Dr. Raju Narayana Swamy, IAS calls upon students to build a spiritually grounded, tech-empowered & nationally conscious workforce

Dr. Raju Narayana Swamy called upon the students to build a spiritually grounded, technologically empowered and nationally conscious work force that serves as the primary agent of social transformation - from grassroots to the global stage. The 1991 batch, Kerala cadre IAS officer popularly known as Kerala’s anti-corruption crusader officer was speaking at a function felicitating students of academic excellence in memory of Sri. Kummaya Mukundan (freedom fighter) at Mahe (Pondicherry).

He reminded an august audience at Mahe (Pondicherry) that the Indian Freedom Movement was a massive ideological incubator. According to Dr. Swamy, the struggle against British imperialism nurtured core civilizational values – secularism, democracy, socialism and self-reliance. These principles continue to define modern India’s socio-political fabric and constitutional identity.

The Movement recognized and cultivated a belief that the nation must respect all faiths and treat all citizens equally regardless of religion.

The boycott of foreign goods was tied to the concept of economic self-reliance (Swadeshi) fostering deep national pride and sustainable localized development. Last but not least the freedom struggle championed the cause of Ahimsa and Satyagraha viz the core strategies of non-violence and truth demonstrating the immense power of mass mobilization and proving that moral resolve could dismantle empires. Dr. Swamy called upon the younger generation to uphold these universally accepted principles.