Harvard Commencement 1993 of Dr Bhaswati is really praiseworthy. She has got awesome skills in delivering her thoughts. It could not have been described, carried and taken in a better way. Superb efforts. Loaded with knowledge. Wish her all success in life. Debabrata

Mam you are the best !!!! Such type of global vision will not only useful for INDIA but also for the WORLD.

in 1993, I was a toddler, and I have become a grown woman today, and the speech still remains equally relevant. this speech has attracted many criticism I see. May be because we Indians are quite comfortable in the facade of hypocrisy and don't like that to be pointed at by someone who has left the country, and that too on an international platform. but do we realize the malice we are thus patronizing? Ms. Bhattacharya brought her idea and vision to the forth. that is it. and people complaining about her expressions, just do yourselves a favor, stand in front of a mirror and pretend you are delivering a speech at Harvard, and kindly note your own expressions. Whenever it comes to gulping down criticism, we have a way with being cynical and sardonic about the very issue.

@pudurm

6 жыл бұрын

well said expecially the one on rape , medic care etc ..brilliant speech

The very fact that that speech of 1993 is relevant even today is a strong evidence to conclude that not much has changed in India.We Indians have a long way to go.Let us all strive for a better India and set right the global perception on india and its people.

It's a very inspiring and thought provoking speech on redefinition of 'Tradition'. Bhaswati has highlighted the 'Tradition' to look inside and guide us to seek more knowledgeable through love and questioning existing established practices or blind faiths as against conforming them blindly. The depth of the content and way she delivered it really mesmerized me. We all,including the torch bearers of society, need to follow such definition of tradition in our own life stories, which have not been fully written yet.

I am delighted to listen her powerful speech.,Amazing.

After reading her book Everyday ayurveda I understood why she gave such a speech.

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reading my book. It was my way of immortalizing the good qualities of my parents. Namaste.

All those who felt that Indian tradition and culture were disrespected, may I suggest that they follow her career. She has gone on to achieve a lot and is currently about to finish her Ph.D. in Ayurveda and has a good knowledge of more indian languages than many who have commented negatively. By the way, most progress in any discipline or culture is achieved only through questioning the reigning paradigms. And questioning is seen as a challenge and disrespect by those who are afraid of change.

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

And questioning is seen as a challenge and disrespect by those who are afraid of change. Well said.

Hats off Dr.Bhaswati ! Inspiring speech !

@patelemail

9 жыл бұрын

Seriously ? Just because she is Indian and gave a speech does not make her inspirational. Listen to what she is saying - She characterizes Indian tradition in an incredibly negative light...hers speech STARTS with Sati... Like seriously ? And she seems to imply that Indians (specifically Indian Males) prefer only having male children. ARE YOU INSANE ??? My daughter is my life and soul... Fyi Ms B... Indian tradition places GODDESSES squarely in the heart of each Indian Temple, so F*ck you and your desire to gain points with an audience at the cost of MY Indian Tradition... Your words have ostensibly damaged what is an otherwise noble tradition. You really should apologize.

Dr. Bhaswati, thank you for sharing your heart and soul to intellectual crowd using their languages (to protect their 'own' traditions using whatever they deemed right for their own gains, including racism, rapes, war, rights, entitlements etc.)! Vey inspiring and still relevant even today, maybe forever, until Oneness is achieved within our own hearts 💕 and world over through self Healings! Thank you and it is a privilege and honor to be your student. In Gratitude 🙏

I'm just moved by your speech. Amazing! :)

she saying absolutely right. amazing!!!! Keep up the great work.

She is amazing!!!! Keep up the great work.

Whatever she means, that speech is impeccable with perfect pauses and tone. She had to remember all that. And she was awesome. Indians do hold on to tradition even when it's wrong

@SourovKabirII

Жыл бұрын

Don't u understand what she meant? Listen again.

Wow the Intelligence, determination and composure along with tremendous intelligence comes thru loud and clear. I watch your talks you give on Ayurveda while you live in India, Your deep exploration of Ayurveda makes me wonder how deeply you must love your profession and of Ayurveda

She is our fav Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya...👌👍🙏🙏🙏

Ms. Bhattararya is marvellous and shared a disturbing reality. We should be proud of her that she can talk with such eloquence. We are still gasping and choking under the pressure of racism, gender bias and rapes are increasing exponentially across the length and breadth of our country, may be across the world. As a very young lady she did a splendid job. The people who are making unjust comments here won't even go close to her foot if they try to do the samething before an elite audience like this, Congrats Bhaswati, you really lived upto Harvard standard.Take care.

