Happy Christmas

Greetings for a very happy Christmas to all my dear friends

Devasia

Tribal Dances Player

The Simple Blessings of Christmas

Excerpt from The Simple Blessings of Christmas
by Mark Gilroy

Norman Vincent Peale, noted minister and author from the previous century, tells the story of a young girl from Sweden spending Christmas in big, bustling New York City. She was living with an American family and helping them around the house, and she didn't have much money. So she knew she couldn't get them a very nice Christmas present - besides, they already had so much, with new gifts arriving every day.

With just a little money in her pocket, she went out and bought an outfit for a small baby, and then she set out on a journey to find the poorest part of town and the poorest baby she could find. At first, she received only strange looks from passersby when she asked them for help. But then a kind stranger, a Salvation Army bell-ringer, guided her to a poor part of town and helped her deliver her gift. On Christmas morning, instead of giving them a wrapped present, she told the family she served what she had done in their name. Everyone was speechless, and everyone was blessed - the girl for giving, the wealthy family for seeing others with new eyes, and the poor family for receiving an unexpected gift.

Winter flowers at Gurjarvani

 Winter flowers are here with their beautiful vibrant coloures.   I have captured these before the monkeys eat them. These flowers are their favorite food. These  are on the tree next to Gurjarvani gate.

Joy in Life

The great Bible teacher William Barclay said: "A gloomy Christian is a contradiction of terms, and nothing in all religious history has done Christianity more harm than its connection with black clothes and long faces." When people who are without faith look at your face, what do they see? A twinkle in the eye and a smile teasing at the corners of your mouth? Or a dark, sullen anger or unhappiness? Maybe if we wanted to learn to share our faith with the world more effectively, we wouldn't attend another class on personal evangelism at church, but would spend time in front of the mirror practicing our smile!

Year of peace - Katha by Ignas Canis part 3

Maanbhatt - Part 1 [ Sarjako series - The creators ]

Maanbhatt - Part 3 [ Sarjako series - The creators ]

Maanbhatt - Part 2 [ Sarjako series - The creators ]

Mother Teresa - a poem by Yoseph Macwan

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 6

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 5

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 2

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 4

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 3

Dr Sebastian Painadath on Hinduism - part 1

Joseph Macwan - Activist and Writer - by Madhavsinh Solanki

Joseph Macwan - Activist and Writer - by Yashwant Mehta

Joseph Macwan - Activist and Writer - by Martin Macwan

Joseph Macwan - Activist and Writer - Anand, India

Joseph Macwan's Birth Anniversary will be celebrated at Gujarat Sahitya Parishad Hall, Ahmedabad, India, on 23rd Oct 2010 , 4 - 6 pm.

A video on Joseph Macwan will be screened on the occasion.
Devasia

ORAWORLDMANDALA Presentation , Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad, India

From Devasia M

Dear Friends,

Keeping two blogs, a website, a web-radio, a web-TV and a podcast is an easy job. Though I enjoy it. So most of the announcements and news will be on the official blog which is gurjarvani1.blogspot.com

Please visit this site for updates. Expect more on personal level here.

Devasia M

You can achieve anything.

