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  • Camp Life

    Some candid moments from a joyful week spend together.

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  • Reflections of Love

    Every night we had a session to reflect on what they have learned on that day… learned to share our knowledge.

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    It was very helpful to analyze myself and to know how I am really different. And it was also helpful to know about others. – K Gayathri

    In this time we can show our talents. Then we can recall what was done that whole day. – G Preethi

    The most enjoyable part of the day. For our tired brains and bodies, it was soothing to sit together and discuss our ideas, crack jokes and we were exactly like one big family. – Chitkala S

    It’s like a mirror, reflecting things. – Amrita.J.M

    Reflection sessions made us think about what we learnt that day. It made us all thinkers. – Rishika Rajkumar

    That was a different part of the schedule. I enjoyed that a lot. Funny videos were shown and a lot about Gita was discussed from the participant point of view. On Thursday emotional videos were shown and it made cry. – K.Jayapreethi

    We had an hour recollecting what was taught that whole day. We also had visuals of parents’ pure love, which really touched our hearts. – K.Adhithy

    I just love that session where everybody used to have fun and enjoyment. Yes I am happy that I came to this camp. I will always try to be happy. Thank you all:) – K.S.Amrita

    We enjoyed our reflections. They used to put funny videos which made us happy. I think I have not been that much happier in my lifetime. – K.S.Megha

    It was helpful for us to express our ideas and to know about others ideas which will make us lead a happy life. – Chaaran. A

    This was a session which reminded what all we did in the day. – Hrishikesh . G. Menon

    A very interactive crowd. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    This was the most fun part of the camp, where we played games, discussed about love and had a blast. – Madhav Govind

    This was a session that I really loved. -Jayasudha

    Reflection was a main activity in our camp. – Ayush R

    Many of my doubts have been cleared in this class. – S Atchaya

    I have got good understanding about myself. – Jeeva.s

    It helped us to register the lectures in our mind. – P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    Very interactive. – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    It was awesome and it helped us to revise what we learned during the day. – R. Kowsanth kalidas

    Videos of role of parents was great. It was a recollecting session. It cleared all my doubts and it gave the opportunity to show our talents also. – Divyadayanand

    In this session we learned how to interact and got confidence by ourselves. – Sanjan C S

    It’s like revising our exam portions. -P. Anandh Krishna

    Too good. – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    It’s very good, it gave a good exposure. – Athmika Prajesh

    It was interesting. – Namitha J. Shenoy

    It was a time when we would get to know how and what we learned. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    They were involving and very thoughtful. I enjoyed a lot. – Akash P Rajan

    Good one to test our understanding on the day’s lesson. – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It helped us to rewind what we have learned for the whole day. It also gave us more inspiration as we got some tough questions solved. – Rahul. C. M

    In daily reflections I studied about love,lust and like. – Amrita S

    It helped us to remember the things we had been taught daily. First few days I was nervous answering questions but then it was very good. – Ramakrishnan P S

    The speech and the discussion made us to think for the future life. We are really thankful to the camp members. – P.Surat Kumar

    Reflections were good and fabulous daily. enjoyed a lot. Thank you for giving this wonderful opportunity. – R.Saranya

    We had very good interactive sessions, where we could express our thoughts. – M. Kousalya

    I enjoyed this section very much and I also thank Dhyanji for showing IPL finals thank you. – Dheeraj Nandakumar.R

    This session is good because we won’t forget easily. – Sangeetha.M.T

    The daily reflections helped us to remember what we had learned in the morning. This gives us the chances to answer. – A.Madavan

    At the night we will discuss about what all we studied in morning. It was amazing. – Srivathsan N

    I enjoyed the daily reflections it made me more happy and made me sleep happily. – Yamini vijayakumar

    The reflections were very useful to recollect the daily happenings. And we enjoyed it. We learned about a lot of things. Thanks – Srinath. S

    There was much of questions and much of fun in it. Sankarji was amazing, right in that session everyday!!! – Ajay Sarma

  • Daily Evening Bhajans

    Evening bhajans were ecstatic

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  • Bhagavad Gita class in traditional style

    Br. Dhyanamrita Chaitanya gave classes on Bhagavad Gita 12th Chapter during these 7 days. He gave 3 sessions on Gita every day. The children were made to chant the slokas, taught the meaning and its application in daily life through different examples and activities. He inspired the children to live the values Gita is advising.

