GUJARAT, AHMEDABAD | 16th JULY 2025: In a thought-provoking talk, renowned Prabodhak Som Tyagi invited the audience to pause and examine the underlying patterns that guide their everyday choices and the larger direction of their lives.
The event, titled Jeena Utsav Poorvak , urged the audience to reflect on a question often left unasked, “What’s your life’s algorithm?” The session, organised by the Agrahar Nagraj Foundation and supported by the Anand Niketan Group of Schools, drew a diverse gathering.
Addressing current societal issue such as the rise of materialism, evolving aspirations, increasing consumerism & pollution and breaking families. Tyagi highlighted how society’s growing dependence on outward displays of success has overshadowed the emotional fabric that once held relationships together. He spoke of the declining value placed on relationships and people, and the way this shift is manifesting in fractured relationships and increasing isolation.
“Today, we are conditioned to chase after more things, more recognition, more distractions. But in doing so, we are often moving away from a life lived with awareness, purpose and peaceful co-existence,” he said.
He drew attention to the fact that the entire existence demonstrates orderliness and there are fundamental laws which form its basis. He said that being a part of this existence and being the most evolved creature, he can understand the laws and align his life with them to live happily and harmoniously with all; material, plants, animals and other human beings.
He encouraged the participants to consider simpler (based on real needs, not the illusory needs), more conscious ways of living that align with inner contentment rather than external validation.
Dashrath Patel, Director of Agrahar Nagraj Foundation, said, “The talk offered great insights to recalibrate our lives based on values that nourish both the individual and society. In times of increasing consumerism and fractured relationships, such conversations are necessary.”
The interactive session allowed the audience to discuss their reflections and the space to reflect, share and connect.
At the end the organisers invited the audience to gain a better understanding by participating in the upcoming Jeevan Vidya Shibir from July 28th to August 3rd at Prernadham in Ahmedabad. The shibir offers purely secular, logical, applicable and verifiable concepts in conversational and interactive manners.
