is a psychological treatise cutting across age, sex and affiliations. The work breaks the myth that Gita is post-retirement entertainment and establishes that it is a weapon that enables an individual to fight the daily battles of life. The Gita is the nerve centre of Indian culture and has influenced its civilisation. Gita meets the spiritual, emotional and cultural needs of a seeker and enhances resilience of the individual. So, hurry up, as Gita cannot wait. ‘GITA’ Cannot wait ….

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