Nov
23
2016
Leaders representing India’s six major faiths brought an audience of more than one lakh people to their feet as all joined hands and pledged to join forces at Mumbai’s Global Citizen Festival for a Swachhta Kranti (Clean Revolution): India’s burgeoning social movement to protect and save lives by ensuring everyone, everywhere has access to healthy, sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The historic Festival, which attracted a global audience of some 1 billion people, is renowned for its unique mission for drawing together youth who are motivated to take actions for...
The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance’s Roundtable on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) for All, organised with the technical support of UNICEF India, took place on the lead up to the Global Citizen India Festival in Mumbai recently. It was a unique opportunity for GIWA’s Interfaith Leaders, led by HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, GIWA’s Co-Founder, beautifully moderated by Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, GIWA’s Secretary General, with the support of UNICEF, joined by Media and Business Leaders who came together to talk & pledge for working towards fulfilling #SDG6. Respected Shiv Khemka of...
The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Ganga Action Parivar and Divine Shakti Foundation came together with interfaith leaders of the American Jewish Committee to hand over the newly built bio-toilets and recently launched school herbal garden to the students of the Kendriya Vidyalaya school. A symbolic key, prepared by the students, was handed over by the respected faith leaders to the children as a symbol that with this green technology and curriculum, focused on preservation and protection of our environment and natural resources, they too can have the keys to unlock a...
On the auspicious occasion of Dev Diwali and Kartik Purnima, an incredible and historic Sarva Dharma Swachhta Sankalp 2016 (Interfaith Cleaniness and Harmony Pledge) took place on the 14th November on the Assi Ghat. It was led by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance(GIWA) Founder HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, GIWA’s Secretary General Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, blessed by GIWA’s Faith Leaders from India’s many faiths and the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Highlights from the historic event included performances by Sivamani, Runa Rizvi Sivamani and special visit of Kailash Kher for a confluence of...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji – Muniji brought a crowd of lakhs to their feet in a beautiful display of interfaith harmony at the famous Ajmer Sharif Shrine- Dargah Shariff of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chisty during the 33rd General Session of the Jamiat Ulama I Hindi on November 13, 2016. The theme of the large plenary session was “Islam’s message of universal peace and India’s pluralism and diversity – the way to holistic development.” Some 2 lakh people from Muslim Communities across India and around the world gathered together to hear messages of...
A beautiful and large scale clean up took place in Swargashram, Rishikesh where more than 300 participants from the Swaminarayan Sadhana Shivir, led by Pujya Madhavpriya Swamiji, taking place in Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) were inspired and encouraged by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji to bring spirituality and sadhana (devotional practice) into action. They were encouraged to have the name of the lord, Jai Swaminarayan, on their lips and the work of the lord, serving selflessly for a Swachh Bharat (Clean India), in their hands. It was beautifully explained that just as spiritual...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati met with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome as part of a two day International Symposium on Interreligious Sharing and Witnessing about Mercy for Peace and Reconciliation organized by KAICIID and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The Symposium brought together top leaders of the world’s major religions to reflect upon the concept on Mercy in the world’s religions, and the crucial role it can and must play in peace and reconciliation. Pujya Swamiji presented His Holiness Pope Francis with an elaichimala...
Saints come together to pledge for clean water, sanitation and hygiene. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji talks about how we should adapt to changing times by building toilets to preserve mother earth....
Saints come together to pledge for clean water, sanitation and hygiene. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji talks about how we shoudl adapt to changing times by building toilets to preserve mother earth....