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HINDU DEEP

A NEWS LETTER FROM HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA

HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA

AUGSEPT 2019 ISSUE

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A NEWS LETTER FROM HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA AUGUST SEPT 2019 ISSUE

ARTICLES DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES

HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA

HINDU DEEP

Month of Shravan

Shravan is the fifth month of the Hindu calendar. It is the fifth month of the Hindu year, beginning in late July from the first day of the full moon and ending in the third week

of August, the day of the next full moon. This is also the 2nd month of Varsha (rainy) season.

The month of Shravana is very important with lot of religious activities throughout the month. Some of them are,

Krishna Janmashtami Krishna Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Sri

Krishna comes on the 8th day after the full moon.

Raksha Bandhan / Narali Poornima Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima is a Hindu religious festival signifies and celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.

In western India, on the Narali Purnima, an offering of a coconut is made to the sea, as a

mark of respect to Lord Varuna, the God of the Sea, for calming the sea down after the monsoon season. It is the beginning of the fishing season and the fishermen, who depend on the sea for a living, make an offering to Lord Varuna so that they can reap bountiful fish from the sea.

In other parts, it is also referred as Salono, which is celebrated by priests solemnly tying amulets on people's wrists for protection against evil. Both Raksha Bandhan & Narali purnima are celebrated on Shraavana Poornima (Full Moon).

Nag Panchami Nag Panchami is the fifth day after Amavasya where he snake god Nāga is worshiped.

Avani Avittam Celebrated on the Shraavana Poornima day, when the Brahmin community performs the rituals of Avani Avittam or Upakarma or Changing the Holy thread. In other parts, it is called Jandhyam Purnima or Yajurveda Nutanasahitha Upakarma.

Other important festivals include, Basava Panchami - in honour of the Lingayat Guru Basava merging with the God. Gamha Purnima - Dedicated to Krishna & Radha enjoying the rain. Kajari Purnima - It is an important day for the farmers and women blessed with a son. Pavitropana - Dedicated to Lord Shiva with culmination of all the prayers done throughout the year. Shravani Mela - Shravani Mela is a major festival time at Deoghar in Jharkhand with thousands of saffron-clad pilgrims bringing holy water around 100 km on foot from the Ganges at Sultanganj,

Pavitra Ekadashi - On this day, Lord Krishna appeared in front of Shri Vallabhacharya, who offered him a thread (soothan), which was pious (pavitra). Such threads are offered from Ekadashi till Raksha Bandhan.

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Bhadrapada month

Bhadra or Bhadrapada is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to August/September in the Gregorian calendar.[1] Bhadra is the sixth month of the year, beginning August and ending in September. In Vedic Jyotish, Bhadra begins with the Sun's entry into Virgo, and is usually the sixth month of the year.

In lunar religious calendars, Bhadra begins on the new moon in August/September and is the sixth month of the year. The festival of Ganesha Chaturthi, celebrating the birthday of Ganesha, is observed from the 4-10 Bhadrapada in the bright fortnight and is the main holiday of the year in Maharashtra and many other parts of India.

Per Shaka calendar, the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada is reserved for the veneration of the dead. This period is known as Pitru Paksha.

The month of Bhadrapada has some important religious activities, Ganesh Chaturthi being the most important. Haritalika Tritiya - Goddess Parvati did penance to invoke Lord Shiva because she was carried away by his charm and wanted to marry only him. Hartalika is a Puja and fast done by unmarried women to seek husbands like Lord shiva. Married women do this for better life of their husbands.

Ganesh Chaturthi - Ganesh

Chaturthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesha to earth from 'Kailash Parvat' with his mother goddess Parvati/Gauri. His birth celebration is called 'Maghi ganesh chaturthi' or simply 'ganesh jayanthi' which falls in month of January of the Gregorian calendar. The festival falls in the months of August or September of the Gregorian calendar. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesha clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals (temporary stages). The festival ends on the tenth day after start referred to as Anant Chaturdashi, when the idol is carried in a public procession and immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea. Thereafter the clay idol dissolves and Ganesha is believed to return to Mount Kailash to Parvati and Shiva.

Rishi Panchami - Rishi Panchami is the fifth day, the next day after Ganesh Chaturthi day in Bhadrapad month of the Lunar calendar. It is a traditional worship of Sapta Rishi.

