GURU PURNIMA

Sunday 25th July 2021

2pm till 7 pm 

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Saivani Samboo

(Mauritius)

2.00 pm

Host Introduction 

Saivani Shanker Samboo

Saivani Shankar Samboo is a child psychologist, using music therapy as a method of counselling. She is the Founder Director of EHV S.T.A.R. Academy, where EHV stands for Education in Human Values and S.T.A.R. means Student Training in Attitude and Responsibility 
Saivani is the founder as well as lead singer of The Swaraagini Spiritual Orchestra, promoting values, culture, tradition and aspiration through music. Having a spiritual background as well as professional experiences, Saivani has been inspired a lot by her mother, who emphasised on helping others in need, especially family and children physically, mentally, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.
She was awarded the Women of Year Mauritius  (100 Women of Mauritius) title 2018 and Top 10 Influential Women in the Indian Ocean 2019.
Saivani has worked with kids, adolescents, youngsters and parents in her consultancy, whereby transformation and positive has been observed, creating a more harmonious atmosphere in the family.  She has trained teachers, youngsters and students and parents, through human value based and psychological perspectives.
Her motto is Born to Serve and it’s a habit on her every birthday to be of service to others!

Girish Jogia

(U.K)

2.05 pm

Girish Jogia

Singer

Girish Jogia is the founder of Shree Ganesh Bhajan Group. With the blessings of Maa Sarswati the group has been performing live for last ten years. Performances include:
Bhakti Sangeet, Bhajans for all occasions, Hanuman chalisa, Golden oldies from Bollywood, Mehfil’s, Karaoke, Garba, Sangeet night and live singing during the wedding ceremony.
During this pandemic year they have featured many times on Healing our Earth.

V V Madhusudan

(U.K)

2.20 pm

V V Madhusudan

Singer 

Madhusudan started his singing journey in his youth with Bollywood compositions.
Madhu is very passionate about music and singing
He now derives inspiration and bliss through devotional singing.

 

Global Audience welcome to

come and  pay respect and offer 

gratitude to their Teacher

 Deepti Devi

(India)

3.00 pm

Deepti Devi

Deepti Devi will be saying a few words on Gurus,in the Spiritual and Universal sense, and rendering the Guruvandana accompanied by playing the piano keyboard …Bhava Sagara Tharana Karana Hey …in her own composition.
Deepti Devi is a Music Director and Composer. She able to Compose songs in different languages. She has given BGM (Background Music) for films, Tele-films and composed songs for Films Telefilms,Theatre and Albums.
Deepti Devi has given Live piano keyboard recitals for Charity shows and different variety programmes.

Deepti Devi belongs to one of the Indian Royal Families and lives in Bhubneshwar Odisha India.

Hemant & Chandu Mattani

3.30 pm

Hemant Mattani

Hemant Mattani is the owner and managing director of Sona Rupa ltd in UK – a very famous brand name in the field of Indian clothing particularly sarees.
Sona Rupa has an international name in the field of music.
Sona Rupa offers one of the largest and best collections of Indian music. Their repertoire includes classical, devotional, spiritual and contemporary. Additionally they are a world renowned production label specialising in yoga, meditation and relaxation music known as our mind body soul collection.
Hemant will pay tribute to his guru – father Chandu Mattani who was himself a very talented musician and singer and is remembered by his fans all over the globe.

Dr Honey Kalaria

(U.K)

4.00 pm

HOST

 Dr Honey Kalaria

Dr Honey Kalaria is a mind body soul coach and an award-winning creative dance expert with over 35 years of experience in the field of art, culture & entertainment. 

Born into a Hindu family, Honey was guided by her mother to start reciting mantras and prayers from the age of 3. Her father has also been regularly reciting the Hanuman Chalisa for many years. In her spiritual quest and journey, Honey has been blessed to have travelled to India to not only learn  Indian Classical dance but also to study how to conduct yagnas (fire ceremonies) by reciting powerful mantras. She got an opportunity to get educated on the science behind these powerful prayers, how they cleanse and purify ones aura, spread peace and offer positive benefits to the environment.

www.honeykalariaofficial.com

Tina Gattermann

(U.K)

Global Audience welcome to

come and  pay respect and offer 

gratitude to their Teacher

Tina Gattermann

(Germany)

4.15 pm

Tina Gattermann

Tina Gattermann is from Hamburg, Germany and has been gaining knowledge of the Himalyan Tradition of Yoga in India since 2009, from her spiritual teacher Swami Nityamuktananda Saraswati and other masters. By 2010, Tina began assisting to bring her Swami’s wisdom of the Himalayan Traditions to retreats in Italy. She now helps to run “The Association of Himalayan Yoga Meditation Societies International (AHYMSIN)” an affiliate of organisations whose purpose is to spread the teachings of yoga, meditation, its philosophy and scientific applications in accordance with the pure traditional teachings of the Himalayan Sages. Tina is also qualified as a certified Coach in Systemic Psychology. Her company “Being In Systems,” works in adapting and applying the body of ancient spiritual wisdom of the Five Elements to organizational practices, structures and dynamics. This has led to the birthing of 2BElemental, a new paradigm meta-framework designed to enable the healing of organisational dysfunction, and balancing the experiential and generative flows of  individuals and teams working within the organization.
Tina will share and pay tribute to her spiritual masters from the Himalayas. 

