There’s need to understand diversity in society: Navtej Johar

Tribune News Service

Patiala, October 20

Thinker and Bharatanatyam dancer Navtej Johar discussed diversity in society and the need to understand it during Dr Balkar Singh memorial lecture at Punjabi University. During the lecture, Johar said humanity prevailed in understanding dilemmas and diversity in a harmonious way. He said there was a need to question the establishment to make a better future for the people. He said, “We have put ourselves in various prisms and cages. There is a need to pull ourselves out of such cages.”

Prof Arvind discussed the problems and limitations of tradition of knowledge in India. He said it was important to break traditions as well. Students discussed a number of matters with Navtej Johar including his understanding of dance in context to religious philosophy and others.