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Oct 18 2016

Serving Mayakund Slum Children

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Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji graced and inspired hundreds of children at the Mayakund slum during a free health and hygiene camp, where children were given health examinations, received Vitamin A and albendazole. She emphasized that vaccinations and sanitation must go hand in hand. Sadhvi Bhagawatiji shared, “Health does not only come from these pills or drops. Health comes from how you live, every day. The way we treat each other and our nearby environment is all ways to measure our health.” She encouraged GIWA and DSF volunteers to continue once a month...

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Oct 16 2016

Breaking Bread: Faith and Food Forge the way to Zero Hunger

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A bhandara (divine feast for all) happens almost everyday at Parmarth Niketan. However, on #WorldFoodDay here is how we are forging a faith-inspired path to Zero Hunger. Here are some highlights of how in coming together and eating together, on the holy banks of Mother Ganga, we are breaking not just bread but borders and boundaries of caste, colour, creed, race, religion and region. Inspired by HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji these beautiful feasts (bhandaras) bring together saints and sanitation workers, professionals and pilgrims. In so doing, we are doing...

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Oct 15 2016

Global Handwashing Day Celebrated

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On Global Handwashing Day, we celebrate the power of washing our hands with soap to prevent diarrheoa, pneumonia and other waterborne illnesses, which take so many innocent lives every day. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Bharat Mitra, President-Founder of Organic India, and many others visited Prakash Bharati (one of DSF’s schools) to inspire children to pledge to be Sanitation Ambassadors and encourage their communities and families to wash their hands with soap. [srizonfbalbum id=143]...

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Oct 09 2016

The 2nd Annual International Yoga Festival in Jageshwar

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The second annual, three day Jageshwar International Yoga Festival, jointly organized by the Government of Uttarakhand, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) and Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh), took place from the 5-7th October. Parmarth Niketan Ashram is well known for hosting the world famous annual International Yoga Festival at Rishikesh, from March 1-7 each year, attracting more than a thousand Yogis from across India and across the world, which will now be in its 29th year. Jointly organized with the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board, Government of Uttarakhand, and GMVN it was decided that...

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Oct 01 2016

Shakti & Prakriti: The Power of the Divine Feminine for Sustainability

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"Shakti & Prakriti: The Power of the Divine Feminine for Sustainability and Preservation of Mother Earth and Mother Nature" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religion in Salt Lake City, Utah which took place from October 15th-19th. Diverse women's voices from varied religious traditions built an interfaith picture of the power of the feminine in protection of our Mother Earth and Mother Nature....

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Oct 01 2016

Climate Change and You at the Parliament of World’s Religions

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"Climate Change and You" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah from Oct. 15th-19th. The culprits of climate change and environmental destruction are typically thought of as industry, governments and transportation. Yet, now more than ever, we as individuals have a much greater potential and opportunity to mitigate climate change, environmental destruction, and even global poverty through the choices we make.In this panel, religious leaders and experts will share startling insights into ways that each of us can make significant impacts on the...

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Oct 01 2016

Inaugural Women’s Assembly Closing Remarks & Ceremony

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The Inaugural Women's Assembly opened the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 15th. The Inaugural Women's Assembly Closing Remarks and Ceremony brought together women to address and discuss two areas of vital interest: - The responsibility of the world's religions to affirm women's dignity and human rights. -Religious and spiritual inspiration for women's empowerment....

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Oct 01 2016

From Worship to WASH: Religious Leaders Come Together

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""From Worship to WASH" Religious Leaders Come together in the name of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene" was presented at the 2015 Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah from Oct. 15th-19th. Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) leaders from India, in cooperation with UNICEF India discuss the crucial shift amongst religious leaders on promoting sanitation through spirituality and faith - from worship to WASH. Presenters: H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Acharya Dr. Lokesh Muni, Ven. Bhikku Sanghasena, Sadvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Maulana Luqman Tarapuri-a-Deobandi Alim, Shree Madhavpriyadas Swamiji, Imam Umer Ahmed...

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Sep 25 2016

The Resurgence Trust 50th Anniversary Event in Oxford

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Sadhvi Bhagawatiji was warmly invited to The Resurgence Trust 50th Anniversary Event, in honor of 50 years of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine by Satish Kumar at Oxford University and was asked to speak in a panel organized by Uplift Connect with Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D, Prince Ea, Bharat Mitra, Chip Richards, Cathy Burke and Satish Kumar, head of Schumacher College and of Resurgence Magazine. This event in celebration of Resurgence’s 50th year featured an inspiring array of speakers, thinkers, artists, activists and pioneers.  For the last 50 years, Resurgence has been...

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Sep 20 2016

United Nations Events in New York

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United Nations Events in New York In New York, Sadhvi Bhagawatiji took part in two events organized by the United Nations.  In the morning was an Interfaith Prayer Breakfast hosted by UNAIDS, World Council of Churches, The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and United Nations Inter-agency Task force where Sadhviji gave the blessing of sharing Vedic prayers and mantras for health, peace and illumination. In the afternoon, Sadhvi Bhagawatiji spoke on a panel moderated by Azza Karam, Senior Advisor to UNFPA and head of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force...

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