Pranams at the Divine Lotus Feet of our Lord & Master

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations

&

Sri Sathya Sai Trust

Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand * TRANSFORMING SELF TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD *

Annual Report 2017-18

Foreword by State President & Trust Convenor

Our most reverential pranams at the Divine Lotus Feet of our Lord and

Master Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Loving Sai Ram to all!

It is our pleasure to present before you the Annual Report of Sri Sathya

Sai Seva Organisations and Sri Sathya Sai Trust of Uttar Pradesh &

Uttarakhand for the period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018.

With Bhagawan’s Grace and Blessings, many programmes were

organised by the four main wings of the Organisations (Education,

Spiritual, Seva and Youth Wing) during this period. All programs were

coordinated by our dedicated and devoted State Vice Presidents

Dr. Kishori Lal and Sri Sachin Neb.

The Education Wing takes care of Baba’s unique ‘Bal Vikas Program’

that focuses on inculcating the Human Values of Satya, Dharma, Shanti,

Prema and Ahimsa to children through a structured process using tools

like silent sitting, storytelling, chanting of shlokas and value games etc.

and is spread over a period of 9 years. This program was carried out in

many districts of Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand by our dedicated Bal

Vikas Gurus and motivated by our State Education Coordinator

Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar who was assisted by the Joint State Education

Coordinator Smt. Himani Upadhyaya.

The Spiritual Wing which focuses on the activities related to the spiritual

progress of the members of the Organisation like Bhajans, Study

Circles, Nagar Sankeertans, Sadhana Camps etc. was headed by our

State Spiritual Coordinator Smt. Usha Upadhyaya

The Seva Wing, which plans and coordinates all activities of Selfless

Service as an offering to the Lord and also conducts the 15 day State

Seva at Prashanti Nilayam from 15th to 31st March and 1st to 15th June,

played an appreciable role in taking Baba’s Divine Mission to the homes

and hearts of our less privileged brothers and sisters through carefully

planned and executed Seva activities. This wing was headed by

Sri Dhananjay Sharma, our State Gents Seva Coordinator and

Smt. Sharanjit Kaur, our State Mahila Seva Coordinator.

The Youth Wing, comprising of young boys and girls of the two states,

was involved in many activities of the Organisation like Blood Donation

camps and Gram Seva etc. The Youth Wing was ably headed by our

State Youth Coordinator Km. Prashanti Upadhyaya.

A unique extension of the Youth Wing is the wonderful Sri Sathya Sai

Vidya Jyoti Program which aims at improving the quality of education in

Government run Schools by improving infrastructure and also motivating

and encouraging children, parents and teachers for a more fulfilling

educational experience. The Bal Vikas program is also an integral part of

this activity. This program was headed and driven by our State

Coordinator for Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Jyoti Sri Rahul Upadhyaya.

Our Disaster Management Team headed by Col. Yogendra Kumar and

assisted by Sri Tushar Joshi conducted extensive training and refresher

courses to young and dedicated boys and girls throughout the states

and also helped saving many lives during the flash floods due to

cloudbursts in Uttarakhand.

Our Prashanti Service (PS) Coordinator Sri Dhananjay Sharma ably

guided and motivated his team to perform its critical role in maintaining

peace and order in the Prashanti Nilayam Ashram.

Our Information Technology Coordinator and Rural Vocational Training

Coordinator Sri Amitabh Saran, our Books and Publications Coordinator

Sri Vijai Prakash and our State Coordinator for Sri Sathya Sai Village

Integrated Program Sri Gyanendra Asthana executed their roles with

devotion in their respective responsibilities.

During the year, many Samities were rejuvenated with focused and

coordinated State level Spiritual, Bal Vikas and Seva activities which

were conducted on the same day across both the states.

Our State Trust, through its Trust members Sri V.N. Upadhyaya and Sri

Deepak Nautiyal did a commendable job in effectively managing the Sai

School in Rishikesh and the Sai Centres in Dehradun, Rishikesh,

Kanpur and Allahabad. The Rishikesh School offers holistic academic

and spiritual education to its students who continue to shine and deliver

excellent results in board examinations as well as extra curricular

activities.

All activities of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations and Sri Sathya Sai

Trust of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are inspired and guided by our

Lord, Mentor and Guide - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and we pray

to Him to make us worthy of becoming able instruments in His Divine

Mission of spreading His Message of Love and Selfless Service to

mankind.

Jai Rai Ram!

