18th ARYA MAHA SAMMELAN

JULY 31ST – AUGUST 3RD, 2008

ROYAL ALBERTS PALACE, FORD, NEW JERSEY

 

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18TH ARYA MAHA SAMMELAN

JULY 31ST-AUGUST 3RD, NEW JERSEY

CONFERNECE PROGRAM

 

 

18th ARYA MAHA SAMMELAN, NEW JERSEY, JULY 31ST - AUG 3RD, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

THURSDAY 31 JULY, 2008

TIME

ACTIVITY

FROM

TO

ADULTS

YOUTHS

CHILDREN

10:00 AM

9:00 PM

Receive Guests - Logistics Committee

2:30 PM

8:00 PM

Registration - Registration  Committee

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Tea/Snacks

3:30 PM

5:30 PM

Yoga/Meditation Workshop Balvir Acharya, Acharya Baljit Kaul, Acharya Viswajit,Deepak Vedalankar Yogacharya, Kamini Pahuja
Two parallel session on Theory and Practice of Medition & Yoga

6:30 PM

7:00 PM

Ice Breaker - Getting know each other

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Dinner

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

Introduction of Various Arya Samajs by Girish Khosla

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Cultural Program - Informal Presentation - Cultural Committee

FRIDAY 1ST AUGUST, 2008

TIME

ACTIVITY

FROM

TO

ADULTS

YOUTHS

CHILDREN

8:00 AM

2:00 PM

Registration

6:00 AM

7:00 AM

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Balvir Acharya
Location: Main Hall

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Kamini Pahuja
Location: Mera Goan

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Kamini Pahuja
Location: Mera Goan

7:30 AM

8:15 AM

Yajna
Pandit: Pandit RamlalJi
Bhajans By: Acharya Sonerao ji

8:15 AM

9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

9:15 AM

Bhajans
Presenters: Arya Samaj Children

9:15 AM

9:25 AM

Welcome & Introductions:  Ramesh Gupta/ Rajinder Gandhi

9:25 AM

9:35 AM

Inauguration Speeches by  Mr Upendra Chivkula Deputy Speaker NJ General Assembly                                              Dr Rajendra Prasad the President of Medical Society of NJ

9:35 AM

10:15 AM

Key Note Speech: Vedic Heritage and Youth
Speaker: Dr. Balvir Acharya

10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Break

 

 

Moderators: Pandit Birbal Singh/ Lav Varma

Moderator: Jyoti Gandhi/Pandit Ramsamooj

Moderator: Vimal Velani

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Topic 1: Vedic heritage and its relevance in the 21st century
Speaker: Bhushan Gupta

Introduction:
Youth Welcome speech
Introductions and ice-breaker

Introduction:
Lets make new friends

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Topic 2: Becoming Arya one Step at a time
Speaker: Pandit Ram Lal

Topic 1: History and Evolution of Dharma
Speaker: Rajendra Prasad

Topic 1:  Education
Vedic Culture & Arya Samaj Harsh Mendiirata

11:30 AM

12:00 PM

Topic 3: Role of Arya Samaj to empower youth with Vedic values
Speaker: Panditani Bharati Ramsamooj

Topic 2: Aligning Today's Hindu Teachings with Vedic Principles
Speaker: Sudhir Anand

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Lunch

 

 

Moderators: Ramesh Gupta/ Balvir Acharya

Moderator: Kulbhushan Gulati/Vishnu Kisoon

Moderator: Amita Gupta

1:00 PM

1:30 PM

Topic 4: History and evolution of Dharma
Speaker: Acharya PC Shridhar

Group Activity: Vedic Chanting & Shlokas (incl. Sandhya: Its Meaning and Relevance) Pandit Ramsamooj

Project 1:
Hands on arts and crafts Anita Shrivastava

1:30 PM

1:35 PM

Topic 3: Teaching of Hinduism in the Western World
Speaker:  Acharya Sonerao

1:35 PM

2:00 PM

Topic 5: Various practices of Hindu Dharma
Speaker: Jai Agarwal

2:00 PM

2:10 PM

Topic 4: How to Prevent the Conversion of Hindu Youth in the West
Speaker: Dr Lawrence Brown

