Talk:Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

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Arsha Vidya Gurukulam should be the name of this article. Am I wrong? Should the page be moved there. --Bhadani 08:19, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

I moved it from Arsha survey. RJFJR 15:56, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Removed from article 1.1 Founder 1.2 Year & place of founding 1.3 Aims & ideals 1.4 Monastic / Non-monastic 1.5 General philosophical outlook 1.6 Spiritual disciplines generally advocated 1.7 Administrative set-up 1.8 Provision for joining 1.9 Present chief of the movement 1.10 Activities 1.11 Religion & spirituality 1.12 Social field 1.13 Cultural field 1.14 Relief activities 1.15 Province of its influence

[edit] Removed from article

I removed the sections below from the article as part of cleaning it up. I could not find references for any of the information included in these but omitted from the article. --Robth^Talk 16:01, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Founder

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

[edit] Year & place of founding

It was founded in the year 1986.

[edit] Aims & ideals

[edit] Monastic / Non-monastic

monastic and lay devotees; a non-sectarian body

[edit] General philosophical outlook

Advaitic Vedanta Philosophy

[edit] Spiritual disciplines generally advocated

[edit] Administrative set-up

SEVA organisation is run by the board of trustees, which has representation from all the sects of Hinduism.

[edit] Provision for joining

One can become a Sevak, a volunteer at AIM for SEVA. By forming a group, local centres can be started.

[edit] Present chief of the movement

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

[edit] Activities

[edit] Religion & spirituality

• Centre for Spiritual Teachings of Ancient India

Temples in US of A, kids classes, Bhagavad Gita classes etc. Gurukulam branches are present at Coimbatore, Rishikesh etc.

[edit] Social field

Through All India Movement for Seva, headed by former President of India R. Venkataraman, service is being rendered to the people.

• Education

Stundent Homes - 15; Adopted Govt. Schools - 10; over 100 pre-schools; 2 schools for mentally challenged kids; Yoga institution and funding for high schools

• Health Care

3 hospitals with total 100 bed facility; 4 mobile health centres & several health checkup camps

• Programmes for Women

Handicrafts project; Self-help groups and suhrat micro-finance programmes

[edit] Cultural field

Through Sevya handicrafts are being preserved and the artisans are supported by providing market to their products.

[edit] Relief activities

Environment projects such as Construction of Roads to remote villages; Planting campaigns; Water projects; cleaning and sanitation etc.

[edit] Province of its influence

Active in several states of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Union territory of Chandighar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, West Bengal etc. Also active in USA, Canada and some european countries.