Management students from the Quantum Global Campus (Roorkee) came home to Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) inspired and eager to join the Ganga Action Parivar (GAP), Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Divine Shakti Foundation (DSF). All were deeply appreciative of the divine vision and mission of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji,…
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Cleaning Up Varanasi Is a Test for Narendra Modi From the New York Times by Stephanie Strom VARANASI, India — The big question on many minds here is: How long will the electricity last? Since Narendra Modi was elected prime minister in May, residents in this forlorn city on the…
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A Toilet For Every School, Says PM Modi, Calling for ‘Clean India’ New Delhi: In his first Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt compelled to talk about the need for toilets as much as digital India.”Can we not create proper toilet facilities? I don’t know whether people will appreciate…
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A very special Raksha Bandhan ceremony took place at Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) on August 10, 2014. The Rishikumars (students of the Parmarth Gurukul) underwent a yagno pavit (sacred thread) ceremony in the morning. The three sacred strings denote, as Pujya Swamiji explains, the three gunas – sattva (reality), rajas (passion),…
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Management students from the Quantum Global Campus (Roorkee) came home to Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) inspired and eager to join the Ganga Action Parivar (GAP), Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Divine Shakti Foundation (DSF). All were deeply appreciative of the divine vision and mission of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji,…
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Ganga Action Parivar (GAP) and Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) members and volunteers went out to Veerpur Khurd, Rishikesh to give their helping hand in the plantation of over 1000 tulsi (holy basil) plants. Individuals from America interning with GAP and GIWA as well as visiting volunteers and their families…
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London, July 29, 2014: For the first time in British history, an interfaith Water Blessing Ceremony was performed on the lap of River Thames to give thanks for the ancient, life-giving river and to pray that all people, all over the world should have access to safe, sufficient water. The…
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From SP News Agency: Nation is committed for continuous flow of Ganga said Uma at the National Dialogue New Delhi, July 07: Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Ms. Uma Bharti has said that whole country is committed for continuous and uninterrupted flow of Ganga from Gangotri…
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Monday, June 23 marked a historic moment in the cultural history of India: the official presentation of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. A project of India Heritage Research Foundation, founded, guided and led by one of India’s most revered spiritual leaders, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of…
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