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London – Bharat Gaurav Award to Br BK Amir Chand of Chandigarh & BK Sudesh Didi of Germany

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7 years ago

April 23, 2018

Bharat Gaurav Award is a Life Time Achievement Award organised by Sanskrit yuva Santha presented to outstanding professionals and dignitaries for their extra-ordinary accomplishments, philanthropic work and contributions to humanitarian causes. Now in its sixth year, the award ceremonies for the fourth time took place at the British Parliament Houses of Commons in London, UK. Such dignitaries from various sectors of our society including technology, media, film industry, Arts and Culture, businesses, Social, spiritual, medical, industry and Environment, those present are mostly of Indian origin from around the world. These individuals are honored and acknowledged for their extra ordinary achievement which impacts the world affairs, community, country as a whole and in particular their work adds to the glory of Bharat; thus knows as The Glory of Bharat Award.

Prominent and high profile Indians from around the world are invited, this year there were dignitaries from 17 Countries including USA , Canada, UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Kuwait many other countries participated in the felicitation programme which was held at the House of Common, British Parliament UK on 13th April 2018.

It was very colorful and joyous event filled with love and feeling of pride that we all belong to ‘That One Bharat, the Mother Land’ and at the end we all paid our respect by singing the Indian National Anthem and everyone saluted to the land of Bharat by greeting ‘Bharat mata ki Jai!’

The presenter of of Award from Parliament were Baroness Verma and The Deputy High commissioner Mr Dinesh Patnaik, along with the few members of the organising team of Bharat Award including Mr Ganesia and Mr Suresh Mishra founder of the Bharat Gaurav Award and Robert G Davies UK, Director – Reech Sports Cymru Ltd.. BK Amir Chand Coordinator of Punjab zone, India and BK Sudesh, European Co-ordinator were awarded on behalf of Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University.

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Chandigarh 46C : Blood Donation Camp

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2 weeks ago

August 30, 2025

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चंडीगढ़ 22.08.2025* – सेक्टर 46 बी चंडीगढ़ के सेवा केंद्र आनंद निकेतन ने विश्व बंधुत्व दिवस के अवसर पर *पोस्ट ग्रेजुएट गवर्नमेंट कॉलेज* में एक सफल रक्तदान शिविर का आयोजन किया । यह शिविर दादी प्रकाशमणि जी की 18वी पुण्य तिथि के उपलक्ष्य में आयोजित किया गया था l जिसका उदेश्य रक्तदान के माध्यम से जरुरतमंदो की मदद करना और समाज में भाईचारे की भावना को मज़बूत करना था l इस शिविर में भारी संख्या में लोगों ने स्वेच्छा से रक्तदान किया, जिनमें विकलांग भाई बहनों से लें कर पुलिस अफसरों तक शामिल थे ।

दीप प्रज्वलन के साथ शिविर का उद्घाटन गुरप्रीत गाबी (क्षेत्रीय कॉउंसलर), बिनू डोगरा (कॉलेज की प्रिंसिपल मैडम), सत्याजीत (एन. एस. एस. इंचार्ज), संजय मेहंदीरत्ता (लायन सुप्रीम क्लब के चार्टर प्रेजिडेंट), राजेंदर जैन (सेवा भारती के प्रेजिडेंट), अनूप सरीन (भारतीय संस्कृत ज्ञान के प्रेजिडेंट ) / बीके पूनम दीदी (केंद्र प्रभारी), बीके शिफाली बहन और बीके मोनिका दीदी द्वारा किया गया।

शिविर में रक्त दाताओं के लिए कुल टोटल 10 टेबल लगाये गए l सेवा केंद्र द्वारा अल्प आहार का पूरा प्रबन्ध किया गया l अंत में उनको ईश्वरीय सौगात एवं सर्टिफिकेट से सम्मानित किया गया l

सभी रक्त दाताओं को अध्यात्मिक एवं साइंस प्रदर्शनी द्वारा ईश्वरीय ज्ञान भी दिया गया l साइंस प्रदर्शनी द्वारा स्ट्रेस और कंसन्ट्रेशन लेवल चेक किया गया तथा मैडिटेशन के माध्यम से उसको कैसे ठीक कर सकते हैं उसकी विधि भी समझायी गयी l

