ONCE UPON A DREAM....
What made Bhavanishanker Kandlurmam donate a silver mantap for the utsava murti of Lord Bhavanishankar during Kanakanjali –the 50th birthday-commemoration of our Mathadhipati Parama Pujya Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji? The story of a man who journeyed from Puttur to Zurich without leaving his roots behind Photo credits - Jaikishan Kandlur (July 2019)
"SO MUCH FUN! SO MUCH TO LEARN"
Prarthana- a unique global platform for growing children, was initiated with the Blessings of our Beloved Mathadhipati Parama Pujya Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji. It aims at strengthening the root-identity of Chitrapur Saraswat children and subtly, through a variety of attractive creative packages, promotes positivity and knowledge about our precious cultural inheritance. Prarthana has 35 centres the world over, around 260 students and 79 dedicated and loving teachers.
Nine-year-old SAYUJ KALYANPUR from the Prarthana Varg participated joyfully in a Seva Saptah at Karla recently. With a little help from mother Sangeeta, Sayuj shares his experiences in this interesting essay Photo credits - Padmini Balsekar (June 2019)
An Ongoing Miracle!
With the Grace and Guidance of the Guru when your eyes open to receive the many blessings coming your way, the journey of life turns into An Ongoing Miracle!
TANUJA NADKARNI’s sensitive account traces the many welcome happenings that have convinced her that this move from Mumbai to Chitrapur was indeed a welcome gift from destiny! (May 2019)
Discover Yourself!
Dear Yuva, if you have not yet joined the wonderful, multi-faceted platform called YUVADHARA created for young adults under the loving Guidance of
our Mathadhipati - Parama Pujya Sadyojat Shankarashram Swamiji, do it NOW!
This lively report by Abhijeet Kabad and Dhwani Padukone on the
YUVADHARA SAMMELAN held last year at Shirali will give you a glimpse of
the glorious self-exploration that happens when you unearth the ‘gifts’ and sense of purposeful living hidden within! (April 2019)
Seva becomes Sadhana
In this introspective essay veterinarian GAURISH PADUKONE describes how the loving Guidance of the Gurushakti has helped him discover that when work is done in the spirit of worship
Photo credit - Anushravas Archive March 2019