[Invitation] Swami Gitanandaji Memorial Function - 17 April 2026

SWAMI GITANANDAJI MEMORIAL FUNCTION

TO BE HELD ON 17 APRIL 2026 (FRIDAY)
FROM 3.45 PM to 6.00 PM

OVERARCHING THEME:
BAHURUPE SRI KRISHNA LILA
(SRI KRISHNA’S DIVINE PLAY IN VARIOUS FORMS)

VENUE: ABHEDANANDA CONVENTION CENTRE, BELUR MATH

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Dr Rakesh Das, Head of the Dept. of Sanskrit and Philosophy

Participants: Research scholars of the Dept. of Sanskrit and Philosophy

Sub-themes (based on Srimad-Bhagavatam):

1. Balya-Lila (Sri Krishna’s divine play as a Child)
2. Vrindavan-Lila (Sri Krishna’s divine play with the Gopis of Vrindavan— Paramatman engaged in divine sport, kreeda, with the jivas)
3. Kurukshetra-Lila (Sri Krishna roaring the Bhagavad-Gita—simha-nadam-jagarja, as Swami Vivekananda wrote, in the battle field of Kurukshetra)
4. Mathura-Lila (Sri Krishna’s divine play as Mathuraadheesha, King in Mathura)

All our students and research scholars, devotee-students of the Spiritual Heritage courses, and other interested participants are cordially invited to attend the above discussion.

Registration Fees

• Please register your names online (by clicking the Registration Link: https://zfrmz.in/9I5UL1jVAwhU6bIH96q2 ) or offline (at the Reception Desk at Medha Bhavan, Belur Main Campus of the University, by paying a token registration fees of Rs.100/-.
• Students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be exempted from paying the registration fees (Registration Link: https://zfrmz.in/2K47Qb6JeYEV7vlVTfrw ). All the others (faculty, research scholars, devotee-students, etc.,) may please register by paying the fees as stated.