Source: HPI
NEW DELHI, INDIA, April 18, 2010, By Rajiv Malik: In a unique, significant and unprecedented move a large number of leaders, religious and political activists, intellectuals and scholars of Sanatan Dharma and Arya Samaj from all over India gathered together in New Delhi’s prestigious FICCI auditorium on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 with the aim of strengthening Hinduism and discussing some of the challenges and issues that face Hindu society in present times. These delegates had assembled to participate in the day long 29th National Sanatan Dharma Mahasammelan organized by Akhil Bhartiya Sanatan Dharma Pratinidhi Sammelan, an organisation founded by veteran Hindu leader and freedom fighter Late Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
Over one thousand delegates seated in the jam packed auditorium, including a large number of women and youth passed the following resolutions with the raising of their hands, voice vote and clapping of hands.
Among to the resolutions, there was a proposal for the Delhi Government should create a board on the lines of Vaishno Devi Board to manage some of the ancient temples of Delhi which were in a bad shape, the first resolution proposed by Goswami ji. Others included: holy rivers like the Ganga and the Yamuna should be cleaned with the participation of people; women should be allowed to study the Vedas and participate in Yagnas; India’s Supreme Court’s decision on construction of unauthorized places of religion should be followed in letter and spirit; Sadhus who bring a bad name to the Hindu religion by their misdeeds should be boycotted by the Hindu masses; holy men appearing on television offering miraculous remedies for diseases just by the touch of their hands should be exposed as they were mostly trying to misguide the devotees; Hindus should go to temples more often with their children so that they can get good samskars.
The resolutions continued, there should be coordination among the panchang publishers so as to ensure that there is only one correct date announced for major Hindu festivals; pictures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses should not be published on wedding invitation cards and also on other cards related to celebrations of Ram Lilas and other Hindu festivals because once the programs are over such invitation cards are not disposed of in a dignified manner; images of Gods should not be used on commercial products and legal course should be initiated against it; “Sanatan Dharma” should be used in the names of all Hindu temples; the salaries of Hindu priests working in the temples should be increased so that they can live in a dignified way in the present times.
The conference received the blessings of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Shri Bharti Teerth, Mahaswami Shree Shardapeetham, Shringeri through the chief administrator of Shringeri Mutt, Shringeri , Padamshree G.A. Gaurishankar and through a written message of Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri Shri Swaroopananda Ji Maharaj, Jyotishpeetham and Dwarkapeetham. Other prominent holymen in attendance included Shri Gopal Krishna Swami, Mahant Shri Krishna Vidyarthi Maharaj of Rashtriya Valmini Peeth, New Delhi.
Eminents speakers who participated in the three sessions of the Mahasammelan included Mrs. Meera Kumar, Speaker, Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sheela Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi, Mr. Tajendra Khanna , Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Dr. Yogananda Shastri, Speaker, Delhi Assembly, Dr. Kanwar Sen, Mayor of Delhi, Professor Vachaspati Upadhyaya, Vice Chancellor Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, Professr Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Leader of Oppostion , Delhi Assembly, Professor Shashi Prabha Kumar, Head of the Sanskrit Department of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Mr. S.S. Rana, Nepalese ambassador in India, Dr. Shri Krishna Semwal, Padam Shri Devendra Triguna, Padam Shri Bharat Bhushan and Pandit R.K. Sharma, Chief Editor, Eternal Solutions Magazine.