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HCK AUGUST SEPT 2019

DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

NAMASKAR AND WARM GREETINGS TO YOU ALL!

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO REACH OUT TO YOU

THROUGH “HINDU DEEP”,

AS A TRUSTEE OF HINDU COUNCIL CHARITABLE TRUST

(HCCT)!

OUR FESTIVE SEASON IS AN EXHILARATING TIME OF THE

YEAR . WE ALL KNOW FESTIVITIES AND TIME-HONORED

TRADITIONS ARE THE HEART OF INDIAN CULTURE . THE

FESTIVE SEASON HAS STARTED WITH THE HOLY MONTH OF

'SHARAVAN ' FOLLOWED BY NAVRATRI , DUSHERA , DIWALI

AND BHAI DOOJ . LET US CELEBRATE THEM IN PROPER

HINDU TRADITIONS . IN FACT, I AM INDEED HAPPY TO

LEARN THAT THIS YEAR WE MAY CELEBRATE DIWALI IN THE

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND OUR CHAIRMAN IS WORKING TO

GET THE NECESSARY APPROVALS .

I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE HINDU

COUNCIL OF KENYA (HCK) TEAM UNDER VERY ABLE

LEADERSHIP OF SHRI KAMAL GUPTA IS FLOURISHING IN ALL

ASPECTS. AND CREDIT EQUALLY GOES TO DEDICATED OFFICE

BEARERS, MANAGING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BRANCHES

AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WORKING WITH FULL

COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION. BE IT RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL,

CULTURAL, INTERFAITH OR WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENT,

LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR FOREIGN MISSIONS OR NGO’S .

HCK IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AND IT IS WIDELY

APPRECIATED BY ALL.

MY FELLOW TRUSTEE SHRI RAMESH MEHTA ALWAYS SAYS

HCK IS “SUPERMARKET OF SERVICES” INDEED IT’S VERY

TRUE. THIS YEAR CHAIRMAN HAS COME UP WITH FOCUSED

LIAISON MEETINGS WITH ALL THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS

AND WHICH IS REALLY BEARING FRUITS. IT’S ALSO GOOD

PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGING IDEAS AS WELL AS TO

UNDERSTAND THE NEED WITH CHANGING TIMES. SIMILARLY,

ALL OUR BRANCHES ARE ALSO DOING THE SAME WITH

LIAISON WITH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS COUNTRY WIDE.

MY DEAR MEMBERS, I URGE TO ALL OF YOU TO REMAIN

UNITED AND CONTINUE SUPPORTING HCK OUR APEX BODY .

WITH EVERYONE’S SUPPORT WE CAN DO MUCH MORE.

OVER THE YEARS THE WORK OF HCK HAS WIDENED AND WE

NEED SUPPORT IN ALL FORMS SUCH AS VOLUNTEER,

SPONSORSHIP, NEW AND UNIQUE

IDEAS ETC.

ONCE, AGAIN WISH YOU VERY HAPPY FESTIVE SEASON AND

REMAIN BLESSED.

YOURS IN SERVICE,

NITIN MALDE

NATIONAL TRUSTEE

MESSAGE FROM OUR TRUSTEE

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HCK AUGUST SEPT 2019

CONTENTS

SHRAVAN MONTH

HCK VARIOUS DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES

KRISHNA JANMASTAMI

HCK MEMBER INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES

BhAGAVAD GITA IN BRIEF

GEMS OF OUR COMMUNITY

STORY TIME

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BHAGAVAD GITA IN BRIEF

Chapter 3

Every body works on this earth, but by working they create bondage. Only a few people who are inclined towards the Great Master perform disciplined action and become united with the Supreme Soul. Just by being indifferent to the fruit of an action, they (KarmaYogis) are rewarded for that action innumerable times by God. By un-attachment alone, Janak, the great king of India, realized his true self.

Shri Krishna says to Arjuna, "By constantly

surrendering your action with all your heart

to my All Knowing Supreme Soul, you fight

this battle without any expectations,

attachment and agony."

The great thing in Karma-Yoga is giving up the

fruit of one's actions. In Karma-Yoga, one

surrenders the fruit; but the question arises:

does the fruit come to one, nevertheless, or

does it not? Thus the Third Chapter says

that the karma-yogi, by giving up the fruit of

his action, does not lose it, but paradoxically

enough, gains it in infinite measure.

