Report of VAK meeting held at Thane on 16th April 2009
The topic was ‘Vishwa Adhyayan’. Swami ji delivered an outstanding lecture which was noted for its depth of content as well as superlative oratory. The audience was spell bound by the flow of ideas and words that came out from Swami ji just as water gushes down from a waterfall.
He elaborated on the words ‘Vishwa’ and ‘Adhyayana’ in depth and gave multi-dimensional explanations for them. Swami ji recommended useful suggestions that would enable VAK to be a larger platform for understanding the rich contribution of India and disseminating the knowledge to the world. He also wished that VAK become a centre for study of traditional knowledge of Bharat the greatest gift received from our rishis and sants.
He gave numerous examples from the ocean of Indian philosophy to emphasize the glorious contribution of India to the world for the benefit and welfare of the whole world.
He appealed to the audience to become ‘social drivers’ and remarked that 100 such ‘social drivers’ would be sufficient to guide more than 100000 persons from the society.
Earlier Shri Ratan Sharda welcomed the gathering and briefly explained the profile of VAK and its activities since inception.
Shri Sanjay Kelapure offered a shawl to Swamiji and he along with Shri Narasimhan also offered the Honorary Life Membership of Vishwa Adhyayan Kendra to Swami ji in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the fields of Art, Science, Literature, Philosophy, Education, Social Service and providing Spiritual Leadership in carrying forward the glorious values and principles as propounded and promoted in Bharat since time immemorial by numerous rishis and saints belonging to the gamut of Vaidic Sanatana Dharma.
The function came to a close with a Vote of Thanks by Shri Sumant Kelkar.
Shri Narasimhan and others from the Thane Chapter had arranged for very delicious South Indian food that was as enjoyable as the proceedings of the evening. Our special thanks to Shrimati Sukanya Narasimhan who actually cooked food herself for all participants.
Our heartfelt thanks to Narasimhan family for making all feel really at home.
Overall, all the 40 participants were enthralled, enchanted and captivated by the immense knowledge of Swami ji and his powerful oratorical skills. It was a thrilling experience of basking in the sunshine of knowledge picked from Indian philosophy and focused on to the audience by Swami Chaturvedi.
