Guruji to inaugurate Indian Travel Congress

Delhi/ Hyderabad, 5th September 2009: Travel Agents Association of India’s (TAAI) Annual Conference- The Indian Travel Congress, 58th Convention and Exhibition which is scheduled to be held in Dubai from 29th September to 2nd October 2009 just got bigger and better!

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of the renowned Art of Living Foundation will inaugurate the special session on the 30th of September at Festival City Convention Center. To read more click this link Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to be a part of the ‘Indian Travel Congress’">

Global congress of spiritual scientists from October 2

BANGALORE: Varied views and theories on meditation, enlightenment practices and consciousness, all under one roof -- that is the Global Congress

of Spiritual Scientists, 2009. Scheduled to be held from October 2-5, the residential conference will take place at Pyramid Valley that houses the world's largest meditational pyramid, near Bangalore.

The event will be inaugurated after a keynote address by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. It includes practical techniques, panel discussions, meditation sessions and interactive exhibits, with half-day and full-day modules. A demonstration on plant consciousness -- a plant's response to music -- is expected to be a main attraction Read More

Sri Sri Academy ready to open its doors in Feb

KOLKATA: A new-age school in the city, inspired by the philosophy of Sri Sri Ravishankar, is ready to open its doors to students.

At the Sri Sri Academy, which will give students an opportunity to broaden their vision and deepen their roots, admission at the pre-primary and primary levels have commenced for the first batch of students. Distribution of forms has started from September 1. Read More

Watch Guruji on UTV on Saturday and Sunday

The C-DOT Alumni led by its Founders Sam Pitroda, G.B. Meemamsi and M. V. Pitke celebrated the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of C-DOT in the month of August 2009. C-DOT is credited with starting the Telecom and IT revolution in India. Vandna and I are also C-DOT Alumni and were a part of the organizing team of the celebrations.

There was an event in Bangalore on Aug 29, in which Guruji along with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Sam Pitroda and others spoke on ‘Transforming India – Reaching the Bottom Half of the Pyramid’.

The event is being telecast on UTVi – it has been titled as Second Wave. The telecast timings are:

Saturday 5th September 2009 1:30 pm

Sunday 6th September 2009 10:00 am, 08:00pm

Second Wave videos will also be available on http://www.utvi. com/utvi- tv/tv

Guruji to Inaugurate the Dussehra at Mysore this year

Ms. Karandlaje said Sri Sri Ravishankar of the Art of Living Foundation had been invited to inaugurate the Dasara festivities atop the Chamundi Hills on September 19. The list of cultural events to be held at the Mysore Palace was ready, while the schedule for Yuva Dasara and other events were in the final stages of completion, she added. Read More

Leadership and love go hand-in-hand.

BANGALORE: "After connectivity, the next challenge is to benefit from the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution to improve education, health, agriculture, financial services and e-governance, and bring growth to the doorsteps of those at the bottom of the social pyramid," National Knowledge Commission chairman Sam Pitroda said on Saturday. Towards this end, India Think Tank, a non-profit initiative by alumni of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), has been set up. Announcing its formal opening on Saturday, former president APJ Abdul Kalam said: "Vision drives a nation. Without a clear vision, a nation is akin to a balloon without air. Vision needs passion and passion will transform vision into action.'' Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder, Art of Living, said: "Leadership and love go hand-in-hand. Only a leader who loves his people naturally, selflessly and unconditionally will reap success."

Source : Times of India