Ipswich Hindu Samaj News

YOGA

Dr Sushil Soni — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:17 +0000

Ashtang Yoga Classes

Venu: Ipswich Hindu Samaj, Community Centre & Mandir

5 Thoroughfare, Ipswich, IP1 1BX

Tutor: Jemma Morley

Ashtang Yoga Class for mixed abilities, including beginners.

Contact Jemma Morley @ 07969104389 or email <jemmayoga@live.co.uk>

Bhakti Yoga Discussion, Sankirtan & Japa Group

Dr Sushil Soni — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:00:18 +0000

The Group will meet from January 2012 on Saturdays 14.30 hrs (2.30pm) to 16.30hrs (4.30pm).

Venue: Ipswich Hindu Samaj, Community Centre & Mandir, 5 Thoroughfare, Ipswich, IP1 1BX

For further information contact Sejal Patel 0759577620

Sponsor's Needed for Bhajans Evenings 2012

Dr Sushil Soni — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:01:35 +0000

Samaj is looking for sponsors for Tuesdays Bhajan Evenings for the year 2012. The sponsor will lead the Aarti and will also bring prasadam for offering.

Bhajan Evenings will be held on the following 3rd Tuesdays in 2012-:

January 17th: Dr Sushil & Mrs Hamlesh Soni

February 21st:Mr Harshad Mrs Pushpa Ben Patel

March 20th: Mr Bhaskar & Mrs Varsha Ben Patel

April 17th: Mr Manhar & Mrs Neelu Sinhal

May 15th: Mr Chandres & Mrs Mayuri Patel

June 19th: Mr Vinod & Mrs Dina Masani

July 17th

August 21st

September 18th

October 16th

November 20th

December 18th

Please sponsor these evenings for £31 each.

Dr Sushil Soni
Chairman - Ipswich Hindu Samaj

Bhajan Evening

Dr Sushil Soni — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:58:37 +0000

Bhajan Evenings are held on every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7pm - 9.30pm. Aarti @ 9pm.

If you would like to sponsor the Bhajan Evening please, contact Dr Soni below. The sponsorship fees is £31 per family.

The sponsor will do the Aarti and will bring prasadam. The sponsor can bring his/her puja thali or can be also provided at the mandir.

Dr Sushil Soni
Vice-Chairman/Secretary

Email: info @ipswichhindusamaj.org.uk

T: 07944180026 / 01473 399391 /0844 3572846

Mandir Openings

Dr Sushil Soni — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:56:13 +0000

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 5PM TO 7PM. AARTI @6.30PM

MANDIR WILL BE OPEN ON EVERY 3RD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH FOR BHAJAN EVENING 7PM TO 9.30PM. AARTI @9PM.

MANDIR WILL BE OPEN ON SPECIAL OCCASSIONS SUCH AS GANESH UTSAV/MAHA SHIV RAATRI ETC. FOR PUJA/PARVACHAN & DARSHAN. LOOK FOR NOTICE ON THE MANDIR DOOR.

INFORMATION FOR SPECIAL OCCASSIONS WILL BE POSTED TO MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS BY EMAIL AND AS WELL AS ON THE WEBSITE.

MANDIR WILL ALSO BE OPEN FOR DARSHAN ONLY WHEN DINA MASANI IS WORKING ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS 12PM TO 3PM

SATURDAYS 12PM TO 5.00PM

MANDIR WILL BE ALSO OPEN FOR DRASHAN AND FOR GITA CLASS ON SATURDAYS 2.30PM TO 4.30PM

Dr Sushil Soni

Chairman

Burglary at the Hindu Centre & Mandir

Dr Sushil Soni — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:06:57 +0000

I regret to inform that the Hindu Centre and Mandir was burgled on Monday night 31st October. With the Grace of Almight God, the deities were not damaged and neither any amount was stolen. On Monday morning I had emptied all the donation boxes and had banked all the money donated at the Annkut celebration on Sunday 30th Oct evening, leaving a few copper coins in each of the donation boxes.

However they damaged the doors leading to the Mandir lounge and kitchen and the store room. They ransacked the kitchen /office and took away with them donated CD Rom (computor ) and printer. They also toook away with them a small cd-ipod player.

Police was informed and the temporary repairs had been carried out by Sanjay Martin Spettigue. The kitchen door will have to be replaced and other repairs to doors will be done soon.

All activities of the Samaj will continue as before.

You are most welcome to donate £20 or £50 towards the repair of damage. Cheque payable to "Ipswich Hindu Samaj". The cost of repairs may be upto £500.

