Sewa Sangam in Bengaluru from February 6

Source: Organiser

RASHTRIYA Sewa Bharati is organising a three-day Sewa Sangam in Bengaluru from February 6 to 8. About 1500 senior leaders of various organisations involved in service activities all over the country will gather to discuss various ways and means to strengthen the service network in the country. The meeting will be inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji of the Art of Living and former RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri KS Sudarshan. RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat will also interact with the workers during the Sangam. RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Suresh Rao Joshi will address the concluding ceremony. According to Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh of RSS Shri Sitaram Kedilaya, the workers would discuss the methodology to strengthen coordination between the service organisations working for the uplift of weaker sections of the society. They will also discuss how one organisation can help others.

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RASHTREEYA SEVA BHARATI

Seva Kunj, 10196/A, Matamandir Galli, Jhandewala, N. Delhi 110055

SEVA SANGAMA 2010

( Feb. 6 – 8, 2010)

Venue:

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology

Govindapura, Gollahalli, Yelahanka 5600064

(on Devanahalli airport road)

PUBLIC PROGRAMME

Main speaker:

Mananeeya

SRI MOHAN BHAGWAT

(Poojaneeya Sarasanghachalak of Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh)

Date:

Magha Krishna Navami

7^th February 2010

You are cordially invited for the exhibition and also speech by Poojaneeya Sarasanghachalak at the public function.

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RASHTREEYA SEVA BHARATI (RSB) is an umbrella organization of various voluntary organizations across the country working in the field of  education, healthcare, women empowerment, economic self-reliance and relief & rehabilitation work at times of natural calamities. There are more than 1,57,000 seva activities run over 700 organisations affiliated to RSB.

SEVA SANGAMA 2010, an all India convention of office-bearers from all the affiliated organizations is being organized on Magha Krishna Ashtami, Navami and Dashami (Feb. 6 to 8, Saturday, Sunday and Monday) in Bangalore. More than 1200 delegates will be participating in this historic event.

An exhibition depicting various innovative experiments in this sector will be on display at the venue.

Mass marriage ceremony in Jharkhand

Source: Sify from ANI
2010-01-28 15:30:00

At least 150 couples tied the nuptial knot at a mass marriage ceremony that was recently held in Jarkhand's Pakur district.

The ceremony organised at Pakol village saw the participation of community leaders who came to bless the couples.

The couples were offered wedding attire by the Sewa Bharti Society, after which they were married with traditional rituals.

According to the organizers, the event was organized to provide stability to their relationships, by marrying them according to traditional rituals.

Ram Lakhan Shroff, State Secretary of the Sewa Bharti Society said: "The Aadim tribal community is fighting for their identity and events like these go far into integrating them into mainstream society.

"Last year we got 125 couples married; this year the number has been increased to 150. We provide them with all the facilities. We provide required clothes to men and women, and also all kind of cosmetics for the women," Shroff added.

Mass marriages are becoming very popular, especially among the economically backward sections of Indian society. (ANI)