Note from From Sh. Devinder Mahajan, President APSA

Dear Arya Bandhus, I am very happy to share with you the following pictures from Jeevan Prabhat Gandhidam where Girish Khosla ji took Vanprastha on his 60th Birthday. The ceremony was attended by his wife, son, daughter in law and his grandson along with various dignitaries. Girish Khosla ji needs no introduction. He has been the back bone of Arya Pratindhi Sabha since its inception. Single handedly he has carried on the torch of APSA. He & his family have dedicated their life to the cause of Arya Samaj. On behalf of of all the members of APSA & its Executive Committee, I want to convey my hearty congratulations on this happy occasion.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank dear Bhuvnesh Khosla, Girish ji's son who manages our website & sends you our monthly news letter.

With best wishes for Girish ji & his family,

Devinder Mahajan

President, APSA

Shri Girish Khosla Takes Vanprastha Diksha

Shri Girish Khoslaji the grandfather of the children of Jeevan Prabhat took Vanprastha Diksha on the 14th of January 2008. Shri Girish Khoslaji comes to Gandhidham every year and stays for one month with the children of Jeevan Prabhat. He now considers the children as a part of his family and thus it was his heart’s desire to take this important step of his life amidst the children. He says that Jeevan Prabhat is “My Dream Land”. The children also lovingly call him “DADA” (grandfather).

The diksha ceremony was conducted by Shri Akhilesh Arya and the diksha was given by Mata Jyotsnarani Acharya the wife of late freedom fighter Shri Ramchandra Acharya. As it was Makarsankranti the guests and the children flew kites the whole morning and then the diksha ceremony started at 4pm and continued till 7pm.

In order to make it more user friendly and appealing we have redesigned our web site which was also launched on this occasion. After the ceremony the children presented a cultural programmee for their Dadaji and the visiting dignitaries.

People came from all over India and from USA to attend the function. Even Khoslajis family came all the way from USA. They included his wife Smt. Suman Khosla, son Bhuvnesh daughter-in-law Nikita and his grandson Aryaman. Others to come from USA were Dr. Rajinder and Smt. Jyoti Gandhi, Shri & Smt Major Arun. Prof. Swatantra Kumar Vice Chancellor Gurukul Kangdi University, Shri Mithailal Singh the President of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Mumbai, Dr. Tulsiram Bangia President Arya Samaj Vashi, Shri. S K Gupta, Shri Ajay Saigalji of Tankara Trust Delhi, Shri Vinay Arya Secretary Delhi Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Shri Sureshchandra Agrawal President Gujarat Prantiya Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Shri Dharampal Arya President Arya Kendria Sabha Delhi, Shri Arun Abrol Secretary Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Mumbai, Shri Chander Bhushan Girotraji Industrialist Mumbai and many more.

After becoming a Vanprasthi Shri Girish Khosla ji has said that he will now grant more time for the children of Jeevan Prabhat and thus do justice to his new role in life.