Joined the Blood Donation camp organised by BJYM, South Kolkata, in front of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s ancestral house in Bhowanipore. Spoke on the significance of #BalidanDivas. The TMC dispensation’s reluctance to hold the event in memory of Dr Mookerjee led the organisers to take recourse to the High Court which gave permission for the programme.
Was very happy to welcome Venerable Shih Jianyin, Secretary General of the World Buddhist Bhikkhuni Association and an eminent and widely respected Buddhist teacher from Taiwan. She is also Secretary General of the Taiwan Buddhist Association, among other responsibilities. Venerable Jianyin has been visiting India, especially the Buddhist pilgrimage sites …