CONFERENCE OF THOUSANDS NOW LEADING A NORMAL LIFE Addiction to alcohol is a curse of the working class and considered as a sin by all religions. While Hinduism considers liquor consumption among the top of the five ‘Unpardonable sins’, in Quran such persons are called as ‘Haram’ and in Bible as ‘Descents of Demons’. Alcohol and crime are closely related. People start consumption of alcohol for various minor reasons only to become addicts and to become physically and mentally ill. Addiction leads to isolation when they lose all their dear ones as well as their personality to become a burden to the society. Consumption of alcohol also destroys the economy and the family of the addict is driven to misery. Realising the dreadfulness of the alcohol consumption, Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, the spiritual head of Dharmasthala temple, a great visionary himself, promoted the people’s movement to fight abuse of alcohol way back in 1991 called as Janajagruthi forum. This movement concentrated on conducting ‘community alcohol deaddiction camps’ designed to intervene and transform the lives of the addicts. The entire community joins hands to conduct the camp by utilizing the local resources. Expert counseling, spiritual intervention, talks by former addicts, therapeutic classes, group activities, psychiatric intervention, family participation and counseling are the integral parts of the camp. The inspiration and motivation however comes from Dr. Heggadeji and Sri Kshethra Dharmasthala. As a result an astounding success rate of 80% among the campers who left alcohol has brought confidence among the commoner about usefulness of such camps. These camps have come as a blessing for alcohol addicts and their families who had lost their hopes in life. Therefore there is a great demand in the State of Karnataka to organise such camps. To meet such huge demand, Akhila Karnataka Janajagruthi Vedike a state level forum was started in the year 2012. Overall in the last two decades, 990 camps have been conducted by treating about 70,000 addicts. At a time when the forum is celebrating its bidecennial year, 1,000th camp is being organized at 10 different places in the state of Karnataka simultaneously, in the last week of September from 24th to 1st October. This multiple location camp is expected to cover more than 1,000 alcohol addicts. On the 1st of October campers from all the 10 locations and their families gather in Dharmasthala to celebrate their liberation from alcohol and commemorate the birth of Mahathma Gandhi, a great proponent of deaddiction. Dear friends, please come, participate and experience yourself the works of Jana Jagruthi forum and joy it brings in the working class. Sri Vivek V. Pais Director/Secretary Akhila Karnataka Janajagruthi Vedike Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala Sankeerna, Main Road, Main Post office, Belthangady, D.K. Dist-574214 Ph:08256-232133, 9448468332, 9611581332, e-mail : [email protected] Website : www.janajagruthi.org || OM SHREE MANJUNATHAYA NAMAHA || AKHILA KARNATAKA JANAJAGRUTHI VEDIKE, BELTHANGADY SHREE KSHETHRA DHARMASTHALA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (R.), DHARMASTHALA AND THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE – DEADDICTION CAMPS ‘‘ Pioneering institutions who have conducted Community deaddiction camps across Karnataka for over two decades ‘‘ now a request the pleasure of you participation in the MEGA CONFERENCE OF THE DEADDICTS to COMMEMORATE THE 1000TH CAMP AND CELEBRATE GANDHI JAYANTHI On 1st October, 2016, Saturday 11.00 A.M. At Amruthavarshini Conventional Hall, Shree Kshethra Dharmasthala Presided by: Rev. Dr. D.Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari, Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala Holy Presence and Blessings Sri Sri Prabhu Channabasava Swamiji, Shree Motagi Mutt, Athani, Belagavi. Inauguration of the Conference : Sri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Railway Minister, Govt. of India Unveiling the LOGO : Sri Shripad Yasso Naik, Hon’ble Ayush Minister, Govt. of India Release of the Souvenir : Sri Ramanath Rai, Hon’ble Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister, Govt. of Karnataka Release of the CD ‘Parivarthane’ : Sri Nalin Kumar Kateel, M.P., Mangalore Loksabha Constituency Dedication of Helpline : Sri Vasantha Bangera, M.L.A., Belthangady Vidhanasabha Constituency Release of badge to participants : Dr. H. R. Nagendra, President, Vyasa Yoga University, Bengaluru Guests of Honour : Sri M. R. Rangashyamayya, President, Karnataka State Temperance Board, Bengaluru Sri D. Surendra Kumar, Trustee, SKDRDP®, Dharmasthala Sri D. Harshendra Kumar, Secretary, SDME Society (R), Ujire Sri Chandan Kamath, President, Gram Panchayath, Dharmasthala All are cordially invited Sri Sathish Honnavalli Dr. L.H. Manjunath Dr. M. Mohan Alva State President Executive Director, SKDRDP (R.) President Akhila Karnataka Janajagruthi Vedike Dharmasthala Comprehensive Core Committee q q CONFERENCE OF THOUSANDS - NOW LEADING A NORMAL LIFE Organising Committee Honourable President : Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Honourable Advisors : Sri Sri Sri Vidyaprasanna Theertha Swamiji, Subrahmanya : Sri Sri Sri Gurudevananda Swamiji, Odiyur : Sri Sri Sri Mohanadas Swamiji, Manila : Most Rev.Bishop Lawrence Mukkuyi, Belthangady Diocese : Sri Abdul Rashid Sakhafi Zaini Khamil, Mangaluru President : Dr. M. Mohan Alva Voice President : Sri Sathish Honnavalli Correspondent : Dr. L. H. Manjunath Secretary : Sri Vivek V. Pais Advisors: Sri D. Harshendra Kumar, Dharmasthala Sri D. Surendra Kumar, Dharmasthala Sri D. Rajendra Kumar, Dharmasthala Dr. B. Yashovarma, Dharmasthala Krishna Singh, Bangalore Sri Veeru Shetty, Dharmasthala Sri K. Devadas Hebbar, Ex. State President, Udupi Sri K. Vasantha Salyan, Founder President Sri A. Shrihari, Regional Director, Mysore Sri Jayashankar Sharma, Regional Director, Dharwad Sri K. Boodappa Gowda, Regional Director, Koppala Sri Mahaveera Ajri, Regional Director, Udupi Sri Dugge Gowda, Regional Director, Gulbarga Sri Ananda Suvarna, Regional Director, Bangalore Members: Janajagruthi Zilla President, SKDRDP Directors Janajagruthi Ex.presidents, Co.opt. Members Camp Organising Committee Presidents JJV Project Officer D.K. & Udupi Dist. All Project Officers q q 1000th DEADDICTION CAMP IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS - FROM 24-09-2016 TO 1-10-2016 Organising Committee Sl.No. District Taluk Camp Place President Name 1 Kodagu Sullia Town Hall Sri Narayan Kekadka 2 Davangere Honnalli Mahantheshwara Veerashaiva Sri Lingaraj Havalad Marriage Hall, Nyamathi 3 Shimogga Shimogga M.R.S. Auditorium Sri Shrikanth Kamath 4 D.K. Belthangady S.D.M. Auditorium Sri Harish Poonja 5 Udupi Moodabidre Alva’s Educational Society Dr. M. Mohan Alva Vidyagiri 6 Hassan Hassan Ambedkar Bhavana Sri Annappa Shetty 7 Mysuru K.R.Nagar Manushobha Kalyana Mantapa Chunchanakatte Sri Krishnamurthi Hobali, Hosur 8 U.K. Sirsi Karjagi Marriage Hall Sri Upendra Pai 9 Tumkur Tumkur Bheemasandra Ganapathi Kalyana Mantapa Sri Press Rajanna 10 Chikmagaluru Koppa Sri Thripuranthaki Sri Ramaswami S.N. Auditorium, Bomlapura Design & Print: Manjushri Printers, Ujire.