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Gandhiji and Swamiji

Interesting coincidences of centenaries.  MGIMS (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) began in the Gandhi centenary year.  And as we begin to celebrate Swami Rama’s centenary year, MGIMS alumini meet is being hosted today in his karma bhoomi ! Love Serve Remember is the motto of HIHT and Satya Dharm Prem that of MGIMS ! Gandhiji and Swamiji

A collaborative effort towards TB

While in the country, TB (tuberculosis) treatment was moving from a sanatorium to a comprehensive program, at the Institute, it was the early days of establishment.  It was a time when there used to be animated discussions between those trained in the west and those from the east.   One of the earliest volunteer who joined A collaborative effort towards TB

Buddha Purnima

Instruction in meditation should form an integral part of our educational system so that our children, when they grow up, can face the most difficult circumstances in their lives with equanimity and poise and  lead a life totally devoid of tension – Swami Rama World across on the full moon day of Vesak is celebrated Buddha Purnima

Mother Teacher’s place

A few years back, we were made Regional Trainers for adolescent health for the north-eastern states of India.   As part of that, the first training was organised at Guwahati, Assam.  With the place intimately connected with Swamiji’s experience with his Mother Teacher, we made way to the Kamakhya temple where he met her.  This is Mother Teacher’s place

Digression

Does one flow with the trend or does one follow one’s conscience mandate?  What happens when one encounters the gap between one’s Knowing and Being.  One such incident happened yesterday.  The ushering of the New Year/spring festival is traditionally done in the hills with young girls laying flowers at the doorsteps of the houses and Digression

Phooldei festival

Phooldei is celebrated on the first day in the month of Chaitra in mid-March. On this day, young girls conduct most of the ceremonies. In some places it is celebrated throughout the month with the advent of spring. The festival is celebrated both in Kumoun and Garhwal region of Uttrakhand. During this day young girls Phooldei festival

Friendship

This afternoon, a lady in a beautiful Rajasthani saree,  with her head covered, was assisting a man (with white hair) carry things at the construction site in the campus.  When she was relatively free, I asked her where she was from and she said, ‘Badaun’ and then asked ‘would you know the place?’.  My mind Friendship

Blood in the thumb

As the images of students pursuing medical degrees from Ukraine making their way back to India pore in, one tends to reflect, can adjustments be made in the recently cleared NEP (New Education Policy)? Vasudhaiva Kutumbhakam (the world is one family) had been proffessed by our sages long long time back. Can we have that Blood in the thumb

Reminescenses

March 10, 1994. Dr.Shoba,  Dr.Rajeshwari, Eileen and Al (from US) drove from HIHT campus to Veerbhadra temple (ancient Shiva temple), having loaded the car with fruits and flowers.  The line of worshippers stretched for more than a kilometer and the temple grounds were crowded with sellers of food and makeshift market with wide variety of Reminescenses