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- Rajesh Ponuku
India is country where more money Dowry is one of the most ancient
is spent on daughters marriage than her practices of India and Oxford dictionary
education. One of the biggest menaces of defines it as an amount of property or
the Indian society is the dowry system. This money brought by a bride to her husband
fact that it is condemned by every modern on their marriage. But the origins of dowry
citizen of this country and yet it still are far nobler than we imagine. Dowry was
flourishes at a very large scale in our society started by wealthy businessmen, kings and
is a testimony of how deeply rooted this other influential people of the society as a
system is in the Indian society. means to give girls their due in the ancestral
Dowry refers to the durable goods, property as in those times, even till recent
cash, and real or movable property that the times, all the money and property went to
brides family gives to the bridegroom, his the sons only. Later on it was used to
parents, or his relatives as a condition of provide seed money or property for the
the marriage. The dowry system is thought establishment of a new household. Till then
to put great financial burden on the brides the amount and contents of dowry were
family. In some cases, the dowry system decided solely by the parents of the bride.
leads to crime against women, ranging But now dowry is demanded by the
from emotional abuse, injury to even deaths. grooms parents and marriage takes place
Due to dowry system, the sacred only if a certain amount of dowry is paid by
affair of marriage is destroyed and it is turned the brides parents. Today dowry is given
into a business deal. The brides are placed as compensation to the grooms parents
on the same class as those of cattle. The for the amount they have spent in educating
ugliest thing of this system is that the richer and upbringing their son. It is also
the family of the bride groom, the higher is considered a status symbol, especially in
their demand. A marriage life that starts with the high class, and generally the items of
such a business deal can hardly be happy. dowry are flaunted and hyped by both
The parents of the brides are put to inhuman parties.
pressure for a handsome dowry in kind or The effects of dowry system are
cash whatever it may be. All the noble virtues many and varied but in almost all cases
of human beings like love, affection, sense it is the girls side which has to face the
of equality, liberal motive, gentleness, repercussions while the boys side walks
sympathy, kindness etc. are buried like away from the issue unharmed, with
rotten corpses. This system is found in both their heads held high. When demands
rich and poor community. for dowry are not met, the bride is
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subject to torture, and often even killed.
Most of the dowry deaths occur when
the young women, unable to bear the
harassment and torture, commit
suicide. Most of these suicides are by
hanging oneself, poisoning or by fire.
Sometimes the woman is killed by
setting her on fire which is known as
bride burning and is disguised as
accident to avoid criminal charges and
punishment.
The Indian police say that they
receive over 2,500 reports of bride-burning
alone every year while the number of dowry
deaths is about 9000. These numbers
increase at a rate of 1-2% every year. It is
also a reason why many parents dont want
to have daughters, because of the dowry
they will have to shell out at her marriage,
and the stress they go through due to never-
ending demands from her in-laws. In fact
dowry deaths of a newly married bride are
regularly in the news.
Bride price, also known as bride
wealth, is a reversal of the dowry system.
Its an amount of money or property paid by
the groom or his family to the parents of a
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woman upon the marriage. In ancient
literature, bride price has often been
explained as payment made in exchange
for the brides familys loss of her labour and
fertility within her kin group. The agreed bride
price is generally intended to reflect the
perceived value of the girl or young woman.
This practice though less prevalent than
dowry is still practiced in some rural areas
of the country.
The government has taken many
steps to stop the abominable practice of
dowry. The payment of dowry has been
prohibited under specific Indian laws
including, the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
and subsequently by Sections 304B and
498A of the Indian Penal Code. Much anti-
dowry legislation has also been made to
tackle the dowry system. The media has
also done its bit by showcasing the cases
of dowry and its ill-effects.
Today dowry is not the innocent
practice that it started out as but has turned
into a social menace that cannot be reverted
back to its original form; hence it must be
eradicated from our society permanently.

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BRAHMOTSAV - SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF BRAHMA

2,500 years ago (469-399 BC) the
Greek Philosopher Socrates had said: The
surest way to live with honor in this world,
is to live in reality what we would appear to
be.
