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January 2009 Blog Posts (30)

Garvin Brown visited Assam in March 2008

The Telegraph

| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |

Australian to lead walk

A STAFF REPORTER

Garvin Brown

March 3: Come Sunday, a 79-year-old Australian will lead a walk to raise funds for underprivileged children.

The walk is being organised by Friends of Assam and Seven Sisters (FASS), a non-profit NGO, an international think tank which aims at providing an “inspirational energy and a motivating force” for the overall development of the… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 15, 2009 at 3:29pm — No Comments

PARIJAT ACADEMY

In this scenario of uncertainty and fast changing moral ethos, certain happenings revive our lost faith in humanity and act as the motivating force to go on with life with the feeling that positive developments are here to stay.

Such is the saga of a nondescript locality and a humble youth that faith in goodness and human endeavour is established once more. Everyone visiting this place cannot help but admire the tenacity and zeal of this youth, who has changed the perception of an… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 15, 2009 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Visit Parijat Academy a small school for underprivileged children

Parijat Academy

a school for underprivileged children

Parijat Academy is a school for underprivileged children.It was established in 2003. Starting with 4 children in a small room with a pair of desk and bench. It is non religious, non profit school. Providing free education. The school is covering 9 tribal villages – Pamohi, Mahguapra, Deosutal, Garchuk, Mainakhorong, Dhalbama, Nowagaon, Garoghuli, Garbhanga.

What is likely to be here?

Parijat Academy is… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 15, 2009 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Peace Gardens throughout the world.

I have posted the first item in the Forum.
Why not take a look?
Give your views.
It offers the opportunity to get peace appreciated by ordinary people throughout the world.

Added by Mike Maybury on January 14, 2009 at 10:52am — 1 Comment

NYP National Children's Festival , Pondicherry, India, January 21-27 2009

National Youth Project is organising National Childre's Festival in Pondicherry, India on 21-27 January 2009.

Children from All state of India will participate. The venue will in Aravinda Ashram in Pondicherry.

Assam's children team will board on 18-1-2009 from Guwahati Railway station.

more details about National Youth Project visit www.nypindia.org

Dr. S N Subba Rao

Director

National Youth Project

Gandhi Peace Foundation

221, Deen Dayal Upadhayay… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 14, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Mahatma Gandhi Awareness Peace Walk in North East India

Garvin Brown , a Gandhian of Australia will visit North East India

on 7 March - 21 April 2009 for

Mahatma Gandhi Awareness Peace Walk in North East India in Seven State

( Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland)

If you are in interested to do walk with him you can email to Garvin Brown at email: garvin@onthenet.com.au

See his activilty at www. parijatacademy.org

www.mgawareness.blogspot.com

See his message… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 14, 2009 at 6:41am — 1 Comment

Garvin Brown story

MY STORY

Garvin Brown ( Queensland, Australia)

My name is Garvin Brown and I was born on the 9th of May 1928 in Wanganui, New Zealand.

In around 1932 we moved onto a small dairy farm in a place called kohi leased to my father for probably minimum cost because he had served overseas in the New Zealand army for over 4 years during what is called the First World War. He also served in Gallipoli.

The years we spent on this farm were very happy days for me as I… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 14, 2009 at 6:28am — No Comments

Mahatma Gandhi Awareness Peace Walk in North East India

Garvin Brown, a Gandhian of Australia will visit North East India on 7 March - 21 April, 2009 .

He will do Mahatma Gandhi Awareness Peace Walk in Seven State in North East India.

Walk schedule

Date Place

12th March 2009 Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

16th March 2009 Nagaland

20th March 2009 Manipur

26th March 2009 Mizoram

29th March 2009 Tripura

2nd April, 2009 Meghalaya

5th April, 2009 Jorhat, Assam

9th April, 2009 Guwahati,… Continue

Added by Uttam Teron on January 13, 2009 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

On Religion

'Religions are given to mankind so as to accelarate the process of realization of fundamental unity.'Gandhi 1934.
Religion is a way of living.Every religion promotes certain norms and rituals for the realization of goodness within.
Every religion promotes action as duty enhancing the fundamental unity.

Added by NISHA BALA TYAGI on January 13, 2009 at 2:20pm — No Comments