शिविर में कुल टोटल 62 यूनिट रक्त एकत्र किया गया । ब्लड बैंक – गवर्नमेंट मेडिकल कॉलेज एवं हॉस्पिटल सेक्टर- 32 द्वारा डॉक्टरों और पैरामेडिकल स्टाफ की टीम ने रक्तदान करने वालों की जांच की और उन्हें आवश्यक सहायता प्रदान की।

केंद्र प्रभारी बी के पूनम दीदी ने रक्तदान के महत्व पर प्रकाश डालते हुए लोगों को नियमित रूप से रक्तदान करने के लिए प्रेरित किया l उन्होंने रक्तदान का महत्व बताया कि रक्तदान महा दान हैँ, और यह एक ऐसी चीज हैँ जो किसी साधन द्वारा किसी फैक्ट्री या लबोरटरी में बनाई नहीं जा सकती l आप यह अनमोल सौगात दें कर किसी की ज़िन्दगी बचा सकते हैं l अंत में दीदी ने रक्तदान के दौरान शुभ संकल्प लेने के लिए कहा कि हम शुद्ध पवित्र आत्मा हैँ हमारा रक्त जिसमें भी जाये वो भी शुद्ध पवित्र आत्मा बन जाये l

अंत में दीदी ने शिविर में भाग लेने वाले सभी रक्तदाताओं और स्वयंसेवकों के प्रति आभार व्यक्त किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि इस तरह के शिविरों से समाज में रक्त की कमी को दूर करने में मदद मिलती है।

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Raksha Bandhan Celebration from Chandigarh

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4 weeks ago

August 13, 2025

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Sh. Nayab Singh Saini – Hon’ble Chief Minister, Haryana
Sh. Harbhajan Singh ETO – Hon’ble Minister for Power, Public Works (PWD & B&R), Punjab
Sh. Sanjay Tandon – Member National Executive, BJP, Co-Incharge, BJP Himachal
Sh. Jatinder Malhotra – State President, BJP, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Administration:

Sh. Rajeev Verma, IAS – Chief Secretary, UT Chandigarh
Sh. Diprava Lakra, IAS – Finance Secretary, UT Chandigarh
Ms. Prerna Puri, IAS – Education Secretary, UT Chandigarh
Sh. Amit Kumar, IAS – Commissioner, MC, UT Chandigarh
Sh. Swapnil M. Naik, IAS – Secretary, Hospitality, UT Chandigarh
Ms. Anuradha S. Chagti, IAS – Secretary, Social Welfare & Women & Child Development, UT Chandigarh
Sh. Sorabh Kumar Arora, PCS – Director, Cultural Affairs, UT Chandigarh
Sh. Rubinderjit Singh Brar, PCS – Director, Higher Education, UT Chandigarh
Ms. Radhika Singh, HCS – Director, Food & Supplies, Consumer Affairs, UT Chandigarh

Punjab and Haryana Government:

