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Gita Jayanti In Singapore

Gita Jayanti celebrations in Singapore are now into its second decade. What is now a mammoth event spanning two days, had humble beginnings.

In 1997, Krishna Our Guide (KOG) and the National University of Singapore Hindu Society observed the holy day by congregationally reciting the Gita in full. Dr. T.K. Krishnamurthy of the NUS Law Faculty graced the occasion, which attracted a participation of around 200 enthusiastic devotees.

1998 saw the event being erected on a grander canvas. All Hindu temples and various Hindu organisations in Singapore contributed to the noble effort of making Gita Jayanti a major annual event for all, hosted by Singapore Hindus. Under the chairmanship of Sri V. R. Nathan of the Hindu Endowments Board, the event laid the foundation for future celebrations. The Ganapati Homam, continuous Gita Recitation and mass Homam (Havan) were enshrined in the framework for celebrating the event every year. In addition, talks by eminent speakers and Gita recitation sessions were held at various locations around Singapore throughout the year as a build-up for the actual event. H.H. Swami Hariharji Maharaj (at the age of 102), founder of the Geeta Ashram, was the special guest-of-honour.

The 1999 celebrations took off from the high notes set in 1998, this time under the chairmanship of Sri K.S. Rajah of the Hindu Centre. The event saw what was a first in Singapore and has now become another permanent feature of the celebrations: a grand gallery of sages, saints, spiritual teachers and leaders of spiritual organisations spanning the Vedic times to the present day. H.H. Swami Muktirupananda, President of the Ramakrishna Mission Singapore graced the occasion.

In 2000, under the leadership of Dr. V.P. Nair from the Chinmaya Seva Centre, another highlight was added to the event — the Geeta Chanting and Essay Writing Competitions. Rolling trophies for both competitions were sponsored by Dr. Nair. The competitions, the only one of their kind, attracted active participation from the children, youth and parents alike. Swami Mitrananda from the Chinmaya Mission graced the occasion with his dynamic presence.

The 2002 celebrations saw yet another programme being added to the already mammoth scale of the event — the Gita Forum, which hoped to expand the reach of the timeless message of the Gita and magnify the event’s nationwide scope.

GJ Committees

 Gita Jayanti Committee 2022-2023

Committee

Role

Name

Organization

Steering Committee

Chairperson

Sri G Srinivasan

 

Steering Committee

Secretary

Sri Krishna Kumar

 

Steering  Committee

Treasurer 

Sri Sneh Kant Gupta

 

Steering  Committee

Member

Sri Sunil Kumar

 

Steering Committee

Member

Sri Ramaprasad

 

Steering  Committee

Member

Sri Sujith Kumar Badhya

 

Steering  Committee

Member

Sri N Anand Chandrasekar

 
 

Organizing Committee

Chairperson

Sri Brijesh Shukla

SNIHA

Organizing Committee

Vice-Chairperson

Sri GR Poddar

VHY

Organizing Committee

Vice-Chairperson

Sri  Sambit Mishra

OSS

Organizing Committee

Secretary

Sri Rajesh Kumar

SNIHA

Organizing Committee

Treasurer

Sri Satya Rai

SNIHA

 

Finance

Chairperson

Sri Satya Rai

SNIHA

Finance

Member

Sri K Ganesan

HEB

Finance

Member

Sri Sneh Kant Gupta

GA

 

Publicity

Chairperson

Sri Ramesh VG

KS

Publicity

Member

   
 

Website

Chairperson

Sri Anand Chandrasekar

SDBBS

 

Gita Vani

Chairperson

Sri SK Gupta

GA

Gita Vani

Vice-Chairperson

Sri Kamal Kishore

MMM

Gita Vani

Member

Sri Sanjay Kedia

MMM

       

Gita Vani

Editor

Sri Krishna Kumar

SOORYA

 

Prasadam

Chairperson

Sri Ramaprasad

KS

Prasadam

Member

Sri G Srinivasan

SDBBS

 

Volunteers

Chairperson

Sri Sujith Kumar Badhya

KS

Volunteers

Member

Sri Ramaprasad

KS

 

Gita Parayan

Chairperson

Sri Sunil Kumar

AS

Gita Parayan

Member

Sri Vivek Kumra

GA

 

Gita Training

Chairperson

Smt Padmini Chandrashekar

CSC

Gita Training

Member

Sri Sunil Kumar

AS

Gita Training

Member

Smt Sandhya Ramprasad

KS

 

Gita Forum

Chairperson

Sri Sujith Kumar Badhya

KS

Gita Forum

Vice-Chairman

Sri G Srinivasan

SDBBS

Gita Forum

Member

Sri Krishna Kumar

SOORYA

Gita Forum

Member

Sri Sneh Kant Gupta

GA

 

Competition

Chairperson

Sri Anand Chandrasekar

SDBBS

Competition

Member

Sri Ramaprasad

KS

 

Art Competition

Chairperson

Smt Sandhya Ramprasad

KS

Art Competition

Member

Sri Sujith Kumar Badhya

KS

Art Competition

Member

Sri Ramprasad

KS

 

Gita Havan

Chairperson

Sri Sunil Kumar

AS

Gita Havan

 Member

 Sri Vivek Kumra

 GA

       
 

Krishna Manjari

Chairperson

Dr Chitra Krishna Kumar

Soorya

Krishna Manjari

Member

Sri Krishna Kumar

Soorya

       

 

AS - Amriteswari Society; BIJ- BIJHAR Society ; CSC- Chinmaya Seva Centre; GA- Geeta Ashram; HEB- Hindu Endowments Board; KS- Kannada Sangha; MMM- Marwari Mitra Mandal; MMS- Maharashtra Mandal Singapore; OSS- ODIA Society Singapore; SAS- Singapore Aurobindo Society; SDBBS- Singapore Dakshina Bharatha Brahmana Sabha; SLNT- Shree Lakshminarayan Temple; SMHS- Singapore Malayalee Hindu Samajam; Soorya- Soorya (Singapore); SVC- Sadhu Vaswani Centre; SKT- Sri Krishnan Temple; SRKT- Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple; SNIHA- Singapore North Indian Hindu Association; SSA- Singapore Sindhi Association; QMT- Sri Muneeswaran Temple (Queenstown); VHY – Vihangam Yoga

Past Lead Organizations

2022 Hindu Endowments Board
2021 Vihangam Yoga Singapore
2020 Singapore North Indian Hindu Association
2019 Odia Society of Singapore
2018 BIJHAR (Singapore)
2017 Sri Muneeswaran Temple (Queenstown)
2016 Singapore Sindhi Association
2015 Sri Ruthra Kaliamman Temple
2014 Sadhu Vaswani Centre (Singapore)
2013 Arya Samaj
2012 Maharashtra Mandal
2011 Singapore Gujarati Society
2010 Singapore Dakshina Bharatha Brahmana Sabha
2009 Marwari Mitra Mandal
2008 Kannada Sangha
2007 Singapore Telugu Samajam
2006 Sri Lakshminarayan Temple
2005 Sri Aurobindo Society
2004 Singapore Malayalee Hindu Samajam
2003 Amriteswary Society
2002 Sri Sathya Sai Society
2000 Chinmaya Seva Centre
1999 Hindu Centre & Geeta Ashram
1998 Hindu Endowments Board
1997 Krishna Our Guide

 

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