Dr Sushil Soni
Chairman
Ipswich Hindu Samaj

NB: Donation received with thanks from the persons listed below towards the repairs of the damaged done by burglars:-

Mr Sachin Rane: £50.00

ISCRE: £50.00

Dr Ashok Bhatt: £20.00

Mr Manoj Soni: £50.00

Diwali Celebrations

Dr Sushil Soni — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:05:20 +0000

23rd & 26TH to 31ST OCTOBER

Members of the Hindu community in Ipswich & suffolk celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm at the Hindu Mandir, in their homes and with friends. Mandir was open for Darshan for members to have darshan of deities. Lakshami was held on Wednesday 26th Oct in the Mandir with bhajans.

More than 3,000 visted the Diwali Bazar in the Ipswich market square on Saturday 23rd October.

More than hundred members of the community attended the Annkut celebration with bhajans and thali & Aarti on Sunday 30th October.

And finally, the Diwali Milan was hosted by the Suffolk New College on Monday 31st October, with Indian vegetarian buffett dinner prepared by students chef trainees.

Dr Sushil Soni
Chairman
Ipswich Hindu Samaj

Shri Krishna Janamashtami Celebration

Dr Sushil Soni — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:54:44 +0100

Ipswich Hindu Samaj celebrated Shri Krishna Janamashtami, sponsored by Dr Sachin & Mrs Sarika Karale and Mrs Maithli, with great enthusiasm on 22nd Aug.

Thanks to all volunteers, who contributed towards the celebrations. Special thanks are to Dipti Patel for Krishna birthday cake, Nayana Patel for donation of Bal Gopal Jhoola and decorating it and for making garlands for all deities & Dipika Thakrar for donation of garments for Radha Krishna.

Ipswich Hindu Samaj celebrated Shri Krishna Janamashtami, sponsored by Dr Sachin & Mrs Sarika Karale and Mrs Maithli, with great enthusiasm on 22nd Aug.

Samaj's Annual General Meeting 2011

Dr Sushil Soni — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:59:20 +0000

At the AGM the following officers were elected:- Dr Sushil K Soni; Chairman/President; Mr Umesh Patel, Vice-Chairman/President; Mrs Lila Patel, Secretary; Mr Chandresh Patel, Treasurer;

Executive Committee Members: Dr Punnu Athwall, Mr Ashok Nathwani, Mrs Manda Ben Patel, Dr Sachin Karale and Mr Harshad Patel.

Trustees elected: Mr Sanjay Martin Spettigue; Mrs Hamlesh Soni, Mr Vinay Vasudeva, Mr Neil Salter and Dr P Sundaram (resigned May 2011).

Vaisakhi - 13 April

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:06:35 +0100

VAISAKHI (BAISAKHI) - 13th April

The Hindi month of Vaisakh is always on the 13th April.

The date 13 April and the Vaisakhi festival has been very important and is celebrated in religious way by Hindus & Sikhs in Punjab, and the Punjabi diaspora where ever they have settled, in UK , USA or elsewhere inthe world.

On this day the Sikhs 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji formed the Khalsa Panth at Anandpur Sahib in Punjab in 1639 and created a Sikh community of warriors to protect Hindus from the persecution of Muslim rulers and to stop forcible conversion of Hindus to Islam. All over the world Sikhs celebrate Baisakhi to remember the formation of Sikh Khalsa Panth.

By this time harvest in the Punjab is raedy to cut and the farmers in Punjab celebrate the occasion with Punjabi Bhangra dance.

Devout Hindus keep fast on this day and visit to Mandirs and give charity.

13th April is also a NEW YEARS' Day for the Hindu Bengali community and send greetings to friends and relations on this Nav Barsho Day.

Similarly the Tamil Community in Tamil Nadu in South India, also celebrate their New Year on this day

This date has also another historical significance.

It was on this day, the 13Th April, General Brig Reginald Dyer killed more than 300 and injured more than 500 by carrying out firing on the innocent persons who had assembled in Jalianwala Bagh, an enclosed area with only one exit, Amritsar, the Sikhs Holy City, to celebrate Baisakhi, in 1919, also known as the Amritsar Massacre. It is now said that Brig. Dyer handed over the independence of India on this day.

Thirteen (13) years after on 13th March 1932, an Indian youth, Udham Singh, revenged this massacre, by shooting and killing Sir Micheal O'Dwyer, who was the Lt Governor of Punjab in 1919, and had praised Brig. Dyer's action at Jalianwala Bagh. in Caxton Hall, London.

This incident had a profound affect on Indian nationalist leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru. Udham singh was later on arrested and hanged in London. On the 50th Anniversary, of the Jalianwala Bagh massacre in 1969, The Indian hero body of Udham Singh was exhumed and taken to India for ceremonial burial and a memorial in his memory was erected in Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar.

Sushil Soni