America

Washington, DC ( USA ): BK Mruthyunjaya, Executive Secretary of the Brahma Kumaris, Mount Abu, was invited as a Special Guest and Speaker for the “Stand Up For Humanity” event at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, USA.  Rev. Sylvia E. Sumter, the Senior Minister of Unity of Washington, DC, was the host… Read More »

Guyana ( South America ) : BK Sister Jyotsna from Naperville, Chicago, met His Excellency President of Guyana Mr. David A. Granger and tied him with a sacred rakhi, gave him a tilak and presented Godly blessings and a gift. BK Jyotsna also tied rakshabandhan to Honorable Prime Minister of Guyana, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo, and… Read More »

Milpitas ( USA ): The Brahma Kumaris Silicon Valley celebrated Raksha Bandhan with an event attended by 360 people who had their sacred Rakhi tied by the Brahma Kumaris. Dignitaries who attended the rakhi program included State of California Assembly Member KanSen Chu, Community Leader Ajay Bhutoria, Vaishnav Pariwar President Suresh Gandhi, BK Atma Dayal… Read More »

St. Lucia, Caribbean ( America ): An in-depth and heartfelt meeting took place between the Brahma Kumaris and His Excellency Emmanuel Neville Cenac, Saint Lucia’s Governor General.  BK Payal and BK Chandra met the Governor General on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival and tied Rakhi to him. The Governor mentioned that his mother, although… Read More »

Sao Paulo, Brazil ( South America ): On the Celebration of the 73rd India Independence Day, at the Indian Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, BK Sister Katia Roel met with and tied Rakhi to the Minister of Environment Mr. Prakash Javadekar. Mr. Prakash Javadekar, who is also serving as the Forest and Climate Change… Read More »

Los Angeles ( USA ):  Senior Rajayoga Teacher BK Sister Usha from Mount Abu spoke on the topic “Purposeful Living through the Wisdom of the Gita” at the Simi Valley Temple. She shared stories depicted in the Gita and the truthful wisdom that can be extracted and imbibed in our daily lives. BK Vivek introduced… Read More »

San Jose, California ( USA ) : The Brahma Kumaris Silicon Valley participated at the SWADES Mela (the largest Indian Independence Day celebrations in the Bay Area, in California) organized by the Association of Indo Americans. There were close to 20,000 people who participated in the day-long mela, and the event included a musical concert… Read More »

New Jersey ( USA ): The New Jersey Brahma Kumaris organized a program called ‘Positive Powerful and Purposeful Thinking’, at the Monroe Recreation Center. The special guest of this event was Dr. Prem Masand from India, Radiation Oncologist, Rajayoga Meditator and also the author of ‘Positive, Powerful and Purposeful Thinking’. Spread over three days, the… Read More »

Virginia ( USA ): Senior Rajayogi Dr. BK Mruthyunjaya, Executive Secretary of the Brahma Kumaris; BK Nagarathna of Brahma Kumaris Jayanagar, Bangalore; and BK Pawan Peter of Virginia, USA, tied Rakhi (bracelet of pure love) to Honorable Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia, USA. They presented Godly Gifts to the Governor and shared about the services offered… Read More »

New York ( USA ): The 2019 Youth Retreat held at Peace Village was attended by youths from various centers including Edison, Queens, Boston, Virginia and Minnesota. The retreat was facilitated by BK Gokul from the Cinnaminson center and BK Aarti from Albany. This year the sessions were more meaningful to each one, and helped… Read More »