The Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority will be launching the first ever “India Now” season in July.
Running until September, the campaign will celebrate everything Indian, both past and present, to highlight the strong economic and cultural links between London and India.
It coincides with the 60th anniversary of India’s independence.
Join us
The Brahma Kumaris are strong supporters of the initiative and will be organising a series of events as part of the organisation's contribution to India Now.
Explore the spiritual depth of India and experience the practical benefit it could have on your life.
Experience - Spiritual Secrets of an Ancient Land
Sunday 22nd July 2007 (2 pm – 5.30 pm)Registration Required
Throughout history, travelers have gone to India to experience the beauty of its spiritual energy and to find deeper meaning in their life. It has given birth to the major religions of the East - Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism.
Rituals, Rickshaws and Reality
Saturday 28th July 2007 (3 pm – 6 pm)Registration Required
What comes to mind when you think of India?
Is it the rituals, symbols and festivals - or the rickshaws, call-centres and curries?
But what’s the deeper reality?
Eastern Thought for the Western Mind
Thursday 16th August 2007 (7 pm – 8.30 pm)Does Eastern thinking have any relevance to the average person in the West?
Dharma, Nirvana, Karma - just some of the terms that are commonly found in Eastern spiritual philosophy. These and other aspects provide a well of wisdom that has the potential to quench the thirst of any “seeker”.
18 Chapters of the Gita (Hindi)
Saturday 18th August 2007 (6 pm - 7.30 pm)Love, betrayal, honour, jealousy, enlightenment, fear, forgiveness …just some of the emotions that run through the Gita – the ancient spiritual scripture of India.
Thousands of years ago, at a battlefield on the eve of the greatest war in history, one man had to battle the demons within as he faced the mighty enemy.
Arjuna, the finest archer in all the land, had a crisis of conscience. His charioteer, Lord Krishna, who refused to engage directly in the battle himself, told him the secrets of Raja Yoga.
So how exactly did Arjuna overcome his fears? That is the story that is laid out in the 18 chapters of the Gita.
18 Chapters of the Gita
Sunday 19th August 2007 (4 pm - 5.30 pm)Love, betrayal, honour, jealousy, enlightenment, fear, forgiveness …just some of the emotions that run through the Gita – the ancient spiritual scripture of India.
Thousands of years ago, at a battlefield on the eve of the greatest war in history, one man had to battle the demons within as he faced the mighty enemy.
Arjuna, the finest archer in all the land, had a crisis of conscience. His charioteer, Lord Krishna, who refused to engage directly in the battle himself, told him the secrets of Raja Yoga.
So how exactly did Arjuna overcome his fears? That is the story that is laid out in the 18 chapters of the Gita.
“Borderland” – A celebration of Rabindranath Tagore
Saturday 1st September (7 pm - 8.30 pm)Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, for his collection of mystical verse 'Gitanjali.'
He travelled widely across the globe, and through his verse, songs, plays and books, came to be regarded as the voice of India's spiritual heritage.
GOD’S DNA
Saturday 8th September (7 pm – 9 pm)At 91 years of age, Dadi Janki is a pioneer unlike any other.
She travels the world sharing the vision and depth of wisdom gained from a lifetime’s research into the nature of God – a journey that began in early childhood.