Though the actions of the worldly man and

the karma-yogi look alike, the karma-

yogi'sdistinction is that he has given up

attachment to the fruit of his action, and finds

joy in the action itself. The yogi, like the

worldly man, eats, drinks, sleeps. But

his bhavana, his attitude to these actions, is

different. That is why, though there are sixteen

chapters of the Gita left, still, at the very

beginning, the figure of the steadfast seer,

the sthitpragya, the embodiment of self-control

is placed before us.

The essence of the matter is that the karma-

yogi, by surrendering the desire of fruit,

receives endless rewards. The karma-

yogi does his work much better than others,

because work to him is prayer, worship, ritual;

work itself is a mode of worship (puja). I

performed puja. After the puja, I received the

food offered during the worship, as prasad (a

token of Grace). But is this the reward, the

payment for my puja? If a man

performs pujafor the sake of food, he will, of

course, get immediately this part of prasad. But

through the act of puja, the karma-yogi seeks

to get the reward of the vision of God. He does

not estimate his action so cheap that it can

merely fetch him a portion of the food offering.

He is not prepared to mark such a low price on

his action. He does not apply such gross

measure to his actions.

In the Mahabharata war, everybody, at sunset,

leaves the field for evening prayer, but Lord

Krishna unyokes the horses from the chariot,

gives them water, rubs them down, removes the

burrs from their bodies. What a joy the Lord

finds in this service! Picture it to yourself. The

Lord Parthasarathi (the Lord as Arjuna's

charioteer) feeds the horses from his yellow

silk (Pitambar), which he has filled with gram.

And thus you will experience in imagination

the joy of karma-yoga. Take it that every act

is a noble, spiritual, consecrated act. In

the yoga of desire less action, there is a

miraculous power. By such action, both the

individual and society are richly blessed

By Kalpanakumar

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BHAGAVAD GITA IN BRIEF

Chapter 4

In this chapter Shri Krishna says, “I handed down this imperishable Supreme Discipline, which has decayed over course of time, to the shining sun.” Surprised, Arjuna asks, "Later was your birth, and earlier was the birth of the sun, then how did you teach the sun?" Then,

Shri Krishna says, “Whenever sacred duty (Dharma) decays and chaos (Adharma) prevails, I incarnate myself. I've incarnated myself several times, and you've taken several births, I know all of them but you don't remember them.” It is good to do one's own duty honestly, but at the same time, one should aim at purification of the heart and mind as well. If work is done by completely surrendering to God, then that work becomes a Supreme Action. The course of action is very deep and secretive; therefore, intelligent people become free of the bondage of action by understanding the subtle nature of action properly. Unattached action becomes a sacrificial action. Emphasizing on the fact that all actions done to realize this Supreme Knowledge are the best of actions, Shri

Krishna says to Arjuna,

“You go to the great men who have realized

the True Self to understand this Supreme

Knowledge. These great men will shower

upon you the sacred knowledge of True Self,

if you seek for this Knowledge from them

humbly, bow with due respect in front of

them, and serve them with a devoted heart.

Nothing can purify your heart and mind

more than this True Knowledge. By seeking

shelter in this Knowledge, destroy the doubt

arising in your heart out of ignorance with

the sword of Knowledge. Arise for the battle

performing disciplined action and keeping

your mind stable.

The man who is full of faith (shraddha), who

is devoted, and who has subdued the

senses, obtains this Knowledge. Having

obtained Knowledge, he at once

experiences Supreme Peace. The ignorant,

the faithless, the doubting self goes to

destruction; there is happiness in neither

this world, nor the other for the doubting.”

This world is also a battlefield. Seeking

shelter in the True Knowledge, whoever

fights the inner and outer enemies, will only

be successful.

