Nizar juma biography of mahatma gandhi

On the occasion of the UN International Day of Non-violence and the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Raja Yoga Center for Self-Development in association with the Embassy of India, Muscat, organized a program in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Grand Millennium, Muscat. World-renowned motivational and empowerment speaker BK Sister Shivani from India was the keynote speaker for the event entitled Awakening Love and Forgiveness. The event was also graced by HE Shri Munu Mahawar, the Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman; HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Said bin Saif al Kalbani, the Minister of Social Development; Mr. Nizar Juma, a leading businessman in Africa and Canada; BK Sister Jyoti, the Director of Raja Yoga Centers in the Middle East; BK Sister Gayathri, the Director of Raja Yoga Center in Muscat, among other diplomats and dignitaries.

The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated with the release of Indian postal stamps and with the screening of special videos on the life of Mahatma Gandhi sharing his invaluable teachings.  In addition, videos were released of the Mahatma’s favorite devotional song, ‘Vaishnav Jan To Tene Kahiye Je,’ in the voice of popular singer Haitham Mohammed Rafi and also in a blend of voices from over 40 countries in a rendition of the Gujarati hymn as a global fusion medley.

Shri Munu Mahawar, the Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, shared that the Embassy of India is organizing a series of activities in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi between October 2, 2018 and October 2, 2020.

On her debut visit to the Sultanate, Sister Shivani, the Goodwill Ambassador of the World Psychiatry Association and the recipient of Woman of the Decade Achievers Award from the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India, spoke about the importance of eradicati

By Malik Merchant
(Publisher-Editor, Simerg.com)

Last week Simerg published a very informative and interesting article by Zahir Dharsee of Toronto about his memories of the Nairobi Town Jamatkhana, which was once upon a time the Darkhana of Kenya (post link below). In searching for appropriate photos of the Jamatkhana to be included in the article, I discovered the photostream of prondis_in_kenya and wrote for permission to reproduce a photo she had taken. Isabelle Prondzynski (real name) promptly replied and granted me not only the permission for the Jamatkhana photo but also set me up to publish some outstanding photos she had taken during her visits to the Aga Khan Hospital. In her gracious reply she observes:

“The highest profile Ismaili buildings in Nairobi are probably those of the Aga Khan Hospital. This is an excellent hospital, very beautiful too. There is a [Kitengela] sculpture in the garden there which is specifically dedicated to the hospital. All I know about the sculpture is what the Kitengela web site writes: ‘The Aga Khan Hospital sports Health, Hope and Happiness reminiscent of His Highness’s plumed crown’.”