1. SRM Audio CD on Sale!!!

SRM is excited to announce the launch of its own Audio CD ‘In Tune with the Divine’ on the occasion of Gurupurnima, 20th July, 2008, the fourth anniversary of SRM - celebrating four connected and magical years!!!

This CD consists of 12 soul-stirring tracks. From general dedications to the Lord Almighty, to tributes to great saints who have touched our lives; from selfless service to selfless love; from being prayerful to staying cheerful – the SRM CD is a gamut of toe-tapping numbers, each one unique, each one exciting! The music has been re-arranged and composed by singer Alap Desai. A book of lyrics has also been added to encourage our young lovers of the Divine, to sing along.

The CD was offered at the lotus feet of Param Krupalu Dev and launched by P.P.Gurudev at the Yogi Sabhagruh, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (BAPS), Mumbai before the Param Satsang amidst around 4000 throbbing hearts.

Singer Lekha Desai and SRM child Namaha Mehta electrified the already charged atmosphere by singing two exciting numbers from the CD, live for the audience. An adorable dance, performed by children from SRM, Hughes Road, had the audience cheering and applauding for more.

‘In tune’ with our initiative to bring each one, young and old, ‘in tune’ with their innate selves, we at SRM, are excited to announce that this CD will be available on sale at all our SRM centres. So pick up your copy today, to get connected – whenever you want, wherever you are!

For sales enquiries, please email srm.salesdept@gmail.com.

2. SRM Teachers’ Training Program: A Rocking Success!

The SRM Teachers’ training program, conducted from 10th to 14th May, 2008 at Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram, Dharampur was the first of its kind with 7 different workshops running simultaneously.

Facilitators for these workshops included some of the best faculty from leading organizations like:

Prajapita Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya: Sister Radhika and Sister Anita;

Kathalaya Trust: Mrs.Geetha Ramanujam and Mrs.Ambikaji Chandrashekhar;

Madhuram Cooking Classes: Mrs.Sheetal Shah.

Workshops were also conducted by in-house faculty like professional educator and SRM Working Committee member Mrs. Sejal Mody, Senior Manager at Tata Motors Hridayarpit Rakshit Shah, Atmarpit Snehal Shah, Atmarpit Shivani Mehta, Hridayarpit Chintani Desai and Hridayarpit Kumpal Jhaveri.

To top it all, Param Pujya Gurudev Himself blessed us with satsangs on the compositions of Gangasati. This ensured an overall spiritual development, and further elevated the spirits of the already-spirited SRM sevaks.

A gamut of topics like Effective Leadership, Teamwork, Balancing Energy, Conflict Resolution, Time Management, Problem-Solving, Inside the Magic Kingdom, Class Creativity, The Art of Cooking, Basic TTP, and much more, helped in sharpening management skills of the sevaks, it added new dimensions to their creative abilities and enhanced the cooking experience.

Nearly 400 sevaks from different departments of SRM centres from across the world participated and greatly benefited from this shibir.

As Param Pujya Gurudev Himself puts it, a sevak needs to be both ‘skilful’ and ‘mindful.’ Thus, through theory, interaction, games, projects, audio-visuals, dance, and much more, the participants imbibed skills essential to enhance the quality of their seva as well as their spiritual and personal lives.

3. SRM at the Mahavir Jayanti Celebrations in London

On Saturday, 26th April, 2008, nearly 20 Jain organizations of UK collaborated to hold Mahavir Jayanti celebrations which were attended by over 1800 people. While parents listened to the speeches by keynote speakers, SRM London was approached to manage the Children’s Corner there, thus exposing many children to the ‘magic’ of SRM.

More than 50 children aged 3 - 12 years were attracted to the SRM session on Trishlamata’s 14 Dreams. Creativity Time was one of fun and frolic as children enthusiastically created, waved colourful decorated flags, and shared their aspirations to be just like their Mahavirswami Bhagwan.

The session was highly commended by parents and passersby who enthusiastically praised the effort and picked up SRM brochures for their family and friends.

The organiser of the Education Session, Kewal Shah of Young Jains, UK, thanked SRM with the words ‘‘…thank you all for Magictouch, the amazing kids’ activity!’

4. SRM London performs at Shrimad Rajchandra Gnan Mandir, Leicester

To commemorate Param Krupalu Dev’s dehvilay din, Chaitra vad pancham, an event was organized by Shrimad Rajchandra Gnan Mandir, Leicester in conjunction with Pujya Bhaishree Nalinbhai Kothari’s visit to the UK.

SRM London was approached by the organisers to share some of its magic. Consequently, 20 children of SRM London performed a selection of skits and songs representing Param Krupalu Dev’s life and His divine effect on them all, thus being instrumental in further spreading the love of Param Krupalu Dev to devotees in the UK.