On this day when Sadhu Navalrai,
Sadhu Hiranand and their small band of
colleagues Established the Sind Brahmo
Mandir 130 years ago, we would do well to
remember the Message of Socrates.
We celebrate 3rd Sunday of
September as Brahmotsav. This day is
special for all of us. Here we are Brahmos
and friends, assembled in strength to
celebrate this festive occasion. On such
special days, most of us attend Mandir, Let
us resolve to celebrate every Sunday as a
Brahmotsav.
We need preparation for
Bramhotsav. As the Mandir is cleaned and
decorated today, we need to do the same
with ourselves. We must clean ourselves,
so that no dirt or stain remains in any corner
of our hearts. But it is not enough to do the
cleaning only on special occasions. We
must do it every day.
Brahmotsava announces the arrival
of the festive season as it were Ganesh and
Durga Puja, Diwali and Ramzan, Christmas
and Maghotsav. Brahmotsav acts as a
reminder that all true religious believers are
Brothers in Faith. No doubt, there are inor
differences between believers of different
- Ashis Basu
faiths, but these differences cannot prevent
our desire for meeting of hearts.
1. BE GOOD BRAHMOS
As we celebrate Brahmotsav, let
us remember what George Eliot, the writer
has said: Blessed is the influence of one
loving human soul on another. That is the
message of today.
Param Brahma not only wants that
we live our own lives in HIS image but also
that we influence others to see HIM clearly.
But some of us feel that It is not our job to
guide others. It is upto some special
preachers, some Acharyas, some Padris,
some Moulvis, some Mahants, or some
Godmen to spread HIS Message. But- HE
has given all of us the ability to influence
others. As Brahmos, as human beings, we
must do our duty - by being HIS spiritual
messengers - at home to our children,
to our neighbours and friends, to our
colleagues in office. Each one of us can
influence others by setting our own
examples, and by promoting HIS Message.
We dont have to be full-time preachers to
influence others. In fact, in Brahmo Samaj
there is no concept of professional
preachers. All it requires to spread HIS
message is our hearts and our willingness,
not our intelligence or our scholarship.
Brahma wishes only good for us. But
some people in this world have gone astray
and have become lost. Sadly, today, fanatics
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are on the rampage, terrorists are attacking
progressive and liberal forces all over the
world, spoiling not only the name of their
own religions, but spreading hatred and
violence all around us in Kashmir,
Palestine, 9/11 at WTO, London Metro,
recent Bombings at Bangladesh,
Akshardham, Babri Masjid, the list seems
to become endless. At such times, it is all
the more necessary to spread the message
of Brahmo Samaj the message of love.
Wouldnt it be much easier if life was simpler
and people got along?
How can we be spiritual guides? It
is not difficult ! First, do as Keshub Chandra
Sen, Sadhu Navalrai and many other
illustrious Brahmos of the past did - become
CONTAINERS of Gods message. There
are many vacancies. The qualifications are
very simple: (for example)
our free Think for yourself. When Brahmo
faith says that the human soul is capable
of infinite progress, we are talking about
our God-given ability to think logically, we
are talking about will, not the will of some
dubious Godman or some evil preachers
of violence like Osama or Togadia.
We tend to cling to our past our past
failures, our past mistakes. It is true that
we must learn from our past mistakes.
But if we do not let go, the past will start
to control our lives. The key is to let go of
the past mistakes, have a clear vision and
trust HIM.
Also we face trials and problems every
day, but we must be motivated and stay
motivated on daily basis.
We have to influence peoples lives with
our own examples. We, for example,
cannot teach kindness to our children if
we are harsh to others. We must be
ourselves kind. As philosopher Karl
Menninger said: What the teacher is,
is more important than what he
teaches.
We must always think about others and
be moved by compassion not by
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selfishness. Try to give to people so that
they can be victorious, not try to take from
less fortunate ones. (think of Mother
Theresa)
Who do we and our children spend time
with? Are they negative people, who are
only concerned about themselves? We
need to convert such negative friends to
become positive persons or they will
influence and destroy us.
