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In the life of a nation, seventy-five years of independence is not too much time. The important thing to take into consideration is where we were and where we are today. In 1947 when India attained its independence, the average life expectancy of an Indian was twenty-eight years. Today it is seventy plus years. This is a phenomenal achievement, and this is what nation building means – that people are living longer and living better.

Isha Foundation Founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Monday said India is the direction the world will move in the next decade.

India is the direction that the world will move in the next decade, Isha Foundation founder and spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi on Monday said during 76th Independence Day celebrations in Coimbatore.

In these 75 years as a nation, we have come a long way. Of course, we can always complain that we could have been better, but in 1947, when the British left us, the average life expectancy of an Indian was 28 years. Today it is over 70. Businesses have developed, infrastructure has come up, and science and technology have evolved. India is in space, going to Mars. Many things have happened. And above all, many qualified Indians across the world are managing some of the top businesses.

A strong sense of nationhood is needed to enable the prosperity and well-being of those left out of the growth cycle of India, said Sadhguru, the founder of Isha foundation, in his Independence Day message. 

Freedom means different things to different people, depending on the context of their lives. In India, before 1947, “azadi” meant freedom from British rule. We believed we would be free if the British went away. They did go away and politically, we are free. But as long as an individual experiences himself as a limited piece of existence, freedom will remain an issue because there is something within a human being that dislikes boundaries.

On Sadhguru's birthday and inspired by the global movement he launched to Save Soil, the farmers of Banaskantha district in Gujarat came together today for a historic moment—they established the Banas Save Soil Farmer Producer Company (BSSFPC), one of India's first soil-focused Farmer Producer Companies (FPC), in partnership with the Save Soil Movement.

The Secretary-General has earlier shown her support for the global Save Soil movement when Sadhguru went on a crucial 100-day, 30,000 km solo motorcycle journey across 27 nations to bring urgent policy interventions in the world to save the dying soil.

Isha’s Save Soil movement reflects what the U.N. agencies and the Commonwealth are aspiring to do, Commonwealth Nations Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has said.

Patricia Scotland- the sixth and first lady of the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, who is currently on a ten-day visit to the Republic of India, toured Agroforestry Farm in Pollachi.

Human resource practitioners, entrepreneurs, chief experience officers and business leaders from across the country are attending the 5th edition of the programme, which started with an introductory video from Sadhguru, explaining the insight behind the programme.

Sixteen-year-old Sahil Jha is on a mission to save soil for the future generations. A native of Kolkata, Sahil started his journey on May 1 on his bicycle. He will travel 25,000 km through various States in one-and-a-half years to convey the message of protecting the soil.

Isha Gramotsavam, Bharat's largest rural sports festival, is making its debut in Haryana this year, bringing the spirit of rural sports and community celebration to the state for the very first time.

Isha Gramotsavam, the largest annual rural sports festival of the country organised by Sadhguru’s Isha Outreach is expanding to northern Indian villages with 10 states and 1 union territory participating, making the 18th edition the biggest-ever.

On 12th International Day of Yoga, Sadhguru, Founder - Isha Foundation, said, “Twelve years as you know is an approximate solar cycle. So we completed one cycle of this International Yoga Day.

Marking the International Day of Yoga, Isha Foundation is conducting nearly 1,000 yoga and meditation sessions across the country, with an estimated participation of 50,000 people from corporates, education, medical, government, defence institutions and community spaces.

“Tree-based agriculture is an economic solution to an ecological problem,” said Anand Ethirajalu, Project Director of Save Soil–Cauvery Calling, on the occasion of World Environment Day, urging the government to frame farmer-friendly policies and incentives to accelerate its adoption.

The Save Soil - Cauvery Calling movement has so far facilitated the plantation of 13.4 crore trees , supporting 2.6 lakh farmers in adopting tree-based agriculture.