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    Gita Taught me how to live in this world, how to be devoted to lord, how to be happy, who is lord………and WHO AM I????????? – Shivankari PR

    Gita taught us to love everything and everything in the world keeps on changing so we can’t find happiness in this world. – Athmika Prajesh

    Gita is not just a holy book. It is a path prescribed by God. It teaches us how to live life and attain permanent happiness. Dhyanamrita Swamiji cited very nice, extremely practical examples to make us understand Gita’s principles. – Akash P Rajan

    Gita has showed me the path to lead a happy life. The class was a thought-provoking session which helps one understand Gita easily. For us, Gita has become a new trend. – P Mukundh Krishna

    It helped us to think about the future life and to make others happy and as well as we should feel happy… It gives the meaning of the life and we enjoyed a lot. – P Surat Kumar

    Gita is not just a book for old people but a sacred scripture for young people like us. It tells us how to live in this world wisely and 12th chapter discusses about how a real devotee should be. – K.Jayapreethi

    The Gita class was very fun and we learnt to love everything and to always be happy. We also learnt that after sorrow joy comes and after joy sorrow follows. – Madhav Govind

    Gita has brought a terrible change in me ….it did tell me about a true devotee..and how a true devotee should be…and I came to know that Gita wasn’t just a book and that it also contains Amritam in it…GITAMRITAM – KS Amrita

    The Gita class was very interesting and it really changed my life. It might seem to be boring while seen from outside But when you enter the class you will forget yourselves in swamiji’s lecture. Thanks for providing an opportunity to change my life.- Srinath S

    It has really changed my mindset that i had on Gita…… and i am sure that these seven are going to change my future totally!!!!!!!! – Ajay Sarma

    Gita is never for the old. As the future of this country, we should know to follow values and live with principles so that nothing bad can influence us. I had awesome sessions these 7 days, I will ‘practice and follow dharma’, and be the change in my society! – Mrinalini Ashok

    If you learn Gita you will happy always. And there was Swamiji who is always joking. – N. Surendheran

    It was the reason why I came and it was really really great. Swamiji also had a good sense of humour which made it interesting. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    After attending this camp, I think “GITA” as mother. I have successfully learned 12-chapter and about true devotion (bhakti). – M.J.Subashini.

    Dhyanji taught Gita like Krishna did for Arjuna. I will follow the Gita. – Mahadevan K

    It is a way of living. The lecture of Dhyanji was so fantastic, from that I learned many things – for eg., everything in the world changes, every pain is followed by joy and every joy is followed by pain. It was a great experience. – Sidhanth Preman

    It was so fun to be there. -N.M.Tharani Taran

    Gita is the way, which will lead us to attain happiness and to the best life. – Hari Chandhana Varma

    We usually chant Gita in our school. I thought it was of no use without knowing its deeper meaning. Our Swamiji was teaching us Gita with many examples which made us understand the Gita completely. I thank him honestly! – K.S.Megha

    I have promised myself that I will try my best to come in the devotees’ list of the Lord. – S.Aishwarya

    Gita is the only thing which makes us happy. After this camp, I knew about myself and thought me to “LOVE EVERYTHING….”. Yamini vijayakumar

    Through this, we were able to learn about the facts of life. It gave us ways to mend our lives. We really enjoyed it. – Chaaran . A

    I had a totally different idea of Gita before coming here. Now I am happy I learned the real meaning of Gita. It taught us to be happy and how to take refuge in god. – Bharath Biju

    Gita is not a book of war, it is the book which gives the wisdom of how to worship God. “It doesn’t matter who we worship, but what matters is how we worship ” – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    It was exciting and we had a lot of fun in our Gita class. – S.Anand

    It is a precious text where every values are covered. I got many changes in me after learning Gita. Swamji’s class was very nice and he taught us with examples and with stories – B. Bhuvanesh

