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Oct 14 2018

Ayodhya Art Festival

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A beautiful, innovative and inspiring Ayodha Art Festival, at the holy land of Ayodhya was concluded by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​ and Pujya Mahant Nritya Gopal Dasji blessing and awarding the finalists in the grande finale of the three day festival. Thousands of artists applied, a few hundred were selected and only a handful were selected as finalists. The Festival was made possible by the Mayor of Ayodhya, Rishikesh Upadhyay​, and co-curated by Shantanu Gupta​ & Pushkar Sharma. The top three award recipients received cash prizes. The festival had the theme "Rama...

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Oct 12 2018

Pujya Swamiji Offers Shradhanjali & Message of Swami Gyanswaroop Sanandji

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Pujya Swamiji offers His shradhanjali and respect to the mission and the message of Swami Gyanswaroop Sanandji (Professor Dr GD Agarwalji) and says, "He lived for Ganga and died for Ganga. I believe that if Ganga Thrives, India Thrives and if Ganga Dies, India Dies. Therefore, let us all pledge to work together and serve tirelessly together to preserve and protect our River Ganga, not just as a clean river but in it's essence, completing his mission, that will be our real shradhanjali to him." A special shradhanjali & moment of...

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Oct 10 2018

From Sewage Point to Selfie Point in Lucknow

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LUCKNOW: Today saw the historic and pivotal inauguration of a innovative, simple and effective Physico-Chemical Remediation Treatment System using Geotube Technology at the Kukrail Nala, Lucknow with the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mahant Shri Yogi Adityanath​ji, Hon'ble Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari​ji, with the inspiration, suggestion and divine vision of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​, President of Parmarth Niketan, Hon'ble Minister of Urban Development, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Suresh Khanna BJP​ji, Hon'ble Minister for Technical Education & Medical Education, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ashutosh Tandon (Gopal...

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Oct 02 2018

Mahatma Gandhi India Sanitation Conclave

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Pujya Swamiji​, Sadhvi Bhagawatiji, and our Global Interfaith WASH Alliance team participated in the Mahatma Gandhi India Sanitation Conclave (MGISC) by the Government of India, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the United Nations and more than 100 ministers, senior delegates and representatives from 50 countries. The Convention shared the massive strides India has taken towards achieving universal safe sanitation, celebrating Mahatma Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary. The Conclave was inaugurated by the Hon'ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovindji on the 29th September. Great honor to speak at the...

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Oct 02 2018

Pujya Swamiji on NDTV’s Banega Swachh India Cleanathon

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5B463jRcW0 "Time has come for all faith leaders that sanitation and meditation should go together", says Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President and spiritual head, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh and Co-founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA). Swami Chidanand talks about plan to bringing all 'dharm gurus' during the Kumbh to organise inter faith programmes on sanitation and cleanliness.Talking about Ganga pollution, he says, "Given the state of the river, before we bathe in Ganga we must give bath to Ganga." GIWA Founder @PujyaSwamiji inspires us to work on the ground plan while the...

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Sep 29 2018

Meeting with HE the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovindji

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Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawatiji met with Hon’ble President of India Respected Shri Ram Nath Kovindji at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.  Together they discussed Swachh Bharat, ODF+, the "Sewage to Selfie Point" initiative, Kumbh Mela 2019, cleaning Mother Ganga, and more.  They also resented him with our Himalayan Declaration from Himalaya Diwas & Global Interfaith WASH Alliance draft water charter. It was so nice to have met our Hon’ble President of India #RamNathKovind ji to discuss @swachhbharat, #ODF+, #SewagetoSelfie point, #KumbhMela2019 & more. We presented him w/ our #Himalayandeclaration from #HimalayaDiwas & @wash_alliance’s draft #watercharter....

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Sep 25 2018

Gandhian Thought is the Real GDP of India

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Gandhian Thought to be Promoted in Upcoming Kumbh Mela as the real GDP of India Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji Chief Guest for Sadbhavana Conclave at the Gandhi Ashram Harijan Sevak Sangh DELHI: A special Sadbhavana Conclave took place today at Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Sevak Sangh Headquarters in Delhi today. The meeting commemorated the anniversary of the historic Poona Pact, which was drawn by the joint consultation between Mahatma Gandhiji and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar led to the establishment of Harijan Sevak Sangh* on September 24, 1932 following a large public meeting held in...

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Sep 25 2018

Swachhta Hi Seva Programme in Lucknow

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On International Peace Day, during Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​'s recent trip to Lucknow, the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance​, Ganga Action Parivar​ and Parmarth Niketan​ hosted a beautiful clean up & tree plantation programme in Vijay Nagar, Lucknow. The event began with children of the Technical High School joined by a group of children from Harijan Sevak Sangh​, Lucknow School joining Pujya Swamiji and many community members to plant twelve medicinal, ornamental and fruit trees on the campus. They warmly welcomed Pujya Swamiji with a beautiful prayer and listened intently to Pujya Swamiji's...

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Sep 23 2018

The 53rd Annual Convention of the FHRAI

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The 53rd Annual Convention of the Federation of Hotel Restaurant Association of India (FHRAI) was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mahant Yogi Adityanathji, blessed by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​, joined by Hon'ble Minister of Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Rajesh Agarwalji, Hon'ble Tourism Minister, GoUP, Smt Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi ji, presided by President of FHRAI Shri Girish Oberoi and Secretary General of FHRAI Shri Surendra Jaiswalji. Honble Chief Minister, Shri M Yogi Adityanath​ji said that the Ram, Krishna and Buddha circuits all pass through or are...

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Sep 18 2018

Launch of The Ripple Academy at Parmarth

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Thirty women from India and Nepal gathered together to launch The Ripple Academy, a holistic training program for women to work together to protect the environment and unite for peace and justice. This initiative is a partnership between United Religions Initiative and the Women's Earth Alliance. Divine Shakti Foundation, Parmarth Niketan, and the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance are also co-partners and co-sponsors. With climate change, environmental destruction, and oppressive governments, women are often the most impacted within their communities. However, they are often cut off from the solutions, resources, and networks...

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drops of nectar

  • Don't worry so much about giving your children cars. Worry about giving them Sanskaras!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • We must not only light the oil lamp in our temples, but also light the lamp in our own hearts.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Do not wait for miracles. You ARE the miracle! Never forget the miracle of yourself!

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Come to nature, be with nature, and change your nature.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Be happy, be peaceful. Embrace all, include all, exclude none.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Always cultivate an attitude of gratitude.

    - Pujya Swamiji

  • Accept whatever comes as Prasad from God. Whatever He gives us, a hut or a castle, is His divine gift.

    - Pujya Swamiji

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