‘Raised to run’:  Life focus society's conference at Cochin International Airport; Ravi Zacharia speaks

KOCHI: People blessed with talents and high potential run in the wrong direction and they need to get back on track, said India-born Canadian-American Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias in Kochi on Wednesday.

He was addressing the 2,000 people gathered at the Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) Auditorium for the life focus society, RZIM, conference titled‘Raised to run’.

The founder of RZIM, Ravi was in Kochi as part of his four-nation tour. His message threw light on some key elements required for the progress of an individual and the country as a whole.

He encouraged people to think and question when he spoke on the Big Bang Theory and how it is impossible for a complex human being to be formed as a result of it. He also covered topics related to identity and finding direction.

The event started with a classical devotional fusion music performance by Indian playback singer Kalpana Raghavendar, who is the winner of Idea Star singer Malayalam, 2010.

The welcome address was given by Shanthi Thomas, the non-executive director of AVT Natural Products, who emphasized the need of awakening among the generation today to run the race of life with perseverance.

Ravi is the author of numerous books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award winner ‘Can Man live without God?’ He has spoken in some of the prestigious universities in the world, including Delhi University, Harvard University, Cambridge and Oxford.

He has also addressed various parliaments and the United Nations as well. His grandfather Oliver Zacharias was instrumental in bringing out a Malayalam-English dictionary in 1903.