CHENNAI: RSS ideologue, S Gurumurthy said that the Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair will be carried to all the states of the country by the year 2019. The fair has entered the 8th year now.
This year, in 2016, the program will be held at AM Jain college grounds in Meenambakam and scheduled for August 2-8. The main objective of the program is the revival of traditional games in India, said Gurumurthy one of the key organiser behind the fair.
He further added that more than 1,000 competitions will be conducted in 80 traditional games and thousands of children are going to participate in this, reported newindianexpress.com.
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The Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair was first organised in February 2009 and later expanded in size and scope. At first, the fair saw nearly thousand people attending the fair in Chennai, and then in Jaipur and Bengaluru. This time more than 350 organisations will take part in this comprising of spiritual, cultural and youth organisations.
S Gurumurthy. Image source: www.outlookindia.com
The organising committee expect to take the fair across 11 centres, all over the country and extend it in all the states of the country by 2019.
"The seeds of the fair were sown back in 2005 on foreign soil. It was there in the United States, several members of the Indian Diaspora reported a misunderstanding about Hindu Spiritualism, that it wasn't compassionate towards the sufferings of the poor" said S Gurumurthy in an interview conducted by the Indian Express on Saturday, July 30.
He further added that he has observed "The conundrum about Hindu spiritualism is that good deeds done by organisations are rarely showcased in public domain. In reality, there is an unbelievable amount of charity work done by them."
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He also said to newindianexpress.com that "Anything which affects the image of Hindus affects the image of the country as they both are closely aligned. Therefore, that perception had to be addressed." The aim of this fair is to change this perception.
Explaining the objective behind the fair, S Gurumurthy said: "Presently, there is an attempt to de-legitimise our basic values, which are being ridiculed in public."
The fair will encourage six important ethics among children- the preservation of ecology, protection of wildlife and forests, establishing a sustainable environment, promote family and human values, and promote women's honour as well as foster patriotism.
– prepared by Akanksha Sharma of NewsGram. Twitter: Akanksha4117
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