By Kalpanakumar

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HCK ACTIVITIES

Liaison meet with HSS TEAM

VOCATIONAL COURSES WAS CONDUCTED BY HCK DIRECTORATE OF WOMEN & MATRIMONIAL

HCK TEAM At IRCK AGM, Africa Regional High Level Conference, and at KENCO

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DEBATE COMPETITION

HCK : Religion and Cultural Directorate had

organized the debate competition on Saturday

20 th June 2019 at the Hindu Bhawan

Total 8 teams of with 3 participants per team,

24 participants had taken part

Every topic had 2 teams, debating in motion

and against

The Topics

1 Religion is important to fight with today’s

stress and problems

2 God is only exist in idols and in religious

places

3 Religion and technology depends on each

other

4 Culture can help today s generation towards

healthy growth

Judges

Mrs Kapila

Mrs Kinneri

Mr Varun

1 st 2 nd and 3 rd prizes were given

All the participants were given atrophy and a

certificate a s. A token of appreciation

All the winners were given trophies were

donated by Nairobi sports house , courtesy

Mr Mahendra Shah

Light refreshments were served

Appreciate the presence of chairman Kamal

Gupta ,NGS Sujataji,trustee Batuk Bhai , and

other MC members

Director Chetna Desai told the motive of

organizing this types of debate is to encourage

youngsters to know our culture and religion

We had young speaker age 12 years to senior

speaker of 70 years

HCK ACTIVITIES

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6 Important Rituals Janmashtami

The festival of Janmashtami holds special significance in India, largely due to the religious and spiritual population present in this subcontinent. This festival marks the birth of Lord Krishna and is celebrated on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the holy month of Shravan (as per the Hindu lunar calendar). Janmashtami is widely celebrated in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and many parts of South India. Krishna Janmashtami is mostly celebrated on two consecutive days. The first day is celebrated for Smarta Sampradaya and the second, for Vaishanava Sampradaya. If the Hindu calendar lists a single date for Janmashtami, this means that both the Sampradayas will observe Janmashtami on the same date. This year, the festival falls on a Thursday, 24th August, giving people the luxury of time to have a huge celebration of the festival. Since Lord Krishna was born at midnight, the Nishita Pooja Time is also kept then. Like all the mythological festivals, this one also has a very interesting story behind it. Legend has it that the Kingdom of Mathura was suffering under the rule of King Kansa, who was quite cruel. The king loved his sister, Princess Devaki, dearly. When Devaki got married to Vasudeva, a mighty cloud suddenly roared with a divination that the eighth son born to the two would be the cause of King Kansa's death. Hearing this, King Kansa was outraged. He ordered for Devaki and Vasudev to be imprisoned immediately and killed the first six children born to the couple. Fortunately, Princess Devaki’s seventh child, who would later be named as Balram, was mystically transferred, while still in the womb, to princess Rohini in Vrindavan. After the eighth child’s (Lord Krishna) birth, the Gods guided Vasudev to give the baby to Nand and Yashoda in Vrindavan. Years later, Lord Krishna killed King Kansa and freed the kingdom of Mathura from his shackles of cruelty.

Here are some rituals and customs associated with the festival- The devotees of Lord Krishna perform the Krishna Abhishekam, which includes offering milk, ghee and water as bhog to the deity. Many of them observe a fast during the day of Janmashtami, being allowed to have only a single meal the day before. Many Pandits believe that the rules followed during Ekadashi fasting should be followed during Janmashtami fasting as well. Those fasting, are not allowed to consume any grains, so they go phalahar, which means consuming only fruits and water. People visit temples to seek blessings from Lord Krishna. The idol is bathed with milk, honey and water, dressed in new clothes and laddoos are offered to the deity. A devotional atmosphere is prevalent everywhere, and specially inside the temples. Apart from chanting of mantras, there is also a ritual in which 108 names of Lord Krishna are chanted, while showering the idol of the Lord with flowers. In many places, decorated swings are tied on trees, as the child God loved to swing in a jhula. Devotees swing the baby idol of the Lord sitting on a jhula, in the temples, as it is considered auspicious. ‘Parana’, which means breaking the fast, should be done at an appropriate time. The fast is broken after sunrise on the following day of Janmashtami, when both Rohini Nakshatra and Ashtami Tithi are over. If Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra don't get over before Sunset then fast can be broken during daytime when either Ashtami Tithi or Rohini Nakshatra is over. Some people like to break their fast with charnamrit and dhaniya panjiri, while others like to eat kheer and poori-chhole. Other food dishes prepared also include kasar (panjiri mixed with dry fruits and nuts), aloo ki kachodi, and traditional milk-dishes. The festival of Dahi Handi is a custom ritual, celebrated the day after Janmashtmi in Maharashtra. As part of the festivities, people stand on top of each other to make a human pyramid and break a pot filled with dahi, mishri and makhan that is hung from a certain height. This is done as homage to Lord Krishna, lovingly known as the Makhan Chor, since he used to steal butter as a baby.

