KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI COMMENT

APPRECIATIVE COMMENT by Anita and Prakash Prabhu (Bangalore)

It is our pleasure to share our experience on our visit to SDD Janmashtami activity at National College on Tuesday, 15th August along with our son. Anantadev was explaining Bhagavad Gita when we arrived at the spot, we were surprised to see so many deaf assembled in the lecture room at National College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. My son enjoyed being a part of the deaf world where he could enjoy seeing us playing games such as drawing a circle covering the word 'KRISHNA' on a blackboard with our eyes being blindfolded, and the other game was that of hitting the mug which was hanging from the ceiling with blindfolded eyes outdoors. It was a good programme where some activities were included. We had a nice chat with our old mates and had exchanged such news with them. At the end of the programme, prasadam dinner was served to all of us and we enjoyed talking with people while eating the prasadam.

It was really great to understand some slokas of Bhagavad Gita as these are indeed applied to the real meanings in our daily routines of our lives. We would appeal to you all to attend the program on every first Sunday of every month if you can because it imparts some valuable information and helps you to get a clear picture of what Bhagavad Gita is all about. Anantadev takes pains to explain the meanings of the existence of life to the deaf and make all of us lead good & peaceful lives. Obviously, we are well known that we can't understand what other hearing Gurus talking about God. Why don't we take this opportunity to understand Anantadev's explanations where we have the ability to understand and ask questions if any. Never miss an opportunity! Kindly accept the blessings of Lord Krishna by chanting....

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE

HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

Always be Happy.

Best Regards

KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI PHOTOS

The wonder kid, Deepak, the deaf son of Shri K.S.Chandramouli is chanting Hare Krishna mantra in signs in front of the audience while Anantadevji is smiling

Anantadevji is speaking to the audience about Bhagavad-Gita and Proverbs in signs

Anantadevji is giving a prize to a school student, one of the painting competition winners

Krishna Janmashtami Celebration Programme

About 70 persons including a few hearing ones attended Janmashtami programme at National College, Bangalore on 15th August 2006. Everyone enjoyed it - Anantadevji’s lecture, K.S. Chandramouli’s brief speech, two contests (games), pooja and prasadam dinner.

Krishna Janmashtami Painting Competition

Anantadevji ( Middle ) and Sharath ( Right ) are with deaf students who took part in painting competition at Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf, Bangalore.

In Bangalore Sanatana Dharma for the Deaf (SDD) held Krishna Janmashtami painting competition for the deaf school students on 10th and 11th August 2006. About 120 deaf students from Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf, R.V. School, National Residential School for the Deaf, Kannada Amrutavani School for the Deaf and and J.S.S `SAHANA School took part in it. On 12th August in Sheila Kothavala Institute for the Deaf, a panel of judges - Shri M.N. Srinivas, Smt Bindu Rao, Smt Latha Santharam and Ms R. Janani – selected eleven students including two consolation ones for prizes. On Tuesday, 15th August during Shri Krishna Janmashtami programme held by SDD in National College, Jayanagar Shri Anantadevji, the founder of SDD, distributed prizes among these students.