@patelemail

9 жыл бұрын

No. She uses her perfect opportunity to demean the "traditions of India" to bait the claps and recognition of her mostly Indo-ignorant audience. This was a long time ago, but instead of being positive she invokes Sati, dowery, rape, uxorial ownership, and other negative aspects of India. She tries to be positive, but only after crushing India's Tradition. And finally, invoking the rights of gays in the military - another clap-baiting "empty calorie" phrase that gets her acceptance. No - this is not a great speech by any means. Believe me it is damaging.

@JancenRevo

8 жыл бұрын

+Jay P if some of the traditions she invokes are damageing traditions then she isnt wrong. her speech has never been more relevant after 20+ years. just look at the statistics of rape in India. remrmber the 2012 Delhi gang rape? the rapists and their lawyers have justified thd rape!!!

Education makes us powerful and courageous like our renowned and amazing Bhaswati Bhattacharya

Hats off is your view for the innerness with world bondage ... highly appreciable!!

Bhaswati, your oration was one of the best that I have ever listened to! :) Too good for words!

@DINacharyaInstitute

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words.

@vaswatikar7138

Жыл бұрын

I am one Vaswati trying to understand another Bhaswati in simple way because she is another level from me thank you to modern facilities to get and introduce in the society as such gems

i completely agree with u...wht the perseption our community imposed on such ..beauty of nature i.e iistri(female) either it is mother of some one or the wife of some one or the sisiter of some one ...this change we have to create in our society...we have to finish this unlogical rituals so that every one can be free of his /her choice and can marry to any one ....ur words made me cry ...tht spark every lady should have....hats off mam

Awesome.Very Nice.

Powerful speech Dr. Bhaswati!

Wow! Elegant and eloquent!

i saw it again and again..

Yay… you go girl! 🌟

Two minutes into her talk and I was disgusted. What she said may be true in a very narrow subculture of India, but Indian women have achieved and accomplished more than their westerner counterparts for decades. Afterall, we had a woman prime minister and countless women chief ministers as early as the 60 when the Americans are still grappling with civil rights struggles. A good speech for an American audience, but a truly disingenious one.

@ajdakohestani8456

5 жыл бұрын

It's always good to listen, even if you don't agree then you'll learn something in return. Just a friendly advise.

@robertluong220

5 жыл бұрын

But that was in 1993.

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

The very narrow subculture that you refer to is about 60% of the population and obviously not the privileged population that you belong to, where certainly many women achieve. Having lived in lower middle class India, where we do not have servants and drivers, where women are sent for marriage at young age, is it disingenuous for me to share my experience as an Indian woman, which is the majority of India, still today...?

@khyatimahto8691

4 жыл бұрын

@Rajesh Valluri I agree with you...but we've surely not achieved gender equality...it's not only the case with India but with the rest of the world as well!!!

Great speech. I bow to her

She killed it!!!

That was powerful!!

she is amazing!

Beacon of light✨✨✨

Ms. Bhattacharya, where are you now? The world needs you when you hold back the world is that much less

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, Mohammed. I am practicing family medicine with Ayurveda and helping patients cure themselves of "incurable" diseases. Am living in New York for many years. Just completed a PhD in Ayurveda from Banaras Hindu University in November 2018. I am writing books on Ayurveda, teaching Ayurveda, and doing research on good medicine. I hope I am not holding back....

I LOVE YOU BHASWATI JI 💗💗💗

I'm glad she pointed out the bad things of south Asian culture but damn like she didn't even say one good thing about our traditions

@shankarmcbharat1013

7 жыл бұрын

Well, these days she is busy integrating Ayurveda into western medicine, kinda ironic. I thought she would return to WB region to reform society & culture.

To protectinghistory thank you for explaining the true meaning of widow burning.There are so many misconceptions coming to the west from India.Sanatan Dharma ,like you stated called Hinduism is another misconception.Once again thank you for clarifying the history of widow burning.

Loved it Loved it Loved it

Very very nice speech.

Awesome Oration, the story is you :)

feel proud of you

Nice

Very nice voice

Mujhe toh pata nahi thha inko my Fb pe friend request daal diya saalo pehle random suggestion aane par. Salaam mam!

Great love for you.

Splendid

Truth is bitter.. Learn India Learn.

why so much negatively in the comments? Have anyone of them saying shitt about her ever been qualified to Harward?

