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Jun 05 2016

World Environment Day with UN, India Eye IHRO & Railway Minister

On the occasion of World Environment Day, the India Eye, International Human Rights Observer (IHRO) , the United Nations' Information Centre and numerous media houses and other organizations came together for a major event on 'Our Environment: Challenges & Responsibilities' in Delhi at the prestigious India Islamic Center on Lodi Road. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh and Co-Founder of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, Founder of Ganga Action Parivar, blessed the occasion and was an inspiring leader in the high-level panel discussion, and Sadhvi Bhagawati...

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Jun 04 2016

New Traditions Emerge on Pujya Swamiji’s birthday (Janam Utsav)

“Let us break free from the walls and break through towards a new era,” says H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), Co-Founder of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance and Founder of the Ganga Action Parivar At a unique gathering of some of India’s most revered faith leaders, in celebration of Pujya Swamiji's 64th birthday, a sweeping consensus was reached that new traditions must be forged to compensate for the growing threats of climate change, population growth and pollution. The saints, including H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji Maharaj of...

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Jun 04 2016

Pujya Swamiji’s Birthday Celebration (Janam Utsav) – Environment Day

A unique gathering of some of India’s most revered faith leaders to celebrate Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati's 64th birthday as a green birthday dedicated to the environment, in which a sweeping consensus was reached that new traditions must be forged to compensate for the growing threats of climate change, population growth and pollution. The saints who graced and blessed the ceremony were: H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Gurusharananandji Maharaj of Sri Udasin Karshni Ashram H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Asanganand Saraswatiji Maharaj, H.H. M.M. Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, H.H. M.M. Pujya...

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May 29 2016

UN Peacekeepers Day Celebrated on the banks of Mother Ganga

#PKDay Today on the #UNPeacekeepers Day, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati blessed Vision2021's mission for 'One Million Youth for Peace,' conceived and led by Ms. Rachna Sharma, by lighting the symbolic lanterns of peace on the holy banks of Mother Ganga during the evening sacred Ganga Aarti ceremony. UN Peacekeepers Day pays tribute to all the people who have lost their lives in the cause of peace out of which the country with the largest number of individuals who have sacrificed their lives for these efforts are...

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May 24 2016

World Humanitarian Summit 2016 Wrap-Up

The first World Humanitarian Summit on 23-24 May 2016 in Istanbul convened 9000 participants from 173 Member States, including 55 Heads of State and Government, hundreds of private sector representatives, and thousands of people from civil society and non- governmental organizations. The United Nations in its 70 years has never come together at this scale, with this many different stakeholders, to discuss the pressing challenges that are resulting in so much suffering today. ...

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May 19 2016

Open-Defecation Free India Sankalp

Part 3: A grand assembly of prominent religious leaders representing many faiths came together for a historic first time at the Ujjain KumbhaMela, to appeal for a Swachhta Kranti (CleanRevolution) for Mother India through a Sadbhavana Sankalp. In so doing, they implored the people of India to rise together so that India may shine as a global example of cleanliness. For this, they harmoniously said that we must do all we can to ensure that our lands and rivers are kept open-defecation free through the use of eco-friendly toilets....

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May 16 2016

Vanvasis & Dharma Gurus Pledge for Sanitation for All

Vanvasis & Dharma Gurus Pledge for Sanitation for All Parmarth Niketan’s camp in the Kumbh Mela was awash in colour and song today as members of Vanvasi groups from Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura converged together with Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and Bhajan Samrat, Anup Jalotaji, in a historic show of unity. The representatives were resplendent in shimmering ethnic dress as they held signs, waved flags and chanted messages of unity and peace. Later, all raised their hands and voices to demand an end to needless childhood deaths by ensuring...

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May 15 2016

Vaicharik Maha Kumbha – Shakti Kumbha – in the Ujjain Kumbha Mela

Sadhvi Bhagawatiji graced and spoke at the special 2 1/2 day Vaicharik Mahakumbha Event by the Government of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh in Ujjain at the Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv - 2016 during the session on "Shakti Kumbha." The event was gracefully organized by Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, MP, and their entire teams. Sadhvi Bhagawatiji shared the stage with Hon'ble Shivraj Singh Chouhanji, Param Pujya Didi Maa Sadhvi Ritambharaji, Hon'ble Governor of Goa, Smt. Mridula Sinhaji, Swamini Vimalanandaji, Chinmaya...

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May 13 2016

Open Defecation Free Simhasth

'#Loowithaview' -Water Aid and WASH Alliance come together in the Ujjain Kumbha Mela Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, President of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh) and Co-Founder of Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, inaugurated the "Loo with a View" today at the #Ujjain Simhasth Kumbh Mahaparv - 2016. It is an enclosed #toilet stall where the door is a one-way mirror door through which the person on the outside sees a mirror on the door but on the inside, the person using the toilet can...

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