Sh. K. A. P. Sinha, IAS – Chief Secretary, Punjab
Sh. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, IAS – Secretary, Expenditure, Punjab
Sh. Abhinav Trikha, IAS – Administrative Secretary, Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Punjab
Sh. Amit Dhaka, IAS – CEO, Bureau of Investment Promotion, Punjab
Sh. Mohammad Tayyab, IAS – Secretary, Punjab
Smt. Neelima, IAS – Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency
Shri. Varinder Kumar Sharma, IAS – Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab
Sh. Harish Nayar, IAS – Addl. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab
Sh. Ghanshyam Thori, IAS – Spl. Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab
Sh. Sandeep Hans, IAS – Director, Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities, Punjab
Sh. Keshav Hingonia, IAS – Special Secretary, Social Security, Punjab
Sh. V.K. Meena, IAS – Principal Secretary, Social Justice Empowerment and Minorities (SC/BC Welfare), Punjab
Ms. Amrit Singh, IAS – Director, Employment Generation, Skill Development & Training, Punjab
Smt. Gurpreet Kaur Sapra, IAS – Secretary, Personnel, Punjab
Sh. Ravinder Singh, IAS – Addl. Secretary, Labour, Punjab
Sh. Nirmal Ouseppachan, IAS – Addl. Secretary, Coordination, Punjab
Sh. Moneesh Kumar, IAS – Spl. Secretary, Technical Education & Industrial Training, Punjab
Sh. Nilkanth S. Avhad, IAS – Principal Secretary, Water Supply & Sanitation, Punjab
Sh. Dilraj Singh Sandhawalia, IAS – Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Punjab
Sh. C. Sibin, IAS – Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab
Sh. Amit Mahajan, PCS – OSD to Chief Secretary, Punjab
Sh. Uma Shankar Gupta, IAS – Spl. Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayats, Punjab
Dr. Kamal Kumar Garg, IAS – Addl. Secy., Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab
Dr. S.P. Anand Kumar, IFS – Spl. Secy., Sports & Forest, Punjab
Sh. Deepankar Garg, PCS – Deputy Secy., General Administration & Coordination, Punjab
Ms. Shashi Prabha Dwivedi, IPS – Spl. DGP (Railways), Punjab
Sh. Arpit Shukla, IPS – Spl. DGP (Law & Order), Punjab
Sh. S. S. Srivastava, IPS – Special DGP, Security, Punjab
Dr. Naresh Kumar Arora, IPS – Special DGP, Human Rights, Punjab
Sh. A. S. Rai, IPS – ADGP, Traffic, Punjab
Sh. Ishwar Singh, IPS – Spl. DGP (HRD), Punjab
Sh. Roop Kumar Arora, IGP, Prisons, Punjab
Dr. Jaswinder Kaur Sohal – Chairman, Human Rights, Punjab
Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, IAS – Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Haryana
Sh. Pankaj Nain – Spl. Officer (Community Policing and Outreach), Haryana
Dr. Jainder Singh Chhilar, IAS – Spl. Secretary, Finance, Haryana
Sh. S. K Jain, IPS – DGP Haryana (Retd.)
Sh. Mandhir Singh, PPS – Assistant IGP, Security Wing, Punjab

Judiciary Personnel (Punjab and Haryana High Court):

Justice Aman Chaudhary
Justice Vikram Aggarwal
Justice Jagmohan Bansal

Additionally, the Brahma Kumari Sisters extended Baapdada’s Rakhi blessings to inmates and staff of various orphanages, schools for the deaf and dumb, schools for the blind, police stations, and numerous schools and colleges across the Chandigarh region.

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11th International Yoga Day Celebration at Chandigarh

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2 months ago

June 29, 2025

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Chandigarh Celebrates 11th International Yoga Day with Enthusiastic Participation

Chandigarh, June 21:
On the occasion of the 11th International Day of Yoga, Chandigarh witnessed large-scale celebrations, marked by enthusiasm and active participation from citizens and dignitaries alike.

Brahma Kumaris Chandigarh Organizes Special Yoga Day Program
Brahma Kumaris Chandigarh held a collective yoga program at the scenic Terraced Garden in Sector 33-A. The event was graced by distinguished guests, including Sh. S.K. Jain, IPS – Director General of Police, Haryana, and Sh. Jagdish Singh Sarpal, President of the Sector 33 Residents Welfare Association. Joining them on stage were BK Uttra Didi, BK Anita Didi, BK Kavita Didi, and BK Arun Bhai. Around 1000 BKs performed yoga practice in this event.
This year’s global theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health,” was emphasized throughout the session, highlighting yoga’s role in promoting holistic well-being and environmental harmony.

Chandigarh Administration Leads Grand Celebration at Tiranga Urban Park
Simultaneously, the Chandigarh Administration and the Department of AYUSH hosted a large-scale event at Tiranga Urban Park, Sector 17. The Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh, Sh. Gulab Chand Kataria, led the celebrations as Chief Guest.
Prominent dignitaries in attendance included Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla, Home Secretary Mandeep Singh Brar, Finance Secretary Diprava Lakra, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Yadav, Municipal Commissioner Amit Kumar, and Health Secretary Ajay Chagti, along with several senior officials from the UT Administration.

Over 2,000 yoga enthusiasts from various sectors participated in the mass yoga session, making the event a resounding success. Notably, around 100 members of the Brahma Kumaris also took part in the collective yoga practice, showcasing their commitment to spiritual and physical well-being.

Both events reflected Chandigarh’s growing engagement with yoga as a means to foster a healthier, more mindful society.