Hawan Mahayagna completed on 7.12.14 at Ishan Group of Institutions, Greater Noida.

Curtains came down on the three day annual Vedic Yagya held at the premises of Ishan

Group of Institutions, Greater Noida. The occasion was graced by the presence of

many distinguished luminaries from different walks of life. Addressing the gathering of

participants in the Yagya that included staff, students and guests, the chief speaker retired

I.F.S V.S.Verma, former Indian envoy to Kazakhstan, deliberated on the following:

1. Almighty exists in three forms, each of these are equivalents of each other and

are believed in by all religious faiths namely: God, soul and nature. Elaborating

this trilogy he explained that spiritually uninitiated people search for God,

intellectuals find him in nature and spiritually enlightened ones seek the truth of

soul.

2. Man is independent to execute actions of his choice but is always bounded by the

fruits of his actions.

Speaking on the occasion, renowned business tycoon and social worker Shri Mayaram

Tyagi said that Devas consisted of the flowing five groups of people: mother, father,

mentor, spouse and guest. Delving further into the topic he said that we are still bound

by blind faiths that are devoid of rationale. While condemning practices like offerings

of food to the deceased with the belief that their souls shall feed on the same he made

a strong case for combining belief with a scientific temperament as suggested by social

reformers like Swami Dayanand Saraswati.

The Vedic Yagya was presided over by the first woman ‘purohit’ of India, Acharyaa

Lakshmi Bharti and her entourage of ‘Brahmacharinis’ from the Arsh Gurukul, Kaithal

Haryana. The team led by the Acharyaa, Lakhsmi Bharti recited Vedic hymns from the

Sam Veda and explained the meaning and significance of these hymns in the construct

of morality, social behavior and spiritual conduct. She made a strong case for communal

harmony by saying that Yagya is an inclusive act that knows no bounds on the basis

of religion, gender, caste and creed. She urged men to take initiatives for education of

girl children so that it shall lead to women empowerment at the grass roots level. While

discussing the work being done by the Gurukul she said that the Gurukul admits pupils

form different parts of India like Mizoram, West Bengal and other corners to spread

education for the girl child.

The founder and Chairman of Ishan Group of Institutions,Dr. D.K.Garg in his address

to the gathering of participants of the Vedic Yagya stated that the Vedas are the texts

that spell out truth and embraces people of all faiths. Stressing on Vedic culture he said

that Vedic food habits like vegetarianism and life style are premised on scientifically

verified facts and are guided b empirical evidence. He said that Vedic Yagya if practiced

by people on a routine basis can inculcate enlightenment in the psyche of people and

thus thwart social evils like corruption, nepotism, bribery and extremism of any kind.

The three day affair was also accompanied by a free health camp for asthma patients.

Ayurvedic medicine for asthma treatment developed by Dr. D.K.Garg, educationist,

naturopathy expert and patron of the event, was given free of cost to people who had

come form different parts of north India. As many as 110 patients took the second dose of

the medicine during this camp that was arranged on the sideline of the Vedic Yagya.