    Swamiji taught the meaning of the Gita in the 12th chapter. He also said that until Arjuna asked questions to Krishna we did not have Gita. So we should ask questions to improve our knowledge. – S.Abitha Shree

    Gita taught me how to be disciplined, and how to devote to God. It is a very interesting topic and it gives us precious knowledge. Gita taught me to love everything, and not hurt others. I love to study Gita. It taught me how to be a good student to a teacher. – K.R. Dhanush

    The Gita had taught us how to achieve victory and God in life. I learned how to become more happy even when sorrow comes. I enjoyed Dyanamrita Swamiji’s class. He teaches every sloka in Gita clearly with an example until we understand. – A.Madavan

    Gita is a dialouge between Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield, which I found it very interesting when Dyanji was speaking about it. From this, I learned how to be happy and who was the best devotee to Krishna. – Srivathsan N

    From Gita, I learned how to stay happy in my life. The class was useful. We learned the 12th chapter in Gita. Dyanamirta swamiji taught very beautifully. We could ask questions at anytime. – B.Krishna Kumar

    I learnt that every joy is followed by sorrow and every sorrow is followed by joy. No object in the world is capable of giving happiness permanently. You will always find a better one. Other than the supreme power everything in the world changes. – B. Pavitra

    To live a proper life, Gita is an essential component. We learned all about the Gita, its evolution, the essence of chapter 12 and are now able to recite it by heart. It is a sacred book not meant for elders but for young people who wants to live a successful life. – K.Adhithy

    Gita was good. It teaches me to always smile. – Siddharth.S

    It was so useful – we were informed about our duties and they also informed about how to get closer to God. – Rahul. C. M

    In Gita, I learned the right method of worshiping god and how to be happy. – Amrita S

    Gita is really great. Dhyanji taught us well. He told us examples related to Gita, so it was more understandable. – Greeshma P

    GITA IS MY PASSION, GITA IS MY INSPIRATION. Hereafter I will definitely change the life, and i will try to teach GITA for my friends.
    -M.Chithambaresh

    Gita is not only a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna in the battle field when Arjuna is not doing his Dharma by running out of the battle field. The question Arjuna asked is how to be happy. If the same question arises in you mind, read and live according to Gita, there is no other way – R. Kowsanth Kalidas

    I learned what true devotion is, what I really have to do to be “successful” and happy in my life. Gita is something in which you can find more and more treasure as you dig deeper and deeper. The thirst for the True knowledge in all aspects is never ending and Gita is one simple way you can gain that knowledge as much as possible. – Chitkala S

    By this, I learned creation and creators are not two. God is there every where. How we worship is not important why we worship is important. I will surely follow it, and be happy always and face my difficulties with a smile. I will offer my results to God. – Divyadayanand

    It really changed my thoughts………THANK YOU! -Varija V

    The most interesting class in which we learned to face the difficulties of life, though i was Arjuna who was asking the questions to Krishna. All these questions sometimes occur in our life also. The words by Dhyanji was very inspiring. It has brought many changes in me and all this knowledge will help me throughout my whole life. I will respect Gita as it is like my Guru who thought me to love every one and be smiling:):):):):):):) – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    It was a great experience learning Gita and our Swami ji was excellent and he explained to us like Sree Krishna. The only difference was Swamiji explained to us in English and little Sanskrit. (Krisna explained in Sanksrit only??) – A.Sivaramakrishnan

    Dhyanji explained everything very clearly in a simple and easy-to-understand language. I have understood the 12th chapter of the Gita now. All thanks to Dhyanji. 🙂 – Rishika Rajkumar

    Taught a major chapter No.12 and made our brains sacred ones, which was organized by our one and only Dhyanji. – P. Anandh Krishna

    Gita is the golden words of Krishna. By listening to the Gita i learned how to like and love others. If any body reads Gita they will be ” INTELLECTUALLY SHARP, MENTALLY ALERT, EMOTIONALLY HAPPY AND SPRITUALLY BALANCED” – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    I studied how to pray to God and how to be the devotee of God. The class was very interesting. I felt very happy. Now I could proudly say that I know Lord Krishna’s words. – M. Subash

