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In this episode

  • Speakers explored friendship and agape love, sharing ways to nurture friendships through active listening, support and celebrating differences.
  • A contributor traced friendships in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bible and Homer's Iliad, showing bonds that crossed social and economic lines.
  • A yoga and dance teacher from Mauritius described growing up on Reunion and the qualities of a good friend, from unconditional love to sharing.
  • A US dancer spoke about a friendship that began in 1976 and how her mother's support nurtured her creativity.
  • Guests discussed self-affirmation, cross-cultural friendships formed through travel, music and dance, and the link between Tai Chi, qigong and natural energy.

Highlights from the live session. Watch the recording for the full discussion.

Banner for international day of friendship, featuring event details and collages of diverse groups of friends, scheduled for 28th july 2024.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY

FREE Global Online Session 

Sunday 28th July 2024

U.S.A 9 am  ET

U.K 2 pm BST onwards

East Africa 4 pm 

Mauritius  5 pm 

India 6.30 pm 

Hong-Kong, Philippines, Singapore 9 pm 

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY

FREE Global Online Session  

JOIN US SHARE YOUR FRIENDSHIP EXPERIENCES

(All times are in BST(British Summer Time))

Promotional graphic for an online session on international day of friendship on july 28, 2024, featuring collage of diverse friend groups and event details.

INTERNATIONAL

FRIENDSHIP DAY 

JOIN US WITH YOUR FRIENDSHIP

MESSAGES, POEMS, STORIES, SONGS

ETC ETC 

Promotional graphic for an online session on international day of friendship on july 28, 2024, featuring collage of diverse friend groups and event details.
Promotional graphic for an online session on international day of friendship on july 28, 2024, featuring collage of diverse friend groups and event details.

THANK YOU 

Technical Director –  Nishit Kotak 

Kitchen Episode Producer – Seema Bhatia

Health Episode Producer – Dr Rajeev Gupta 

Beauty Episode Producer – Vaishali Acharya

Ayurveda Episode Producer – Prof Ish Sharma

Kitchen Episodes Producer/Host – Seema Bhatia 

Mauritius Coordinator/Host – Saiksha Samboo

Yoga Episode Producer/Host  – Riddhi Vyas

U.S.A Coordinator/Host – Sharron Rose

Anchor/Reporter – Dr Lalit Sodha

Creative Director – Sarita Menon

Media Team – Kesh Morjaria 

Anchor – Dr Honey Kalaria

HOST TEAM – Dr Amrita Sharma, Riddhi Vyas, Rtn Lal Goel and Sharron Rose

BACK UP TEAM –  Dr Sheila Dobee,    Dr Milen Shah, 

Ravi & Sushma Bhanot,   Mina Khagram,   

and Shivani Vithlani.

FACILITATOR TEAM– Various

CHANNEL PARTNERS – Hindu Forum of Europe, MentalHealth_Connect, Hindu Matters in Britain, , Sanskruti, Simran Ahuja Official, Diwali in London,        Sarita Sabrawal Official, Gyan, Sacred Mysteries, SAHA

and many more

Special Thanks : 

Strategic Web Success and www.inndus.co.uk

 

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