2022 Celebrations of the Center:

PRESIDENT’S  REPORT

 

HAPPY VASANTOTSAV

                                                                                   

 

The meeting started with a prayer by Drs. Madhubhai & Hansaben Parikh. 

 

1 (i) Celebration of Vasantotsav:

 

President welcomed members and viewers including those who joined today’s live program, first ever organized, from Ahemedabad. A Vasantotsav program organized by Pushtivrund and Akar Academy celebrating Holi was held in the H.K. College Hall, Ahemedabad in the presence of a live audience. The famous Haveli Kirtankar Shri Krushnadas Nayak along with Ranna Vora and the musicians group entertained for about two hours with Holi Rasiya and dance ramzat which was revved by the live audience and viewers of Zoom and YouTube. 

 

 The program started with a video presentation of P.P. Goswami Shri Dwarkeshlalji Mahodaya who conveyed his aashirvachan/blessings and expressed best wishes for the Center. Thereafter, Mr. Amit Parikh from Ahemedabad introduced the chief guest Dr. Darshnaben Thakkar, who had lectured previously to our members, contrasted Nature’s dry Fall season with the evergreen Spring season. She mentioned that people normally frown up on the Fall season compared to the Spring season, but a person who maintains internal peace of mind and wishes good for others will always have a Spring season through out the year. 

 

The Rasiya program was aptly anchored by Mr. Sumitkumar Sharma. The ensemble unleashed Holi Rasiyas in Brijwasi, Hindi, Gujarati and Punjabi languages which included ગોવર્ધન મહારાજ, મહારાજ ….માથે મુગટ બિરાજ રહ્યો; શ્રી વ્રંદાવનમેં શ્રી મધુવનમેં …….ગોરી ખેલે રે; ફાગુન આયો ફાગુન આયો…….સખી રે; આજ ખેલે….નટવર નંદકિશોર …….વ્રજકી ગોરી; લાલ લાલ રંગપે……ફાગણ આયો; કનૈયા મોરા …….ખેલે હોળી; હોળી મચાઈ નંદલાલા, મહોલમેં મંચ ગયા હલ્લા; મસ્ત મહીના ફાગણકા; નવલ રસિયા; વ્રજમેં ઈતની વખત હે; મેરી ચૂંદડીમેં લગ ગયો ડાઘ; કાના પિચકારી મત માર; રંગ ડાલ્યો નંદલાલ……મેં તો સો રહી સપનેમેં; capping with હોળી આઈ રે કાના…….રસિયા હોળી આઈ રે. 

 

The audience as well as the Zoom viewers enthusiastically danced to the tunes of melodious Rasiya. Holi was celebrated with the showering of flower petals instead of spraying of colors. 

 

(ii) Well Wishers:

 

We thank the following well wishers who contributed towards today’s program:

 

Mukund & Rekha Pancholy           $151

Indraprasad & Mrudula Dave           151

Dilip & Daxa Bhatt                              100

Anonymous                                          100

Anonymous                                          100

 

(iii) New Members:

 

We welcome the following new members:

 

Punjabhai & Kamuben Patel

Ashokkumar & Urmilaben Patel

Arvindkumar & Varshaben Patel

 

(iv) Announcements: 

 

 (a) President informed about the opening of a new senior citizen center by India Home at Hindu Center in Flushing, Queens, which will be open for programs each Wednesday starting next week. The other three centers in Queens humming with activities are at Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, and Jamaica Estates. 

 

(b) Pankajbhai Parikh appreciated the cooperation and the guidance given by Shri Krushnadas Nayak and the entire team of Pushtivrund and Akar Academy without whose help today’s program wouldn’t have been possible. 

 

(c) Congratulations to our member Suhagben Mehta for getting a coveted award of an Honoree of 20 Global Women of Excellence – 2022 at a glittering ceremony held at the U.S. Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2022. 

 

(d) In connection with her presentation next month on Pakistan Travel – 3, Mrs. 

Purviben Mody Malkan has posed the following quiz to our viewers: 

 

 

A Vote of Thanks by Dr. Madhubhai Parikh.

 

2. The Computer Class:

 

Prof Rajasekhar Vangapaty is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.