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Oct 14 2017

Pledges for Safer and Healthier World for All Children

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HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji – Muniji​ President of Parmarth Niketan​, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati​ji, President of the Divine Shakti Foundation​, along with pilgrims from over 15 countries and all across India welcomed Nobel Prize Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi​ji and more then eighty members of his Bharat Yatra against Child Sexual Abuse and Trafficking to the banks of the River Ganga to Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh).   The Yatra has been travelling the entirety of India since early September. Now in its concluding weekend, the Yatris had an awareness raising event in Dehradun yesterday...

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Oct 12 2017

200 Blind Students from Gujarat Welcomed Home to Parmarth

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji – Muniji​ and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati​ji welcomed 200 members of CU Shah Pragyachakshu Mahila Sevakunj, home for the blind, in Surendranagar, Gujarat home to Parmarth Niketan​ (Rishikesh). They met with the group and Muktaben Dhagli, who has founded the school and brought the organisation together, and interacted with all of the members. They were told that the women and children who are mostly all blind, and some are also deaf and mute are trained in many professional fields which will help them them become self sufficient. They...

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Oct 10 2017

Vitamin A and Albendazole Administered to Children in Mayakund

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Under the guidance and inspiration of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​, President of Parmarth Niketan, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance​ (GIWA) and Divine Shakti Foundation​ (DSF) organized a health camp in Mayakund slum, where Vitamin A drops and Albendazole de-worming pills were given to countless children under the age of 5 years. The camp was held in collaboration with SevaChild International​ and Rural Development Institute (RDI), Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust​. According to internationally recognized guidelines, each child 6-11 months of age needs one dose of 100,000 IU (International Units) vitamin A annually,...

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Oct 05 2017

1000 Birth Anniversary Ramanujacharya Maharajji

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A massive celebration of the 1000 birth anniversary of Param Pujya Ramanujacharya Maharajji organised by Pujya Geeyar Swamiji Maharaj from the 25th Sept and concluded today in Aara, Bihar with a massive Sant Sammelan which was also graced by Honble Chief Minister, Shri Nitish Kumarji and blessed by Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and many other eminent and revered saints from across North and South India. Pujya Swamiji lauded Pujya Geeyar Swamiji for his incredible efforts in organising such a mass gathering and said that this samagam (confluence) was the true testament...

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Oct 02 2017

Pujya Swamiji leads delegation of GIWA’s interfaith leaders on Banega Swachh India NDTV 12-hour Cleanathon

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President Parmarth Niketan, Co-Founder Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), led a diverse and beautiful delegation of GIWA’s interfaith leaders today on Banega Swachh India NDTV 12 hour Cleanathon anchored by Campaign Ambassador, the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and Mr Vikram Chandra, CEO NDTV. The theme was on Swachh Zameen, Swachh Hawa and Swachh Paani. The interfaith leaders included: Mahmood A Madani, Secretary General, Jamia Ulama-i-Hind, Former MP Rajya Sabha who shared, “I have clearly stated no toilets, no nikah. I refuse to allow marriages to take place without...

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Oct 01 2017

Rally for Rivers in Haridwar

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji joined Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Trivendra Singh Rawatji, Pujya Swami Ramdevji, Pujya Swami Harichetananandji, Pujya Acharya Balkrishanji and many other saints, pilgrims, devotees and citizens to welcome and support Sadguru Jaggi Vasudevji to the sacred banks of Mother Ganga as the Rally for Rivers campaign reached Haridwar. A clarion call from all the eminent dignitaries was made to protect our sacred water bodies, plant trees on all special occasions and festivals live more sustainably as well as implement policies at the grand level that would...

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Sep 29 2017

World Heart Day: Cleaning Our Hearts & Our Communities

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​ was the ‘Chief Guest’ for the 13th World Heart Day Celebrations recently in Delhi recently. The event was organised by the Kalra Hospital SRCNC Pvt. Ltd., which is a multi- specialty hospital, privately run & managed tertiary care referral hospital in New Delhi, India, with a focus on Cardiovascular & Critical Care delivery with state of the art infrastructure and highly qualified and experienced professionals. Pujya Swamiji offered a sacred Rudraksha plant to Dr RN Kalraji as well as to other prominent doctors and shared, “Today our...

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Sep 27 2017

Pujya Swamiji Meets with Union Tourism Minister Shri KJ Alphonsji

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HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji had a wonderful meeting with Union Tourism Minister, Shri KJ Alphonsji recently in which they discussed Green Tourism, Yoga Tourism and Wellness Tourism. They also spoke about promoting India as the Yoga Capital of the World. Pujya Swamiji warmly invited him home to the banks of Mother Ganga to inaugurate the 30th Annual International Yoga Festival at Parmarth Niketan from the 1-7th March. Shri Aphonsji expressed his interest to meet Pujya Swamiji again soon to discuss these plans in greater detail. [fbalbum url="https://www.facebook.com/ParmarthNiketan/posts/10155822436737698"]...

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Sep 26 2017

Faith Community & Organisations come together for a Clean India

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Today countless people came together from Laxman Jhula to Ram Jhula, in Rishikesh, along the banks of Mother Ganga, in solidarity of our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji’s Swachhata Hi Seva (cleaniness is our selfless service) theme of the fortnight leading upto the third anniversary of Swachh Bharat Mission, India​ on the 2nd October. The event was inspired by discussions between The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance​ (GIWA) Co-Founder, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji​, Swamini Adityananda Saraswati​ji, the Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar​ji and the...

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Sep 21 2017

Meeting with Honorable Ganga Minister Shri Nitin Gadkariji

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Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji had a wonderful meeting today with the Honble Ganga Rejuvenation, Water Resources and Road Transport Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari about how all stakeholders can work together to contribute towards a clean and free flowing River Ganga for all. They briefly discussed Green Corridors, Green Crematorium and Green Farming, Agriboard technology and decentralised solutions as well as touched upon various other key suggestions and points. Pujya Swamiji gifted him a sacred Rudraksha sapling and congratulated him on his dedication, commitment and leadership for the Namami Gange! Mission...

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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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