Swami Gangeshananda of Chinmaya Mission Kanpur and Prayagraj Centres, took final refuge at the feet of Pujya Gurudev at Prayagraj at 1:40 am on 27 July 2024, at the age of 55.

He attended the 5th batch of the Vedanta Course at Sandeepany HIM, Sidhbari, under the guidance of Swami Subodhananda. In 1995, he received Brahmacharya Deeksha and was given the name Brahmachari Vishwesh Chaitanya.

In February 2009, he received Sannyasa Deeksha from Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda. He went on to be the Resident Acharya of two Vedanta Courses in Hindi, at Sidhbari.

Swami Gangeshananda served in various parts of North India, including the Mandhana Ashram. He was also responsible for overseeing the work of Hindi Publications of Chinmaya Mission for a period of time.

He will be remembered for the seva he lovingly offered to Chinmaya Mission.

Guru Purnima celebrations were organized under the aegis of Chinmaya Mission Jhansi, in which, under the guidance of Vedaputra Saurabh, Brahmachari Raghavendra Chaitanya duly worshiped Maharishi Veda Vyasa. More than 100 seekers participated in this function.
They prayed to the Guru by repeating the 108 names of Shri Veda Vyasa. After the Puja, Br. Raghavendra Chaitanya and other seekers expressed their views on the subject of the Guru’s glory.

Chinmaya Mission Delhi celebrated Guru Purnima at Chinmaya Centre of World Understanding, Delhi.
Swami Avyayananda performed Guru Paduka Puja with Ashtottara- Archana by the 108 names of Shri Veda Vyasa, the 108 names of Guru Tattvanamavali and the 108 names of Swami Chinmayananda. Over 200 devotees attended the programme.

Swami Advaitananda (Chinmaya Mission Nashik) received the Geeta Gourav Puraskar of Geeta Dharma Mandal in Pune on 23 July 2024, on its completion of 100 years. There were various other awards by which other dignitaries were also felicitated.

With boundless divine grace and blessings, Chinmaya Mission Australia recently had the Bhumi Puja at the construction site of the new Chinmaya Centre for Knowledge, Devotion and Service in Brisbane, in the presence of Swami Shrikarananda

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Chinmaya Mission Hosur, as part of its Teacher Empowerment Programme, conducted a half day session on the topic “5G” to the teachers of Bharati Vidyalaya School, Hosur, on 13 July 2024.

Sevaks Smt. Suganya and Smt. Rajeswari along with Swami Shashvatananda conducted the sessions which included videos clippings and celebrity talks related to the topic. After the theme introduction the teachers were asked to do a group activity which they participated enthusiastically.

Swami Shashvatananda and Smt. Rajeswari spoke on the theme Gratitude and ways of expressing it, while Smt. Suganya explained the benefits of Gratitude.
The programme concluded with the Chinmaya Mission Pledge which again was related to the topic and the Teachers could connect easily with the Pledge and they repeated it with complete awareness.

Bharat is a nation with a strong and ancient spiritual backbone. Chinmaya Mission, set up by Swami Chinmayananda, has been playing a crucial role in modern times in keeping this tradition alive. What started as series of nationwide lectures to spread the timeless message of Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, has over the decades grown into a humongous organization spanning numerous spiritual, cultural, social, educational and environmental endeavours across the country and abroad.

On 13 July 2024, Chinmaya Mission celebrated the 60th anniversary of its apex body, CCMT (Central Chinmaya Mission Trust), established on 10 July 1964. The event was held at the beautifully decorated Saraswati Nilayam hall in the serene Sandeepany Sadhanalaya Ashram in Powai, Mumbai, as a day to express gratitude to the Master, and to all those who had served the organisation over the years gone by.

The occasion was blessed with the presence of Swami Tejomayananda (former Global Head) and Swami Swaroopananda (present Global Head), who offered flowers at the altars of Lord Ganesha, Devi Saraswati and Swami Chinmayananda. Dr Manisha Khemlani, CEO of CCMT, set the tone for the celebration with her warm and welcoming address. It was time to honour and thank the trustees, ex-employees, current employees and vendors, who had served Chinmaya Mission for a period of more than 20 years. Many had arrived with their family members, and the hall was brimming with joy as each group was invited on stage and felicitated.

The felicitations were followed by inspiring addresses by Swami Tejomayananda and Swami Swaroopananda. Their encouraging and loving words filled everyone’s hearts with even more determination to take the vision forward. Swami Tejomayananda then, in his own inimitable and kind way, released the sixth and final e-book in a series by Smt. Anjali Singh titled, “On Higher Flights with Swami Chinmayananda”.

The morning session ended with the moving words of Manisha Khemlani’s vote of thanks, making all feel truly blessed for being part of the landmark celebration of a very special journey.

After a sumptuous and sattvik lunch, the stage was set for an afternoon of fun-filled and joyful indoor games, activities and garba! The infectious energy of the volunteers got the Chinmaya family members going and there was much excitement and laughter in the air. As a befitting finale to the day, the group settled down to listen to the stirring words of the song “Hamare Gurudev”, reinforcing each one’s commitment to seva and dedication.

Devotees in Uganda were blessed and graced by the first ever non-stop musical Hanuman Chalisa chanting. Sanjive Sachdev, Ravi Pattni and Poonam Pattni offered their heartfelt seva.

Prior events took place at Jalaram Mandir and SSD Mandir leading up to the big day.

Approximately 350 people attended throughout the day, out of which 120 stayed for the whole day. The First Lady High Commissioner of India – Dryuti Rawat Singh – graced the occasion and sat as one of the main Yajamans and H.E. Uppender Singh Rawat joined for the last 3 hours.

The team took the crowd to depths of electrifying magic and a meditative state. The event inspired many and the organizers look forward to making it a signature event in Uganda.

The Gita Fest 2024 has been conducted and completed successfully at Chinmaya Mission Chicago-Badri, under the guidance of Swami Shantananda, Swami Sharanananda and Swami Aparajitananda.

136 participants chosen from the State Finals held in 21 US states and Canada (Ontario region) took part in the National Chanting Competition. In addition to chanting, many Centres also participated in the Gita Vocabulary Quiz, Gita Krida (Kahoot Game show) and Yuva Gita Talks under the Learn Gita initiative, this year to celebrate the 108th Chinmaya Jayanti.

Link to pictures from the event:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VdRJweYWcF6tFLTNA

Group pictures of participating States:

https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/bhr7YGqy6iDviM0NHmxDLpau68yiUCDfRdUzwgRdA3g

Contest results have been published on the Event webpage

https://chinmayagita.net/gitafest2024/

All chanting Award Recipients have been invited to the Mahasamadhi Camp 2024, to receive their Trophy and Cash Prize from Swami Swaroopananda (Global Head, Chinmaya Mission) on 31 July 2024.