THE GREATNESS OF GANGA MATA - OUR ANCESTORS HAD UNFLINCHING FAITH IN HER

Hindus globally will be observing the auspicious day of Kaartik Snaan or Tirath (Ganga Purnima), as we call this day in Guyana, on Thursday, November 10. It's a day when we visit Ganga Mata early in the morning at the seaside and offer our prayers and obeisance to Her. It's a holy ritual that our brave ancestors performed year after year at the sea shores. It's safe to say that our ancestors had unflinching faith in the great Ganga Mata - a tradition that they passed on to us.

Growing up, Tirath was one the festivals that my cousins and I looked forward to. You see, we get to go to the sea shores with the elders and bath in the salty sea waters. We observed the elders as they made their offerings to Ganga Mata. And as naugthy children, when the elders were out of waters, we made our way in and searched for the prasad (fruits) they had offered.

But later on, we realized the importance of taking baths in Ganga Mai and offering our prayers to Her. Ganga Mata is extremely revered by Hindus in the Caribbean. Until this day, Hindus go to Her by the hundreds and unload all their worries at Her lotus feet. They have the strong believe that She realeases them from their troubles in life.

The story of Ganga Mata is a beautiful one. According to Hindu scriptures, Ganga Maa came from the Kamandhal of Lord Brahma and was poured on Vaaman's Bhagwan's toe. So, Ganga Mata originates from Lord Vishnu's toe. King Bhagirat, who was the 4th generation of King
Sagar, did immense tapasya to bring down Ganga Mata from the heavens to earth to release his ancestors from their curse and ultimately grant them moksha.

If Ganga Mata had come with Her great force, She would have flooded this world and gone to Patal lok, which would have been useless for Bhagirat. He was adviced to pray to Lord Shiva to accept Ganga Mata in His jata and kept Her flowing from there. From Lord Shiva's locks, Ganga Mata's source on earth is at Gaumukh (Gaumukh means cow's mouth because the shape of the ice formation is like a cow's mouth), where the mighty river emerges from the depths of the Gangotri glacier, which is 4, 255 meters above sea level and approximately 24 km in length and 7-8 km in width in the Himalayas.

Ganga Mata has several streams and names, including: Ganga, Mandakini, Prabhawathi, Bhagirati, Janhvi, Sita, Nalini, Pavini and Soochakshu. Her greatness is mentioned in several Hindu scriptures including, Valmiki's Ramayan. And until today, Hindus simply adored this great Mother.

Tomorrow is also Satyanarayan Vrat Katha. It is said that the month of Kartik is extremely auspicious for the worship of Lord Vishnu and His incarnations. This Satyanarayan Vrat is very special. It is believed that Lord Vishnu took the form of Matsya on Kartik Purnima. In the month of Kartik, Hindus are adviced to wake up early and take showers before the sun has risen. This helps one to achieve the four goals of life: dharma (religous merits), artha (wealth), kama (marital life), moksha (liberation).

The early morning, just before the sun rises, is called Brahma-Mahurat. This means that most of the people are in deep sleep and nobody will disturb you, so it is the best time to worship God. The atmosphere is sacred, peaceful and conducive to praying because there are little vibrations emanating from the collective minds of people involved in all matters of the world since they are asleep. So the mind is very focused on prayers then.

So, tomorrow, Hindus are advised to wake up early in the morning and since many of us cannot go to Ganga Mai, we can take baths with some Ganga jal and offer prayers to Her during the bath. However, we have to be properly clothed, that means, we must wear our under clothings. Then, offer prayers to Lord Ganesh.

We are advised to keep a strict fast, a pure mind, meditate and worship the divine Mother. May Ganga Mata shower Her blessings upon all.

Below are online photos...

The snout of the Gangotri glacier at Gaumukh


The Gaumukh glacier


Ganga Maa at Gaumukh glacier


The Gaumukh origin

SUCCESSFUL MAAZA MISS INDIA NEW YORK & MISS TEEN INDIA NEW YORK 2011

IFC just presented its 29th Maaza Miss India New York and the 4th Miss Teen India New York pageants at the Community Center Auditorium in Flushing, Queens, on Sunday October 30. The event attracted some very beautiful, talented and intelligent young ladies from the South Asian community in the New York region.

