OPINION OF GREAT WORLD SCHOLARS FOR A NEW AWAKENING http://www.shriramsharma.com/we_will_inhabit_a_new_world.htm
Whatever form of the world visualized today is in stark contrast to what it appeared 20 years previously. In the year 1900 all those attainments of modern science if compared to those feats achieved today it is noted that in about 80 years this entire era has changed drastically. It is the past few decades that have gifted us with fast moving vehicles, new health oriented research data, method of medicinal therapies and man’s inner journey. Eighty years previously the earth’s population numbered 1.95 billion. Although we had not fully enjoyed its means attained from limited potentials, yet people were contented and happy. Today the world’s population is 4.4 billion. In future it could touch 60 billion. Starting from the year 1981 a new era has commenced. Lest there was no world war or any epidemic of diseases these figures would have leaped manifold but on noting present situations this is a bitter truth.
Due to limited space/means and gigantic population growth leading experienced thinkers of the world exhort us to evolve a new program in a timely manner. This is not a new program but intellectual people are thinking on these lines, which mean that its importance is special.
The famous branch of science called ‘FUTUROLOGY’ unearths potential world conditions of future times. An institute that unfolds future events is called ‘FUTURIOUS’ by futurologists.
On July 24 and 25 of 1980 in the city of Toronto, Canada a World Conference of 6000 delegates took place. In it men/women beyond the limitations of caste, creed participated. Its slogan was, ‘Thinking Globally, Acting Locally’. It means for regional efforts setting up an organization of a world high stature intellectuals and thinkers. In it participated the world’s highly respected thinkers and futurologists. Amongst these were leading scientists like Margaret Meek, Herman Kron, Shaun Bromen, Eric Asimov, Maris string, Frank Feeder, Caladiogalio, Mary Derord, Stephen Crozier, Jeff Bean, Heleg Henderson, Tuver Hancock and Timoy Leerie. They forced world humanity to cogitate over various world problems. http://www.shriramsharma.com/we_will_inhabit_a_new_world.htm The chairman of this conference was chief of Canada’s Imperial Bank and also chief of Canada’s Society of Futurology viz. Frank Feeder. Along with him Mumbai based chairperson of Environmental Institute Rashmi Mayur said that the future is worrisome. Yet we are full of hope and hence are optimistic. Today is not the time to talk and just think but that action is most required. Very forcefully they talked of transforming this era positively and this then became the topic of which scholars/thinkers will help put it into practice.