Know about Shrivedant Foundation- Founded by Vaishali Shah

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Vaishali ShahS PROFILE
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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.
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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.
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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 Bijun Parab 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.
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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.
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MEETING WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER OF KENYA
I think its worth sharing this on womens day
that Kenya is truly delighted to have a lady as
High commissioner of India to Kenya, Mrs.
Suchitra Durai. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
todays 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.
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CONTACT US
PO box 1390, Obote road Kisumu, 40100 Kenya,
East Africa 254 734366670
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Thank You for Visiting Us
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