Pune, Dec. 1 -- In the presence of Swami Swaroopananda, the Global Head of Chinmaya Mission, 178 state-level finalists from 16 states across India gathered at Chinmaya Vibhooti near Pune for two days for the National Finals of the Chinmaya Gita Chanting Competition.
The event was also part of the year-long celebrations leading up to the Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav next year, which will mark 75 years of Chinmaya Mission's service to communities worldwide.
The campus resonated with the chanting of Bhagavad Gita verses by children-continuing a tradition initiated by Swami Chinmayananda in the early 1980s, said release today.
As is well known, Swami Chinmayananda championed the Gita's message and launched the Gita Chanting Competition with the v...