Over twenty prominent interfaith leaders of India’s major faiths joined together with HE the Governor of Bihar and other dignitaries to pledge together for a Swachh Bharat and a Swachh Bihar at a special Summit organized by GIWA, with the technical support of UNICEF. The Summit, called the Sarva Dharma, Swachhta Evam Sadbhavna, was organized with the aim of ushering in a Swachhta Kranti (clean revolution) through the coming together of prominent faith leaders, policy-makers, corporate leaders, civil society and media. Together the dignitaries generated inspiration towards taking actions to...
Recently at the 4th Annual Indian Society for Training & Development Conference in Kolkatta, I inspired business, corporate leaders, MBA, engineering students, HR professionals and institutes to not only observe Earth Hour on the 25th March but to also become green businesses. I truly believe businesses can be leaders in finding and implementing sustainable and innovative solutions to preventing and abating pollution from their industries as well as being conscious consumers of our planet's finite resources. I encourage you to pledge to make Earth Hour every hour by doing your...
Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, greets His Holiness the Dalai Lama as representative of the Hindu religion in Kalachakra, January 2017, and talks about the importance of interfaith unity and for all faiths to work towards a clean, green Earth for all....
With HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji - Muniji's divine vision, His "green" and dynamic leadership the year 2016 was truly historic and transformative. Watch this video highlighting some of His incredible mission and inspirational projects and activities to build a cleaner, greener and more sustainable world for all....
Let Us Resolve to Be Agents of Change to Create a Clean and Green World for All Dear Divine Souls, At this beautiful time of New Year, as we say goodbye to 2016 and usher in 2017, let us pledge to give birth to a New Dream and inspire us to Be Green in every moment and in every minute of our lives. This past year, it seems that each day when we see the news, it has been filled with the tragedy of violence, terrorism, polluted air and water, desiccated waterways, and...
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....
Here are some highlights from the beautiful historic two day Worship to WASH Summit by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and UNICEF in Leh, Ladakh...
Pujya Swamiji talks about the Make India programme and opens the World Toilet College on World Toilet Day 2015...
Pujya Swamiji enumerates that the time has come that instead of having a bath in the Ganga we need to give Ma Ganga a bath. Due to our thoughtlessness we keep throwing trash into our drains and polluting the sacred Ganga . He said that with progress we will gain salvation. He gives example of how, with effort from all, He could prevent people from defecating on the banks of the Ganga in front of the Ashrams. He added if you start with keeping your home clean, your village clean,...