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In that event we are having KHEL COMPETITION  &  various Sharirik Karyakram, apart from the Shakha team Baithak. ( Ganavesh & Shakha copy essential.

Time:  8-30 am to 3-30pm.

However, we have become totally material driven. Our views of the universe is so narrow, it has become very ‘me, myself and “I” . This is a very primitive view of life and the universe. The act of giving is only a limited gesture of charity when the external circumstance drives.

The Hindu value and Dharma dictates a continual act of giving.Our Sangh work is nothing but the living practice of these ideal Hindu values. The reason for this is simple. We are driven by our conscience and not by the external senses and the desires. The working in the shakha awakens and stirs our souls to the depths and drives us.

In our Guru Puja Utsav,The Bhagawa Dhwaj is our GURU, the most resplendent emblem of this sublime philosophy. And, worship of this holy flag on this Guru Poornima Day is intended to instil in us this positive Hindu attitude towards life. The ceremonial worship of the flag through flowers accompanied by monetary offering is just an external expression of this attitude of surrender to the ideal. Real worship, for a Hindu, lies in becoming an image of the idea himself. Shivo bhootwa shivam yajet – one has to become Shiva Himself if one has to worship Shiva.   The Dakshina is an expression of this element of giving. The utsav can be looked at in isolation, as the one-off event and ritual of offering a monetary donation.

On the other hand it is far complex, and intense. The swayamsevak live by this sentiment of giving and submitting himself for the whole of society (symbolised as the God himself) and represented in the form of the Bhagwa Dhwaj. Now the monetary donation is considered as ‘Gangajali’, a culmination of smaller collection throughout the year, and a spiritual act. A sense of humility dawns on him. This aspect of giving is call ‘Dhan daan’ And this is simple the first step in the act of sacrifice and is the most easiest to achieve.

The next phase in one’s life is to give more time for the work of Sangh and the service of samaj.When a Swyamsewak&Sewika becomes attached to the nature of giving through the dakshina, he or sheimmediately starts to think deeper. This aspect enables him to focus more on the work and spend more time. The third phase is when one is totally convinced of his role in holy work, he is prepared to sacrifice everything. You see the examples of Swami Vivekananda andRaja Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who have attained this height.

The role of the senior karyakartas  and Shakhas  is simply to awaken the souls and stir the innermost. Once the conscience is stirred the rest simply follows. The fountain that springs out is in all forms of contribution, which in simple terms can be identified as the guru puja of theSwyamsewak &Sewikas. The once a year ceremony is just symbolic. The real puja is all year round.

In short the level of Guru Puja is determined by the strength of the shakhas. How awakened are theSwyamsewak &Sewikasin relation to the understanding of the cause? How far deep has there been the soul searching exercise? The answer to these questions determines the puja and the dakshina. The reason for our success is based on winning the hearts and minds of Swyamsewak & Sewikas,(heart to heart contact is the most important term in Sangha). and not on any isolated fund raising activities.

At around 5 pm. Shakha was held with Yogesh Ji as Mukhya Shikshak. Different activities at advanced level were taken like:

• Niyudh
• Samata
• Yog Chaap
• Khel
• Sangh Geet

The event was marked with the presence of Sanghchalak, Karyawah and other invitees. At around 8.00 pm we all took Bhojan specially prepared by Gopaul Ji of Vallee des Pretres. Fresh Annanas juice was also served by Sookun Ji. The later being swayamsewaks for more than 30 years sangh ayu.

At around 8.30 pm, we received our special guests who are also bal-swayamsewak in RSS. We took 2 minutes to pay tribute to our ancestors who came from India to work into Mauritius. There was also the presence of Ajay Abbanah Ji, Suman Jeewooth Ji and Ishwarlall Ramjeeawon Ji.

The next Morning, shakha was held.

We broke off at around 10pm after having ‘nashta’.

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Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Time: 9.30 a.m.

Venue: Hindu House, Port-Louis

Yugadi (Kannada: ಯುಗಾದಿ, Telugu: ఉగాది) from yuga + aadi, yuga means era, aadi means start. The start of an era) is the new year’s day for the people of the Deccan region of India. While the people of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh use the term Yugadi/Ugadhi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa. Sindhis, people from Sindh, celebrate the same day as their New Year day Cheti Chand.