I love humanity - Oct 2 Gandhi Ashram -

Oct 2 Gandhi Ashram - Vaishnav janato

International Day of Nonviolence Oct.2, 2010

c/o Prashant Ahmedabad

International Day of Nonviolence Oct.2, 2010

Since 2005, OraWorldMandala – a world theatre for Ahimsa through Art - and Gujarat Vidyapith together with twelve different religious communities in and around the city of Ahmedabad have been making an experimental attempt for the creation of a model of education for Ahimsa through Art.
Mahatma Gandhi, of course, is our source of inspiration.
This urban social platform in Ahmedabad sent out inspirational waves far and wide and a group of people on the same wavelength in Mexico City were inspired to do a similar experiment in conflict resolution which they thought was their urgent social requirement. This Mexican group consists of people drawn from diverse backgrounds – farmers, workers, students, entire families etc.
We used to have programmes on Gandhi Jayanti – 2nd October - which is being observed as International Day of Nonviolence the world over.
This year we are planning to observe 2nd Oct., with simultaneous peace action between Ahmedabad and Mexico City. The programmes will be similar but not the same. The common denominator will be an artistic (re)presentation dedicated to Mother Earth.
The stage in Ahmedabad will be Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram, haloed by the visible and invisible presence of the Mahatma, from where the peace process of Ahimsa through Art was launched in April, 2005.
The presentation will be as follows:
Students from over a dozen schools and colleges from the city and its suburbs will congregate around a Mandala which is conceived as a symbol of peace and harmony and perform a very special artistic presentation. This performance will be enveloped by an aura of music played by A-HOPE (Ahmedabad Harmonic Orchestra for Peace Everywhere) a musical activists’ group committed to Nonviolence and consisting of members from twelve different communities. The accompanying music will be a rare confluence of selected compositions from both Indian and Mexican musical traditions. Well-known Mexican composer Margarita Martinez Duarte and the famous Indian composer Ashwin Dalvi from Jaipur, will be leading the performance.
The honourable Ambassador of the Republic of Mexico to India Mr. Jaime Nualart has kindly consented to be the chief guest of the function.
Preceding this rare performance and in a sense to preface it, there will be a special concert in Sabarmati Jail. It may be relevant to recall here that for Gandhiji jail was also mandir and hence OraWorldMandala thought it proper to inaugurate the day’s programme in the Sabarmati Jail.

At Sabarmati Jail: 2.30PM
At Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram: 6PM

Dance 4 Mother Teresa 100 years - Ahmedabad

Dance 3 Mother Teresa - 100th birth Aniversary celebration Ahmedabad

Dance 2 Mother Teresa - 100th birth Aniversary celebration Ahmedabad

Gurjarvani residence photo

This is a photo of our residence gate which is never opened!

from Devasia M

Good communication 

 

THE TASK OF A TRUE COMMUNICATOR Is COMMUNION

 

THROUGH HEADS THERE IS COMMUNICATION,

      THROUGH HEARTS      THERE IS COMMUNION

Few moments - Be ghadi hi res

A message from Gurjarvani Parivar

"What we have heard,seen and touched we proclaim to you ... so that your joy may be complete." [1jn1/1]

This is my favorite quote on communication.

Communication of what I have heard, seen and experienced in the depth of my being can lead others to enlightenment and lasting joy.

Communication can be spiritual, social,cultural ...

Devasia
10th Sept 2010

A Message from Gurjarvani Parivar.

"What we have heard,seen and touched we proclaim to you ... so that your joy may be complete." [1jn1/1]

This is my favorite quote on communication.

Communication of what I have heard, seen and experienced in the depth of my being can lead others to enlightenment and lasting joy.

Communication can be spiritual, social,cultural ...

Devasia
10th Sept 2010

Where are you hiding?

A flower near my new house - 4th May 2010

Easter Message - Gujarati

A joyful celebration.

Glad - Easter Song

good

Good Friday Message - Gujarati

Good Friday

Holy Thursday Message in Gujarati

Holy Thursday

A Message for Lent - Gujarati by James B. Dabhi S.J.

Message for Lent

Philip Poem 5

Gujarati Poem

Mission of Jesus in classical Indian dance drama

The Mission

the Worker Jesus - Indian classical dance drama

A new interpretation of the mission of Jesus.

Lent : Spring of the Soul.

Message from Vinayak sj

Mary Magdalene - Indian classical dance drama

Mary Magdalene - classical dance

Those without sin throw the first stone.

Indian classical dance drama

Father forgive them...

Father forgive them

100 Best Movies Ever Made

informative

gurjarvani songs

Tribal Art Festival - 6

Songadh 2010

Chanting OM by MUSIC FOR DEEP MEDITATION www.innersplendor.com Meditation Music

good meditation

Tribal Art Festival - 4

Tribal dance and music 2010

Tribal art festival 2010 - Part 3

tribal art

Songadh Tribal art Festival Part 2

Tribal Musical Instrument and dance at the Festival

Very Deep Meditation.

Try it out.

Songadh Tribal Art Festival

Tribals Celebrate with drums

Drums of Kerala at Alapuzha Festivel.

Drums from Kerala, India

Devika Poem 9

Gujarati Poem - Poet and Poem

Devika Dhruv Poem 7

Poet and poem

Devika Dhruv Poem 6

Emptiness

Devika Dhruv Poem 5

Relationship

Devika Dhruv Poem 4 " My Amdavad"

Devika Dhruv - poem 4 about Old and new Amdavad.

Devika Dhruv - Poem 3

Poem on the Rain

Devika Dhruv - poem 2

Panihari
The woman going to fetch water has prayer on her lips.

Devika poem 1 Gujarat

Gujarati Poem