This year's Miss Teen New York seemed to enlist some very young contestants, the youngest being 13-years-old of the eight contestants who took the catwalk. The contestants for the Maaza Miss India New York are somewhat older.

The young ladies displayed very gorgeous Indian outfits, including the elegant saris, lehangas and cholis; show-stopping gowns and then, showcased their special talents to impress the judges. Many of the contestants chose to perform dances for the talent pieces - to the beats of traditional, folklore and Bollywood songs. There is also a Q & A session where the contestants are requested to choose an envelop that contained a question for them.

The evening was sprinkled with spell-bounding performances from very young dancers of the famous Arya Dance Academy who just wowed the crowd with their impressive group dances.

The culmination of the contests was the crowning of the "queens" of both the Maaza Miss India New York and Miss Teen India New York for 2011. The winners of both pageants were very deserving of the crowns: Miss Chandan for the Maaza Miss India New York and Miss Sumeet for the Miss Teen New York.

There are many ways these young ladies benefit from such an event as this pageant; as they mentioned during their introductory speeches. They entered the contest to help them build their self-confidence, meet other young people, make new friends, represent their rich Indian culture and have a good time.

Mr. Dharmatma Saran and his team always do a great job of organizing a wonderful pageant for the young ladies, which provide a great platform for them to be young ambassadors of their Indian heritage.

Good luck to the winners!

Below are some cell phone photos of the event.

Young dancers of Arya Dance Academy ...


The winners of both pageants with other contestants...


Young performers of the Arya Dance Academy

Contestants of the Maaza Miss India NY ...

This young trio delighted the audience with their Lord Krishna performance..

The young ladies resplendent in their Indian outfits...

Winners being crowned by last year's winners ...

GRAND DIWALI UTSAV CELEBRATION ORGANIZED BY THE CHINMAYA MISSION NEW YORK

The Chinmaya Mission New York celebrated Diwali Utsav 2011 in grand style at the fabulous Akbar Restaurant in Garden City, Long Island, on Sunday, October 16. The turnout to the event was beyond expectation, totaling well over 350 people who packed the spacious hall.

Diwali Utsav is not only an event that showcased the many talented youngsters from the mission’s different branches in New York but it is also a time when the Chinmaya Mission family come together and celebrate Diwali with one another in a festively joyous manner. Most importantly, parents are given a chance to see their children performed on stage some of the cultural activities they have learned in the Balavihar classes.

The cultural presentation consisted of mainly kirtans/bhajans, drama and skits all produced mainly by the Chinmaya Mission’s Long Island and Manhattan Balavihar groups, from age ranging from 3 to 13-years. The Manhattan Yuva Kendra group (Youth group) also participated in the program.

The event was opened with the welcoming words delivered by Dr. Jatin Kapadia, followed by the ceremonious lighting of the Diya by Acharya Krishnamoorthy and soon after, the children of the Long Island Balavihar group chanted appropriate sloks and read the meanings.

The Master of Ceremonies was Mr. Jagdish Rao, who called on AcharyaJi to give an overview of the progress of the Chinmaya Mission Worldwide. AcharyaJi, who is versed in using technology to aide his presentations via the projector, showed the audience some very powerful images of the great works of different branches of Chinmaya Mission globally.

Balavihar children lighting diyas, while smiling Pujya Gurudev looks on


Shri George Romney of the Manhattan branch captured the true essence of Diwali, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” through the words of a beautiful poem he penned and titled the “Significance of Diwali”.

The Balavihar teachers from Long Island and Manhattan must be complimented for doing such a great job in nurturing, inspiring, motivating and transforming these young minds into becoming young “Vedantins,” who dominated the program.

Balavihar children singing kirtans

One of the highlights of the evening was the performance of the Long Island Balavihar group who portrayed the enchanting Vishwaroop form of Lord Krishna, which He showed to the warrior prince Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. The Manhattan Balavihar group also did some impressive skit and song, “Super Superman Hanuman” and “My God is so Great” respectively.