    Swamiji has taught the Bhagavad Gita like Krishna tells the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. It inspired me very much. – K Pari

    It is a precious knowledge and I learned lots of things about the human beings, and how to live in the world in happily – Vishnu Sankar C

    Every person needs to learn Gita to live happy. – K.S.Akshaya

    It is a way to reach God. It has good values to be followed and teacher many ways to reach god. – A.T Amirtha devi

    It is essential to live in the world and to understand what is divine. – S. Sree Sakthi

    These many days I didn’t know about Gita, but when I came here I learned many things like faith, values, obeying elders and about surrendering ourselves to God. – Inesh Abisha S

    One who studies about Gita becomes like Krishna. The Gita is not asking us to worship god. Swamij taught us that Gita shows us how to live. So let us all follow Gita and let us be happy in the life – Kharthick Rham M

    Gita tells how to live happily, love everything. The Gita says that we should be alert at all the time. Always we should be balanced. – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    Gita taught me what true devotion is. We should see God in everything. It made me to understand how to be happy always. I am really happy to learn Gita. – Jayasudha

    Gita is not only a book, it is the instruction that Lord Krishna gives us to lead a happy life. It is a guide. Lord tells us to be happy all the time and to love everything. He also tells us to keep balance when we are both criticized or praised. – Ayush R

    I am really blessed to learn Gita and I will really try to be a good devotee of God. – K Gayathri

    I will love everything and become a devotee of Krishna. – S Atchaya

    Love is God. We want to become Love. We can attain love through meditation. We can attain meditation through understanding. The understanding is done by reading Gita. – G.Preethi

    I felt very happy after learning it and it conveyed SRI KRISHNAS message about how to live a happy life, and surely I would try living according to it. – Hrishikesh . G. Menon

    It is the most precious knowledge a man can get and once we live by the rules of Gita we can attain peace. – Amrtya Rajkumar

  • My Life, My Passion: Love for the Plants – Dr P Pushpangadan

    Padmashree Prof Dr.Palpu Pushpangadan gave a session to the campers about scientific research. Quoting from his long experience, he demonstrated that learning never stops and is a never-ending process. He told the children that consistent efforts will help to achieve the goal. He explained that if one has passion one must be ready to go out of the way to get started. He also advised the campers to respect their parents and that they are their biggest support.

     

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    I am really proud that he is a Malayali. His standard was a little bit higher than ours. – Jayasudha

    I really have a doubt that is he a single man or hundred men? He was really inspiring. – K Gayathri

    We can understand the interest that he had in his studies. His talents were uncountable. – G.Preethi

    I thought he has made an unbreakable record. – P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    He is a very good scientist in India after Ramanujam and J.C.Bose. – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    He is the scientist he has more degrees and he is always happy. – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    Science Encyclopedia in human form. – A.Sivaramakrishnan

    I’ve never came across genius like him! – P. Anandh Krishna

    He is a great person. His knowledge in chemistry is awesome. – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    Amazing creation of God. I guess he started learning from his mother’s womb. What a person! – Shivankari. P. R

    We got to know more about the scientific world. It made me feel that I should opt for a science-based stream. It also created an awareness in me that nothing is impossible if we work for it. – Rahul. C. M

    Oh my gosh! I think he studied each and every moment of his life. He had all pain in his childhood and had joy in adulthood, and is a happy and proud man now. My salutations to him, I bow down to your hard work – M.Kousalya

    Oh God, he had a list of his profession and of his talents, but I really want to thank him for postponing the operation and coming here for us!! – K.S.Amrita

    He was a great scientist I have never seen. He is my inspiration. – B. Bhuvanesh

    I was surprised to see a person who has done so many Ph.Ds, and has so many patents, and published so many papers in so many countries. – B. Pavitra

    He inspired me because he invited us into the world of medicinal herbs. – S.Sabarinath

    A talented man. I’ve never seen someone like him before in my life. He has made his life successful and I like to become like him. – K.S.Megha

    Dr.Pushpangadan, this page is not enough to explain about him. I would nominate a person who had memorized his life and achievements. And we were stunned at how he had learned all these degrees. Thanks – Srinath. S

