Welcoming the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind to Gandhian Resurgence Summit

Honored to welcome the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovindiji

President of India Inaugurates Gandhian Resurgence Summit:
Gandhi for Now, Gandhi for Youth, Gandhi for All
Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

The Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind came to the Kumbh Mela in Prayag Raj to our Parmarth Niketan, Ganga Action Parivar & Global Interfaith WASH Alliance eco-friendly camp where he inaugurated the Gandhian Resurgence Summit, a celebration in honor of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, organized by Parmarth Niketan, Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and the Harijan Sevak Sangh, India’s oldest Gandhian organization founded by Gandhiji in 1932.

The auspiciousness of these events at the Kumbh Mela 2019 after Makar Sankranti and after the first shaji snan serve to highlight the timelessness of Gandhiji’s teachings and his message for not only the tens of millions of pilgrims visiting the Kumbh, but also for all of India and all of the world, watching this event.

At this time of the Swachh Kumbh and Swachh Bharat programs, the necessity for a resurgence in Gandhian thought is especially important as Gandhiji had emphasized the crucial importance of sanitation and hygiene.

Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan and Co-Founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, spoke emphatically about the importance of Gandhian thought and principles for today’s world. “Gandhiji said, ‘Sanitation is more important than independence.’ Today is a historic day in which for the first time since Hon’ble Shri Rajendra Prasad, our President after Independence, a President of India is coming to the Kumbh Mela! From the banks of the Sangam today, there is a message going – the Sangam ka Sandesh. It is a message of unity, peace, cleanliness, environmental protection, and upliftment for all. In fact, today, we have a triveni sangam of our Hon’ble President, Hon’ble Prime Minister and Hon’ble Chief Minister working for a clean India, green India, healthy, united, peaceful and prosperous India together!”

Upon arrival at the camp, the Hon’ble President performed the final offering (purnahuti) in the world peace yagna (fire ceremony).