Long Island Balavihar children performing Vishwaroop skit


Manhattan Youth group

Manhattan Balavihar little ones performing the Aarti


The Vedanta Class taught of Dr. Jatin Kapadia in Richmond Hill, Queens, to Hindus from Guyana and Trinidad, participated in the program for the first time, by singing the first 10 stanzas from Bhaja Govindam.

Devotees of the Sanaatan Dharma Mandir of New York singing from Bhaja Govindam


A raffle was also played and gifts included books, a Nikon camera, a hamper, and a free one-year subscription to the Balavihar Children’s Magazine, among other gifts.

Diwali Utsav 2011 was a huge success; it was the culmination of hard work, dedication and perseverance, good entertainment, delicious food and good company.

May Goddess Lakshmi shower Her choicest blessing upon all. May She inspire us to share our fortunes with our less fortunate sisters and brothers.

Shubh Diwali to all!

HAPPY SHRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI TO ALL

Pranaam Everyone!
Hindus globally will be observing the festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami on Sunday August 21st, 2011. This day of the birth of Shri Krishna is dedicated to the Smartaans - those devotees who worship the Divine Personality in all manifestations.

Shri Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated on the Ashtami tithi, which is the eight day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Bhadrapada in the Hindu calendar. The festival falls in mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar.

Shri Krishna "praghat huway" or made His divine appearance mid-night on that day, in the cell of His parents' prison. His mother, Devaki and father, Vasudeva, were locked up in prison by Shri Krishna's evil uncle Kans in Mathura. When He appeared, all the locks and chain that tied down His parents and the prison doors were opened automatically. He instructed His father to take Him over the Yamuna River to Nand Baba and Yashoda Maiya's home in Gokula, where He performed many of His childhood pranks with the Gopis and the revered cows.


**Baal Krishna smiling enchantingly...

Shri Krishna is the 8th incarnations of Shri Hari Vishnu Bhagwan. He came to eliminate unrighteousness and re-establish Dharma or Truth and to protect the cows. As He states in the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 4, verse 7:
"Yada yada hi dharmasya
glanir bhavati bharata
abhyutthanam adharmasya
tadatmanam srjamy aham"

Meaning:
"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion--at that time I descend Myself."

Chapter 4, verse 8:
"paritranaya sadhunam
vinasaya ca duskrtam
dharma-samsthapanarthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge"

Meaning:
"In order to deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium."

Baal Shri Krishna's (Baby Krishna) leelas are soul-stirringly beautiful. Baby Krishna loves dahi (curd) so much so that He and His brother Balram would go steal dahi from the Gopis. That's why He is called Makhand-chor.

** Baal Krishna as Makhan-chor with Balram

Shri Krishna spoke the entire Bhagavad Gita to warrior Prince Arjuna during the Mahabharata at the battlefield of Kurushetra. The Bhagavad Gita, consisting of 18 chapters and 700 sloks, is the only Hindu scriptural text where the Divine Personality spoke directly each word inside it. Shri Krishna is idolalized and worshipped with great reverence, love and devotion in Bharat Desh (India) and all parts of the world which Hindus reside.

On Janmashtami day, devotees of the Lord keep a strict fast, meditate, worship and perform Puja, sing bhajans and the maha-mantra all day for the Lord.

Most mandirs in the New York region will be celebrating this festival, so devotees please make a special effort to attend a mandir on this day. There are tremendous benefits to be derived by observing this parb in the proper manner.
May Shri Krishna shower His blessings upon all!


** Shri Krishna instructing Arjuna

SHUBH HOLI TO ALL

----- May the spirit of Holi help us treat each other with love, respect and understanding...

Hindus the world over will be celebrating Phagwah or Holi on Sunday, 20th March, 2011. Regardless of the country you grew up in, once you're an East Indian with ties to India, you know what is Phagwah. As a child growing up in the villages, Phagwah is one of the most merriest of celebrations. For weeks before Phagwah rolls around, you made sure your mother prepare your white clothing, bought your 'play' gun to shot Abeer at your friends and family, got your Johnson Baby Powder and Abrack ready for the afternoon session. Boy! It was jolly joyful when you were the first one to spray Abeer at your relative's white clothing and left streaks of red marks. The glee ... the laughter ... But, that's a child's mind and a child likes to do fun things. Sprouting Abeer at people is fun.

