International Gita Mahotsav celebrated in Canada; bill to celebrate Hindu Heritage Month emphasized

Toronto, Sept 20: International Gita Mahotsav was celebrated in Canada, during which Member of Parliament House of Commons of Canada Chandra Arya emphasized a bill to celebrate November as Hindu Heritage Month. A video message from Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Yog Guru Baba Ramdev was also played during the program, where the CM said, "with the inspiration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, since 2016, we are celebrating Gita Mahotsav at the International level."

 

 

 

 

According to a statement issued by Bharat Sevashram Sangha Canada, the Mahotsav was celebrated from Sept 16 to Sept 18 in Canadian Parliament. The festival was celebrated at the Living Art Center of Mississauga on day two and it ended on Yonge-Dundas Square in the downtown Toronto community on day three with a Shobha yatra parade, the statement further read.

 

 

 

 

 

Speaking at the event Chandra Arya, Member of Parliament Nepean, House of Commons of Canada emphasized on his private member's bill to celebrate November as Hindu Heritage Month. Arya stated that the Canadian government should recognize the contributions that Hindu Canadians have made to the socio-economic development of Canada and their services to Canadian society.

 

Based n the reports of the Mental Health Commission of Canada Swami Advaitananda Giri, Chairman of International Meditation Foundation said, "a serious question arises if 32.3 per cent of the population is having serious mental health issues like anxiety or depression, and if 97 per cent population is experiencing sadness then that requires immediate work to fix the problem. Bhagwat Gita in life is the solution for it and people of other faiths follow their own path and that is the solution for them."