The Kannada and Telugu people celebrate the festival with great fanfare; gatherings of the extended family and a sumptuous feast are ‘de rigueur’. The day, however, begins with ritual showers (oil bath) followed by prayers, and then the eating of a specific mixture of -

• Neem Buds/Flowers for bitterness
• Raw Mango for tang
• Tamarind Juice for sourness
• Green Chilli/Pepper for heat
• Jaggery and ripe banana pieces for sweetness
• Pinch of Salt for saltiness

This mixture with all six tastes (షడ్రుచులు), called Yugadi Pachhadi (ఉగాది పచ్చడి) in Telugu and Bevu-Bella( ಬೇವು-ಬೆಲ್ಲ) in Kannada[2], symbolizes the fact that life is a mixture of different experiences (sadness, happiness, anger, fear, disgust, surprise) , which should be accepted together and with equanimity.
Ugadi Pachadi is a special preparation prepared in every Andhra home on Telugu New Year’s day. Its made with fresh tamarind, jaggery(panela), fresh mangoes and neem flowers (margosa). One can add sugarcane, coconut and bananas also. The sweetness of jaggery, the sourness of tamarind, the bitterness of neemflower and the pungent flavor of the green mango skin, spice of the chilli powder ,raw tender mango’s taste and lastly salt form the shadhruchulu or six tastes of the sauce.

Shri Sandip Subhash Paithankar ji arrived in Mauritius on the November 20, 2009 in the context of Varga 2009. He was already imbibed with the spirit of the Varga as he had already chalked out its plan in the plane itself.

The Shikshaks were invited at the Guru Govindsing Shakha at Petit Paquet, Montagne Blanche where two-day Shiksha Varga was held on 21 and 22, November 2009. The pracharak was satisfied with the performance of the 10 Shikshaks who were present. After the first day training it was decided that there was no need for second-day training.

Varga 2009 of the Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh (Mauritius) was held at the D.A.V. College, Morcellement Saint Andre, from Monday 23 to Sunday29, November, 2009.

Some 60 Swayamsewaks and 20 Sevikas from 19 Shakhas of the island attended the residential seminar. It was held under the guidance of Shri Sandip Subash Paithankar ji, Pracharak of Mauritius.

The daily programme started at 4h30 with Jagaran, 5h00 with Morning Sandhya and Dhwajarohan, followed by Sharirik till 7h30 for breakfast, 9h00 to 10h30 Ghosh and Khel, 11h00 to noon, Baudhika followed by lunch, 14h30 charcha, 15h30 tea break, 16h00 Baudhika, 17h00 Sanghsthan Karyakram, 20h00 Bhojan, 21h00 Ratri Karyakram and lights off at 10h00.

The Sanghchalak, Shri Ragoonath Deeal ji, emphasized on the need of five-fold development of a swayamsewak and a sevika; Physical, Mental, Intellectual, Moral and Spiritual. ‘The only mantra to overall success is discipline, hard work in respective fields of study and perseverance with determination’ said the Sanghchalak. The theme of the seminar was ‘Living a life with an aim.’

The Karyavah, Shri Bala Mukan ji, the Manager and the Rector of the D.A.V. College, Sarvashri Kamal Domah and Jayman Shobnath ji, the President of the Mauritius Sanatan Dharma Temples Federation, Shri Somduth Dulthumon ji, the President of Arya Sabha Mauritius, Shri Satyadeo Peertham ji, the Baudhik Pramukh, Acharya Vishwamitra Beekharry ji, the Pracharak Shri Sandip ji and the Secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Shri Ajay Abbana ji, delivered Baudhik in which they all stressed on the need of unity among Hindus and shunning away the modern evils of the society. They also reminded the qualities of a good swayamsewak and the principles of a good shakha.

This year we had the presence of almost all the Shikshaks and Shikshikas. They all excelled in Samta, Sanchalan, Ghosh, Yogchap, Niyudh, Yogasan, Khel and Vyayam Yoga. On the Samarop of the Varga, some fifty parents were present and they were amazed by the performance of their wards.

It was a very rich experience and many ancient Swayamsewaks, who are now renowned professionals, came to stay at least one night with the participants and share with them their Varga nostalgia.

After the Varga, Shri Sandeep ji visited 8 shakhas and held mini vargas of 3 to 5 days each with a Samarop Karyakram where the parents were invited to witness what their children had learned. There were, at least, two Road Sanchalan Karyakram; one at Vallee des Pretres and the second at Belle Mare.

We had also a Vihar Karyakram at Belle Mare on December 25, 2009, where swayamsewaks, sevikas and their parents were present. Food brought by the parents was shared among all those present.

On the December 30, 2009, the website of the Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh, (hssmru.org) was officially launched at Maheswarnath Mandir Hall by Swami Purnanand ji Maharaj in the presence of Shri Ragoonath Deeal ji, the Sanghchalak of HSS Mauritius, Shri Sudama Girdhary ji, the president of Vihwshwa Hindu Parishad Mauritius and Shri Prabhu Narain Shrivastava ji, the Prant Sanghchalak of Avadha Prant, India. Swayamsewaks and well wishers of 10 villages were present.

Swami Purnanand ji Maharaj praised the relentless work of the Sangh in the country and appealed to the youth to abstain from the evils of the modern world.

Prabu ji, on that occasion, presented a copy of his work on the Bhagwadgita to the Sanghchalak of Mauritius. In his margadarshan, he laid stress that the major problems of this world today could be solved by the teachings of our Vedantas and the Bhagwadgita.

