Chinmaya Mission Timeline
To fight COVID-19, Chinmaya Mission stood as an army, providing relief in many ways since March 2020. On 8 May 2021, to combat another wave of the pandemic in India, Swami Swaroopananda’s call, “Each One Reach One” stirred everyone to great seva. Widespread efforts to offer support to both the…Read More
To inspire, connect, and reassure the pandemic-trapped, physically-distanced world, a 24-hour online Hanuman Chalisa chanting programme, Sanjeevan Hanuman, was organised from 7 April 2020 to 8 April 2020, concluding at 9:30 PM IST. On the Hanuman Jayanti day, after Pujya Guruji chanted the Hanuman Chalisa followed by Swami Swaroopananda, devotees…Read More
Hosted at Sandeepany Sadhanalya, Mumbai ‘Vedanta Ramanam’ camp for over 240 Swamins, Brahmacharins and Sevaks, assembled from different parts of the world. To conduct the camp, Guruji had chosen 15 topics of Vedantic significance – from the Shastra Grantha to Jivanmukti Ananda. Discourses, group discussions, presentations, prayers, and other activities…Read More
The Dr. Nagendra Singh International Peace Award was awarded to Chinmaya Mission on 24 November 2018, honoring its longstanding work in education, youth empowerment, and rural development. The award was conferred by Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, in a special ceremony hosted by Rastra Nirmaan and the International…Read More
With 6000 voices chanting “Om” and energising the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai, a unique concert on Lord Siva and the environment began on 19 October 2018. Called “Jhabhanga Da Dash,” it marked the first time that six Grammy artists from four countries joined hands to spread the universal message…Read More
During the unprecedented Kerala floods in August 2018, Chinmaya Mission responded immediately. From parents and students of Chinmaya Vidyalayas to teachers and staff of CVV and CIF, the Mission joined hands in rescue. Raising donationns globally, Chinmaya Mission helped facilitate evacuations, provided medical aid, and distributed food and essential supplies…Read More
Chinmaya Sri Vidya Sri Lalitha PanchayatanaTemple, the largest temple to be built by Chinmaya Mission, was inaugurated on the sacred Sankara Jayanti, 20 April 2018. Guruji consecrated the shrine in a large gathering of devotees and acharyas. The 90-foot tall temple with a nine-foot-tall idol of Sri Lalitha Devi as…Read More
After serving as its global head for 23 years, on 19 January 2017, at the Tapovan Auditorium of Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Mumbai, Guruji Swami Tejomayananda formally handed over the leadership of Chinmaya Mission to Swami Swaroopananda. Guruji expressed his heartfelt gratitude to all during the ceremony. Affirming “Ever in His Service, Ever…Read More
Conceptualised during Gurudev’s birth centenary year in 2016, Chinmaya Vishwa Vidhyapeeth (CVV) gained its status as a deemed-to-be university in the ‘de novo’ category on 16 January 2017. CVV is a deemed university dedicated to Sanskrit and Indian Knowledge Traditions, including Performing Arts, established under the de novo category to…Read More
On 12 April 2016, Guruji Swami Tejomayananda was awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan for “distinguished service of a high order” in spiritual and educational work. Guruji received this third highest civilian award from then President Pranab Mukherjee at a Civil Investiture Ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.…Read More