  • Rappelling over the fear

    Zbac team conducted 2 days adventure games workshop

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    Very challenging and learned about what you should do when there is a fire close by. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    It was an unexpected session. Now i have no fear to accept the risks in my life. – Jayasudha

    Firefighting and adventure games will help me to rescue myself and so many lives. I really used this chance to know the tricks to rescue life.- S Atchaya

    We have learned that we should keep our fear aside and have to face the challenges that are going on in our life.- G Preethi

    Fire Fighting Adventure Games is very interesting. I didn’t have self-confidence before but now I have self-confidence.- Jeeva.s

    Even I could not trust myself for a moment that is me doing all this. Now I can save myself and others if a fire accident takes place.- P. Neela Sowndaravalli

    First I used to have fear of all adventure games, but now there is no fear in me. – K Pari

    It was very adventurous and I learned how to survive when sorrows overcome me  MORAL: I can; I will. – Vishnu Sankar C

    It helps us to be fearless. – A.T Amirtha devi

    This session helps us to overcome fear, hesitation and to know how to save our life and others life. – S. Sree Sakthi

    I got a wonderful experience through this and I got more confidence and I got the power to face the problems. The main thing is I lost my fear. – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    I like adventure and it makes me a brave student. Now I know how to escape from a fire and to help people from it. I also learnt wall crossing, ladder climbing, and getting down from a wall. The workshop made our body fit. I like it so much in the GITAMIRITAM CAMP. – M.Chithambaresh

    I like these games very much because I fought against my biggest enemy fear. – R. Kowsanth Kalidas

    I’m extremely glad I could overcome my acrophobia to an extent. Now I dare enough to do any such adventure provided I’m given guidance. This has increased my confidence level. – Chitkala S

    It created awareness, was a perfect cure for coming out of acrophobia a fear of heights. Adventurous. – Divyadayanand

  • My Life, Passion: Love for the Law and Order – Sundari Nanda IPS

    Sundari Nanda I.P.S,  gave a motivational talk to the campers. She advised the campers to have full faith in God, and be brave and face challenges. Through anecdotes from her life, she taught them not to turn a deaf ear and be blind when public issues need to be tackled. She explained that one can reach his/her goals in life if he/she has determination and passion. Listening to intuition is important.

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    A police for the people. – A.T Amirtha devi

    She inspired me a lot because she is brave, courage and was taking right decision. – Inesh Abisha S

    She is the best police officer and she gave many advices. It is very useful to us. – J.Selva Tamil Udayan

    She is a role model of all. – M.Chithambaresh

    She is a police officer who is honest. – S. Deepak Kumar

    She is a brave woman who wants to maintain law. – R. Kowsanth Kalidas

    One of the best sessions of the camp. She is an example for today’s youth. Her courage and endurance greatly inspired me. – Chitkala S

    A very inspiring session. I want to be like her. – Varija V

    The IPS officer taught how to believe in ourselves. – Amrutha Ramakrishna

    Her life and her words inspired me a lot. – Divya.R

    A born lady, who can make impossible possible. – A.Sivaramakrishnan

    She followed what the mind told her and this inspired me. I liked the message and awareness she gave me. – S.Prem Santhosh

    Her speech was amazing. She has always had faith and that helped her throughout her life. She believed in her faith. – Rishika Rajkumar

    I say she was born to lead. – P. Anandh Krishna

    She was a very bold personality. – Hrishikesh. G. Menon

    A very judicial police officer – Amrtya Rajkumar

    This aunty was really an inspirational figure for the girls because she made them believe anything is possible, even being a lady IPS officer. – Madhav Govind

    I have not ever seen such a courageous lady in my life. And I will be surely courageous like her. – K Gayathri

    I will fix a goal like her and lead a happy life. – S. Atchaya

    To succeed in her life she challenged herself and she had full confidence and faith in herself. – G. Preethi

    A very brave woman and she inspired me to be very courageous. – S.T.Aadithya Narayanan

    She is a very brave and courageous woman and I got inspired by her very much. – Anoosha M. Bhadauria

    She was an amazing woman. I really liked the way she spoke to us. Her talk was really inspiring and I love her answer as to why she is happy. – Vaishnavi G

