Page 1 2 3

Yoga Demonstration
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College
Muni-ki-reti, on 24th May 2008

It was a very special day in Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College when one of the very prominent officers, Former President of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Shri G.C. Krishnamurthy and his wife, Smt. Uma Krishnamurthy, - on special invitation - came to see the Yoga demonstration by the students of Classes 3, 4 and 5.

In a most charming but still very concentrated way and in perfect English a very young girl student welcomed the Chief Guests and Swami Vishveshwarananda with beautiful flower bouquets.
 
The Yoga group demonstration started with different poses under the guidance of the experienced Yoga Teacher, Anuradha Bhargawa, with point to point explanations. The way these young students mastered their skills in this old traditional Vedic science of Yoga was surprising.

The highlight of the function came when three specially selected students gave a very rare performance, mounting from headstand to Pranayama. Discipline and hard work made them truly outstanding. The way these students could bend their legs, their arms and their bodies was undoubtedly highly praiseworthy.

Finally, the honourable Chief Guest, Shri Krishnamurthy, in his address, praised the students for their excellent work in the field of Yoga. The Former President of the ITAT had very good interaction with the students, which made the function even more interesting.

Swami Vishveshwarananda thanked all the students for their hard work and perfect demonstrations. Special thanks went to the expert Yoga Teacher of Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam, Sushri Anuradha Bhargawa, for her tireless efforts to bring High Class Yoga to the young students.

No doubt it was the honourable Principal, Col. D.L. Sachdeva, whose idea it was to incorporate Yoga as a part of the training in Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College. The demonstration has shown that he was very successful.

Summer Camp
Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College
from 19th May to 10th June 2008

Omkarananda Saraswati Nilayam Inter College organised a Summer Camp at its newly constructed "Omkarananda Mini Stadium" from 19th May to 10th June 2008. The camp was organised for training students in sports like Basketball, Volleyball and Table Tennis. A large number of students joined the summer camp.
 
Mr. Vikas Negi, a National Volleyball player, gave us rigorous physical training. Our school teachers, Mr. Waheed Ahmed and Dr. (Mrs.) Qualyee Chakravorty coached and guided us in various games.

On the last day of the camp our Rev. Swami Vishveshwaranandaji Maharaj was giving away the participation certificates and blessed the students.

Mrs. Kusum Agarwal Head Mistress (Junior-wing), Mrs. Mridula Chaturvedi Coordinator (Academics), Miss Sangeeta Adhikary, Coordinator (CCA), Mrs. Anuradha Bhargava, Yoga teacher, and others were present on this occasion.

Thanks to our honourable Principal Col. (Retd.) D.L. Sachdeva for organizing such an enthusiastic and interesting Summer Camp.

Shrimad Bhagawat Saptaha Katha by Pandit Rajeshwar
Omkarananda Ganga Mata Mandir, Trivenighat, Rishikesh
from 5th June 2008 to 12th June 2008 

A Katha programme was arranged by devotees of Haryana namely through its leader, Shri Govind Singh Chauhan, a retired Sarpanch and his associates.
 

Pandit Rajeshwar from Madhya Pradesh, along with four musicians and two pandits demonstrated an excellent performance in the form of Katha. The programme was for 8 days. Chief Guest Shri Swami Vishveshwarananda along with Kumari Somashekhari started the Katha by lighting the lamp for Paramahamsa Omkarananda Saraswati. Swami Vishveshwarananda inspired all with his encouraging joyous words of divine blessings and Kumari Somashekhari addressed the audience with her brilliant Hindi. The hall of Omkarananda Ganga Mata Mandir was packed full with adults and children, who in a joyous and a very happy mood followed the teachings of Pandit Rajeshwar. Kumari Somashekhari and her dance students were requested to give their performance on the 5th day of the Katha. With these dances and the brilliance she demonstrated, she won the hearts of the audience. Finally the audience was so delighted that many people started dancing, though in a very crowded way. The atmosphere was sparkling and there were tremendous divine vibrations, that made the function very lightful and to the satisfaction of everybody. Kumari Somashekhari and her students were treated like VIPs and the mothers were so overwhelmed that they hugged Soma and her students.

This Katha was a very successful programme with the assistance of Mr. Gaur, who took care for each and everything. It was a remembrance for everybody who could join this function.

On 7th June 2008 the great musician and Katha Vyas, Shri Pandit Rajeshwarji, paid a visit to the headquarters of Omkarananda Ashram Himalayas, along with some devotees. He was so delighted by the divine atmosphere and cleanliness of this place, that he expressed his wish to perform a Devi-Katha there in near future.