{"689277":{"#nid":"689277","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Exploring the Gita","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn the Kurukshetra battlefield, the Pandava prince Arjuna stands distraught over the impending war with his kin. He expresses his qualms to Lord Krishna, his charioteer, asking for direction. The Bhagavad Gita documents the dialogue that followed as Krishna details a possible manual for life with principles on how to perform one\u0027s Dharma without attachment. The Gita parallels the war on the battlefield with the internal struggle of leading a meaningful life, overcoming self doubt and acting with integrity. For this event we will have a moderated discussion on the Gita and its themes. We will give a brief overview about the principles and then pose question. Join us as we explore the themes of this text and its continued application in every scenario of our current lives! Students will break into small groups to analyze a key passage from the Bhagavad Gita (e.g., Krishna\u2019s teaching on dharma or detachment) and discuss how it applies to real-life situations like academic pressure, career choices, or ethical dilemmas. Additionally students will be given modern-day scenarios (e.g., choosing between personal success vs. doing what\u2019s right, handling failure, or dealing with self-doubt) and will apply Gita principles to decide how they would act, followed by sharing their reasoning with the group.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Gita parallels the war on the battlefield with the internal struggle of leading a meaningful life. Join us as we explore the themes of this text and its continued application in every scenario of our current lives!\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Gita parallels the war on the battlefield with the internal struggle of leading a meaningful life. Join us as we explore the themes of this text and its continued application in every scenario of our current lives!"}],"uid":"36837","created_gmt":"2026-03-31 18:58:15","changed_gmt":"2026-04-10 14:31:21","author":"ejenkins47","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-04-16T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-04-16T20:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-04-16T20:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-04-16 22:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-04-17 00:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-04-17 00:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Ramblin\u0027 Reck Room, North Avenue Apartments","extras":["free_food"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gthinduyuva\/","title":""}],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"194945","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:iraghuvanshi3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIshita Raghuvanshi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}