KRISHNA JANMASTAMI

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HCK ACTIVITIES

NGS Mrs Sujatha Kotamraju Attended World Day against

Trafficking in Persons. Met Hon Beatrice Nyagah,M.P

Taraka Nithi

Directorate of Hindu Religious

Education started HRE classes for the

children at Hindu Council.

Hindu council of Kenya participated In African Anti corruption day

forum

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HCK ACTIVITIES

Hindu Council of Kenya team visited Maharastra Mandal

to liaise on various agendas of mutual interest

HCK TEAM CONDUCTING YOGA CLASSESS IN THE EVENING.

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HCK ACTIVITIES

Appreciating the Volunteers who participated on International Yoga

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HCK ACTIVITIES

Sunday 4th August 2019 Rajasthani Associations of Kenya election took place. Newly elected com-mittee members. Rajasthan Association of Kenya is doing lot of efforts to keep raja-sthani culture alive in Kenya from last 3 years. It's a good initiative to spread Indian culture and traditions world-wide.

Participated & Represented Hindu Council of Kenya at Breakfast Meeting for

national youth week & international youth day celebration planning organised

by Ministry of Public Service, Gender & Youth at Harambe House Nairobi

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CHARITY TO THE NEEDY BY HCK TEAM

VARIOUS ACTIVITIES BY HINDU RELIGIOUS

KIDS CLUB

Raksha bandan special

kids making

Rakhis . Getting creative

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HCK TEAM ATTENDED INDEPENDENCE DAY CELBEBRATIONS AT INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONERS RESIDENCE

HCK TEAM

ATTENDED

SHREE CUTCHI

LEVA PATEL

SAMAJ

CELEBRATING

25TH SAMOOH

LAGNOTSAV

2019

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HCK ACTIVITIES

HCK MOMBASA TEAM CELEBRATED

INDEPENDENCE DAY

CHARITY EVENT AT HCK PREMISES FOOD STUFF GIVEN TO LESS FORTUNATE

RELIGION FOR PEACE, 10TH WORLD ASSEMBLY, CARING FOR THE COMMON FUTURE ADVANCING SHARED WELL BEING.

From 125 Countries over 1000 delegates participated from all over the world. From Hindu Council of Kenya , 2 Trustees Sri Swarn Varma, Sri Nitin Malde and the National General Secretary Smt Sujatha Kotamraju participated this event which took place from 19 Aug till 24th Aug 2019 at Lindaue, Germany.

It’s a 4 days conference at Lindsay. Over 1000 delegates from all around the globe attended this beautiful event. Several workshops and theme based speeches were organized. Met and interacted with many Religious leaders like the Grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Smt ila Gandhi, Mr. William president of RFP. and many others. As per agenda all the delegates took procession on the streets of Lindau, HCK NGS Sujataji was given opportunity to carry the flag leading the procession,

OUR NGS SUJATAJI WITH GRAND

DAUGHTER OF MAHATMA GANDHIJI AT

THE EVENT

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GEMS OF OUR COMMUNITY

Born in a family of three brothers to Late Mr. Ramniklal Panachand Shah and Mrs. Pushpaben Shah. Manoj Shah was born in Nairobi as their second son .Manoj completed his primary and secondary educationin Nairobi and lived with his parents in an extended family of uncles. aunts and cousins. Ever since his early childhood. Manoj was a role model to all because of his meticulous leadership and good behaviour. Manoj. was a disciplined and all-rounded student with interests in sports and other extra-curricular activities. He learnt carpentry and woodwork and was the table tennis champion at Upper Hill Secondary School.

He worked extremely hard at all levels of his education and completed his undergraduate studies at the United States International University (USIU) where he studied for a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and majored in psychology.

Since his father was in the automobile business. Manoj naturally grew to adore cars - especially fa st ones - and this led to his stint as a safari rally driver.

With a focused vision and dedication. Manoj Shah is a very successful businessman who heads the Family

Kingsway Group of Companies as their Managing

Director. Under it. falls Kingsway Tyres Ltd .• the Village market. Kingsway Investments Ltd .• Creative Innovations nd Tribe Hotel among other interests.

Dr. Manoj Shah of Nairobi, Kenya has served a two-year term as a director of The International Association of Lions Clubs at the association’s 88th International Convention held in Hong Kong, June 27-July 1, 2005. Consequently he has also served as a Board Appointee in 2011 and 2015.

