Know about Shrivedant Foundation- Founded by Vaishali Shah

1. VaishaliShah’S PROFILE

2. Who Am I..?? I am the founder owner of Shrivedant Foundation in Kenya. The foundation aims to bring forth the pearls of wisdom from ancient Indian scriptures. After building a Shiv Temple in Kenya with my husband, I moved on to fulfil my dream of promoting vegetarianism in Kenya, hence launched Kenya Vegetarian Club. I have set up a team of geeks, researchers and New media professionals who help me to publish my researched content for website, mobile, books, journals and magazines. I also aim to open a university solely dedicated to Indian scriptures. Welcome to Vaishali Shah profile.

3. THE SEED FESTIVAL- BEEJOTSAV We have just celebrated the earth day with much fanfare in all parts of the world. In most places, the idea of conserving nature and protecting Mother Earth is celebrated once in a year and people disperse after taking pledges and making vows. Many forget about them even before they reach their homes and until the next year, nothing ever happens. If you are the type following the news in the papers and media, you will agree with what I am saying. Of course, there are many people who really get inspired and try and do something in this direction. Even a small step counts.

4. But deep within the country, there are so many indigenous people like the Adivasis of Khondh in Odisha or the women of the Khasi tribe in Meghalaya who are silently renewing their relationship with mother earth not because it is earth day or something but because it is their way of life, something women from these communities have been doing for thousands of years. The Khondh community celebrates the seed festival or BijunParab just before the arrival of the first rains. The women collect different varieties of seeds throughout the year and store them safely from insects, beasts or any such intrusion by mixing neem paste or using natural fertilizers like lining the basket with cow dung. During the annual seed festival, they bring out the varieties of seeds they have saved into the open outside their homes and place them in the village square. The entire community participates in rejoicing during the festival with men beating the drums, women singing songs and children dancing and playing. Those who were unfortunate and have lost their seeds need not worry; the seeds will be shared by all the women. What a wonderful spirit of community sharing and caring.

5. And they wait, till the signs of rain. Then off they go to scatter the seeds in the patch of lands and soon the land gives them a rich reward and thus the cycle continues. The Khasi tribe which is matrilinear also does something like this. Women preserve seeds of all varieties for they need wholesome meals which should include cereals, vegetables, fruits even medicinal plants. The knowledge that these women possess is amazing. They pass it on to generations along with the deep reverence for the mountains, rivers and forests. They are untouched by the guile of the outsiders and have made their lives simple and closer to the elements. That is true earth day. Every day is a celebration. How I wish we can learn from our cultures and respect the earth and her resources with gratitude. The Beejotsav teaches us just this.

6. MEETING WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA I think its worth sharing this on women’s day that Kenya is truly delighted to have a lady as High commissioner of India to Kenya, Mrs. SuchitraDurai. It was my pleasure to meet her in Nairobi at her office on 7th March 2016. I was really impressed by her simplicity and professionalism both completely at ease. It is also wonderful to know that the Indian government is taking many new initiatives to help NRI communities to come closer  to India.

7. I am also thrilled to be part of this new development and take forward India Kenya relationship to a greater heights. Check out Vaishali Shah website for more information.

8. Shrivedant Foundation Shrivedant Foundation was founded by Vaishali Shah and family in Kenya. Looking around there is a lot of disharmony and chaos in the world today; this is because we have moved away from our real nature which is to be human and have become more materialistic and self-centred. In our quest for prosperity and in the name of advancement, we have disregarded rules of nature and have plundered our environment leading to many problems globally.

9. We need to fill our hearts with love and compassion and be empathetic towards nature and other beings. With this in focus, Shrivedant Foundation undertakes activities like bringing the real knowledge of Indian scriptures, developing various spiritually motivational material in practical and rational way to suit today’s generation, feeding the less privileged, taking care of the environment by undertaking tree planting on a large scale throughout the country, encouraging people to move to a vegetarian diet, support farmers to grow more vegetables for human consumption, working with local women and self help groups to make them economically independent and acquaint the world on the glory of Indian culture.

10. CONTACT US PO box 1390, Obote road Kisumu, 40100 Kenya, East Africa +254 734366670 Follow my Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/vaishaliauthor/ Like my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/vaishalishahauthor/

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