A Personality Development Program for the Youth through the Inspiration of Dakshina Murthy

Date: 22nd Aug 2025 Time: 2 PM – 4:00 PM Venue: Jyothy Institute of Technology-Auditorium Audience: 5th Semester ISE Students A personality development programme for the youth through Dakshinamurthy Stotras, was held this afternoon. The speaker was Prof. B Mahadevan, JIT-Trustee.

The speaker touched upon topics like Indian Spirituality and why we should be proud of it. Questions about Who am I, Dreams and Wakefulness. He put forth certain principles of life and reBirth and why it matters to students. He aroused the curiosity of students by asking questions like where did a tree projected in the presentation come from? with students answering that it came from a seed, he kept questioning, ultimately asking the question of who created the universe. Students recited the ten Dakshina Murthy Stotras with Prof. Mahadevan explaining their meaning. Students feedback indicated that they benefited greatly from the talk and were inspired by the speaker on Indian Knowledge Systems and the necessity of looking inwards into our minds, chitta, thoughts and charitra. The talk on self improvement concluded with a vote of thanks.