A Charter member of the Nairobi Greater Lions Club since 1986, Director Shah has held many offices within the association at Club, District and International levels. Because of his passion for Membership Development, Director Shah was appointed an Impact Team and G.M.T. Team Leader. He had the privilege of serving as the Chairperson of the most important Membership Development Committee worldwide in our association. Currently he is appointed as a Constitutional Area Leader of the Global Action Team, for Africa.

His desire to promote Leadership Development has seen him serve as faculty on many International Lions Leadership Institutes and Schoolings. In addition, he has participated in many leadership workshops throughout

Africa, and Asia. He has also served as an International Group Leader for the District Governors Elect seminar several times. He is now a certified LCIP Trainer for lions Clubs International.

Director Shah was active in starting the Lions Service Center in Kenya with the Lions Renal Unit, the Lions Dental Center and the Lions Hearing Center, and has successfully initiated the first LCIF Lions H.I.V. Aids Center for Children in Africa. He has also been involved in establishing the first Lions Eye Bank in Africa and is currently serving as the Vice Chairman of the Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital in Nairobi. He has been the pioneer and visionary leader instrumental in setting up the first two Lions Diabetic care centers in Africa.

Past Director Dr. Shah has also served as secretary and trustee to the Lions Clubs International Foundation and successfully spearheaded the challenge to support the Lions Campaign Sight First II Programme and single handed raised over US$ 5 million in Africa with over 12 Lead Gifts Donors. Manoj has also served as the Chairperson of the 36th and 46th ISAAME Forums. He is currently a Member of The Major Lead and Corporate Gifts Committee for campaign 100 and has recently become a major lead gift donor, donating over US$ 100,000 personally.

Dr. Manoj Shah, is a very well decorated Lion and has also been presented with the prestigious “HEAD OF STATE COMMENDATION” Award by His Excellency the President of Kenya for his dedicated role and active participation in Nation Building. He is also a recipient of the highest award of Lions Club International “THE AMBASSADOR OF GOODWILL AWARD”. He has also been conferred with a Honorary Doctorate in Humanities.

In addition to his Lion activities, Director Shah is active in numerous professional and community organizations. He is currently the Chairman of the M.P. Shah Hospital, Vice Chairperson of the Lions Sight First Eye Hospital, Chairperson of the Automobile Association of Kenya Road Safety Council, Member of the Priory Council of St. Johns and an active member of the Visa Oshwal Community.

He previously served as President of the Kenya Motor Sports Club, and Director of The Safari Rally Ltd.

Director Shah is a successful Businessman with interests in the Automobile, Property Hospitality and Finance sectors.

Dr. Manoj Shah is married to Jayna, an equally dedicated Lion Member of Lions Club Nairobi Greater

He was involved in publishing two editions of the Smiley Lions Hand Book and participated in many leadership workshops throughout India, South Asia, Africa and The Middle East

Both Manoj & Jayna are Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows and proud parent of two daughters, Priyum and Soyum

DR.MANOJ SHAH

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PUPPIES FOR SALE

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.

“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.”

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle, “Here Dolly!” he called. Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.

The little boy pressed his face against the

chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.

As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid.

Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....

“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the runt.

The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.” With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said,

“You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”

The world is full of people who need someone

who understands

Story time

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FROM THE EDITORS DESK

Dear Readers

The Hindu Council Chairman, Management committee and Trustees are very pleased

take this opportunity to wish you all our readers for their continued support.

This issue covers the activities of HCK directorates who participated in various events

held during the month. This being sharavan month quite a lot of festivals are being cele-

brated Krishna Janmashtami ,Raksha Bandhan, Narali Poornima, Nag Panchami, Basava

Panchami, Avani Avittam,Shri Baladeva birthday etc. We have tried to cover importance

of few of these festivals in this issue. This time we have covered brief explanation of

chapter 3 and 4 of Bhagavad Bita

We strive to serve you better in the coming years. We also would like to thank all the

member institutions who supported our mission.

We would like to cover the events or programs conducted by our member institutions.

We also would like you to give us suggestions to improve and also your contributions.

If you wish to contribute any article please send it to hckpress@hck.or.ke.

With Best Regards

Nagaraj Rao

Director and Editor for Hindudeep

Editorial team

Sujatha Kotamraju

Aradhana Trivedi

Nagaraj Rao

Raghupati shetty

Bhavya Banot

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