Group Activity:
Vedic Chanting
Learning Meanings of mantras
Singing Bhajans & Songs Panditani Bharati Ramsamooj

2:10 PM

2:30 PM

Topic 6: Aligning today's Hindu teachings with Vedic principles
Speaker: Sudhir Anand

2:30: PM

2:45 PM

2:45 PM

3:00 PM

Break

Break

3:00 PM

3:30 PM

Topic 7 :Forward with the vedas-Swami ji's contribution to dharma
Speaker: Ved shravah

Topic 5: Various practices of Hindu Dharma
Speaker:  Niranjan Shah

Practice 1:
Cultural Program Preparation cultural committee

3:30 PM

4:00 PM

Vedic Education System Presentation by
Houston: Acharya Sonerao
Arya spiritual Centre: Devi Lakhnath
Maharishi Dayanand Gurukula, NY: Krishan Nairine  

Field Trip:  Temple/Movie (L. Brown and Acharya ji accompanying)

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

Topic 2: Education
Swami Dayanand Saraswati and his contributions          Jal Kissoon

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

Yoga - Birendra Kumar & Deepak Vedalankar Yogacharya/Women's Health Dr Indira Saxena

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Evening Tea, Open for R&R, Shopping, etc

Evening Tea, Open for R&R, Shopping, etc

Games: Out Doors

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

Havan Workshop - How to Perform Havan and Properly Recite Vedic Mantras (optional) - Acharya Viswajit/Acharya Sonerao
Free Time

7:00 PM

8:00P

Dinner

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

Annual and Financial Reports
Presenter: Mrs. Sati Gurdial/Mr. Girish Khosla

8:30 PM

10:00 PM

Cultural Program -chidren program followed by Pandit Ramsamooj and group

SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST, 2008

TIME

ACTIVITY

FROM

TO

ADULTS

YOUTHS

CHILDREN

6:00 AM

7:00 AM

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Balvir Acharya
Location:

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Acharya Baljit Kaul
Location:

Yoga & Meditation
Instructor: Kamini Pahuja
Location:

7:30 AM

8:15 AM

Yajna (To be performed by youth group)
Pandit: Acharya PC Shridhar /Sonerao ji
Bhajans By: Lav Varma/Susham Kumar

8:15 AM

9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM

9:15 AM

Bhajans
Presenters: Narinder Arya (To be confirmed)

 

 

Moderators: Rajendra Gandhi/ Jitender Sethi

Moderator: Vijay Bhalla/Anil Ramjatan

Moderator: Sonerao Acharya

9:15 AM

9:45 PM

Topic 8: Message of Satyarth Prakash
Speakers: Acharya Balvir

Topic 6: Role of Arya Samaj to empower youth with Vedic Values & Life of Swamiji
Speakers:  PC Shridhar

Topic 3: Education
Relevance of Vedic Ritual (Agnihotra, Aachman, Anga Sparsh, etc.)              Sonerao Acharya

9:45 AM

10:15 AM

Topic 9 : Message of vedic scholars from India including Acharya Raj Singh, Swami Pranava Nanad ji, Swami Hari Dev ji, Swami Sampurnanand ji, Dharma Pal ji Shashtri

Topic 7: Portrail of India and Hinduism in school text books in North America
Speakers: Hindu Collective Initiative-Ved Choudhary

10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Break

10:30 AM

11:00 AM

Topic 10: Portrait of India and Hinduism in school text books in North America
Speakers:  Hindu Collective Initiative- 

Topic 8: Promoting Hindu Dharma in NA
Speakers: Kamini Pahuja

Games: Indoor/OutDoor

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Topic 11: Teaching and Practicing Hindu Dharma in Colleges in North America
Speakers: Hindu Students Council

Topic 9: Teachings of Vedas and Upanishads-specially Ishopanishad: 
Speakers: Pandit Ramsamooj/Dr. Ramesh Gupta

11:30 AM

12:00 PM

Topic 12: Bringing Hindu Temples Together (Intra Faith)
Speaker: Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Topic 10: Teaching and Practicing Hindu Dharma in Colleges in NA
Speakers: Hindu Students Council