Brave

I think she has changed much over time regd traditions in India, specially that of Sati. The british lies regd sati have now been fully dismantled by Prof. Meenakshi Jain. Ppl should read her books with primary evidence that disprove sati related concoctions. Also, her claim that her education is being used as a dowry is inaccurate. Such statements, perhaps, evidence the ignorance of Streedhan and equitable property rights that were ensured to Hindu women in ancient India, and continued mostly intact till British times.

wow.........

She started with criticism typical bengali

@DipakBose-bq1vv

7 жыл бұрын

she is not a Bengali, but a traitor.

@ajdakohestani8456

5 жыл бұрын

@@DipakBose-bq1vv to who?

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

Traitor to whom? If someone claims I am not Bengali, he should go talk to his parents and ask them what Bengali means.

@khoveiniipao5250

5 жыл бұрын

@@DipakBose-bq1vv traitor to you, its people like you who learn more of social life.....

@SourovKabirII

Жыл бұрын

​@@DipakBose-bq1vv you are a traitor.

Preach!

stunning potentiality

how much of India have you seen dear?

@bhaswatimd

4 жыл бұрын

I have travelled most of India, mostly by myself and mostly usually public middle class transportation and housing. I have lived between several countries since I was born, mostly the USA and India, owning homes in both since childhood. For several periods of my life, I lived in India full-time, mostly in Calcutta and in Kashi. Since 2013, I have lived here most of the year, ....dear. I have seen north south east west. I have been practicing medicine with both poor and uber-rich, teaching, and actually living the middle-class Indian Hindu life. What underlies your condescending question?

বরাক ওবামা র মত লাগছে। ভবিষ্যতের প্রেসিডেন্ট মনে হচ্ছে ভাস্বতিকে।

I love how the men behind her didn't listen to her. No damn respect.

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

I think they were in shock. Many white men of privilege are scared that their power is being taken away from them by people of color who have earned their place, not inherited it by their skin color. It is frightening. LOL.

Probably you didn't remember Ayurveda then as part of your criticism about India! LOL :D

@rrb2nd

6 жыл бұрын

Adarsh GUPTA, considering the fact that she is a Vaidya doing her PhD from BHU, I think she knows rather more than you do on Ayurveda...

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

See the date. When I studied at Harvard, I had only completed my BA in Neuroscience after a debacle attempt by parents at an arranged marriage that nearly destroyed my career, then master and PhD work in Pharmacology, then time traveling around the globe to learn about medicinal plants. I had not yet studied my doctorate in medicine nor my doctorate in Ayurveda.... So you are right that I did NOT remember - or know- Ayurveda well enough to criticize it. But this video is not about Ayurveda........ LOL.

Another Swami Vivekananda

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It was a great speech. Blind adherence about tradition is absolute stupidity.any culture is not perfect it has postives and negatives. Can anyone justify caste system? Can anyone justify looting people in the name of caste? Can anyone justify dowry?

Truth hurts! Oh yes, it does! India being associated to anything negative hurts! Would have liked if she highlighted atleast one good thing about India alongwith bombarding Indian culture!

@ajdakohestani8456

5 жыл бұрын

Way do you choose to focus on Negativety? You know a USA has a lot of flaws yet here you are

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

It reflects only on you that you did not hear the "good thing about India." Maybe it is YOU who needs to look at that....

Dudette you need love... everything is okay. Hopefully someone had hugged you by now.... hopefully you have adjusted to life as is. I know... i feel your pain.. hugs and kisses,🙏😁

@bhaswatimd

6 жыл бұрын

This is a condescending comment. If you understood the message, you would see it was not about adjusting to life. It is about changing how we define tradition.

just to please some white folks, she criticised everything about india and its culture...but the fact is these these cultures which she is critisizing are not even our antient cultures, these came into existence due to the 1000 years of foreign rule and invasions..so dont link it with hinduism and india.

omg this chick is being so serious lol ... girl you should listen to pearl jam ;)

i did not liked the beginning! The rest went well and worth applause. Maybe she hates her own country, she doesn't even realise that india holds a massive foundation for her being that day at harvard, without the blessings of the people around her, she would have been nothing, that's what happened when someone grow an ego. No offense! Going to harvard doesn't make one perfect. Harvard always ask about how they intend to serve their country of birth with an harvard education, i wonder what she wrote :/... Indian girls are very respectful for most of them who have control over lust and exhibits true love for their own ones. When she said women be better than men, sounds wow but seriously? is this the new upcoming form of discrimination? where's equality? Srimati pratibha devi singh patel has already been the female President of India...does it make a difference? no!! We all can do anything we want to do or want to be, but its just simply that some don't wish to! unless for those who are not free, they should learn to fight, but still nothing is impossible

YOU should understated ,were sathi came from? and you silent about father of surgery .Ayurveda yoga and all .You are wrongly understand what is sathi

@dinacharyamasterclasses6784

5 жыл бұрын

Tell me, what is sathi? Have you ever been threatened with sathi? Do you know how women in abusive households live? How many cases of bride-burning still occur in the kitchens of India? And why are you bringing Sushruta into this discussion?

this lady one of the sacrifices to the occult lol

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Again a bong

She just has a superficial knowledge of what is sati pratha. Nowadays people think they know everything just by knowing few superficial aspect of a particular thing. But she did well to ingratiate herself in the goodwill of americans by blaspheming her own country.

