India, April 5 -- "Astrology represents a civilisational effort to understand time not as a sequence of moments but as a meaningful continuum," says Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday at the Astro Cultural Mahotsav, Astro Conclave 2026.

Gupta emphasised the profound necessity of introspection in modern life. Speaking at the Constitution Club of India, Gupta remarked that in an era dominated by the "speed of discourse," platforms that encourage patient inquiry and traditional wisdom are vital for maintaining societal harmony and direction.

The speaker highlighted that India's civilisational journey has always been defined by a unique synthesis of reason and intuition. He noted that astrology, in its classical sense, is not...