GITA DAY - Organizing Committee

Dr. Navin Mehta - Chairman

MEMBERS:
Dr. Krishna Bhatta , Gita Foundation
Dr. Atul Chokshi
Me. Rashmi Kamdar
Dr. Dinker Rai
Mr. Haresh Ramchandani
Mr. Ajit Barshikar
Mr. Bharat Patel
Mr. Iswar Patel
Mr. Chellappa Rajgopal (Canada)

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:

BAPS; Arsha Vidya Gurukulam; Ekal Vidyalaya Global Foundation; Vedic Heritage, Inc.;Barsana Dhan (Austin , TX); Bridgewater Hindu Temple, NJ; ISCON, NJ; Vivekanada Vidyapith;

Indian Council of Religious Leaders; International Gita Society;

Mcorglobal; 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

BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN & GITA FOUNDATION 44 Main Street, Skowhegan ME 04976 Tel: (207)474-8337

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

9:00 a.m.

 Registration

The program starts at 10:00 a.m.

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Welcome, Introduction, Keynote speech and other speech

Theme: Yogah Karmasu Kausalam ( Efficiency in action in 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:

  • Her Holiness Sri Sri Guru Maa J. Saraswati,
    Founder - President of Vedic Heritage, Inc.     USA & India
  • Swami Nikhilananda of Barasana Dham, Austin, Texas
  • Swami Akhilesh (from India)
  • Dr. Satya Prakash Agrawal, Author of "The Social Role of the Gita"
  • Dr. Krishna Bhatta, Author of 'Gita Today'
  • Dr. Mahender Jani, Founder, Vivekananda Vidyapith, Wayne, NJ
  • Dr. M.G.Prasad, Specialist in Vedic scriptures and Dhwani (sound) theory
  • Dr. Atul Chokshi, Dr. Dinker Rai, Dr. Jayaraman and Mr. Joshna Greene (ISKCON)

12:30 p.m.

  • Release of the book - Gita Today
  • Speeches by children and other young adults

1:30 p.m.

Lunch

2:30 p.m.
  • Recitation competition
  • Prize Distribution

3:30 p.m.

Musical Presentation of Gita Verses

5:00 p.m.

Conclusion

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPETITION

 

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 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 two categories
-Junior (7 to 11 years) and senior (12 to 189 years). They should recite 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
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  The winners in both the competitions will be given cash prizes and certificates.