On November 1, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur witnessed a sight rarely seen in its storied history. By 5:30 PM, half an hour before the scheduled start of philosopher and national bestselling author Acharya Prashant’s session, the 900-seater Netaji Auditorium was overflowing with students, researchers, and faculty members eager to hear and interact with him.

The event, part of Acharya Prashant’s Kolkata Book Awareness Tour, opened with a welcome address by Professor Uday Shankar, Associate Dean, followed by a felicitation by Dean Professor Arun Chakraborty and Associate Dean of Students Well-being Prof. Amita Mahanta. Introducing him as “an accomplished personality, an illustrious figure who has been inspiring generations,” they set the tone for what would become an

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