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Deepa Prajwalan |
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The two day Sammelan started off with Swamiji lighting up Mangal Deep |
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The Outline |
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Madhura Haldipur outlines the programme for the benefit of audience |
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Introduction |
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Smt Sharayu Haldipur, Chief Co-ordinator of the Sammelan addresses the audience to share the idea of Sammelan and its objectives |
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The world of automobiles |
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Shri Adil Darukhanawala talked about the evolution of automobile industry |
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The Overview |
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Yennemadi Vinodmam gave a detailed overview of various projects undertaken to strengthen the infrastructure of the Math as well as to reach out to communities around Chitrapur |
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Sharing experience |
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Smt Archana Savanal shares her experiences of working for the Guru Parampara |
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Hinduism |
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Dr Chaitanya Gulvady holds forth on Hinduism in modern times and challenges ahead |
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Action time |
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Smt Priti Panemanglor and Shri Krishnanand (AKA Kutty) Heblekar set the group into some action with group tasks |
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Team Building |
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A lighter moment of group activities during the afternoon session |
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Font of Creativity |
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Innovative ideas and lateral thinking came to the fore during the group tasks session |
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The group |
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Participants drawn from as far as Delhi to Chennai and Baroda to Hyderabad, made new friends and strengthened bonds with old ones through the various activities of the two day Sammelan |
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Interaction |
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The youngsters got multiple opportunities to interact with Param Poojya Swamiji which added immense value to the Sammelan. |
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Pro training comes to the doorstep |
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Sanjay and Bala Shetty explain the nuances of Muay Thai that calls for immense control and coordination of body and mind |
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Putting them through the paces |
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Physical Fitness- the real secret of self defence came to the fore during the session in the morning when all participants were put through a rigorous hour of warming up and then trying some result oriented exercises |
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Self Defence |
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The audience not only witnessed the actions on how to save yourself, but also experienced few grips and falls! |
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Jab Jab Right |
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The martial art of kick boxing gave a few tips to the youngsters on how to develop confidence |
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Nerves of Steel |
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Sanjay Shetty the trainer of NSG and SPG gave very practical and useful steps to participants to defend themselves in a tricky moment |
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Ultimate appreciation |
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Gen. Prakash Gokarnmam who felicitated the Muay Thai experts candidly admitted that the demo was something superior to what he had seen even during his service days at the Army. |
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Striking a cord |
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Post dinner session gave a chance to participants to demo their musical talent |
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Timely advice |
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Smt Savita Upponi explained the importance and simple ways to manage time better- something that we always seem to be short of!
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In the lap of mother Earth |
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A short but valuable session in the countryside gave a chance to the youngsters to commune with Mother Nature |
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Life Support |
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Free flowing interaction with Swamiji in the penultimate session was a golden moment for all participants to absorb some thoughts that they would carry with them through out their lives |
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