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Pleased to be at the 131st birth anniversary celebrations and Satsang of Sree Sree Thakur in Sydney

Sydney, 22 September 2018

I was very pleased to be at the 131st birth anniversary celebrations and Satsang of Yuga Puroshottam, Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra Maharaj today at Pennant Hill Community Centre, Pennant Hills, NSW.

It’s a matter of privilege that Shri Raj Datta and I were invited as the guests of Honor at the celebrations.

I enjoyed the Satsang and learned many things today.

  1. Sree Sree Thakur (Anukulchandra Chakravarty) was born in Himaitpur, Pabna (presently Bangladesh) on 14 September 1888 and passed away in Deoghar, present day Jharkhand, India on 27 January 1969.
  2. He was a homeopathic doctor, who was a popular doctor of his times.
  3. He was interested in helping people not only for external ailments, but also inner spiritual maladies.
  4. Satsang (Sat means truth and Sang means Association) was started. Satsang is part of Hinduism.
  5. He wrote a book named Satyanusaran and outlined his teachings.
  6. He believed in communal harmony and unity in diversity of multitude of religions.
  7. He preached convergence rather than conversion, believing in unity of various religions.
  8. He preached that people should elevate themselves by following a living ideal (Guru).
  9. He preached that people should exalt themselves by active service.
  10. He was loved by his disciples as a great guru, who was considered a Yuga Purushottam and called Sree Sree Thakur.
  11. Indian Govt issued a Postal stamp in his honor in 1987.
  12. He was a multifaceted and multidimensional personality, who was a doctor, philosopher, spiritualist, social reformer, preacher and Guru besides many other things.

More info:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anukulchandra_Chakravarty

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Mahatma Gandhi in University of NSW [UNSW], Sydney:a proud moment for India and Indian Australians.

 

I was a witness to a great and proud moment which happened in University of New South Wales [UNSW], Sydney today. NSW Minister, The Hon Eric Roozendaal MLC, UNSW VC, Professor Frederick G Hilmer AO, and Indian Consul General, Mr Amit Dasgupta inaugurated a bust of Mahatma Gandhi. It is situated in the grounds in front of the UNSW library. Speeches were made on the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings. He was described as a man of peace, non-violence and wisdom. Two quotes which I liked most go like “An eye for an eye will render the world blind” and “Be the change you want to see in the world”.

In a grand yet simple ceremony, three students from Indian community were also awarded for their achievements in UNSW.

I remember vividly that Mr Gambhir Watts of Bhavan Australia has been working on a project to get Gandhi Ji’s statue in Sydney for a while  but this project achieved a significant momentum after our energetic and “can do” Consul General, Mr Dasgupta joined the Indian Consulate in march last year. Thanks and gratitude is owed to both these gentlemen. Mr Dasgupta has indeed made us proud.

CG spoke about his visit to UNSW last year when Indian students’ issues were at its peak. He had a very productive discussion with UNSW. It was then that a decision was made to install The Gandhi bust in UNSW. CG had also donated hundreds of books on Mahatma Gandhi and India to UNSW library as gifts from India and people of India. CG, Mr Dasgupta was praised for his work in this regards.

Apart from the Minister, CG and UNSW VC, this ceremony was also attended by other UNSW  officials,  Gambhir Watts, AIBC chairman [Mr Dipen Rughani], Harry Walia, Abbas Alvi, Nihal Agar, Rohitas Batta, Aruna Chandrala, Raj Datta, Neville Roach, Mrs Roach, Mala Mehta, N Saha, myself and many others.

Media was represented by Pawan Luthra [Indian Link], Aparna Vats [Voice of India] and Harmohan Walia [Hindi Gaurav].

It was a very pleasant atmosphere with beautiful music, drinks and finger food which were served after the inauguration.

This venue should become an important place for occasions like Gandhi Jayanti [Birth day celebration] on 2nd October. Inauguration of Gandhi Ji’s Bust should remind people about the principles and achievements of this great soul. It should also remind people that results can be achieved without violence, a message the whole world needs to listen more often today than any other time.

I can’t describe how proud I was today.

Jai Ho!

Yadu Singh/Sydney/1st Sept, 2010

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