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Oct 15 2023

Message on Global Handwashing Day at Parmarth Sanskrit Mahavidyalay in Gangotri

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GIWA Co-Founder Param Pujya Swamiji and Secretary-General Pujya Sadhviji recently visited Uttarkashi & Gangotri, where they spent time with many locals, devotees, youth and children. During the Gangotri Yatra, they visited Parmarth Sanskrit Mahavidyalay, a Gurukul where many students from in and around Uttarakhand studies Sanskrit. On Global Handwashing Day, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhviji distributed soaps and sanitizers to the pilgrims, priests and students of Gurukul and gave the message that washing hands with soap prevents many diseases and implementing this habit is very important to stay healthy. Pujya Swamiji recently attended...

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Oct 06 2023

Pujya Sadhviji Delivers Keynote Address at the “Dare To Overcome: Unity in Diversity” conference in New Delhi

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Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and President of the Divine Shakti Foundation at Parmarth Niketan in Rishikesh, delivered the Keynote Address at the Dare To Overcome: Unity in Diversity conference in New Delhi and shared her experiences of bridging the East and West. The conference is founded upon bringing more diversity and inclusion into the workplace and into our communities. Dare to Overcome is a premier global event for business leaders to share and celebrate best practices, virtues and values as allies of differing communities....

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Oct 06 2023

Two-Day Policy-Oriented Workshop for Religious Leaders on Vaccination, Climate Change & Environmental Sustainability at Parmarth Niketan

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परमार्थ निकेतन ऋषिकेश में ग्लोबल इंटरफेथ वाश एलायंस द्वारा यूनिसेफ के सहयोग से जीरो से पांच वर्ष तक के बच्चों को नियमित टीकाकरण का संदेश हर घर, परिवार, समुदाय और समाज के सभी वर्गो तक धर्मगुरूओं के उद्बोधनों और संदेशों के माध्यम से पहुंचाने हेतु आयोजित इस दो दिवसीय कार्यशाला का समापन हुआ। स्वामी चिदानन्द सरस्वती जी ने कहा कि भारत में नियमित टीकाकरण हेतु जनसमुदाय को जागृत करने के लिये नियमित टीकाकरण का संदेश प्रत्येक मंच से प्रसारित करना होगा। साथ ही हमारे पर्वो, त्यौहरों, मेलों, उत्सवों के माध्मय से...

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Sep 24 2023

Sadhvi Graces International Hindi Conference in New Delhi

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After returning home to India from her months-long travels abroad, Pujya Sadhvi Bhagwati Saraswatiji of Parmarth Niketan joined numerous distinguised lumninaries in New Delhi for the International Hindi Conference organized by Vishwa Hindi Parishad at Vigyan Bhawan to celebrate the beautiful and timeless language of Hindi. Participating in the auspicious event were the Governor of Sikkim, His Excellency Shri Laxman Acharyaji; senior leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Honorable Indresh Kumarji; General Secretary and Convener Vishva Hindi Parishad, Dr. Bipin Kumar; Co-convenor Shri Deepak Thakurji and other special guests. Sadhviji...

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Sep 05 2023

Official Declaration of Sanatan Dharma Day at Maha Kumbha Abhishekam Event at Hindu Temple of Kentucky

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At a huge event celebrating the Maha Kumbha Abhishekam at the Hindu Temple of Kentucky in Louisville, a proclamation was presented in which September 3 has officially been declared Sanatan Dharma Day! HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, HH Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati ji, along with several other spiritual leaders and dignitaries - including Kentucky's Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Louisville Deputy Mayor Barbara Sexton Smith, and Deputy Chief of Staff Keisha Dorsey - graced this sacred occasion. The Deputy Mayor...

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Aug 24 2023

Sadhviji Represents Parmarth Niketan at New York’s India Day Parade

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New York's India Day Parade has been a beautiful tradition and celebration of the Indian Diaspora in the Big Apple for over 4 decades, and this year - for the first time - Parmarth Niketan was represented by Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawatiji! Organised by the Federation of Indian Associations NY NJ NE, the annual event beautifully showcases NRI unity among the diverse socio, cultural & economic environment that they encounter abroad. Sadhviji joined the India in New York team; Dilip Chauhan, Deputy Commissioner for Trade, Investment, and Innovation in the NYC Mayor's...

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Aug 18 2023

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago

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Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Secretary-General of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and President of Divine Shakti Foundation, based at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh was an esteemed speaker at the renowned Parliament of the World's Religions which just concluded today in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In the same city as the original Parliament of 1893 at which Swami Vivekanandaji gave his historic addresses, the Parliament again took place this year. With more than 6500 people in attendance from nearly 100 countries, the theme of the Parliament was A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human...

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Aug 11 2023

Guru Purnima Retreat in Dorset: Come to Nature, Be in Nature, Discover Your True Nature

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We are so happy to share with you highlights from the wonderful and transformative Guru Purnima retreat, in early July in Dorset, England with the powerful theme of: "Come to Nature, Be with Nature, and Discover Your True Nature,”. It was an experience filled with grace, beauty, and profound moments of self-discovery. Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviij led inspiring and uplifting satsangs each day which were a true blessing. They led us on a deep journey toward inner peace, conscious, connected and nurturing relationships, and understanding human suffering as well as...

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Jul 26 2023

Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviji Grace Film Screening on Adi Shankaracharyaji at Ganesh Temple in New York

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At the end of July, in New York City, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawatiji were chief guests at a very special event hosted by Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Modi, Chairman of Smart Group, that included a screening of a film on the life and message of Adi Shankaracharyaji followed by a beautiful bhajan performance by renowned Indian singer Bhajan Samrat Shri Anup Jalota. The event was held at the beautiful Ganesh Temple in New York in honor of Anupji's birthday! Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviji gave beautiful...

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Jul 25 2023

Pujya Swamiji and Pujya Sadhviji Grace DGB Pittsburgh Indian Senior Center

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Parmarth Niketan President, HH Param Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, and Divine Shakti Foundation President, Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, participated in a beautiful special event at the DGB Pittsburgh Indian Senior Center today that honoured and celebrated the Pittsburgh area's many NRI families, senior citizens and retirees. The Center, which was established to help senior citizens of Indian origin continue to live independently, also helps the Indian diaspora in western Pennsylvania to feel comfortable and at home in their later years. In His beautiful discourse with the residents of the facility, Pujya...

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