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2011
July 11
Esteemed Friends, Advisors, Volunteers,
We hope this bulletin meets you very enthusiastic in your own mission and
responsibilities in life. We write to you from Santiago, Chile, South
America. NIOS is such a wonderful vehicle for contributing to positive
change in the world.
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Now we are
participating in the educational developments in ISKCON, the Hare Krsna
movement, for systematic study of such classical literature as
Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam.
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We are working to
publish a book in homage of Professor Samaresh Bandhyopadyay, who
recently finished his distinguished career as Professor of Ancient
Indian History and Culture at the Calcutta University.
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We are working to
organize NIOS’s Annual Symposium on Cultivation of the Human Spirit
in Tennessee. This Symposium is expanding every year and this year we
hope to include a discussion on Friday night, 9th September,
centered around Professor Ron Messier from Murfreesboro’s Middle
Tennessee University and Professor Ravi Gupta from William Mary
College. The theme this year is, What is an Educated Man,
with focus on introducing fundamental reading of classical religious
texts in the public schools, such as the Koran, Bible, Dharma-pada,
Bhagavad-gita. The popular argument developing amongst the
theological community is that our students can read Mein Kampf of
Adolph Hitler and Das Kapital of Karl Marx, but they can’t be
given a chance for intelligent introduction to the Bible or other
very important literature.
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We have produced
three movies based upon the classic, Light of the Bhagavata, and
are now starting one based upon the classic iconography of Radha and
Krishna as executed in Peru with the esteemed Peruvian cinematographers
Oscar Natars and Rodirigo Otero.
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Numerous other
events in South America as well as the Rathayatra in Nashville
are happening.
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Soon we hope to have
all these publications and DVDs available at a regular Bhati Bazaar.
To get more involved
please write to our Secretary Thanu Subramaniam at:
thanup@yahoo.com;
Or our good selves,
Hanumatpresaka Swami (Professor H. H. Robinson) at:
jayarama108-nios@yahoo.com
Thank you very much.
Applying the
wisdom from the past in the current moment to build a better tomorrow.
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