Vidvat Ratna Dr. R. P. Parnerkar (1916–1980) was a great philosopher and thinker. He recognised that human beings require incentive for action. At the same time, they need emotional support to tie over adversities and sustain their effort. He was a Karma Yogi. He used to say, “Only singing the praise of the God without putting in efforts would not lead you anywhere.
Master is like electricity and disciple is like a bulb. A bulb with broken filament cannot experience the illumination from electricity.” Dr. Parnerkar put forth his economic and philosophical thought, which he termed Poornawad. It says that matter and the mind are manifestations of only one and the same reality which he called Poorna.