First East Africa SSV Conducted
The first Sangh Shiksha Varg (SSV) for East Africa was held from July 29 to August 5 at the Viraj International School, Mlolongo, Kenya. 80 shiksharthis including 62 swayamsevaks and 18 sevikas from four countries – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan – participated in the varg. There were 31 shiksharthis in Prathamik, 21 in Pravesh and 7 in Praveen Varg. The shareeriks in the morning and evening included niyudh, yashti, danda, sanchalan abhyas and other activities. Bauddhiks on sangh personalities, sangh history, shakha and sangh karya-paddhati and Hindu Dharma provided clarity to the shiksharthis.
The Samarop Programme on August 5 was attended by 120 invited guests. The shareerik demonstration included activities learnt in the varg. In his Samarop address, Jagan Mohan, pracharak for East and West Africa, said that the SSV was a process to develop dedicated, skillful and self-motivated karyakartas. He said that Hindutva is gaining acceptance in the world, but is also facing many challenges. He urged the shiksharthis to dedicate more time and adopt a sangh-centric lifestyle. The varg concluded with the Dikshant programme in which the Vargadhikari Devendra Pathak, Sanghchalak of Tanzania, blessed the shiksharthis.
HSS Japan Bal Varg
47 children in the age group of 5 to 15 years participated in the Bal Varg organized by Hindu Swayamsevak Sang Japan at Higashi Ojima, Tokyo, on July 22. The varg provided an opportunity to get together, learn from peers and elders, and foster unity.
The children were divided into two groups aged 5-10 and 11-15. The younger age group had an ice-breaking indoor games session followed by interactive stories about Bharat. The older group had an introductory session followed by on-the-spot-skit based on moral stories. Vishwa Vibhag Sah Sanyojak Anil Vartak interacted with them in the second session.
Both the groups came together for the third session of outdoor sangh khels. The Bal Varg concluded with a joint prayer and Path Sanchalan.
HSS Japan Sevika Varg
The first ever Sevika Varg of HSS Japan was conducted on July 22 in the presence of Vishwa Vibhag Sah Sanyojak Anil Vartak. 30 sevikas from different shakhas participated in the half-day varg held at Komatsugawa Park in Tokyo.
In the first session, Anil Vartak gave information on how HSS grew across the globe. He also addressed sevikas on their participation, involvement, and role in HSS.
Teams of three sevikas each, who did not know each other, were given a Sanskrit subhashit one week in advance. The sevikas had to learn the pronunciation, meaning and importance of the subhashit.
In the second session, they presented the subhashits using various tools like PowerPoint presentation and skits. Dr. Archana Pandey, doctorate in Sanskrit and a Hindi school teacher, was the chief guest and chaired the session. Khel, basic samata and sanchalan were practiced in the third session. The varg concluded with the Vishwa Prarthana.
Most of the sevikas were new and attended varg for the first time. Overall, it was a very fruitful varg which raised awareness, interest, and enthusiasm in sevikas.
