Guru Purnima tidings

Guru Purnima at Vishakapatnam (Vizag)

​9th July 2017​

The sea (Bay of Bengal) stands for dynamism, change and adventure; the mountain stands for permanence, tradition and values. Geographically nestled in this dialectical process, Vizag has grown out of its humble origins. Once known as Waltair, the fisherman’s village, is all set to become a Smart city.

Guru Purnima afforded an opportunity to visit this City of Destiny after a hiatus especially post-tsunami. The transformation in the panorama was quite visible. For instance, some 1.2 million yatris thronged Simhachalam at the outskirts of Vizag on the Guru Purnima night. Movement of traffic and the attendant cleanup operations were astonishingly swift. Swachh abhiyan has clearly taken roots here.

There was a meaningful interaction with the Faculty and Students of the University Business School on the theme of Science and Spirituality.Seen in pic: the MBA aspirants.

An interview with a leading National Daily in English followed and carried in this link:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/calm-mind-can-think-better/article19248886.ece

Let the Guru Purnima tidings bring waves of happiness in your lives.

Arunji

Memories from Venice of the East:

31 July 2015

Being a City of Lakes,Udaipur has rightly earned the stripes in being hailed as the Venice of the East. Who can forget Kipling’s celebrated Bagheera of Oodeypore in The Jungle Book and the Indian sequences shot here for the Bond film Octopussy!

One cannot step into this place without being touched by its rich history as the capital of Mewar Kingdom. To-date the residents here rejoice and revere the name of their brave heart Rana Pratap Singh who underwent immense hardship to preserve the name of his family and his Motherland from facing defeat – a life so bright that the other name for freedom could have been Maharana Pratap.

Guru Purnima 2015 was dedicated to the Environment with a successful Tree Planting drive in the District. Seva Angels took the pledge to sustain and nourish the plants well beyond the Day.

It was a delight to be part of these celebrations and to lead a vibrant satsang held in the evening.