National seminar on benefits of astrology-based agriculture held
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: J&K Agriculture Department, Jammu and Shri Kailakh Jyotish & Vedic Sansthan (SKJAVS) Trust conducted a day-long national seminar on benefits of astrology-based agriculture in Jammu on Thursday.
Former minister and J&K BJP Vice President Sham Lal Sharma, Agriculture Director Jammu K K Sharma, Jammu Kashmir Bank Chairman Subash Chhibber, J&K BJP Spokesperson Abhinav Sharma and President SKJAVS Trust, Mahant Rohit Shastri were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Sham Lal Sharma said that at present agriculture is not only a means of earning livelihood but it is also proving out to be a good business. “If nature supports farmers, a lot of money can be earned. Many types of diseases and natural outbreaks spoil hopes of farmers,” he said, adding, “In such situations, if Indian astrology is coordinated along with scientific methods in fields, farmers can get a lot of benefits.”
Senior Advocate Abhinav Sharma said that development of astrology started in ancient times for purpose of counting. “At that time people used to wait for rain on basis of time count. The word year is derived from rains and thereafter calculations of day-night, Paksha, month, season, Ayan and year were done,” he added. Subash Chhibber, K K Sharma and Mahant Rohit Shastri also spoke on the occasion. Later, Jammu Province Agricultural Employees Association honored Mahant Rohit Shastri for promoting Sanskrit.
Others present on the occasion included Sharad Sharma, Dr Suman Kumar Pant, Dr Rajiv Dixit, Prabod Sharma, Seema Segal, Rakesh Gandotra, Pawan Khajuria, Shekhar Sharma, Rajeshwar Singh Raju, Uttam Sharma, Shekhar Sharma, Rakesh Jamwal, Jagdev Chib, Ankush Sharma, Suman Lal Shastri, Sanjay Shastri, Vishal Sharma, Manmohan Singh, Vijay Seth, Roshan Baral, Rahul Sharma, Dinesh Sharma, Anchal Singh, Arun Kumar, Ashok Sharma, Rahul Sharma, Dr Guru Prasad, Dr Sakshi, Bajinder Chib, Vikas, Ashok Gupta and Satish Chandra Jandial.