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Janmashtami Special

Sunday 29th August 2021

2pm till 7 pm BST

(British Summer Time)

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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!

Dharti Vasani

(U.K)

2.05 pm

Dharti Vasani

Singer 

Dharti Vasani is a primary school teacher and an artiste trained in Hindustani Classical music. Her musical journey started when she was very young.
Dharti has been performing on stage since her school-college days. Learning different aspects of Indian music has always been fascinating to her. She has been a performing artiste on various stages and musical forums across India and UK.

Girish Jogia

(U.K)

2.20 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.

Nidhi Shrivastava

(Holland)

2.50 pm

Nidhi Shrivastava

Singer

Nidhi is a versatile Indian vocalist who performs Ghazals, Bhajans, Bollywood songs and Sufiana qalaams. She trained in Hindustani classical music. Nidhi has performed at various platforms in India, including National level events and various concerts/events in UK and Netherlands.

Nidhi is based in Netherlands with her family. Also giving services as a lead vocalist with the music wing of Chinmaya Mission UK.

Shrii Gautam

(U.K)

3.10 pm

Shrii Gautam

Singer 

Shrii Gautam trained in Indian classical music in Calcutta a singer and performer.
Shrii works with Bollywood music companies like T-Series, Shemaroo, and others in Hindi, Punjabi, and Bengali music.
Shrii is passionate about
semi – classical, Ghazal, Devotional, and Bollywood songs.
Shrii has performed in various Bollywood concerts and live shows in the uk including Solo Bollywood Concert with an orchestra at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

Sister Sudesh

(U.K)

3.30 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.

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

Dhruv        Eve 

        (U.K)             (U.S.A)   

4.00 pm

Session by Dhruv Chhatralia,

Eve Mendosa

Janmasthami Satsang 

Dhruv Chhatralia BEM in Conversation with Eve Mendoza on the Divine Leelas of ShreeKrushna 
This Satsang will feature beautiful and inspirational shlokas, devotional singing and a discussion by Dhruv Chhatralia BEM with Eve Mendoza on the Divine Leelas of ShreeKrushna. It will explore the early life of Shree Krishna, who incarnated as the personification of the Supreme Being, and look at the inherent message that Shree Krishna was trying to convey to mankind.  
The Satsang take you on a journey towards enlightenment, where we will try to comprehend the underlying meanings of the earlier acts of Shree Krishna.
Eve Mendoza is 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.

Dhrumal Shah

(U.K)

4.40 pm

Dhrumal Shah

Dhrumal Shah is a Versitile Singer and Performer with an extensive range of experience in performing industry. Her passion for music has grown over the last 21 years as she has held more than 2000 live performances within UK and India in which she has been the lead and featured singer.
She is the Founder and an Artistic Director at Aum Music Academy, where she teaches all genres of Indian music to all age group and abilities.
Dhrumal is qualified as a Sangeet Visharad (B.A in classical vocal music) She also excels in other forms of Indian music such as semi-classical, Indian folk, devotional and Bollywood music.

Radha Krishna Das

(U.K)

5.00 pm

Radha Krishna Das

Message from Krishna Valley, 

New Vraja Dhama,

Somogyvamos, Hungary.

 

Deepti Devi

(India)

5.30 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.

Sharron Rose 

(U.S.A)

6.00 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. 

 

Anashmita Saha

(U.K)

6.15 pm

 Anashmita Saha

Anashmita works full time in a primary school.  Dancing is her passion and she started dancing at the age of 3yrs.
Anashmita was awarded a scholarship by Gov’t of India for excellence in Kathak dance. Besides Kathak, her expertise includes Folk dance, Rabindra, Najrul and Bollywood dances. She holds a 6yr diploma in Kathak and Rabindra Nritya (Tagore dance). She holds a junior diploma in Rabindra Sangeet (Tagore song).
She has performed in House of Parliament UK, Met Police, Indian High Commission, Diwali In London and many more popular events and TV channels. She runs her own dance school, Anashmita Dance Studio, and teaches Kathak, Folk, Tagore Dance, Semi classical and Bollywood dances.

Shri Hemang Bhai

(U.K)

6.30 pm

Shri Hemang Bhai

Shri Hemang Bhai, a Hindu Priest from London, is Speaker & Spiritual guide. He was born in a family of Hindu Brahmin priests and began studying the Vedic scriptures in an Ashram (hermitage) & learned ceremonies there in India.
 He loves to share the divine wisdom of our Vedic culture, especially the message of Lord Krishna. 

Paras & Alpa Morjaria

(U.K)

7.00 pm

Paras & Alpa Morjaria

Power of Baby Krishna Soft Toy

Paras and Alpa Morjaria are proud co-founders of ‘Krishna My Friend Ltd’ a new venture focussed on engaging the youth towards Lord Krishna through the medium of their mantra singing Baby Krishna soft toy.

Paras left his high profile role after 10 years from a top 4 consultancy firm, to pursue the entrepreneurship lifestyle. Aiming to make a real difference with this venture alongside managing other successful ventures.

Alpa is a proud mum, and leads a corporate legal career to name a few. Her true passion lies with Lord Krishna, hence keen to pursue this journey.

They will be talking about how they aim to inspire the youth; fun facts about Janmashtami; and mindful benefits of interactive toys.

Website: www.krishnamyfriend.com

Tarla Mashru 

(U.K)

7.20 pm

Tarla Mashru 

Krishna Bhajan/ Message

Tarla Mashru is a mother of Two and a grandmother of three who came from Uganda in 1972 she quickly established a very successful business.  Her passion was music and media which he learnt from singing  in people’s homes and quickly becoming a radio presenter with NuSound radio way back in 1989 she is also a video journalist with MATV and has interviewed the likes of Home Secretary Priti Patel, Lord dolar Popat and prime minister for India Shree Narendra Modi. Her interests include storytelling, songwriting, singing, cooking, events organising and charity work. The Pinnacle of her career was to travel to India for the 2018 kumbh Mela to accept the invitation of PM Narendra  Modi which included the republic  day celebrations .

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, Dr Sheila Dobee                          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

 

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