Varanasi, Nov. 2 -- Ancient wisdom must engage with the problems of the present and help improve lives, Dr Priti Adani, Chairperson, Adani Foundation, said in her keynote address at the inaugural session of The World Symposium on "Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges" in Varanasi on Monday.

"Ancient wisdom does not become valuable simply because it is ancient. It becomes valuable when we discover its relevance to contemporary problems," she said in a statement, calling for civilisational knowledge to be preserved and applied to address suffering, inequality and conflict, as per the press release shared by Adani foundation.

"Knowledge gives us the power to change the world. Wisdom assures us that we change it for the better." Dr Adani re...