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Globally, countries are increasingly facing challenges regarding their national future post the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to decreasing and aging populations; dwindling workforces; trade wars due to restricted movement of goods, people, and services; and overcoming economic development and societal problems. Accordingly, we identify the challenges and corresponding solutions that act as pillars for a framework to build a super smart nation. We analyze 73 peer-reviewed research papers from Scopus index databases and use the Delphi methodology to identify the challenges, which include people and society, robots, technology, research and innovation, digital infrastructure, data, politics, governance, and sustainability. Further, we discuss the relevant solutions, including top leadership motivation and commitment; proactive steps from the government, development of policies; legal frameworks and laws; creation of awareness programs; use of advanced technologies (such as robotics and semantic technologies); and development of interoperable infrastructure; innovation ecosystem; sustainable energy sources; and global standards for education system through transformation of the education system. These novel insights have valuable practical and theoretical implications for guiding policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers in building a super smart nation.

Government of India, Ministry of Water Resouces, Krishna Basin, version 2.0

The author sits down with Krishna Menon to discuss 450 years of history in Portuguese India, as well as issues relating to modern-day Goa and contemporary India in general. Adapted from the source document.

In the Hare Krishna movement ritually sanctified food (known as prasadam) lies at the heart of key religious and ceremonial activity, and has progressively become the main rallying point for the movement's preaching strategy or mission in the West. This article examines the experiential and doctrinal import of prasadam in the lives of adherents of the Krishna Consciousness movement and discusses its role as a preaching or proselytizing tool. As a means by which the movement today seeks to recruit new followers into its fold, the article looks at the movement's programme of taking sanctified food to the public, with a particular focus on Hare Krishna Food for All missionary activity in London.

UID/EAT/00472/2013 ; Este artigo procura debater a relação entre o movimento de contracultura dos anos 60, nos Estados Unidos da América e a música popular como fundamentais para o estabelecimento da prática espiritual propagada pelo Movimento Hare Krishna. O cenário cultural e político em que o Movimento surge nos Estados Unidos da América é caracterizado por uma abertura à filosofia hindu e por uma busca por novos estilos de vida entre os jovens. Os movimentos sociais e culturais dos anos 60 e o movimento da contracultura criaram o contexto ideal para o lançamento desta, assim como de outras propostas de espiritualidade e religiosidade originárias da Índia. O envolvimento do líder da ISKCON (Associação Internacional para a Consciência de Krishna) com bandas como os The Beatles e com ícones da contracultura como Allen Ginsberg foram fundamentais para a sua propagação como prática espiritual e alternativa de vida para a época, culminando na organização de um festival chamado "Mantra Rock Dance", em São Francisco, marco importante, tanto na propagação da prática, como na relação entre o Movimento Hare Krishna, o movimento da Contracultura e a música popular. This article seeks to discuss the relationship between the counterculture movement of the 1960s in the United States of America and popular music as fundamental for the establishment of the spiritual practice propagated by the Hare Krishna Movement. The cultural and political scene in which the Movement emerges in the United States of America is characterised by an openness to Hindu philosophy and a search for new lifestyles among young people. The social and cultural movements of the 1960s and the counterculture movement created the ideal context for the launch of the Hare Krishna spiritual practice, as well as other proposals for spirituality and religiosity from India. The involvement of the ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) leader with bands such as The Beatles and counterculture icons such as Allen Ginsberg was instrumental in spreading its spiritual practice and alternative life proposal at that time. This involvement culminated in the organisation of a festival called Mantra Rock Dance, in San Francisco, a significant milestone both in the propagation of practice and in the relationship between the Hare Krishna Movement, the Counterculture movement and popular music. ; publishersversion ; published