Chennai Sandesh
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20, January, 2014
Literally from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
Samskrita Bharati, an All India movement to popularize spoken Samskritam, literally spreads Samskritam from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Last year, shikshaks of 10 day spoken Samskrita Shibiram from all states converged in Jammu and conducted shibirams in 300 places in Jammu region. This year, Kanyakumari district witnessed 131 shibirams in which over 3,600 persons learnt how to speak in Samskritam. 80 shikshaks and shikshikas from all the 4 southern states converged in the district. The shibirams were conducted in the premises of schools and colleges and also under street light in some places. The common closing function of all the shibirams was held in Kanyakumari on January 12, 2014 coinciding with the 150th jayanthi of Swami Vivekananda.
Bala Saheb Deshpande remembered
On December 25, 2013, the mango town of Salem witnessed a huge gathering of vanavasi brothers and sisters joyfully reciting vanavasi songs to the accompaniment of traditional vanavasi drums and flutes. It was on the occasion of the double function to mark the centenary of Bala Saheb Deshpande Ji, the founder of Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram and the 150th jayanthi celebration of Swami Vivekananda. Sri K C Kannan Sah Sarkaryavah of RSS, Sundara Lakshmanan of Rashtriya Seva Bharati were among the speakers on the occasion.
Dr. Sengottaian turns 100
Dr. Sengottaian of Seva Bharathi, from Gobichettipalayam (Erode District), turns 100 on January 26th 2014. He belongs to a family of freedom fighters. Hailing from a very well to do family, Dr. Sengottaian, a general physician, chose to stay in the huts of Ramanathapuram fisher folk for 2 years in order to care for their health. This was when he was 90. Formerly, he was the district Sangachalak of Erode for several years. (Based on a pen portrait by Sri Hariharagopalan, Sah Prant Sampark Pramuk, Uttar Tamilnadu).
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