While returning from Chittagong visited Anandamayee Kali Mandir in Brahmanbaria town. Interacted with the Trustees. The temple is a vibrant centre for Hindu pilgrims. It also houses a Mandir dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna. The temple bore the brunt of vandals last March.
Visited the ISKON Mandir at Noakhali. Was overwhelmed by the warmth of head priest Swami Raaspriya Das. Interacted with devotees, took part in special Aarati & Kirtan.
Was honoured & moved to be presented with a special edition of #BhagavadGita on the soil of #Noakhali.
Visited the sacred birthplace of Anandamayee Ma in Kheora village in Brahmanbaria district, Bangladesh. She was born here on April 30, 1896. Visited the school founded through her support, met with friends who look after the Ashram named after her. Was happy to address them.
At Choumohoni in #Noakhali visited Sree Sree Ram Thakur Ashram. Offered Pranam at the sacred Samadhi of Sree Sree Ram Thakur. Interacted with members of the Ashram board. The Ashram was attacked & vandalised by jihadi elements on Vijaya Dashami last & is being renovated.
Sree Sree Ram Thakur’s sacred physical frame is in Samadhi here in Noakhali. His millions of adherents in India, Bangladesh & across the world revere this centre, it is the collective duty of every generation to preserve & protect this spot.
At Gandhi Ashram Trust in Noakhali, was happy to visit the new exhibition centre set up with support from Modi Govt & to extensively interact with the office bearers of the Ashram.
Visited Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali, which is so inseparably linked with the saga of India’s struggle for freedom & tribulations of partition. Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
At Gandhi Ashram in Noakhali, Bangladesh
At Dhakeshwari, yesterday evening, met my friends of the temple committee & representatives of various leading Puja Committees in Dhaka. Had a fruitful discussion.
Always a pleasure to meet Shri R.N.Ravi, Governor of Tamil Nadu. Have had several occasions,over the years,to closely interact with him. A deeply perceptive mind, an expert on national security & governance and a quiet man of action. Discussed a number of issues of mutual interest.
In Pondicherry, visited Sri Aurobindo Ashram, where I spent many years in the past, offered obeisance at Sri Aurobindo’s Samadhi, met a number of my teachers & elders, their warmth is always inspiring. Sri Aurobindo 150
West Bengal is in the grip of extortion, vendetta politics Ms Mamata Banerjee led TMC has giving rise to lumpen-cartels which is destroying the democratic fabric of the state. Its top leaders are complicit in all kinds of crimes & anti-democratic acts Rampurhat Massacre
Introductory Remarks at a discussion on Shri Brij Lal (Rajya Sabha MP & Former DGP, UP) book “Siyasat Ka Sabak” #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav #JogendraNathMandal #BRAmbedkar