HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE PAST EVENTS
The Bhavan, USA celebrated/organized:
- The centenary of Swami Vivekananda's
historic address to the World Parliament of
Religions in September 1993.
- The 125th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in October 1994 when Coretta
Scott King and Sri Chinmoy were honored with the Mahatma Gandhi Universal
Harmony Award in appreciation of their contributions to the World Peace.
- The
World Music festival in August 1995 featuring several singers
and musicians from different parts of the world to honor the 50th anniversary
of the United Nations.
Some
of the artists were: Dr. L.Subramaniam, Vishwa Mohan
Bhatt,Dr. K.J.Yesudas, Pandit V.G. Jog, Swapan Chaudhuri (India), Trilok
Gurtu ( Germany), Mike Love, Stu Goldberg, Larry Coryell, Patti Austin,
Narda Michael Walden (U.S.A.), Mia Masaoka (Japan), Sang Won
Park (Korea), Babatunde Olatunji ( Nigeria, Africa) and Danny Rivera (
PuertoRico).
- The Commemorative Celebration
of the 50th year of Indias Independence.
Several events were organized from August 1996 to December
1996, the major events being a Qawwali Music concert
at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on August 24,
1996 and a talk by Dr. Deepak Chopra at a banquet organized
at New York Hilton on September 21, 1996.
- Some of the celebrations and
events which took place from 1997 to 2004. Follow the links below:
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