A short clip of Pujya Swamiji’s speech in this morning’s historic #IndependenceDay celebrations Parmarth Niketan ending with a beautiful song to keep the #Ganga (the divine river) of #love flowing in our hearts! Watch and share it now! #72ndindependenceday #interfaithharmony #swachhbharat #love #peace...
Independence Day Message of Oneness, Togetherness and All-ness at Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh- Today’s Independence Day symbolized a new dawning in interfaith harmony as hundreds of Muslim and Hindu faith leaders, students and community members converged for a more peaceful and sustainable world. Under the inspiration and guidance of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President of Parmarth Niketan and Founder/Chair of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, the voices and hands of maulanas, dharm gurus, children and supporters joined together in a vibrant tapestry that represented the unity in diversity that is India. Said Pujya...
The 8th Clean India Day Conclave & Awards, sponsored by ONGC, jointly organised by The ImagIndia Institute, House of Jugaad, in association of Indian Lawyers Association, Indian Language Services, World Dignity Forum, Rotary International, Ramraj Environment, Global Energy Parliament, News Mobile, The Peace Gong, Navjyoti India Foundation, I am Renewed and many others organisations took place at the Constitutional Club in Delhi. HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Honble Dr Patrick Okabe, Member of Parliament, Uganda, Dr David Young Lee, Vice Chancellor, Kumi University, Uganda, Sufi Leader Syed Salman...
Marking the auspicious occasion of #HariyaliTeej festival, youth leaders from across 20 countries, upon completion of tGELF's two day LIFE 2018 Parmarth Niketan, participated in a massive plantation drive at Veerpur village near Rishikesh. They planted fruit and medicinal trees and enthusiastically illustrated their commitment to bring the #WASHUP campaign into action. The trees they planted were the same trees that they had pledged with during the conclusion ceremony of #LIFE2018, on the International Youth Day, with the Hon'ble Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawatji. On the occasion, Pujya Swamiji said, "There can...
The Global Education & Leadership Foundation's (tGELF) LIFE 2018 Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh hosted the annual Leadership summit, organized by the Global Education and Leadership Foundation’s (tGELF). The Leadership Initiative for Excellence (LIFE) Summit took place from the 10th-12th August . The event is typically held every year in Delhi but this year, Mr Shiv Khemkaji, Founder of tGELF, accepted Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji's invitation to come home to Rishikesh, on the sacred banks of Mother #Ganga, in the lap of the majestic Himalayas. The three-day retreat for more than 200 youth leaders and...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati ji gives a beautiful speech at the two day annual leadership summit by Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF)'s entitled “Leadership Initiative For Excellence (LIFE)” which was held at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) from the 10th -12th August....
Global Citizen India, a social advocacy platform, an initiative of the Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF), and the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, the world’s first initiative to bring faith leaders and faith traditions together to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), launched a partnership campaign on International Youth Day at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) to raise awareness on the issues of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene called #WASHUP. The partnership was launched on the last day of the tGELF annual LIFE conference by Honourable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat,...
The Global Education and Leadership Foundation (tGELF)'s annual Leadership Initiative For Excellence (LIFE) was inaugurated yesterday at Parmarth Niketan. The event is held every year in Delhi and this year Mr Shiv Khemkaji, Founder of tGELF, accepted Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji's invitation to come home to Rishikesh, on the sacred banks of Mother Ganga, in the lap of the majestic Himalayas. This private, three-day retreat for more than 200 youth leaders and their mentors from across 20 countries is designed to engage in tGELF’s core values of LEAD - Leadership, Ethics, Altruism and...
Published in The Times of India, 10 August 2018 Three men sitting under a tree were talking about God. One man said, "I don't believe that God is perfect. In fact, there are so many things that an ordinary, reasonable man would be able to plan better than God. For example, look at the pumpkin patch where hundreds of pumpkins are growing large and round. But they are attached to tiny, thin vines that are collapsing under their weight, and hence are on the ground!" Another man agreed and pointed to the mangoes...
A beautiful plantation programme was organised at Chand Patar, Ganga Bhogpur, Dehradun graced by the Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji, Dr Anil Joshii, Founder of HESCO, Jai Raj, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Uttarakhand, Col HS Rana of the Eco Task Force and many like-minded service organisations such as the Waste Warriors - Dehradun, Zero Waste as well as several schools were involved to help support the local villagers efforts to revive their local stream. On the occasion, Pujya Swamiji said, "निर्णय...