Many of us cannot find the time to
come to this Mandir every Sunday.
Important as it is, it is equally, if not more
important, to live like true Brahmos,
influencing our children and our neighbours.
When we sincerely take up our
responsibility and calling, we find that God
works in miraculous ways. There are many
examples of ordinary men, whom we
remember with reverence because they
have been with God. Keshub Sen, Sadhu
Navalrai and Sadhu Hiranand are only a few
such examples. They were not born great!
They were simple people but there was
power in their simplicity. Thomas Carlyle
(1795-1881) Scottish Writer - The work
that an unknown good man has done,
is like a vein of water flowing hidden
underground, secretly making the
ground green.
One of the pioneers of the Brahmo
Samaj, Acharya Shivnath Sashtri in his book
History of Brahmo Samaj, gives an
example:
Every Sunday, Navalrai went to the local
jail and gave a sermon to the prisoners.
I found many of the prisoners were
moved to tears. As the result of Navalrais
efforts and sermons some of them
changed their vicious ways of life. As a
proof of this, Navalrai himself cited an
incident.
One day while he (Navalrai) was
returning from work, it became dark in a
forested area. A man came out of a little
hut and offered hospitality. He said that
he was once a prisoner in the town jail.
Navalrais sermons had brought such a
change in him that on being released, he
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started living an honest life with his wife
and children. He always remembered
Navalrai thankfully and invited him be his
guest even for a single night. Ever
afterwards Navalrai said that it was one
of the happiest nights of his life.
It is no exaggeration when I say that
Hyderabad became a sacred place to
me just because such a saint as
Navalrai lived there.
From such examples, we know that
Brahma works HIS miracles through
ordinary men and women. Such people
inspire others to follow the right path. When
we follow in HIS path, when we believe in
HIS power, nobody can stop us. When we
become spiritual guide for others, Brahmas
hand will be guiding us and showing us the
right path.
2. SPREAD BRAHMO MESSAGE
Its not enough to say we lead good lives,
so we are good Brahmos. No doubt, a
good Brahmo is one who is humble, kind,
and generous to his fellow beings. But a
true Brahmo is one who also spreads
Brahmas message by setting examples
to others with their own lives, as well as by
promoting HIS message, which we believe
is also that of Brahmo Samaj. How many
of us have told our family, our neighbours,
our office colleagues about the greatness
of Sadhu Navalrai and his message?
Today, more than ever, each one of
us, each Brahmo, must stand up and be
counted. We seem to be embarrassed that
we are Brahmos. We do not declare boldly
that we are Brahmos, because we do not
have a true relationship with HIM. We have
inherited a great heritage that:
We believe that there is only one God,
who is the creator, and the saviour. HE is
infinite in power, wisdom, love, justice and
holiness. HE is present everywhere, HE
is eternal and blissful.
We respect all great prophets and their
thoughts, and gather truth from all great
scriptures of the world. But we believe that
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HE alone is perfect, not any scripture,
prophet, or God man
We believe that our soul is immortal and
capable of infinite progress, and is
responsible only to HIM for our actions.
Our happiness in this and the next world
consists in worshipping HIM in spirit and
in truth. And true worship is loving HIM,
holding communion with HIM, and
carrying out HIS will in all matters of life.
The true way of serving HIM is to do good
to man.
When we celebrate Brahmotsav
today, we need to remember this great
message and proudly spread it in our family,
and among our neighbours.
As someone has said:
There is a torch an energy - that
shines in and through each of us, to provide
guidance and support for ourselves and for
our fellow beings. When we hold this torch
to brighten another mans path, it also
brightens our own.
Awake, O Brahmo friends- Jago - bring
sanity, bring sense into this world gone mad.
Take a pledge today to start living as true
Brahmos we will set our own examples,
and also spread far and wide the wonderful
message of Raja Rammohan, Maharshi
Devendranath, Keshub Chandra and
others. Each one of us counts. Each one
of us can make a difference.
