Journeys It’s the time of the year when as per the traditional calender the Founder of Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, Swami Rama dropped his body with full consciousness. It also happens to be the time of the year when the festival of lights is celebrated. As I was taking a walk early in the morning, … …
Every year on account of RDI’s Foundation Day, RDI offers a token of benevolence to its affiliates. In this sequence, this time we met Dr. Prem Kashyap who is a member of Governing Body, CBSE & Chief Executive Director of The Pestleweed School, Dehradun and close associate of Swami ji. It was fortunate to meet … Anecdote of Dr. Prem Kashyap, remembering Swami ji
As our Founder gave importance to physical fitness, encouraging sports among the unprivileged has been one of the endeavours of RDI. Over the years, children have benefited from the use of playgrounds in the campus as well as through the distribution of games items in their respective areas focusing on those who can’t afford. This … Sports and Wellbeing
“Mind is a reservoir for numerous powers. By utilizing the resources which are hidden within it, one can attain any height of success in the world. If the mind is trained, made one-pointed and inwards, it also has a power to penetrate into the deeper levels of our being. It is the finest instrument that … Writer
“To understand your unconscious mind, you have to be alert and observant and work with yourself gradually.” – Art of Joyful Living by Sri Swami Rama Casually referring to – if that can be a term for penning about His Holiness Swami Rama – I chance upon his book, the Art of Joyful Living and … The writer in a Saint!
As Swami Veda says in “WANAM: African & Indian –A spiritual Dialogue… For Forty Days After birth theoretically Mother And Child Remain confined in a room, in a chamber, given complete rest. This Still happens in many village societies in India, it no longer happens in the city societies, where women go out to work. … Sacrament: Forty days after birth
Who taught meditation for the first time? Indian woman. I am going to give you that history. Outside every village there is a plaza with a well. Indian women go there in the evening to fetch water, balancing vessels of water on their heads. Women like to speak to each other about their pains and … Meditation and Women
On May 25, 1994 Buddha Purnima day, a brown sandstone Buddha was inaugurated at the Himalayan Hospital by the then Finance Minister of India, Sri Manmohan Singhji. Two beautiful Buddha statues had come from Orissa – one was this that was installed here at the Himalayan Institute and the other, a beautiful jade green one, … Buddha Purnima
Chakrata and Kalsi are two mountainous blocks of Dehradun district which have the maximum tribal population of Uttarakhand. Both blocks have extreme inaccessibility to basic amenities and healthcare facilities, posing various challenges for the tribal people. Large family size and traditional practices restrict young women to adopt the modern health services hence a large number … Innovative Outreach Primary Health Care Services for Tribal Communities