She is overconfident, some artificial body language and mocking Indian way of life?Anyhow 🌎 As long as people continue to see themselves as separate from everything else, they lend themselves to being completely enslaved. Success depends on how well we relate to everything around us. Joy comes from that bliss of connectedness. I believe that unarmed truth and love will have the final word in reality. To love; you should have good heart. I am a good person until I see a person better than my standard of goodness. Being good is the progress towards a worthy cause. Love is God. Whoever lives in love, lives forever. How selfish it is to try to keep something forever? Love is all about nourishing, nurturing, sharing and expanding the love within you for all. The principle to which we adhere to is that we have kindness of love at heart for the whole of mankind. 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When Governments stay away from Gold & Silver then very easy to transfer the wealth / resources to upper class the Rich (Corporatocracy) Elite. When the Governments are printing out more new fiat currency with reserve banks, our old currency is losing its purchasing power everyday. They are printing millions of currency everyday. All governments and laws are existing right now to transfer wealth to upper class the rich elite. The USA Government & other Governments are in many countries, bailed the investment banks & financial institutions in 2008 against the majority of the people. There is no democracy in any countries. Because of the Money System based on profits motive only above all else even humans lives and well-being. So, we do not have freedom to protect our values with the money so on. The violence, bankruptcy & all the negativities are build into the Monetary System of our society. All are owned (including ourselves) by Reserve Bank. Which is private cartel the corporation. 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And as more and more of our population start taking their health into their own hands, there's going to be even more and more of changes. It can't go on the way it is. The system is failing apart. We must make nutrition the primary prevention strategy for the population. You are what you eat. You are everything that you have ever done to yourself. The choices you make directly affect the outcome of your life. - (Food Matters Documentary in Netflix)

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how could she talk of racism in india which is non existence , and not talking about casteism which still prevalent in india

@rrb2nd

6 жыл бұрын

BALWIRPASHA, she was talking about racism in general, including the USA. Also re racism in India: fair and lovely adverts :-)

gentle lady...india is a country of diversity. and the picture that u have drawn to the american ppl and to the world might be the reality of ur family and fraternity.. but its not right in case of whole of india... u sati system have been omitted centuries back.... ur intellectual slavery to westnrs has been well reflected in ur immature speech

@ajdakohestani8456

5 жыл бұрын

You have to find the problems to solve them. She didn't say that India is the worst country she told people about the wrong things that's been going on so we together can solve them. The wrong things that men do. Like burning women or others things

She is just a shame ! not for expressing her views rather very wrong interpretation. I can counter and explain her on every points but she doesn't deserve being so narrow-minded.

@bhaswatimd

9 жыл бұрын

Mani, do teach me something. Explain yourself. Maybe I can evolve from your wisdom.

@123mbkt

9 жыл бұрын

I shall love to do that but not on forum where i reply and receive comments on delay. If you are really interested to discuss either to transform urself or me, please come to instant messaging. skype? or better BMM / whats app?

ok... that was nice.. but not 100% right.. India is changing... and change takes time.... dear...

instead of narrating incident about sati which is abolished half a century ago....i dare u to speak about racism among black n whites more prevalent during 90 s ....SOB......dont spoil countrys name even if you hold american citizenship..

@rrb2nd

6 жыл бұрын

LOKESH K.A., the very next sentence of her speech a was on racism so...

Y is she talking like that? Seems like she is possessed.....or narating a play going on in a theatre........any one of the above two......

@bhaswatimd

2 жыл бұрын

whatever pushes your buttons tells more about YOU and not about me.

India Redifined from a Non Resident Indian, should we be proud of her or ashamed of ourselves

There are few truths and many over stated... why such people in an attempt to make good speech disgrace India at such forums ... Some truths are not to be spoken ..... world mocks but doesn't understand .... India is no longer a country of snake charmers ... come and see the changed face of India

Does she support gayism and lesbianism?

FAKE ..............

gay speech. thinking she's Shakespeare's granddaughter.