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'''''Problems of the Day''''' is a book of 50 pages published for the first time on 1958 January 26 in [[:wikipedia:Trimohan|Trimohan]], [[:wikipedia:Bhagalpur|Bhagalpur]] (India) by the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia:Philology|philology]] and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> The original title (until 1996) was "Problem of the Day" (''Ajker Samasya'' - ''samasya'' - translates as either "problem" or "problems"). The book was dedicated to the Indian freedom fighter [[:wikipedia:Subhas Chandra Bose|Subhas Chandra Bose]].<ref group=note>[http://anandamargabooks.com/portfolio/problems-of-the-day/ Problems of the Day]</ref> | '''''Problems of the Day''''' is a book of 50 pages published for the first time on 1958 January 26 in [[:wikipedia:Trimohan|Trimohan]], [[:wikipedia:Bhagalpur|Bhagalpur]] (India) by the philosopher and social reformer [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]] aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.<ref group=note>Between 1955 and 1990 the author wrote in English, Bengali and Hindi. He wrote in the name "Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar" when treating [[:wikipedia:Sociology|sociology]], [[:wikipedia:Economics|economics]], [[:wikipedia:Philology|philology]] and various other subjects, and in the name ""Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti"" when focusing on spiritual topics. Many of his books he gave as dictations; others were compiled from his discourses, some of them in small pocket-books.</ref> The original title (until 1996) was "Problem of the Day" (''Ajker Samasya'' - ''samasya'' - translates as either "problem" or "problems"). The book was dedicated to the Indian freedom fighter [[:wikipedia:Subhas Chandra Bose|Subhas Chandra Bose]].<ref group=note>[http://anandamargabooks.com/portfolio/problems-of-the-day/ Problems of the Day]</ref> | ||
== Dedication == | == Dedication == | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The volume ends with the statement “Human beings of the world, unite!” followed by the ''Vaedika shloka'': | |||
{{quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|title=We are all citizens of this universe |align=right|quote="Parama Purusa (Supreme Consciouness) is my Father, Parama Prakrti (Supreme Operative Principle) is my Mother, and the Universe is my homeland. We are all citizens of this universe. The universe is the thought-projection of the Macrocosmic Mind, and it is in the extroversial and introversial phases of the Cosmic imaginative flow that the creation, preservation and destruction of all entities continues."|source=Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar´s incipit in "Problems of the day", 1958.{{sfn|Sarkar|1958}}}} | |||
{{quote|''Saḿgacchadhvaḿ saḿvadadhvaḿ saḿ vo manáḿsi jánatám, Devábhágaḿ yathápúrve saḿjánáná upásate. Samánii va ákútih samáná hrdayánivah, Samánamastu vo mano yathá vah susahásati''. | |||
:("Let us move together, let us radiate the same thought-wave, let us come to know our minds together, Let us share our wealth without differentiation, like sages of the past, so that all may enjoy the universe. Let our aspirations be united, let our hearts be inseparable, Let our minds be as one mind, so that we live in harmony and become one with the Supreme").{{sfn|Sarkar|1958}}}} | |||
The book is divided into 37 short chapters. | The book is divided into 37 short chapters. | ||
=== Chapter 1 === | === Chapter 1 === | ||