On 22nd December 2015 with HIS immense blessings and grace of our Pujya Gurudev and Pujya Guruji, our CHINTECH team successfully organised the 2nd Chinmaya International Geeta Chanting Competition (CIGCC) in the most enchanting way and in connection with Pujya Gurudev’s Birth Centenary Celebrations. The electrifying final was held at Chinmaya Vibhooti, Kolwan.
A brief report of the event
The final round witnessed competition among 42 finalists from 11 countries – Australia, Bahrain, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Kenya, Singapore, New Zealand, UAE and USA, apart from the hosts – India. The finalists qualified for the finals after competing at Centre, State and National levels. Chapter XV ‘Purushottama Yoga’ of Srimad Bhagavad Geeta was selected for the competition.
The competitions were held under Categories A, B, C and D and was judged by Senior Acharyas – Swami Sharadananda (CIF, Eranakulam), Swami Sharanananda (USA), Swami Advaitananda, (Resident Acharya, Chinmaya Vibhooti), Swami Siddheshananda (Pune) and Smt. Pramodini Rao (Resident Director, Chinmaya Naada Bindu, Chinmaya Vibhooti).
The total participants enrolled for the competition was 1,52,757 of which 2,463 were from overseas countries. The most number of participants (outside India) were from UAE (1,839), followed by USA (176), Bahrain (103), Hong Kong (92), Singapore (79) and Malaysia (66). From India, Andhra Pradesh topped the list with 43,837 participants, followed by Maharashtra (37,301), Tamil Nadu (17,401), Kerala (16,149) and Gujarat (7,627). With regards to centre-wise participation from India, Mumbai represented the maximum with 20,000 plus followed by Piller in AP (5135), Vadodara, Gujarat (4874) and Trichy, Tamil Nadu (4226).
The competition started at 9am at Vinay Mandir. The whole atmosphere vibrated with divine energy with the chanting of blessed participants till 12:30pm. The grand valedictory function commenced at 1:30pm.
The presence of Pujya Guruji made all the difference. One could feel the warmth, affection, love and compassion in his holy presence. The words of Pujya Guruji that “every participant is a winner and winning is just an incident” made all the 42 participants feel like a winner. The real purpose of the event was “all about collaboration; not competition”. Books personally selected by Pujya Guruji were presented to all participants. Pujya Guruji, all Acharyas, Country, State and Centre coordinators appreciated the efforts put forth by CHINTECH team in organising the event.
The details of the winners are as follows:
Group A
| Position | Name | School | State /Centre | Country |
| 1st | Shruti Neelakantan Sharma | Gems Modern Academy | Dubai | UAE |
| 2nd | Sagarika Sen | GD Birla Centre for Education | Kolkata | India |
| 3rd | Akshara Sivaraj | Jack & Jill Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan | Kuwait | Kuwait |
Group B
| Position | Name | School | State /Centre | Country |
| 1st | Mohitaa Ganesan | Indian Community School | Kuwait | Kuwait |
| 2nd | Shreeya Srinivasan | Bright Riders School | Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| 3rd | Y Tulya Reddy | KKR Goutam School | Vijayawada | India |
Group C
| Position | Name | School | State /Centre | Country |
| 1st | Krupaksh Kenkre | Popular Primary School | Goa | India |
| 2nd | Shruthi Aiyar | Vendo Middle School | Los Angeles | USA |
| 3rd | Komal Vijaykumar Papanwar | Global Indian International School | Kuala Lampur | Malaysia |
Group D
| Position | Name | School | State /Centre | Country |
| 1st | Deepti Ravi Kumar | Indian Community School | Kuwait | Kuwait |
| 2nd | S Suraj | SBOA Matric Higher Secondary School | Coimbatore | India |
| 3rd | Soundarya Vaithyanathan | Our Own English High School | Dubai | UAE |
On behalf of entire CGICC team we wholeheartedly thank all for the excellent support in conducting this memorable event.
Our Pranaams to all of you once again.
Team CGICC
K.K Rajan,Chief Coordinator,
Mrs.Sugeetha Rajan,Joint Coordinator,
Dr.Harikrishnan, International Coordinator
Dr Kiran Raveendran,National Coordinator, &
Mr Ashokan P, Project Assistant.
