From Guru Poornima (24 July 2021) to Swami Chinmayananda’s 18th Aradhana Day (3 August 2021), every evening YouTube Chinmaya Channel viewers had a heart-to-heart date with memories of the Master. An initiative of Chinmaya Mission Delhi, conceptualised by Swami Prakarshananda, ‘Heart to Heart – Inspiring Conversations with Devotees’, touched the hearts that viewed them.
‘Heart to Heart’ was flagged off to a glorious start with Swami Tejomayananda’s blessings. He offered his reverential salutations and briefly shared what Swami Chinmayananda meant to him.
Next Swami Swaroopananda walked down memory lane with Swami Prakarshananda who, as the anchor of the show, kept up a steady flow of questions. Swami Swaroopananda described Swami Chinmayananda as a Yuga Purusha and Bharata Gaurava; one of those rare, few Masters that can foresee the future and are endowed with the missionary zeal to spread the spiritual knowledge of the Indian scriptures to all quarters – far and wide.
From the next day, Swami Prakarshananda interviewed other devotees and dedicated sevaks from Delhi. In sequence – Prarthana Saran, Anil Sachdev, Durga Singh, A.T. Reghunath, Jujhar Singh, Ravi Chaudhry, Sharda Chawla, Indu Shrikent, Som Oberoi, Anjali Singh and Swamini Gurupriyananda. Each of them shared their experiences and the impact that their Gurudev had in shaping their lives.
Behind the success of any event is a team that works selflessly to make it all come together and a team leader that carries the complete vision. Swami Prakarshananda played his part to perfection, uncovering great depths of wisdom in the interviews. Jujhar Singh’s professional skills as a TV anchor helped greatly in producing an aesthetically designed backdrop and light effects.
Each conversation had its own special flavour. The impact of Swami Chinmayananda’s touch for each devotee left a distinctive impression on both the speaker and the listener, resulting in a very memorable series of dialogues.
