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Sep 28 2014

Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pujya Swamiji Meet During historic first trip to the United States as PM

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 Today, Madison Square became Modi-son Square.  What happened? India Happened. – Pujya Swamiji Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji had traveled to New York at the end of September for two major summits on Climate Change and faith leaders (read more on this on page 23). Serendipitously, Shri Narendra Modiji’s plan to visit the United States for the United Nations General Assembly Week was finalized and Pujya Swamiji was invited and requested to stay back in New York for the programs with Shri Narendra Modiji. Those programs included the famous Madison Square Garden...

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Sep 22 2014

Interfaith Climate Change Summits and Meetings in New York

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On September 21st and 22nd, Pujya Swamiji took part in the Climate Change Summit organized by Dr. William Vendley, the head of Religions for Peace and Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, head of the World Council of Churches.  The summit was a small, select gathering of 30-35 top religious leaders of the world’s religions from many countries.  The first aim of the summit was to sign a declaration to be handed to Ban-ki-Moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, on the stance of faith leaders regarding Climate Change. Pujya Swamiji...

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Sep 21 2014

India’s Diverse Spiritual Traditions with H.H. the Dala Lamaji

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From the 20-21st of September, HH the Dalai Lamaji invited hundreds of spiritual and religious leaders for a two-day ‘Meeting of Diverse Spiritual Traditions in India.’ The interfaith dialogue discussed the promotion of human values with a secular, inclusive and innovative approach as well as suggestions to foster inter-religious harmony. On the occasion HH the Dalai Lama personally welcomed and addressed the participants. HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), Founder of Ganga Action Parivar and the Co-founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, was warmly welcomed as a...

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Sep 20 2014

Inter-Religious Understanding and Human Values

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Pujya Swamiji speaking at India’s Diverse Spiritual Traditions with H.H. the Dala Lamaji ॐ असतोमा सदगमय, तमसोमा ज्योतिर् गामय, मृत्योर्मामृतं गामय । ओं शांति, शांति, शांतिः ॥ Om Asato Maa Sad-Gamaya, Tamaso Maa Jyotir-Gamaya, Mrityor-Maa Amritam Gamaya| Om Shanti, Shanti, Shaantih || Most revered His Holiness the Dalai Lama ji, all of the most revered spiritual leaders, distinguished scholars, my sisters and brothers. A new history is being created today. This was a dream of our Param-Pawan Dalai Lama ji. Whenever we met, he always said we have to bring these spiritual leaders together....

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Sep 18 2014

World Alliance of Religions in Seoul, South Korea

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A message of peace, unity and oneness resounded in Seoul, South Korea when over 120 interfaith leaders joined together with ambassadors and representatives of over 24 countries for the World Alliance of Religions to sign a petition for peace and pledge their commitment to serve together for world peace. Over three hundred thousand participants gathered together in South Korea’s capital from over 50 countries, a majority of them from the International Youth Association as well as International Women’s Association. Representing India, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh),...

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Sep 13 2014

Green Mantra ‘Pitri Tarpan Ped Arpan’ by Pujya Swamiji

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During the time of Pitri Paksha, people from all over India pay tribute and perform tarpan (sacred ritual) to honour their ancestors. Ganga Action Parivar, Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) and Panchnad Smarak Trust, Panjabi Mahasabha (Uttarakhand) performed this ritual on Parmarth’s Ganga Ghat in honour of those who had lost their lives during the massacre in 1947 partition of India and Pakistan as well as to honour those who lost their lives in the recent floods of Jammu Kashmir as well as last year’s floods in Uttarakhand. On the occasion, Pujya Swamiji...

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Sep 12 2014

Pujya Swamiji and Prakash Javadekarji discuss Restoring Ganga

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Pujya Swamiji met with Shri Prakash Javadekarji, the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests, Information Technology and Broadcasting, and discussed the various technologies that could be utilized to clean up the sacred River Ganga. He shared about boats designed to patrol the banks of rivers, eating up and segregating the solid waste and liquid waste from the fresh water. The discussed how these technologies were functional in other parts of the world and could be utilized in the first phase of the Clean Ganga plan to illustrate immediate results. They also...

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Sep 09 2014

Pujya Swamiji and Shri Nitin Gadkariji discuss Green Ganga

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Pujya Swamiji met with Shri Nitin Gadkari, the Hon’ble Minister for the Government of India of Roads, Transport, Shipping and Highways as well as Rural Development and offered him a sacred Rudraksh tree at his official residence. Shri Gadkariji agreed with Pujya Swamiji’s emphasis on the vital importance of a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Revolution in India, and they both expressed great joy at the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of a Clean India.. Pujya Swamiji shared that Ganga Action Parivar and Global Interfaith WASH Alliance have been working tirelessly to...

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Sep 09 2014

Pujya Swamiji discusses Green Schools with Smt. Smriti Iraniji

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Pujya Swamiji met with Smt Smriti Iraniji, Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He spoke to her about the need for every school to incorporate green values into their curriculum and daily activities. He shared that every school across India must be equipped with basic facilities and green technologies, such as bio-toilets and bio-sand filters, ensuring provision for clean water and adequate sanitation and hygiene facilities which are key to improving our children’s quality of education. These technologies could be developed in a hands-on way in which...

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