In Sai Seva

Rajiv Chopra Ravish Khanna

State President Trust Convenor

Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations Sri Sathya Sai Trust

Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand

MAPS OF UTTAR PRADESH & UTTARAKHAND

List of State Office Bearers of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations

Uttar Pradesh &Uttarakhand

State President: Sri Rajiv Chopra

State Vice President: Dr. Kishori Lal

State Vice President: Sri Sachin Neb

State Coordinators (Gents):

Seva & Prashanti Seva Coordinator: Sri Dhananjay Sharma

Information Technology and Rural Vocational Training Coordinator:

Sri Amitabh Saran

Disaster Management Coordinator: Col. Yogendra Kumar

Joint Disaster Management Coordinator: Sri Tushar Joshi

Sri Sathya Sai Village Integrated Program Coordinator: Sri Gyanendra

Asthana

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Jyoti Program: Sri Rahul Upadhyaya

Books & Publication Coordinator: Sri Vijay Prakash

State Coordinators (Ladies):

Education Coordinator: Dr. Kavita Bhatnagar

Seva Coordinator: Smt. Sharanjit Kaur

Spiritual Coordinator: Smt. Usha Upadhyaya

Joint Education Coordinator: Smt. Himani Upadhyaya

Youth Coordinator: Km. Prashanti Upadhyaya

List of Members of Sri Sathya Sai Trust

Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand

Trust Convenor: Sri Ravish Khanna

Trustees: Sri Deepak Nautiyal and Sri V. N. Upadhyaya

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Om Sri Sai Ram!

Report of Activities of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations,

Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand

During the period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 Swami’s devotees

and members of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Uttar Pradesh and

Uttarakhand participated in activities of all the wings of the Organisation

with a lot of devotion and dedication.

Spiritual Wing

The Spiritual Wing of the Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Uttar Pradesh

and Uttarakhand conducted several beautiful programs during the year.

With the Bhagawan’s Grace many Spiritual activity in both the states

were organised in a way that each activity was conducted

simultaneously in all districts on the same day.

Gau Dan and Gau Seva:

This seva was carried out throughout the states on the occasion of

Krishna Janashthami where many devotees performed the holy Gau

Daan. The calf / cow was handed over to the recipients in our adopted

villages with chanting of prescribed mantras. In some samitis, Gau Seva

was done by feeding the cows and taking care of it’s health.

Rudram Chanting:

Regular chanting of Rudram in houses of all Devotees in the Shravan

month from 23rd July to 22nd August 2017. This was accompanied by

Abhishek of Swami’s idol on all Mondays of this auspicious month, Rath

Yatra and Rathotsav were organised in different Samities.

Deepotsavam:

As part of Bhagwan’s Birthday Celebrations, ‘Deepotsavam’ was

organised in many districts

Seva Wing

‘Hands that serve are Holier than the Lips that Pray’. This saying of our

beloved Swami guided the Sevadal of both the states to do unique seva

activities in both states with Bhagwan blessing us with several

opportunities to serve our less privileged brothers and sisters throughout

the year .

Winter Relief Seva

During the peak winter months, the Seva Dal comforted their homeless

and shelterless brothers and sisters by putting up bonfires and

distributing tea, buns, biscuits and sometimes full meals. Many were

also provided with blankets and woollen clothes. The Seva Dal moved

late in night carrying blankets and woollen clothes and provided solace

to labours and rickshaw pullers sleeping in the open.

Blankets and jackets were also provided in old age homes, homes for

mentally retarded , orphanges and hospitals.

Narayan Seva:Distribution of food to hungry and homeless Narayans

was a regular activity carried out throughout the year in both the states.

Medical Seva

Hospital Seva:

Seva across several Government run hospitals was carried out during

the year where devotees spent time with patients who did not have any

relatives to attend to them and offered them fruits etc.

Eye Camps:

Several Eye Camps were organised all over the states. Special mention is deserved by the 4 Eye Camps which were held in villages on the outskirts of Dehradun and Haridwar. Hundreds of patients were examined and those with infected eyes were provided free treatment including medicines. Those detected with poor vision were provided spectacles and those suffering from Cataract were referred to a renowned Ete Care Hospital in Dehradun for a proper surgery.

Seva at Paediatric Cancer Ward:

The special seva is the food, blood and medicines being provided

uninterrupted at Lucknow’s Paediatric Cancer Ward since the last 13

years where hundreds of children and attendants are served every week

continued during the year with complete dedication and devotion.

‘Swachhta se Divyata Tak’ Program:

As in the previous year this year too, devotees all over the states of Uttar

Pradesh and Uttarakhand undertook to not only clean as many public

places in their neighbourhood but also spread awareness in villages and

schools adopted by the Organisation so that they can maintain health

and hygiene in their families.

The ‘Swacchata se Divyataa Tak’ program which was conducted all over

the 2 states from 2nd October to 20th October 2017 was carried out in

several Government schools, hospitals and also temples and public

parks.

The program was also conducted with devotion in the SSSVIP Villages

where the villagers were also encouraged to participate in the cleaning

activity.

In Allahabad the cleanliness drive was carried out on the Triveni

Sangam Ghat by the youth and created a lot of impact on all persons

who had come for the holy dip.

Mahila Wing

Vocational Training:

Stitching Classes-Stitching Classes are transforming into Boutiques in

Chillawan village of Lucknow District. More than eighty girls and thirty-

five ladies have been trained at the centre. The Centre was inaugurated

in 2001. Currently 18 girls are learning stitching there. Almost all have

been encouraged to start their own venture, by providing them with

sewing machines on Swami’s Birthday. All girls and ladies are

economically self-dependent and earn their livelihood,and have

contributed in financially supporting their respective families. They

showcase their creativity through an exhibition on the occasion of annual

Day of the centre.