    Eve    Dhruv    Melissa

    (U.S.A)       (U.K)          (U.K)

5.00 pm

Session by Dhruv Chhatralia,

Eve Mendosa and

Dr Melissa Kapoor

Guru Purnima Satsang – Dhruv Chhatralia BEM in Conversation with Eve Mendoza and Dr Melissa Kapoor on the Symbolism of Ram, Hanuman and Krishna

Dhruv Chhatralia BEM will discuss with Eve Mendoza on the Science and Symbolism of Ram, Hanuman and Krishna, and how their Shakti, Mantras and Wisdom will prove essential for healing our world and humanity during the current circumstances and in the coming future.

The conversation will explore the concept of Avatars and the importance of protecting Dharma both in our individual lives and in the collective conscious of humanity as declared in the Ramayan, Shrimad Bhagavatam and Mahabharata.

Eve Mendoza is a renowned speaker, broadcaster and teacher on Mantra Shastra, the Vedanga and the Vedic Sciences.

Dhruv Chhatralia BEM is a Queen’s New Years Honours List Award Recipient, Author of 21 books and prominent speaker on Hinduism.

Dr Melissa Kapoor has PhD from the University of Oxford in Statistics and is the inspirational CEO of an award-winning company.

Global Audience welcome to

come and  pay respect and offer 

gratitude to their Teacher

Sharron Rose 

(U.S.A)

5.45 pm

Sharron Rose

Sharron Rose, MA, Ed, winner of the Filmmaker of the Year Award from the 20th World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi TCM, Daoism and Natural Healing, is the director/ producer of the forthcoming documentary series, Quantum Qi: The Taoist Art of Nurturing Life. 
 
As a recipient of a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship and grant from the American Institute of Indian Studies to conduct extensive research into the art, culture and spiritual traditions of North India, she became the first American disciple of Kathak Queen and early Bollywood star, Sitara Devi.
 
Sharron has lectured, performed and presented her films in numerous universities, spiritual centers, cultural organizations and museums and was a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the author of The Path of the Priestess: A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine. and is currently completing a cd, The Nectar of Bliss dedicated to the healing power of the Divine Feminine in cultures throughout the world. 

 

Lee Torchia

(U.S.A)

6.00 pm

Lee Torchia

East Meets West:  JazzRaga

Lee Torchia is an American jazz singer, North Indian Raga Singer and TV producer/performer. Lee was drawn to Indian Classical music and studied privately for 20 years with the great Indian Raga Vocalist, Pandit Pran Nath, becoming his initiated Disciple.   She has performed/taught raga at Universities and produced a weekly NYC Cable TV show, “Lee Torchia Sings” with repeats on YouTube and Facebook.

Lee continues her interest in swinging jazz.  Her CD, “Loverman: A Tribute to Billie Holiday” has arguably the greatest rhythm section of jazz including Mel Lewis and Roger “Ram” Ramirez and is available on Amazon.   

Lee’s life-long concern for the environment prompted the composition of her tune: “I’ve Got the Earthling Blues”, viewable on YouTube.

As a big-band leader performing in NY Clubs, she created a form which fuses classical raga with classical jazz:  “JazzRaga”.

 Sister Sudesh

(U.K)

6.30 pm

Sister Sudesh

Didi Sudesh is the European Director of the Brahma Kumaris and is an outstanding lecturer, teacher and broadcaster on human development, meditation and the creative abilities of the mind.  She has travelled in almost 100 countries, addressing conferences and co-ordinating workshops and seminars.

Born in North India in 1942, her ambition since early childhood has been to serve humanity. Her teaching abilities were evident from childhood, when unique circumstances made her headmistress of a girl’s school at the age of 16.

A few years later, she became a teacher and administrator with the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University. In 1974 Didi Sudesh left India for the UK to help establish the first activities of the University outside of India in London. She has for many years now been based in Germany and in 2016 took on the directorship of the Seminarhaus Moringen retreat centre there.

In all aspects of her life, Sister Sudesh demonstrates a lively sense of humour, a generous nature and a youthful desire to learn from every human experience. The impression she leaves on those she meets is of a dedicated server, mindful of humanity’s journey towards a higher truth.

 

Nisha Shivdasani

(Cote d’Ivoire )

Nisha Shivdasani

Nisha Shivdasani is a multi faceted personality,  with several Bhajan albums to her credit. Her first spiritual Guru is 1008 Gurudev Hariharji Maharaj.
Nisha also believes in Dada J P Vaswani and Sai Baba  and has travelled extensively abroad for Bhajan shows. 
Nisha  composes music and Conduct meditation classes in French and English.

THANK YOU 

Technical Director –  Nishit Kotak 

Creative Director – Sarita Menon

Production Director  – Dr Honey Kalaria

Host Director – Simran Ahuja 

Media Team – Kesh Morjaria and Anita Nomula

Host Team –  Saivani Samboo and Dr Honey Kalaria

Back Up Team –  Dr Lalit Sodha, Deepa Vithlani, Renu Gidoomal, Dr Milen Shah, Mallesh Kota, Meena Trivedy, Shivali Ruparelia, Sharron Rose, Ravi & Sushma Bhanot and Shivani Vithlani.

Facilitator Team –

Channel Partners – Hindu Forum of Europe, MentalHealth_Connect, Hindu Matters in Britain, Enrich TV, Sanskruti, Simran Ahuja Official, Diwali in London, Bhakti Sagartv, Sarita Sabrawal Official, Sunrise Radio UK and many more.

Special Thanks : Strategic Web Success and www.inndus.co.uk

 

Host Conclusion

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