[Advaita-l] forward mail on Gita Dayprogram

[Ramesh Badisa]

Dear respected members,
Namaste. I have received an email on Gita Day program, and the details are 
as follows:

This public service announcement is sent by HinduNet, Inc.  Visit The Hindu 
Universe.

BHARATIYA  VIDYA   BHAVAN,  USA
                               &

           GITA  FOUNDATION
  have jointly organized
  GITA  DAY

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2004,  10:00 a.m.  to  5:00 p.m.

Venue :

HAFT  AUDITORIUM
Fashion Institute of Technology

7th Avenue at 27th Street, NYC

The event consists of speeches on the Gita, competitions (essay & 
recitation)

for children and musical presentation of the verses from the Bhagavad Gita.


                       Salient Features of the Event – 10 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m.

                    …………………………………………………………

Registration : 9:00  a.m.

The program starts at 10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Welcome, Introduction, keynote speech and other 
speeches :

Theme :  Yogah Karmasu Kausalam (Effiency in action is Yoga)

Keynote Speaker : Revered Swami Dayananda Saraswati
                             an authority on the Gita and Indian scriptures 
and

                             founder of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in the USA & 
India


Distinguished Speaker : Dr.B.K.Modi

Other speakers : Swami Nikhilananda of Barasana Dham, Austin, Texas

                           Guru Ma , founder of Vedic Heritage Foundation, 
New York

                           Swami Akhilesh (from India)

                           Dr.Satya Prakash Agarwal, author “ The Social 
Role of the Gita”









                          Dr.Krishna Bhatta, Author of ‘Gita Today’

                           Dr.Mahendra Jani, Founder,Vivekananda  Vidyapith, 
Wayne, NJ

                           Dr.M.G.Prasad,  Specialised in Vedic scriptures 
and

                                 Dhwani(sound) theory

                           Dr.Atul Chokshi, Dr.Dinker Rai, Dr.Jayaraman

                           and Mr.Joshua Greene (ISKCON)

12:30 p.m.     1.Release of the book – “Gita Today”



                      2.Speeches by children and young adults



                        1:30 p.m. LUNCH



2:30 p.m. Recitation competition

                Prize distribution

                Book Release

3:30 p.m.  Musical presentation of Gita verses

5:00 p.m. Conclusion
                     …………………………………………………………………………



                                  INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPETITIONS

                                  …………………………………………………………

Essay Competition for children :
……………………………………..
Children of 12 to 18 years of age will participate. The Essay should be 
written in English and should not exceed 3 pages.

Subject for the essay :    “The Message of the Bhagavad Gita”.

The essay should contain the name, address and age of the participant and

reach Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 305  7th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 
10001 on or before August 5, 2004.

Recitation Competition

……………………………

The children are divided into 2 categories – Junior ( 7 to 11 years of age)  
and Senior

( 12 to 18 years of age ). They should recite the verses in front of the 
audience during the event.

The Junior group should recite by heart the first ten verses of Chapter 12 
of the Gita.

The Senior Group should recite by heart all 20 verses of Chapter 12 of the 
Gita.

The children desirous of participating in the competition should contact the 
Bhavan at (212) 989-8383 for registration by August 10, 2004.

The winners in both competitions will be given cash prizes and certificates.

GITA DAY – Organizing Committee
…………………………………………

Dr.Navin Mehta   Chairman

Members
……………

Dr.Krishna Bhatta, Gita Foundation              Mr.Ajeet Barshikar

Dr.Atul Chokshi                                             Mr.Bharat Patel

Mr.Rashmi Kamdar                                        Mr.Ishwar Patel

Dr.Dinker Rai                                                 Mr.Chellappa 
Rajgopal (Canada)

Mr.Haresh  Ramchandani

Dr.P.Jayaraman

Supporting Organizations :
……………………………

BAPS ;  Arsha Vidya Gurukulam;         Ekal Vidyalaya Global Foundation;

Vedic  Heritage, Inc.   Barsana Dham (Austin,TX)  ; Bridgewater Hindu 
Temple, NJ

ISKCON; Vivekananda Vidyapith

Indian Council of Religious Leaders; International Gita Society;

Mcorpglobal;  Neil Laboratories,Inc.    Teleprime, Inc.  Schaumburg,  IL;

Hindunet.com;

WAVES ( World Association of Vedic Studies)

Department of Indic Studies, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, CT

Foundation for the Advancement of Arts and Sciences from India (ARSI), NY

Yogakshema,Inc. NJ

India Post;  ITV;  TV Asia

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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,USA  305  7th Avenue  17th Floor, New York, NY 10001

Tel: (212) 989-8383

Gita Foundation  44  Main  Street   Skowhegan  ME 04976  Tel: (207) 474-8337

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