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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 2018-2019

CommitteeRoleNameOrganization
Advisory Committee Chairperson Sri R Jayachandran HEB
Advisory Committee Member Sri H P Dayani GA
Advisory Committee Member Sri Rajan Krishnan HAB
Advisory Committee Member Sri Sat Pal Khattar GA
Advisory Committee Member Sri Shashi Lal Kashyap SAS
Advisory Committee Secretary Sri Sneh Kant Gupta GA
 
Organizing Committee Chairperson Sri Sambit Mishra OSS
Organizing Committee Vice-Chairperson Sri Suresh Agarwal BIJHAR
Organizing Committee Vice-Chairperson    
Organizing Committee Secretary Sri Pratyush Hota OSS
Organizing Committee Treasurer Sri Patnaik N OSS
 
Finance Chairperson Sri Patnaik N OSS
Finance Member Sri K Ganesan HEB
Finance Member Sri Sneh Kant Gupta GA
 
Publicity Chairperson Sri Ramesh VG KS
 
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 HP Dayani GA
Gita Vani Member Sri Arjan G Kripalani GA
Gita Vani Member Sri Chandru Budhrani SVC
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 Badhya KS
Gita Forum Vice-Chairperson Sri G Srinivasan SDBBS
Gita Forum Member Sri Krishna Kumar SOORYA
Gita Forum Member Sri Sneh Kant Gupta GA
 
Competition Chairperson Sri Ajay Nair SMHS
Competition Member Sri Manesh M SMHS
Competition Member Sri Anand Chandrasear SDBBS
 
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 Sri Krishna Kumar SOORYA
Krishna Manjar Member Smt Chitra Krishna Kumar SOORYA

AS: Amriteswari Society, AST: AryaSamaj Temple, SAS: Singapore Aurobindo Society, BIJHAR: BIJHAR (Singapore), CSC: Chinmaya Seva Centre, DS: Divinespark Singapore, GA: Geeta Ashram, HEB: Hindu Endowments Board, KS: Kannada Sangha,  MMM: Marwari Mitra Mandal, OSS: Odia Society, Singapore, SDBBS: Singapore Dakshina Bharatha Brahmana Sabha, SMHS: Singapore Malayalee Hindu Samajam, SOORYA: Soorya (Singapore), SVC: Sadhu Vaswani Centre,Singapore, 

 

 

 

 

Past Lead Organizations

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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