Arise O Brahmo friends Utho - stand
up and be counted. Do not be embarrassed
to be Brahmos. Declare boldly your beliefs.
We have inherited a great heritage. Let us
be proud to be Brahmos. Let us be
HISTORY MAKERS, NOT JUST HISTORY
READERS.
Param Brahma, we pray to YOU,
Bless us, preserve and keep us. May YOU
mercifully look upon us and help us to
spread YOUR message. Fill us with YOUR
LOVE, so that we may live in loving
relationships all our lives with each other
and with YOU.
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Devotion
We have to direct our Karma and
Jnana in such a way as to make Karma
Yoga and Jnana Yoga part of our lives. You
may have gadgets, like helmets, goggles,
etc., for reasons of safety; but are useless
if we do not have the right attitude towards
safety.
Yoga is mistakenly thought only to
consist of a series of postures relating to
physical movement and wellbeing. Yoga is
an attitude of mind; a certain approach
towards life and living. It is necessary that
we cultivate such an attitude, with the help
of which our Karma can become Karma
Yoga and Jnana can become Jnana Yoga.
That attitude is devotion.
Therefore ones attitude towards
Karma matters a great deal. Elaborate
preparation is needed to develop the right
attitude to assimilate the teaching of Vedanta
and reach the goal.
It is the predominant aspect of
Karma Yoga.
When the intellect is suffused with
devotion, we will eventually acquire the
knowledge that liberates a person. That is
Jnana Yoga.
It is possible to look at devotion from
yet another perspective between Karma and
Jnana is the mind the seat of all emotions,
attitudes, fixations and ideations. In fact, all
action originates in the mind. Any radical
transformation becomes possible only at
the level of the mind, where all action
begins.
The inner organ, the mind, has to
be purified in order that one may develop
the right attitude of action, as well as
intellection. The ability to achieve this
depends upon the emotional state of the
person. The attitude of devotion enables
such inner transformation and growth,
which is essential in ones pursuit of the
goal.
Bhaja is the verbal root from which
the word Bhakti is derived. Thus, Bhakti is
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- Siluveru sudarshan
spontaneity, along with relish and love
towards actions, like the daily prayer through
which the individual relates to Isvara. When
there is love towards the things of the world,
one is called a worldly person. Having love
for God makes one a spiritual person.
Love is the most fundamental
guiding force of human heart. When our love
is directed towards Lord, we call it
devotion. Devotion is essentially a matter
of directing the capacity to love that is
present in the human heart. When this love
is directed towards wealth or money, one
turns into a miser, and when it is directed
towards the pleasures of the flesh, the
person is drawn into the vortex of
worldliness rolled by sensate values.
The gradual shifting of the focus of
love from the objects of the world to Lord is
the path of devotion. True inner growth lies
in developing love for lord and learning to
relish that love. In fact, mahatmas that have
gained self-knowledge experience only the
emotions of love and compassion in their
interaction with the world.
A devotee relishes everything
connected to God; prayer is indeed a form
of relishing on the other hand, if we were to
eat it slowly and in little bits, it can be savored
unhurriedly. He loves to employ some or all
of the sense organs and the organs of
action in the service of the God. Gradually,
the devotee begins to love contemplating
upon the Gods name, form, glories and
exploits.
We are worldly people and tend to
relish all that this world offers. If we
understand God and the world and learn to
relate to both correctly, we relish that any
relishing of world is detrimental to our well
being we are advised not to invest our
emotion in the world. If our understanding
grows of God, proportionately relishing of
everything related to God grows we grow
into Bhakti gradually.
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Devotion is based in the two aspects
of human life, Karma and Jnana, right
perspective begins with the right attitude.
There are people who imagine that God
goes without food if we do not offer any in
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worship. It is not the service to God; it is
simply service to one self only. Worship
is that in which one expresses true love and
devotion to God and the manner in which
we relate to the God.

