www.dsvv.ac.in RENAISSANCE Oct-Dec, 2020 e-newsletter 03 06 08 Celebrating Mahakumbha 2021 Nirmal Ganga Conclave Yagyavalkya Center for with Yoga and Spirituality by USERC & School of TCM, DSVV Yagya Research Inaugurated www.awgp.org www.dsvv.ac.in ÙßØé» ·¤è ™ææÙ »¢»æð˜æè - àææç‹Ì·é¤†Á, ãUçÚUmæÚU EDITORIAL Celebrating Mahakumbha 2021 with Yoga and Spirituality Yoga is the greatest spiritual the Deities and the Demons yogis share their yogic and heritage of Indian culture. It is the together had churned the ocean. spiritual experiences to the true core of the Indian culture. Yoga, The mountain Sumeru was used spiritual aspirants for their as a way of holistic living, is as a churning rod in the process. wellbeing. They reveal the India's greatest contribution to The nectar came out of this scientific, philosophical and the world. Yoga and spirituality churning. Deities and Demons behavioral aspects of Yoga and reflects through our way of were at war over 'Amrit', the Spirituality so as to make them living, our plain living and high nectar of immortality and it is get rid of misconceptions about thinking, and our faith in the said that a few drops of the nectar yogic and spiritual practices. universal brotherhood. It has a fell at four places – Nasik, This is what makes one lead a greater positive impact on our Prayagraj, Ujjain, and Haridwar. pious, peaceful, prosperous and thinking and behavior and It is therefore believed that a dip perfect life through spiritual influences almost every aspects in any of these 4 places, practices and disciplines. The of our life. It paves the way for the especially during an auspicious Kumbh is celebrated at every six attainment of the Purushartha time can make one free from the or twelve years, based on chatustya i.e. Dharma, Artha, cycles of life and death. 'Kumbh' calculated solar cycles. The Kama and Moksha. Every means 'pitcher', and Mela means kumbh Mela spins off on the day festival of India spreads the gathering. Hence it is the of Makar Sankrati. This signifies fragrance of yoga and spirituality gathering of spiritual aspirants, the uttarayan or the upward in some form or the other. Every spiritual seekers, saints, seers, movement of the Sun in the festival has its own science and yogis and the common masses, northern hemisphere, which was philosophy. As for the Kumbha who gather on the bank of the scientifically calculated by the Mela, the mythology associated holy rivers to take a dip in the sages over a thousand yrs ago. with this grand festival says that rivers and where the enlightened Scientific and mathematical RENAISSANCE e-newsletter OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2020 03 EDITORIAL calculations confirm that the of the mental, spiritual and should be so pious and clean that kumbh is celebrated to match the emotional wellbeing in a it could become a dwelling place entry of Jupiter in Aries or Leo traditional format. The kumbha of God or the gate way to God and the entry of the Sun and the basically symbolizes the (Hari ka Dwar). Regular Moon in the capricon orbit. This confluences of Gyana (Self- spiritual practices like planetary alignment is shown to Knowlegde), Karma (selfless Meditation on the Rising Sun, enhance the electro-magnetic action) and Bhakti( devotion to chanting of Gayatri Mantra, field of the earth which in turn the almighty God) in one's life. performing Yagya at home, affects biological systems. This is what is known as the taking healthy and nutritious Studies in the area of bio- confluences of Upasana, diet, studying spiritual magnetism have shown how Sadhana and Aaradhana in one's scriptures like the Gita, human bodies not only emit life as per the philosophy of Sri Ramcharitmanas, Vedas, electromagnetic forces but also Ram Sharma Acharya, the great Puranas, Upanishads, literature , respond to charged fields in the seer of this era. Mahakumbh is biographies and autobiographies environment. This brings us to known as the largest peaceful of enlightened Yogis like Swami the realm of faith, meditation and spiritual gathering in the world. Ramkrishna Paramhansa, energies. The enlightened yogis In 2017, UNESCO inscribed the Swami Vivekananda, Sri spiritually charge the whole Maha Kumbha Mela on the Aurobindo, Sri Raman atmosphere, enabling and Representative list of the Maharshi, Paramhansa inspiring the masses to lead a intangible Cultural Heritage of Yogananda, Yugrishi Sri Ram pious and peaceful life. Humanity. In Mahakumbha Sharma Acharya and several The spiritual aspirants use this 2021 at Haridwar, we have a others, doing good to others and environment to have yogic and golden opportunity to take a holy plantation of eco friendly plants spiritual practices. No doubt, dip in the holy river, Ganges and like Neem, Ambla, Tulsi etc today the practices of Yama, in the ocean of spiritual wisdom. around one's surroundings, Niyama, Asanas, Pranayamas, The All World Gayatri Parivar is indeed could make us pure and Meditation on the rising Sun, celebrating this Mahakumbha pious like the Ganges and our Yoga Nidra, Gayatri Mantra 2021 in a unique