Stitching classes are also being run in Allahabad District. Thirty

two girls are learning tailoring and ladies are working

independently. Many are provided with new sewing machine every

year on Bhagwan’s Birthday.

Stitching classes are also being run at Brahmpur Village centre, in

Roorkee District since 2005. 25 – 30 girls are doing a six-month

tailoring course. They are provided with new sewing machines and

stitching kits on completion of the course.

Mahila Narayan Seva- A monthly Narayan seva is organized, cooked

and distributed to Narayans by the Balvikas girls alumni and Gurus at

Malviya Nagar, in Lucknow. Approx 70-85 Narayans are fed in each

sitting. The Narayan seva is being done since 2012.

Jal Seva- The Mahilas of Lucknow organized and participated in Piyau

Seva and serves clean drinking water to hundreds of thirsty brothers and

sisters in the months of April to September. This service is being done

with brothers of the organization. Balvikas gurus and students are

partake in this service.

Education Activities:

Free Tutorials-Daily Free tutorials are provided by Bal Vikas Gurus at

two Bal Vikas Centers. One centre is located in Kusumi Village in

Gorakhpur District. Approximately 25 to 30 children are provided free

tutorials for their respective classes.

The other centre is located in Raibareilly District where approximately 15

to 20 children are getting free tutorials in all subjects taught in their

classes.

Summer Camp-Summer camp has been organized at the two places.

One camp was organized in the month of May for Bal Vikas Children by

the Gurus in Dehradun District. Children enjoyed storytelling, value

based games, shlokas and Bhajan Competition, chart making, poster

making, etc.

The other camp was organized at the Bal Vikas centre in Kanpur District

for one day and one night. Children from 2nd & 3rd group participated and

enjoyed. Camp started with 21 Omkaram & Suprabhatam and ended

with Night Prayer.

Spiritual Activities:

Veda Training Session- Veda Training sessions for Bal Vikas Gurus &

Mahila Devotees have been conducted in Lucknow and Allahabad

Districts.

Bhajan Workshop- Bhajan Workshop has been conducted in Lucknow

District in the month of October to improve Bhajan quality in which

various points - selection of the Bhajan, and bhajan practice and follow

up of the Bhajans were discussed.

Study Circle- On Bhagwans Birthday, ‘Prem Vahini’ a Mahilla Study

Circle (Satsang) was started, which is now an ongoing monthly

program. These Satsangs are attended by mothers of Bal Vikas

children, and ladies of all samithis.

Youth Wing

Young boys and girls of the Organisation actively participated in various

programs throughout Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Vocational Training:

Vocational Training in the form of computer education was provided to

youth of adopted villages in Lucknow and Allahabad:

Kumbh Seva

Youth of Allahabad Samiti offered a unique Seva at the Magh Kumbh

Mela which is held at the Triveni Ghat. The young Seva Dal took the

responsibility of uniting members of families who got lost in the rush of

the Mela. Also many devotees who lost their clothes while taking bath in

the Holy Rivers were provided clothes and slippers. This was also a

preparation for the seva that is planned during the Maha Kumbh in 2019.

Blood Donation Camp:

Blood Donation Camps were organised by the youth across both the

states and in these camps, the blood was donated not only by Swami’s

devotees but also by College students, Corporate Executives,

Government officers etc. The blood donated will be used for rendering

seva to various patients who approach our Organisation in time of need.

Vidya Jyoti Program:

Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Jyoti program is a unique opportunity given by

Swami for the upliftment of the quality of education being provided at

Government Primary schools. This program was started in a 5 schools

with enthusiasm.

The program includes Health Check up camps, Hygiene education,

Outdoor sports, Creative pottery decoration etc. The participants could

feel Swami’s Love all over these adopted schools in Jhunsi, Roorkee

Sonebhadra, Varanasi and Lucknow.

Disaster Management Program

Disaster Management and awareness camps were held at a number of

places in both states including the ones held at Allahabad and in

Dehradun. In both these camps the girls outnumbered the boys.

Enthusiasm shown by the girls was admirable, especially in learning fire-

fighting skills and First Aid Techniques. The girls didn’t hesitate to

volunteer to be available for rescue operations if the need arises.

Special Activity

Visit of Devotees from Kashmir:

Swami gave the devotees of Agra the privilege to welcome Students and

Teachers from Kashmir who were on their way from Prashanthi Nilayam.

The group consisted of a total of 106 devotees. Out of these there were

12 teachers, 40 girl students and 54 boy students. They reached

Agrawere cordially welcomed at Agra Railway Station in the morning

and were the guests of the state. The Agra Samiti made all all

arrangements of their lodging and boarding. They also visited Taj Mahal

and Agra Fort during their stay.

Jai Sai Ram!