The Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Educational Institutions and the Prashanthi Bala Mandira Trust are jointly organising the World Youth Meet at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, between November 19 and 23, 2015 bringing together 2000 young delegates from India and 20 other countries.
The theme of this Youth Meet is ‘All are One’ to promote ‘Love and Peace’. It is expected to be one of India’s grandest unity of faiths festival, and aims to expose the delegates to the richness of world cultures and values, underscoring the principle of unity in diversity. The fundamental aim of this five-day-meet is to demonstrate to youngsters, how a life rooted in the practice of human values of Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non-Violence can empower them to bring about a positive change not only to their lives, but also to the society, and ultimately, the world at large.
The five-day residential retreat will host renowned speakers from varied spiritual institutions that engage in spreading peace and harmony, such as the Art of Living Foundation, the International Sufi School – Senegal, The Missionaries of Charity, the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, The Chinmaya Mission, Church of Assisi – Italy, and The Himalayan Institute.
Every morning will treat the participants to rich talks from global exponents on interfaith harmony and the unifying power of multiculturalism. And each evening shall be a jubilant celebration of tastefully crafted global cultural splendour with plays and musical renderings.
The Youth Meet will also provide an opportunity to the students to participate in village service activities on the fourth day of the Meet. This is to help them gain practical experience in executing all they have learned during the previous days in joining hands and working together for the society.
The magnitude of this event has already drawn the attention of a number of Union Ministers, Chief Ministers, ministers from the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and other neighbouring states who will all grace the various events and attend the proceedings, between November 18, 2015 and November 23, 2015.
The venue of the five-day event will be Sri Sathya Sai Premamrutham, a magnificent architectural edifice, which will be inaugurated on November 18, 2015 by Dr Raman Singh, Honourable Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. The auditorium cum prayer hall can seat close to 10,000 people, and has been executed from design to completion in a matter of nine months!
The five-day event will culminate with the performance of a never-seen-before grand World Orchestra entertaining the multitude, that would throng the grounds of the Sri Sathya Sai Samagamam (hill-view stadium) to celebrate the 90th birthday of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Renowned names like Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Sri Sonu Nigam, Mandolin Sri U Rajesh, Sri Hariharan, Sri Kunal Ganjawalla, Sri Sumeet Tappoo, amongst others, will enthral the audience with their captivating music.
With all aspects of boarding and lodging being provided free-of-cost, participants can look forward to a delightful experience for having signed up for this retreat at Bangalore’s closest getaway at the foot of the Nandi Hills. Registrations for participants from falling between 18-40 years of age have seen participants from diverse professions sign up for the event.
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About Loka Seva Educational Institutions:
Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Educational Institutions at Alike and Muddenahalli were established in the year 1963 and 1973 respectively by visionary, Sri Madiyala Narayana Bhat under the guidance of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Sri Madiyal Narayan Bhat was the founding father and patron of the Alike and Muddenahalli schools set up under the aegis of the Loka Seva Vrinda Trust. Later, in 1977, Baba took over the educational institutions and renamed it Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Institutions.
The unique features of these Institutions are to impart, along with free education a sound liberal education on modern lines, blending it with the noble values of Indian heritage in an atmosphere of devotion, discipline, love and mutual cooperation. Currently, there are 19 institutions in nine campuses all around Karnataka. These campuses are run by the Sri Sathya Sai Saraswathi Education Trust and the Prashanthi Bala Mandira Trust established by the alumni of the Alike and Muddenahalli institutions.
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