Phagwah has deep spiritual and social significances that over the years many of us have overlooked or forgotten, particularly after we've moved away from our birth countries and adopted foreign countries as home. However, the meaning of Phagwah remains the same.

The celebration of Phagwah is a time when good-will, happiness, forgiveness and brotherhood reign supreme. It is a time when sharing and giving, merriment and laughter and felicitations take precedent over all else; a time to cleanse the body of ill feelings and other bad habits. Remember, with the celebration of Holi, only one thing triumphs and that is good.

So, as we're preparing to observe Phagwah 2011, let us resolve to treat each other with a measure of goodness and learn to share our richness with others unconditionally.

Come join us at the Sanaatan Dharma Mandir of New York to celebrate Phagwah 2011 at 114th Street in Richmond Hill.

Shubh Holi to all!

Lord Krishna playing Holi

(Online photo)

GRAND TRIBUTE DINNER IN HONOR OF MR. ASHOOK RAMSARAN

A tribute dinner was held in honor of Mr. Ashook Ramsaran at the beautiful World's Fair Marina in Flushing, Queens a few Saturdays ago. Mr. Ramsaran, Guyanese by birth, recently returned home from India where he was awarded the Pravasi Samman Award for his outstanding community, civic and humanitarian works he's involved in to improve the lives of others. The amount of charitable and community projects he participated in is too numerous to mention, but suffice it to say that Mr. Ramsaran is one of a million in the Diaspora. He was instrumental in the building of and the organization of the inauguration of the Kolkata Memorial in India in January 2011 - a massive project indeed - just to name one.

There's an old saying that goes like this: "At the side of every great man is a great woman." Why am I saying that? Well, when people take on the responsibility of becoming community, civic, political or religious leaders; simultaneously, they also become public figures and 'public property,' to put it mildly. I say that lightly. But, unless you're a part of that household, you would never imagine or understand the amount of sacrifices that family has to endure, starting with the spouse and the children. That's why we all need to say "Hats off to Mrs. Ramsaran," for being so super supportive to Mr. Ramsaran and gracefully allowing him to do the good work he does for the upliftment of soceity as a whole.

But, this moment is for Mr. Ramsaran, who was also celebrating his birthday that night. Many congratulations to him for the great work he's doing and all the best for the future. Mr. Ramsaran was also the recipient to many more awards, recognitions and citations from diffirent offices, including, US Congressman Anthony Weiner and NY State Assemblyman David Weprin.

Mr. Nohar Singh, President and CEO of Travel Span (check him out for all your travel needs - mention this blog and get a discount - just kidding!) must be complimented for organizing such a fabulous evening. His informative narrative on indenturedship and his presentation on "Footage on Indentureship" created the correct historical ambience needed for such a tribute dinner for a descendant of one of the indentured laborers - a walk down memory lane.

The event was graced with the presence of many high profile personalities, including His Excellency Dr. Neil Parsan, newly appointed Trinidad & Tobago Ambassador to the USA; Dr. Thomas Abraham; NYC Councilman Mr. James Gennaro; Guyanese-born real estate magnate Mr. George Subraj, President of ZARA Realty; and Mr. James Gallagher, Jr. - to name a few.

Mr. Ramsaran's two sons, Arnold and Gerard, also took to the microphone to compliment their father on his many achievements and his influence in their lives.

Congrats Mr. Ramsaran! Keep up the good work!
Below some photos of the event.

Arnold, Mrs. and Mr. Ramsaran, Gerard & little Jaden


Mr. Ramsaran receiving another award ...


Dr. Neil Parsan making his presentation...


Mr. Nohar Singh, Dr. Thomas Abraham and Mr. Ramsaran..

HAPPY SHIVA RATRI TO ALL

Hindus throughout the globe will be observing Maha Shiva Ratri on Wednesday March 2nd - a celebration that is solely dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva. Shiv Ratri is one of the most important Hindu festivals in the calender and a day and night that is extremely auspicious to the Hindus.

Shiva literally means "The Auspicious One" which is Lord Shiva and Ratri means night; put together Maha Shiv Ratri means "The Great Night of Lord Shiva."

