PM’s vision document to science meet gets ‘intolerance’ touch

Stating that diversity in culture and languages is a key defining feature of India, the ‘Technology Vision 2035’prepared by the country’s technology think tank also said that caution has to be exercised to ensure that technology guided cultural practices enrich the existing cultural diversity of the nation and do not replace it. 

“Diversity in culture and languages are a key defining  feature of India. 

These are at the very core of India’s  existence and are its very soul, giving our country its various hues of differences and harmony and making us a vibrant nation,” said “Technology Vision 2035”, a document prepared by Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology. 

Stating that vision for India in 2035 cannot be complete without envisaging how this core aspiration-expectation would influence or be shaped by the realities of that time, it said regarding cultural diversity and vibrancy, we would like India to be “as advanced as possible technologically and as rooted as possible culturally. 

“Cultural diversity and vibrancy is one among the 12 prerogatives that should be available to every Indian,” said the vision document released at the inaugural session of the Indian Science Congress.