What does it truly mean for Bharat to be a living civilization? Arun Ganesh answers through 12 foundational elements of Sanatana Dharma drawn from his landmark book Unraveling Sanatana Bharat.
Beginning with the Vedic Rishis’ discovery of Tad Ekam — the non-dual singular reality underlying all existence — Ganesh walks through the architecture of Sanatana Dharma from Shruti and Karmakant to Jnanakant, Upanishads, Advaita Vedanta, and the Bhagavad Gita. Each element builds toward a single civilizational insight: Bharat’s identity is not religious but Adhyatmic — rooted in the inner search for truth, not an external God.
He unpacks Moksha as liberation from Avidya and existential suffering within this life, reframes Yoga as a technology of inner transformation, and draws on the Ashtavakra Gita to show that realizing the Atma ends the search for God entirely. The talk culminates in a stirring call for Bharat to reclaim its dharmic identity through Dharmic education, Sanatani economics, and Adhyatmic governance — arguing that only an Adhyatmic Bharat can be a truly Atmanirbhar Bharat.

About The Speaker:
Arun Ganesh is an Author, Columnist, Ex-CEO, and Professor of Practice, Rizvi Institute of Management Studies & Research, Mumbai.