Create magic for society’s wellbeing, says Sadhguru

At the convocation ceremony of JSS STU, the founder of Isha Foundation tells graduating students not to limit their innovations to humans; they must think of improving their employability as only 20 pc of 1.5 million engineers who graduate every year are employable

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder, Isha Foundation on Monday, March 20, called upon the graduating engineering students to create magic for the wellbeing of the society.

Don’t think you have done with your engineering studies finishing the four-year course. In fact, it’s the beginning of your engineering career after you graduate as you have to put in your skills for creating a miraculous future. Engineering can help build something unbelievably magical but you make sure you do something magical for the people’s well-being, he said, while addressing the students at the 5 th convocation of JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU).

Mr. Vasudev, who was the chief guest, said engineers have been creating something for humans but they can also think of developing something for others too like animals, birds and others. There have been instances of engineering wonders disrupting life. “Don’t limit your innovations or creations only to humans,” he suggested.

In his convocation address, the spiritual leader said 1.5 million engineers are graduating every year in the country and only 20 percent of them are employable. If one has to increase this percentage – increasing the employability of engineers — the graduating students must start to engineer for others too besides humans, he advised.

Stating that engineers must work on empowering the people and the cutting-edge technologies they develop must change the future, he said the oath that you took today must remain in your hearts forever. “Your intent has to be to build a bright and promising future as the technologies that are being developed must get priority for being used for the society’s well-being,” he observed.

He also advised the engineers of being careful while coming up with solutions since technologies must benefit the society at large. Technology is nothing but enhancement of our capabilities. Engineers must remain conscious while innovating amidst monstrous possibilities.

Maintaining that the next 10 to 20 years is crucial as there is a potential of improving the life of over 400 to 600 millions of people – elevating them from one level to another level, the Sadhguru said this has to be done democratically. Here, the engineers play an important role.