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Eeswara Chandra Vidya Sagar Part 1
Great people are born to rebuild the
society. Such towering personalities not only
enlighten them-selves but also influence
people for generations ahead. History records
their achievements as mile stones. Ishwara
Chandra Vidya Sagar is one such a towering
personality whose biography inspires us.
Through-out his life he was determined to
achieve the noble tasks undertaken while
remaining humble in the process.
Ishwara Chandra Bandopadhyay
was a polymath (a person of great learning
in several fields of study) and he played a
pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance. He
lived during 19th century and was
considered to be a Sanskrit scholar, Social
reformer, philosopher, academician, writer,
translator, printer, publisher, entrepreneur
and philanthropist. He worked relentlessly
to transform the society. His contribution
towards education and women upliftment
in India was remarkable. He strived
throughout his life to change the social
status of women in India.
On 26th September 1820 Ishwara
Chandra Vidya Sagar was born to
Thakurdas Bandopadhyaya and Bhagavati
Devi at Birsingha village in
the Ghatal subdivision of Paschim
Midnapore District. His father was a
Sanskrit teacher and mother was a house
wife. The well-disciplined brought up of
father and generosity, charity of mother
made him humble and honest. His parents
were poor. At the age of six he was sent to
Calcutta to stay with his relative Bhagabat
Charan for higher education.
He was very studious and craved
for knowledge in various fields along with
curriculum. That quest made him to study
under street lights as it was not possible
for him to afford a gas lamp at home. He
was rewarded with a number of
scholarships for his academic performance
and cleared all his examinations with
excellence and in quick succession.
^~^x 19
- Madhu Bindu. D
Ishwara Chandra did a part-time job of
teaching to support him-self and the family.
Ishwara Chandra studied in Sanskrit
College, Calcutta for twelve years and
passed out of the college in 1841 qualifying
in Sanskrit Grammar, Literature, Alankara
Shastra, Vedanta, Smruti and Astronomy.
Meanwhile he had also cleared his Law
examination in 1839. He received the title
Vidyasagar from Sanskrit College due to
his excellent performance in Sanskrit
studies and philosophy. (Vidya means
knowledge and Sagar means Ocean).
As per the customs of that time
Ishwara Chandra married at the age of
fourteen. His wife was Dinamani Devi. They
had only one son named as Narayan
Chandra Bandopadhyaya.
He joined Fort William College as
principal lecturer in 1841 and worked in that
college for five years. In 1846, he joined in
Sanskrit college as assistant secretary.
Ishwara Chandra proposed many changes
to the existing education system of that
college. This has resulted into a serious
altercation with the management. Due to
too many conflicts with the management
he resigned from the college and
temporarily took up the position of head clerk
at Fort William College. Because of
Ishwars excellent knowledge and respect
in the students the management of Sanskrit
college had recalled him into the college.
Then he re-joined Sanskrit College in 1849,
as a professor of literature. In 1851, Ishwara
Chandra became the principal of Sanskrit
College. He implemented many reforms in
the college. As a renowned college
principal, he invigorated Sanskrit scholars
to read and explain Vedas and other
Shastras to the common people. The
reforms introduced by Ishwara Chandra
were not acceptable by that college
management which compelled him to
resign. Then, in 1854 a board of examiners
was set up in the place of Fort William
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College and Ishwara became very active
member of that board.
In 1855 Ishwara Chandra was
appointed as special inspector of schools
with additional charges. He traveled around
Bengal and visited schools. During his
travels, he witnessed the pathetic conditions
in which people lived. Superstitions and
blind faith were prevalent due to lack of
education. This motivated him to establish
schools all over Bengal to spread the light
of education. Within a span of two months
he had motivated people to start-up 20
schools. In spite of unfavorable conditions
for women education, he could able to
pursue the problem by starting 30 schools
exclusively for girls.
While moving around Bengal he
observed the social discrimination and
injustice towards women. In those days
child widows were increasing in society.
