Karma is not desire for oneself — it is a targeted, finite action aimed at giving pleasure to the other. The entire Kamashastra is built on this premise, and losing that key changes everything. In this book, a discussion of God, Science and Reality — recommended as a must-read by Prabuddha Bharata Ramakrishna Mission — author and independent researcher Pinaki Gangopadhyay explores the convergence of consciousness, cosmology, quantum physics, and Vedic philosophy.

The conversation opens with a re-reading of Purushartha: Dharma as balance, Artha as the foundation on which any further building is possible (not merely money but meaning and knowledge), and Kama as directed finite action toward a goal beyond the self.
The book’s distinguishing quality is its bridge-building between Sanskrit semantics and modern scientific frameworks — showing how the verb-based structure of Sanskrit encodes physical and metaphysical truths that logocentric languages like English systematically dissolve. The third edition suggests the work has found its audience. Gangopadhyay’s closing wish: that this book helps readers move toward their own perfection — their own Savitri — through the convergence of science and dharmic knowing.

About The Speaker:
Pinaki Gangopadhyay is an author, poet, and independent researcher focused on the convergence of science and religion and the evolution of human thought. His book, God, Science, and Reality – Audacity of Reason and Tenacity of Truth, offers unique insights into these themes. He has also written the multi-volume treatise Durga Darpan Sar – The Celebration of Creation, which scientifically interprets mantras associated with Durga Puja. His bio-fiction on Rabindranath Tagore, Yet Remember Me, is being published by a leading global house, while his poetry collection Ardhasatyer Dinraat – Half Truth, Full Life explores love, desolation, and social issues. Pinaki speaks at the Ramakrishna Mission and other forums on Indology, Sanskrit, and the fusion of science with ancient Indian knowledge.