On Maha Shiva Ratri day, the devotee of Lord Shiva wakes up very early in the morning and after taking a bath, begins preparation for the worship of Lord Shiva in the form of the Shiva Lingham. Throughout the day and night, devout Hindus engage themselves in Puja, prayers, vigil throughout the night and rigid fasting, while chanting the sacred mantra "Om Namah Shivayea" and focusing the thought and mind on the Lord. Some devotees do not even eat, drink nor sleep on this the night.

An image of Lord Shiva striking an evil-doer

Devotees offer dhar to the Shiva Lingham with water, milk, coconut juice, cane juice, honey, ghee and curd. These ingredients are used to bathe the Shiva Lingham, one after the other. The bilwa or bael leaf is extremely important and auspicious to offer to Lord Shiva on this obervation. The bael leaves must have the three leaves (see in photo) to be offered to the Lord.

Maha Shiva Ratri is divided into four pahars (sessions). The first one begins at 6:00 P.M.; then at 9:00 P.M., at 12:00 mid-night and finally, at 03:00 A.M. the next morning. The celebration of Shiva Ratri culminates with the 06:00 A.M. Shiva aarti on Thursday morning. After spending a night of devotion and prayers to Lord Shiva, devotees take their aarti and prasadam and can now break the fast.

Bilwa leaves with three leaves

In between the pahars, devotees also sing bhajans and kirtans dedicated to Lord Shiva, some chant mantras, some engage in japping the sacred five-syllable mantra (Om Namah Shiva Yea), while others meditate on the Absolute Nirgun form of the Lord. Throughout the night, stories from the Shiv Puran and other Hindu texts of Lord Shiva are being recounted by the pandits. Lord Shiva is known by many names, too many to list: Maha Kaal, Neelakanth, Mahesh, Vishwanauth, Rameshwar, etc.

It is documented in the scriptures that devotees who observe the Maha Shiva Ratri celebration with utmost faith, love, devotion, sincerity and stay focus on the Lord throughout the night, such a devotee will be rewarded many, many blessings from Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva Himself declares that Maha Shiva Ratri is very auspicious observation to Him. Therefore, He is very please when His devotees perform puja, worship and fasting on this night. He absolves them of their past sins and free them from the cycle of birth and death, thereby helping devotees to gain moksha - final liberation.

May Lord Shiva showers His choicest blessings upon all His devotees.

Lord Shiva, Mother Parbattie and Lord Ganesh.

FROM HUMBLE BEGINNING TO THE PRAVASI SAMMAN AWARD IN INDIA

Mr. Ashook Ramsaran came from humble beginning - from the rice fields in Bloomfield Village, Berbice, Guyana - and has risen to become one of the recipients of India's highest honor - the Pravasi Samman Award, given to Indians living outside of India. Mr. Ramsaran is an extraordinary human being who is involved in outstanding community work to uplift the lives of PIOs around the globe and others in his community in New York.

The award cermony was held at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, India, at the 9th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention, from January 7th to 9th, 2011.

His is a life of extraordinary accomplishments over the years achieved through the dint of a combination of hard work, dedication, sacrifice, fortitude, perseverance, determination, and selfless service to humanity, among other attributes.

Below is a synopsis of his life:

Mr. Ramsaran is the Executive Vice President of Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO International) and Chairperson of GOPIO’s Tracing Our Roots Committee. He has instituted several innovative ideas and programs to address issues of interest and concern of the global Indian Diaspora. He is also the Co-Founder and Director General of the Guyanese East Indian Civic Association (GEICA), and Director of the Caribbean Business Council (CBC). He is an ardent advocate of universal human rights and observance of due process and rule of law in the Indian Diaspora. He is on the board of St. John’s University’s Committee on Caribbean and Latin American Studies (SJU/CLACS) and collaborates on a continuing series of seminars and conferences on immigrant issues. Ramsaran was accorded a special recognition by St. John’s University in 2007 and a scholarship for Diaspora studies was established in name of “Ashook Ramsaran”.