    What a determination and faith – understood woman power. – Shivankari. P. R

    She doesn’t look like an IPS. It made me to join in police department. Her speech made me so upset. – P.Palani Pushpam

    Her hard work and bravery are 2 important values which inspired me a lot. – Greeshma P

    She was a good IPS officer. When we see unrighteousness we should never support that. – Athmika Prajesh

    She was very bold to face anything. – Namitha J. Shenoy

    She was a brave IPS officer who encountered many incidents in her life and is happy because she wants to be happy. – Shantanu Sriranjan.B

    She taught us how faith can help us. – Akash P Rajan

    She is a role model for every one. – P. Mukundh Krishna

    It helps to be more brave, we can tackle problems as we are informed about it earlier. She serves as an inspiration for me. – Rahul.C.M

    She told us about the many challenges that she faced when she was an I.P.S. She worked very hard to save a child of an 8 year old. – Amrita S

    I think we were very lucky to interact with her. It was a great experience. – Ramakrishnan P S

    Her speech made me to say that “She is one of the most brave and talented person in the world.”. She teaches us to solve problems and she helps us to control fear. – P.Surat Kumar

    I like brave women. She is an I.P.S officer and she told her views about how the world has been changed. I loved her speech very much. – R.Saranya

    Cooperative and awesome IPS. She created an awareness about what was the present situation in the world and country. – M. KOUSALYA

    A brave lady. She also told about a lot of problems in the society nowadays and made us have a good awareness about all those. – K.Jayapreethi

    She is a very brave police officer, who stands for justice. – J.S Nandhitha Sree

    Her bravery and attitude proved her to be an IPS. We also got to know some safety measures in her session. – K.Adhithy

    It was good to have an IPS amongst the crowd. She did give us awareness about the society. – Mrinalini Ashok

    I wanted to be an IPS and she has given me so many examples and that shows that being an IPS is something really big and risky. – K.S.Amrita

    She was an IPS officer. She told us how to face the problems in the society especially for girls. It gave us the alertness. – M.Rithikaa

    Sundari nanda is an I.P.S officer. She has faith in herself. Because of her faith she escaped from many problems. – M.S.Yazhini

    Sundari Nanda mam is indeed a great inspiration for today’s girls. Her braveness, confidence and her supreme faith in God inspired me very much. And her quality to balance both sorrow and happiness inspires the most. – G. Sathiyapriya

    As an I.P.S officer she discussed about her life and the challenges she faced. – S.Abitha Shree

    I liked her courage very much and i learned few things in that session. I liked her interaction with students. – Sangeetha.M.T

    My ambition is to become an IPS or IAS officer. She taught me how to work sincerely. – K.R. Dhanush

    She was a woman who did not tolerate any injustice done when she was there. – B. Pavitra

    She inspired me because she had faith in God. – S.Sabarinath

    An inspiring police officer and a woman who speaks everything frankly. If all the police officers were like her there would be no problems in our country. – K.S.Megha

    She has got many awards in her life and I think many awards are waiting for her. She is a sincere worker. Her patriotic feeling for this country is known in her speech, I salute her as a citizen. – S.Aishwarya

    The IPS who gave us confidence how to handle the problems, which come to us. – Yamini Vijayakumar

    She is an IPS officer who had very much faith in her, which saved her life many times. – Chaaran.A

    We were first amazed to see a policewoman who was going to lecture us. And we came to know about things which the society thought as bad and did not create awareness among the young, thinking they will be spoiled. But getting spoiled without the knowledge is more dangerous. If they had the knowledge, at least in future they might change. – Srinath. S

    As a woman she is serving our country. I was inspired by her. – Hari Chandhana Varma

  • Profile: Muthu Kumar

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    Tabla player, Drummer and a percussionist
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    Having trained under Legends Ustad Alla Rakha, Ustad Zakir hussain and Pandit Yogesh Samsi, Muthu has been a freelancing tabla player and lending his tabla accompaniment to musicians from various genres of music ranging from Hindustani classical, Karnatic rhythmic ensembles to popular film music, ghazal, fusion, hip hop, gospel, rock etc.