This disturbe Ishwara Chandra vidya sagar
a lot. He observed, worked hard on child
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widows and understood all the major
reasons. One of that was polygamy. The
prevailing custom of Kulin
Brahmin polygamy allowed elderly men
sometimes even on their death beds to
marry teenage or even prepubescent girls,
to spare their parents the shame of not
getting them married. After such marriages,
these girls would usually be left behind in
their parental homes as widows. There they
might be subjected to orthodox rituals like
semi-starvation, hard domestic labor, and
close restriction on their freedom to move
out of the house or to be seen by strangers.
Many widows also had to shave their heads
and don a white sari, supposedly to
discourage attention from men. Many of
these girls couldnt tolerate the ill treatment
and would run away and turn out to
prostitution for their livelihood. Ironically in
1853 it was estimated that Calcutta had a
population of 12,718 prostitutes and public
women who led a deplorable life.
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Samaj News
U.N.BRAHMO SAMAJ, BALASORE
146th ASADHOTSAV - 2015 The 146th Chandra Das joined in hymns. The Utsav was
anniversary Of establishment of Brahmo Samaj well attended, and all Present were served with
at Balasore was celebrated with a two days Preethi Bhojan on the Whole-Day Utsav. .
Programme on 13th & 14th July 2015. The utsav 187 th BHADROTSAV-2015 The 187 th
commenced with Udbodhan on 13th evening Sri Anniversary of establishment of Brahmo Sabha
Amarendra Kar conducted the prayer and by Mahatma Raja Rammohun Roy was
narrated briefly the history of Brahmo Movement celebrated in the Brahmo Mandir on Dt-
at Balasore. He paid rich tributes to Vyaskabi 23.08.2015 Sunday. Special Divine Service on
Fakir Mohan Sanapati, Bhakta Bhagaban this Occasion was held in the morning session,
Chendra Das, Sadhu Nandalal Bandopadhay, conducted by Sri Amarendra Kar. The Acharya
and Yogi Padmolochan Das, The four founders Emphasized That Rammohuns Brahmo Sabha
of this Samaj, and subsequent followers who have was a place of common worship for all men
served to propagate the movement. Hymns on women irrespective of cast, creed, colour and
this occasion was prepared by Sarbasari Biswa nationality for the one and only Supreme Father,
Ranjan Panda, Jitendra Kar, Sudhir Chandra Das the creator and preserver of this universe, which
and Smt. Dipti Panda. is unique in the history of world religion. He also
On 14th July morning special Divine stressed that we have got the responsibility to
Service was conducted by Sri Tapobrata propagate this great ideology in order to make
Brahmachari of Kolkata accompanied by this world an Abode of peace and Tranquillity.
Sarbasrimati Debzani Brahmachari Dipti Panda On this occasion hymns were prepared by
and Sarbasri Biswa Ranjan Panda, Jitendra Kar, Sarbasri Biswa Ranjan Panda, Jitendra Kar &
Sudhir Candra Das In hymns. Finally the Sudhir Chandra Das.
congregation stood up and sang together Namo The same evening, a special programme
Deva Namo Deva Namo Niranjan Hari. After The of Brahmo Sangeet was held by singers of
Prayer Services Annual General Body Meeting Kolkata Brahmo Sama.The session commenced
was held. Since Sri Shibesh Kumar Das has with a short introduction by Sri Prasun Ganguly
expressed his inability to continue as President followed by about fifteen Brahmo Sangeet by
due to his pretty old age, Sri Amarendra Kar was Sarbasmt. Reena Dolon Bandopadhay, Nabanita
elected as President and rest of the office- Sen and Sarbasir Sekhar Gupta, Subhashish
bearers and Executive Body are allowed to Mazumdar and Subhrajit Adak. The programme
continue as before. was highly appreciated by one and all. Finally
In the evening Santibachan was Sri Jitendra Kar Secretary of the Samaj thanked
conducted by Sri Biswa Ranjan Panda as the singers and Sri Ganguly for making the
Acharya and Sarbasri Jitendra Kar & Sudhir programme a grand success.