He also collaborates with New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA - NYC) on annual events on immigrant experiences in New York City. He has been honored as the “Outstanding Immigrant” by New York City Council and serves annually as “Principal For The Day” in the New York Public School system. He is very active in his local New York community’s civic, political and cultural groups, contributes generously to causes on behalf of the needy, and has written extensively on issues of interest and concern affecting people of Indian origin in the global Indian Diaspora. He is prominently featured in the Global Indian 2010 publication of “Top 25 Indian Luminaries of the World”.

He arranged, coordinated and supported fund raisers for victims of cyclone in Fiji, mostly people of Indian origin. Supported and participated in many other successful fund raisers such as Tsunami, Guyana Floods, Gujrat Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake and several others.

He planned, organized and coordinated several re-unions of PIOs from Guyana, including Yakusari Teachers Alumni. Supporter and advisor to Corentyne High School Alumni and 2006 Re-Union event in Toronto, Canada. Chairman of highly acclaimed and successful 70th Anniversary and Re-Union 2008 held on Aug 9, 2008 in New York City.

He was a speaker at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas plenary session on: “Engaging PIOs in India’s Development” on January 7, 2007 in New Delhi. Also a speaker on January 8, 2008 PBD 2008 panel session titled “The Americas” on ENGAGING THE DIASPORA: THE WAY FORWARD; Chairperson of PBD2009 Regional Session “Caribbean” with overall theme “Engaging the Diaspora”; speaker at PBD Europe Sep 2009 in The Hague, Netherlands; panelist at PBD 2010 in New Delhi on evaluation and assessment of PBD.

He developed GOPIO Symposia on “India’s Emergence as an Economic Power and the Mutual Benefits of Increased Bilateral Trade in he Caribbean”: for May 30, 2007 in Trinidad; for June 4, 2007 in Suriname; for June 6, 2007 in Guyana. In conjunction with visit of Government of India Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) Minister Vayalar Ravi and delegation to attend Indian Arrivals Days in several PIO countries in the Caribbean region: Trinidad (May 31), St. Vincent’s (June 1), Suriname (June 4) as well as a visit to Guyana. That high level trip to the region brought more awareness of the Caribbean PIO community to MOIA and mobilized more GOPIO chapters.

Mr. Ramsaran developed a Summary Proposal in 2006 titled “ The Global Indian Diaspora: A Blueprint for the 21st Century”, and provided same to the Government of India Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) inclusive of ideas, suggestions and recommendations to enhance the efforts on behalf of people of the Indian Diaspora. More regional conferences and seminars on Indian Diaspora issues were among the recommendations, for example holding mini-PBDs (such as PBD 2007 in New York; similar regional PBDs followed: PBD 2009 Europe in The Hague; PBD 2010 Africa in Durban, etc).

He is a prominent Elder of First Presbyterian Church (FPC) of Flushing, New York, Chair of FPC Centennial Celebration, Trustee and Chair of FPC Finance and Budget Committee.

Mr. Ramsaran is currently spearheading the international effort by the Global Indian Diaspora Heritage Society (GIDHS) for an emigration memorial and museum/resource center at a Kolkata site where Indian indentured laborers were housed and processed prior to assignment to plantations in British colonies from 1834 thru’ 1920. This is a project that he has personally invested alot of this time, effort and money to see it become a reality for all descendants of indentured laborers. Learn more on this project at: http://www.gidhs.org/.

Mr. Ramsaran holds many public titles and heads many projects. Inspite of all of the hectic community work, he is the President of a successful company he builds, called Ramex, Inc., a loving husband, a devoted father and a wonderful grandfather.

It is a great feeling when people deserving is awarded for their hardwork and selfless service to humanity. Ashook Ramsaran is one just human being who is richly deserving of the Pravasi Samman Award. He works selflessly like a karma yogi for the betterment of others. He is one of our own from the sugar plantations from British Guiana, who have risen to great heights to make all of us proud.

Well done, Sir. We join with your family and friends in congratulating you on an honor richly deserving. Enjoy the feeling and may you rise to greater heights yet to achieve greater things still.

Below are some photos of the award ceremony in New Delhi, India

The President of India giving the award to Mr. Ramsaran


Mr. Ramsaran with other recipients and Madame President of India


Group photo.



President of India garlanding the honor to Mr. Ramsaran

In-depth photo with the Mahatma