    In the 15 years of professional tabla playing, Muthu has developed his own unique groovy style which has created a niche for him in the world of professional tabla playing. He has been playing Tabla since the age of five. He is a part of three Music bands in Banglore and has a rare distinction of being taught by both Ustad Allah Rakha as well as Zakir Hussain. He has travelled the globe with many famous musicians from genres as diverse as Indian Classical, Jazz, Bhajan, Ghazal, Fusion and Bollywood.

    Percussionist

    With a huge collection of percussion instruments and skills from his travels around the world, Muthu has created his own unique sound with a percussion set up consisting of a cajon, a darbuka, bongo drums, tablas, kanjeera and a wide range of Small effect percussions.

    Contact

    www.singingdrums.com

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  • Profile: Dr P Vijay Bhatkar

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    Most acclaimed scientists and architect of India’s first supercomputer
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    Padmashree Dr. P Vijay Bhatkar is the founder Executive Director of C-DAC, India’s national initiative in supercomputing. He is presently the Chancellor of India International Multiversity, Chairman of ETH Research Lab, Chief Mentor of I2IT, and National President of Vijnan Bharati.

    Creation

    He is credited with the creation of several national institutions, notably amongst them being C-DAC, ER&DC, IIITM-K, I2IT, ETH Research Lab, MKCL and India International Multiversity.

    Awards

    He has been honored with many awards. Some of them are:
    Padmashri,
    Maharashtra Bhushan awards,
    Saint Dnyaneshwar World Peace Prize,
    Lokmanya Tilak Award,
    HK Firodia and Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Awards

    Publications

    Dr Bhatkar has authored and edited 12 books and 80 research & technical papers.

    Research

    His current research interests include Exascale Supercomputing, AI, Brain-Mind-Consciousness, and Synthesis of Science & Spirituality.

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  • Love for Sweet: Good or Bad?

    Dr. Harish Kumar, Head of Endocrinology department gave a workshop on Diabetics: its cause, effect and cure.

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    It was one of the important events in my life.. The doctor taught us the effects of diabetes and he gave some important tips for controlling diabetes. – P.Surat Kumar

    The awareness session about diabetics really made me realize that a person’s physique and mind plays a major in one’s health. – G. Sathiyapriya

    As my grandpa had diabetics my mom used to advise me to eat little but I used to shout at her. But after knowing about the seriousness of diabetics I have decided to obey what my mom says. – K.S.Megha

    I gained more information and how to get rid of it. I made a promise that I will reduce eating junk food and give awareness about this disease to common people. – Srinivasa Raghavan S

    My Mom died of diabetes about five years back. So I knew from that time that I too would be carrying the gene. After hearing the lecture, I came to know how to control and prevent the disease. I am in debt to the doctor for giving me more time to think of the Lord. – Srinath. S

    In this session, I heard about the dangers that can be caused due to indulgence of oil or sweets. – Amrtya Rajkumar

    I learned to eat food carefully and exercise regularly. I took away quite a good lesson from this, that is, to eat oily and sweet foods rich in fats carefully. – Madhav Govind

    Now I understood the effects of diabetes and how to control it. – Jayasudha

    Diabetes is a disease that cannot be cured. Now onwards I will control my eating. – Ayush R

    Dr.Harish told that diabetics can’t be cured. It’s because of a lack of self-control, which happens for those who don’t follow Gita. – S.Atchaya

    Now we are eating fast food and we are going fast. So look after your food. – K.S.Akshaya

    I understood how the oily foods like french fries, burger etc affect our health. I will try not to eat them much. – Divyadayanand

    I promise that I will follow the precautions in up-coming days. – Varija V

    I came to know the ill effects of eating junk food, risk factors of developing diabetics and how to lead a healthy lifestyle without developing diabetics – Divya.R

    I gathered some useful knowledge about diabetes, which I can share with my family. – Vaishnavi G

    I really understood “All that glitters is not gold”. The food, till date, that gave me pleasure was affecting my health. After the session, I am more aware of what I eat. – Shivankari. P. R

    I would advise my relatives to do yoga to control diabetics. I have an idea of being a doctor in the future. – P.Palani Pushpam