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Dec 02 2020

National Consultation on Menstrual Health & Hygiene

NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH & HYGIENE UNITES GOVERNMENT, FAITH, SOCIAL AND NGO LEADERS The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Water Supply Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) organized a joint event, bringing cohesion and concurrence to ongoing planning and implementation efforts of Menstrual Health and Hygiene Awareness. 2 DECEMBER 2020, RISHIKESH/NEW DELHI: In the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has strained the resources and the resolve of hundreds of millions around the world, the important work of sanitation and hygiene takes on an even greater importance - something that the...

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Nov 10 2020

Good Air E-Summit | War Against Air Pollution

Online Event Gathers Corporate, Government and Interfaith Leaders with Youth and Civil Society Organisations for Fighting Air Pollution Deaths from Toxic Air Claim 1.7 Lakh Lives Each Year; Air Pollution 5th Biggest Cause of Death in the Nation. 10 November 2020, Webinar: As news programs continue to offer constant coverage of the ongoing degradation of India’s air – Bharat ranks as the second most-polluted country behind Bangladesh – the Integrated Health & Wellbeing (IHW) Council in collaboration with the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Parmarth Niketan brought together some of the Nation’s...

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Nov 07 2020

World Peace and Health Yagna from Parmarth Niketan

Join us from the Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh for our sacred Sunday morning for our World Peace Yagna as we pray for the health and well being of the world free from the Corona Virus. We also offer prayers to all of our Corona Warriors and frontline workers working tirelessly around the world. Led HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, joined by Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawatiji with Vedic chanting by Pujya Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and our Parmarth Rishikumar....

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Oct 15 2020

Global Handwashing Day Webinar

INTERFAITH LEADERS AND GLOBAL INFLUENCERS UNITE FOR GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY WEBINAR! Collaborative Effort by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), the Water Supply Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) joined by WHO, UNICEF India, UNFPA India, United Nations Volunteers and heads of five major faith traditions in India – Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Sikh - come together for an incredible and inspiring panel. 15 OCTOBER 2020, RISHIKESH/NEW DELHI/GENEVA/NEW YORK: Forty percent of the world’s population does not have access to a basic hand-washing facilities. It has been seen, now more than ever during this Covi-19...

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Oct 03 2020

Creating a Covid Secure Gurukul – NDTV and Banega Swasth India Interview Pujya Swamiji

Glad to share this beautiful coverage of our ashram from yesterday on Gandhi Jayanti when NDTV & Dettol India showcased our partnership towards a Covid Secure Gurukul. As we move towards a New Normal, the ashram is instituting measures of greater sanitation, hygiene and health to ensure that we prevent and curb the spread of Covid-19 as well as boost our immunity and promote a greater sense of wellness. In addition to infrastructure we are also committed to capacity building and behaviour change, so you can see our Rishikumars in...

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Sep 22 2020

“Leave No One Behind in SDG 6 VNR Consultations – Lessons Learned” LIVE Webinar

A insightful webinar was held today at the time of the United Nations General Assembly highlighting the success of the Leave No One Behind program in India, particularly around Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The webinar was organized specifically to share lessons learned during the Consultations, organised in December at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, by Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Water Supply Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) in association with the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, United Nations in India, Niti Aayog, and others regarding the achievement of SDG6 (water, sanitation...

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Sep 22 2020

Leave No One Behind Webinar

Lessons learned from Consultations on SDG 6 of 14 vulnerable groups for India’s Voluntary National Review ONLINE EVENT UNITES WASH LEADERS FOR IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS Inaugurated by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Jai Shakti’s Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawatji, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Co-Founder/Chair of GIWA, President of Parmarth Niketan, Renata Lok-Dessallian United Nations India Head, WSSCC’s Deputy ED Sue Coates as well as eminent WASH Leaders for Important Discussions 22 September 2020: A historic webinar was held today at the time of the United Nations General Assembly highlighting the success of the Leave No...

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Jul 24 2020

Sadhviji at Women Millionaire Summit 2020

Watch Sadhviji give the inaugural keynote address at Women Millionaire Summit 2020: ‘Dawn of a New Era’, which so many renowned speakers from across the world participated in. In Sadhviji’s opening speech, she speaks about the Spiritual Quotient - what does Spiritual Intelligence look like? What is the SQ made of? What role does spirituality play in success and prosperity? This 3-day e-summit took women through a journey on various aspects of life such as Spirituality, Self-Development, looking within and rediscovering one’s self. It covered areas such as Thought Leadership, Entrepreneurship,...

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Jul 06 2020

Guru Purnima at Parmarth

Guru Poojan, Darshan & Blessings with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji & Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati Wishing everyone a very blessed and beautiful #GuruPurnima from Parmarth Niketan! We began this sacred day honouring the Guru Parampara with a special tribute to Pujya MM Swami Shukdevanandji Maharaj and with the divine Darshan of Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji. We then had a beautiful Guru Poojan, a discourse on the Light of the Guru by Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji and bhakti-filled Guru bhajans and mantras by Pujya Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and Shri Dilip Chetrryji. "When the Masters...

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Jun 29 2020

Yoga Day 2020 Highlights Video

Beautiful pictures of Yoga Day spent in prayer, meditation, introspection, inspiration, love, peace and compassion. Watch and enjoy Parmarth’s beautiful International Day of Yoga celebrations, steeped in the inspiration and divine blessings of HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, a Shakti filled Yoga morning which began with mantra, meditation, Yoga asana, pranayama, Surya Namaskar and more with special blessings of Pujya Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Pujya Sadhvi Abha Saraswatiji and yoga demonstrations by Dr Indu Sharmaji, Ganga Nandini and divine conclusion with mantras by Shreya as part of an ongoing World Unity...

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