Management

Published on 12th September, 2015, in the Economic Times. Were the Vedas concerned with management? Or were they concerned with some esoteric exotic doctrine that cannot be contaminated by mundane concerns like management? It depends on how you approach the Vedas, and management. Vedas are a set of ideas manifesting as hymns (Rig-Veda), melodies (Sama-Veda), rituals (Yajur-Veda), spells (Atharva-Veda) and vast commentaries (Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads) on them, that came into being 4000 years ago in Northern India, were transmitted only orally for the longest time, and started being written only about 1500 years ago. It has had a huge impact on what came to be ..