way by making homes Haridwar, a pilgrimage. Chanting etc have shown clinical the holy water of the Ganges This is what is the great motto evidences for physical, mental reach door to door to the millions and philosophy of this great and spiritual well being of the of people across the country by campaign. Let us celebrate our individual. The results have its marvelous 'Aapke Dwar life like a festival with the shown improved brain function, Pahucha Haridwar and Ghar- spiritual philosophy of the All concentration, stress reduction, Ghar Ganga Ghar-Ghar World Gayatri Parivar. We wish cultivation of enduring Haridwar' campaign. Each one you all a very happy new year personality traits like equanimity take a holy pledge to live a pious, 2021. and selflessness. The Kumbha perfect and benevolent life like symbolizes the very confluences the holy Ganges and every home RENAISSANCE e-newsletter OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2020 04 TRANSFORMATION 37th Gyandeeksha Was Conducted Gyandeeksha was organized for 370 students who took admission to the 37 courses of DSVV. Gyandeeksha is the invocation ceremony for welcoming the new students .On this occasion Hon. Chancellor Dr. Pranav Pandya ji said that the new generation is after package but student of DSVV makes its character strong. On this occasion the chief guest swami Avdeshanand ji Giri of Juna Akhara said that DSVV is playing the role of universities like Nalanda and Takshila, which played the unique role in spreading the Indian culture. The online Gyandeeksha was conducted where students joined the ceremony online. RENAISSANCE e-newsletter OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2020 05 DEPARTMENT'S DIARY Nirmal Ganga Conclave USERC (Uttrakhand Science Education & Research Center)in association with School of TCM ,DSVV organized a webinar.Prof. Abhay Saxena presented the layout of the webinar and beautifully presented the theme on river Ganges.Res Pro VC sir Dr. Chinmay Pandya shared his views on the scientific and Spiritual aspects of river Ganges. Besides Shri Anand Wardhan, Suresh Nautiyal from USERC ,Dr. Arunesh Parashar who recited poem on Ganges, Dr. Umakant Indolia shared their views on river ganges. The topic discussed in this conclave were importance,research, nirmal ganga abhiyan from shantikunj, bio- diversity,preservation of river Ganges. Mental Health Day Mental health day was celebrated online. The chief guests were Dr. Chinmay Pandya, Prof. Ishwar Bharadwaj, Prof. Rajneesh Jain, Dr. Gaurav Agarwal and Dr Swadesh Bhatt. The Coordinator of the dept Dr. Santosh Vishwakarma Informed that tha programmes organized for the participants were article writing, poster making, poem writing. RENAISSANCE e-newsletter OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2020 06 DEPARTMENT'S DIARY Animation Day Department of Animation and VFX celebrated World Animation Day. The webinar was organized successfully and among the participants were Ms Neeraja Raj, who shared her views on stop motion movies and talked about Meow which was shortlisted for BAFTA award. Ms Masha, participated who is CEO of Next Curve productions, USA,she shared her views on 3D animation.Mr Bhagat spoke on the career opportunities in this industry. Dr Rishi Acharya , Dean Veda college pune shared his experience in academics field.Mr Vishal Sharma ,FX artist, Technicolor SA, Adelaide Australia shared his experience on dynamics on animation.Mr Shravan Kumar Brigu, CEO Rotout VFX pvt.ltd shared his knowledge on web media and content writing. Mathematics Day Celebrated Mathematics' Day, was celebrated as the birthday of one of the most efficient Mathematician Sir Srinivasa Ramanujan. In this time of pandemic and virtual interaction the student of mathematics department, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya celebrated the day. This event had various competitions as competition leads to innovation. First of all we had poem competition, on the topic "Your journey of maths". In this competition, Ashutosh Kumar got 1st position, Anindhya Kaushik, 2nd and Ankur Agarwal and Sanjana Kavidayal, 3rd. This competition was followed by Poster Competition with the topic "Involvement of Maths in Various Fields of Life". Rishika got 1st prize, Aviral, 2nd and Ashutosh Kumar, 3rd. Succeeded by Debate Competition on the topic, " Is modern mathematics more significant than vedic". And on this TV Debate Nidhi Satija secured 1st prize (against the motion), Ankur Kumar, 2nd prize (favour of the motion) and Ashita Singh, 3rd prize (favour of the motion). An event of mathematics is incomplete without a quiz competition, so last but not the least we had quiz competition and the winners are Aparna Kumari 1st, Satyam Dwivedi, 2nd and Anmol Gupta, 3rd. RENAISSANCE e-newsletter OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2020 07 DEPARTMENT'S DIARY Yagyavalkya Center for Yagya Research Inaugurated Pandit Shri Ram Sharma Acharya ji considered Brahmavarchas Shodh Sansthan as an epicenter of Science and Spirituality. He revived the ancient Yagya Therapy and termed it as Yagyopathy.