#=O|~ 2015
U.N.BRAHMO SAMAJ, BALASORE
146th ASADHOTSAV -2015The 146th anniversary
Of establishment of Brahmo Samaj at Balasore
was celebrated with a two days Program on 13th
& 14th July 2015. The utsav commenced with
Udbodhan on 13th evening. Sri Amarendra Kar
conducted the prayer and narrated briefly the
history of Brahmo Movement at Balasore. He
paid rich tributes to Vyaskabi Fakir Mohan
Sanapati, Bhakta Bhagaban Chendra Das,
Sadhu Nandalal Bandopadhay, and Yogi
Padmolochan Das, The four founders of this
Samaj, and subsequent followers who have
served to propagate the movement. Hymns on
this occasion were prepared by Sarbasari Biswa
Ranjan Panda, Jitendra Kar, Sudhir Chandra Das
and Smt. Dipti Panda.
On 14th July morning special Divine
Service was conducted by Sri Tapobrata
Brahmachari of Kolkata accompanied by
Sarbasrimati Debzani Brahmachari Dipti Panda
and Sarbasri Biswa Ranjan Panda, Jitendra Kar,
Sudhir Candra Das in hymns. Finally the
congregation stood up and sang together Namo
Deva Namo Deva Namo Niranjan Hari. After The
Prayer Services Annual General Body Meeting
was held. Since Sri Shibesh Kumar Das has
expressed his inability to continue as President
due to his pretty old age, Sri Amarendra Kar was
elected as President and rest of the office-
bearers and Executive Body are allowed to
continue as before.
In the evening Santibachan was
conducted by Sri Biswa Ranjan Panda as
Acharya and Sarbasri Jitendra Kar & Sudhir
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Chandra Das joined in hymns. The Utsav was
well attended, and all Present were served with
Preethi Bhojan on the Whole-Day Utsav. .
187 th BHADROTSAV-2015 The 187 th
Anniversary of establishment of Brahmo Sabha
by Mahatma Raja Rammohun Roy was
celebrated in the Brahmo Mandir on Dt-
23.08.2015 Sunday. Special Divine Service on
this Occasion was held in the morning session,
conducted by Sri Amarendra Kar. The Acharya
Emphasized That Rammohuns Brahmo Sabha
was a place of common worship for all men
women irrespective of cast, creed, color and
nationality for the one and only Supreme Father,
the creator and preserver of this universe, which
is unique in the history of world religion. He also
stressed that we have got the responsibility to
propagate this great ideology in order to make
this world an Abode of peace and Tranquility. On
this occasion hymns were prepared by Sarbasri
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Chandra Das.
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Brahmo Sangeet was held by singers of Kolkata
Brahmo Sama. The session commenced with a
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by about fifteen Brahmo Sangeet by Sarbasmt.
Reena Dolon Bandopadhay, Nabanita Sen and
Sarbasir Sekhar Gupta, Subhashish Mazumdar
and Subhrajit Adak. The program was highly
appreciated by one and all. Finally Sri Jitendra Kar
Secretary of the Samaj thanked the singers and Sri
Ganguly for making the program a grand success.
Report : Amarendra Kar

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THE FAITH OF BRAHMO SAMAJ

1. I believe in the existence of an all-perfect God, the origin and the ultimate of the
Universe, in the immortality of the soul, in the necessity and efficacy of spiritual worship,
and in the moral accountability of man.
2. I acknowledge the Fatherhood of God, Brotherhood of Man and the Kinship of all
Creation in Love
3. I hold that no created object or person is to be honoured as God, no book or prophet is
to be accepted as the sole and infallible source of Truth; and no mediator is to be
recognised between man and God. I believe in natural and universal revelation. Truth is
mine wherever it is.
4. In judging right and wrong I have the right to use my reason and conscience, and with
this principle of self-determination I accept the good.
5. I cultivate the exercise of spiritual worship and prayerfully endeavour to live by these
beliefs and ideals.
May God help me in this.
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