And Ragoonath Deeal ji explained the reason behind adoring an inanimate object as the symbol of a Guru. He gave many examples to justify the Bhagwa Dhwaj as the Guru of the swayamsewaks.

In the early 2010, precisely, after January 4, 2010, Sandip ji continued with the training of swayamsewaks and sevikas of Guru Govindsingh Shaka and visited Lallmatie, Brisee Verdiere, Triolet and Barlow shakhas with the same purpose.

He is returning back to India tomorrow evening.

Visit of a dyanamic Karyakarta from Kenya

During the week 18 to 23 December, 2009, a Karyakarta from Kenya, Mayur Sheer, came to work in Mauritius for a week on behalf of his company SAGEM to install fibre-optics for international communication network.

He had, first visited Mauritius in 1997 during that year’s varga with a senior Karyakarta Shri Rao ji from Kenya.

During his present stay he found some hours to visit Karyakartas and Shakhas of the country. He was received by the Guru Govindsingh Shakha where he imparted his past experience with the Swayamsewaks and taught them new games.

Shri Mayur Sheer also presented publications of the Hindu Swayamsewak Sangh Kenya to the Sanghchalak, Ragoonath Deeal ji. He left Mauritius on December 23, 2009.

He paid another visit to Mauritius on December 28, 2009 as his job in Mauritius was not finished. This time he came with his family. Even then, he found time to visit swayamsewaks with his family and had priti-bhoj with them. He left Mauritius on January 6, 2010 with full of memories.

The website was launched in the presence of nearly hundred citizens of Mauritius. On this occasion Prabhuji highlighted the three Global problems .i.e. Global Terrorism, Global Recession and Global Warming. The entire world is engaged in resolving these subtle challenges mankind is ever facing. Hindu Dharam, since time immemorial has advocated life vision which addresses these problems in its entirety. It is because of this that the Hinduism has survived since thousands of centuries.

The inclusiveness of Hinduism has the remedy of all these global problems. The mother earth should be milked not bled to satisfy the unending material desires of the mankind, which has resulted into global warming and global recession. The global terrorism is also the outcome of the life vision of exclusivist, who propagates their religion through violence. Shreemad Bhagwad Geeta and other Hindu Scriptures have been awakening the ill effects of Global Terrorism, Recession and Warming since beginning.

It is a matter of satisfaction that mankind has at least started to recognize the efficacy of Hindu philosophy to bring about world piece and sustainable eco-friendly development, the testimony to which is the recitation of Vedic Richas in the Parliament of USA. It is a matter of pride that Mauritius has shown the path of cultural expansion for peace and brotherhood by Harmonizing French, English, Hindi, Bhojpuri and Creol languages.

Besides this the foundation of Trayodash Maurisheshwar Nath Jyotirling, Gangal Talao( Grand Bassin) Mauritius is a step forward to expand its cultural identity across the world. Prabhuji requested all the Hindu saints of India to give the recognition to this Trayodash Maurisheshwar Nath Jyotirling.

After the speech of Prabhuji Swami Poornanand Blessed the HSS for expanding its work in Mauritius. The sanghchalak of Mauritius Sri Raghunath Deealji elaborated the importance of Gurupooja and Bhagwa Dhwaj. All the swayamsevaks offered their oblations and the program was concluded by prarthana.

By- Pragya Srivastava

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Organized by: Jagadamba Shakha in corporation with bajarangbali shakha.

Date: 18^th to 20^th Dec 2009.

Sankya: A daily sangkia of about 15 sevikas and swyamsevaks.

Program:

• 6.30 to 8.00 am   -  Danda, Niyudhha and Yoachapa.
• 11.00 to 12.00    – Ghosh Abhyaas
• 17.30 to 18.30    – Shakha games & Samata

The shibir was expected to have a sangkia of 30 swyamsevaks and sevikas. It was thought that a big shibir was being organized but having a too little sangkia we decided to cancel our sanchalan that was prepared to be done on 20^th dec 2009 which was of about 1 km. However we did not lost courage and after every session we went to see all the swyamsevak and asked them to try to attain the shibir.

During the shibir we did abhyaas of Danda khamika teen, yogchapa dwitale and chatushtale and niyudhha. And during the gosh session – flute we learned dhvajaropanam, anaka kirana abhyaas and also sankha.

Very fortunately on the last day we had among us senior swyamsevak Mayur who was from Kenya. His nice speech was about RSS and its fabulous works around the world. After our presentations between and audience of 40 parents we finally performed our Guru Pujan and by 3 pm the varg was over.

We sevikas and swyamsevaks of Vallee Des Pretres are very thankful to our Pracharak, Sandipji who despite the many difficulties he stayed by our side.

Author: Akshat Gopaul & Kusum Dusoruth