Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Meltine Pot Express Features Service Pune, December 1: Messenger at ease HE GIVES Krishna devotees some great food for thought. A mechanical engineer with a shaven head, he is fair-skinned and light-eyed, clad in a saffron dhoti with an accordian around the chest and Bhagavad Gita in hand. That's Sankirtan Das for you. A Swiss by origin and a Krishna devotee. "Gita gave meaning and direction to my life when I first read it in 1985. I love and live to share its wisdom with whoever I can." he says. Sankirtan was in Pune where he distributed the book on behalf of ISKCON Pune at a concessional price of Rs 120 (English) and Rs 70 and Rs 80 (Hindi and Marathi, respectively). Das is based in Vrindavan from where he travels worlwide. Interestingly, he also conducts Bhakti Shastri classes and courses on devotional Vedic texts. So from India, he heads to South Africa to spread his love and devotion for Lord Krishna. Festive treat PATANKAR Khauwale organised a competition of jewellery made out of halwa, recently. It was held keeping in mind the importance of the forthcoming festival of Sankraant. Winners of the competition were awarded at a function held at Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha on November 28, by actors Mrunal Kulkarni and Jayram Kulkarni. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=159707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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