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Probini New Year Celebration
PROBINI FOUNDATION INC.
IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATION FOR THE NEEDY AND THE ORPHANS
80-56 251 Street, Queens, New
York 11426
CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ITS
NEW YEAR / NABABARSHA [1 BAISAKH 1408]
CELEBRATION,
AND AWARD PRESENTATION
on
Saturday, April 28, 2001
Time: 12:30 PM
LUNCH
at
Santoor Restaurant
257-05 Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks, Queens
[Tel: 718-343-3939. One mile south of LIE Exit 32, then 4 blocks east on
Union]
Honorees:
Samaj Bandhu Award [Friend of the Community]
Drs. Sudhangshu & Ratna Karmakar, Activists, New Jersey
Mr. Walter Picardo, Founder, Nav-Nirman, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Moazzam & Rafiya Khan, Social Workers, SAMAR,
New York
Guests:
Dr. Meena Alexander, Distinguished Professor & Writer, City
Univ. of New York
Mr. Rajeswar Prasad, Activist and former President, Long Island
India Association
Dr. Dipak Haldar, Professor, St. John’s University &
former President, Cultural Association of Bengal
Information: Drs. Sachi G. &
Shefali S. Dastidar [718] 343-0189, Mr. Dilip Chakrabarty [718-297-5420], Mr. Pijush Dey
[718] 268-1392, Mr. Anjan Halder [718- 470-9413], Ms. Joy Karim [718-847-5109] ,Mr. Sushen
Mitra [718-478-0761]
Mr. Shrikant Mookherji [516-877-0120], Dr. Kusumita Pedersen
[718-526-3973], Mr. Gerry Weber [516-433-1302]
PROBINI FOUNDATION INC., 80-56 251 ST.,
QUEENS, NY 11426 Name:_________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
E-mail____________________________________Tel: [Home]__________________
[Work]___________________________
Enclosed is a check for $ ___________ # of guests______________
(Suggested Donation: $30.00, any additional donation will benefit the children.] I am
sorry, I can’t attend but wish to make a contribution of $_____________. Please
make checks payable to PROBINI Foundation.
RSVP BY April 21, 2001
Projects: Bangladesh - Comilla Ramakrishna Orphanage, Gandhi Ashram, Dhaka Girls
Orphanage, Barisal Ramakrishna Mission School, Chittagong Jagatpur Ashram Orphanage,
Netrokona Orphanage, Dinajpur Sweeper Colony School; India - Calcutta Children’s
Welfare Association Orphanage. |
Sri Chinmoy Honors Probini Members
By KUSUMITA P. PEDERSEN
Sachi and Shefali Dastidar along with their daughter Joyeeta and
son Shuvo paid a long-awaited personal visit to Sri Chinmoy at
"Aspiration-Ground" on 164th Street in Jamaica Hills, opposite Annam Brahma
Restaurant. This outdoor meeting place, more usually known as "the tennis
court," is the venue of most of the functions held by Sri Chinmoy and his students
during all but the coldest times of year. Sri Chinmoy welcomed Sachi and Shefali with a
special program in their honor.
Sri Chinmoy needs no introduction. The occasion happened to be
the meditation session, open to the public, which Sri Chinmoy holds each month. After the
formal meditation Sri Chinmoy asked the whole Dastidar family to come and sit in front in
the place of honor. I introduced each of them and then read aloud Sri Chinmoy's
illuminating answer to a question Sachi had asked, published in a book of questions asked
by university professors. The question was, "I am told that God is an all-powerful
and merciful Mother. How can She allow the deliberate killing of small children by men in
times of war?"
This was followed by singing of "Amar Sonar Bangla,"
the national anthem of Bangladesh, Sri Chinmoy's song "Janani Chatrala" and then
a special song just written that very day in honor of his guests by Sri Chinmoy commented
later, "We were surprised, and I can't describe the feeling! We look forward to many
more joyful meetings in the years to come."
Sri Chinmoy'sown English translation of the original Bengali:
| Peace, Peace, |
| Peace within my heart reigns |
| supreme. |
| The soul-stirring flute of Lord |
| Krishna is being played |
| In my heaven and on my earth. |
| The destruction-shadows of dark |
| demons |
| And the ignorance-delusion of |
| sombre night |
| Lie long-buried in the depths of |
| my body, mind, heart and
life. |
| My aspiration-flames ever swim |
| across |
| The expanse of Your |
| Compassion-Waters. |
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