Shrii Mahesh Kumar has been working day and night to beautify the Gurukula Cakradhuri campus. The vegetables, fruits and flowers can be seen everywhere on the campus. With the completion of the Reception Centre in the Cakradhuri Campus, scores of persons visited the Gurukula Headquarters Campus. A special function was arranged on January 1st, 2024 where the children of Gurukula Chitmu School also demonstrated what they are learning. Visitors purchased AMGK literature and the honey produced by the beehives in Cakradhuri.
A fossil of an ancient mammal was discovered on the Gurukula
campus at Anandanagar and now resides as a museum piece in Cakradhuri to honour the rich geological and anthropological history of the area.
Solar panels and a water pump were recently installed on the Cakradhuri well that supplies water to the entire campus.
Chitmu School, Gopal Anandanagar
The Chitmu school building is almost nearing completion. It shall also be utilised for the Fine Arts and Music College Campus. Already students are getting music lessons from Acarya Omkareshvarananda Avadhuta. A special class has been started on Sundays for the children of the area. Recently some violins and other musical instruments were donated by Taiwanese well-wishers of the Gurukula Learning Centre.
Ranjana from Ukraine/Poland/Sweden charmed the children with her art skills and brought smiles on their faces. She was at Anandanagar in winter and bravely faced the cold weather. Rutger Tamminga brought a lot of art supplies and the children drew and proudly carried their creations to their homes. He charmed the children with his unique abilities to impart values through storytelling. Language was no barrier for him to communicate with the Chitmu children who spoke little English. The children were fed a sumptuous meal on January 1st at the Cakradhuri campus. Some of the children also attended the Gurukula Annual Meeting and impressed senior acaryas with their knowledge of cosmology, Sanskrit slokas and knowledge of Prabhat Samgiita.
Indoor Auditorium at the Cakradhuri Campus
Construction of a 4,000 square foot indoor auditorium in the main Cakradhuri building is going on in full swing. The roof is expected to be completed in a few weeks.
Gurukula School Chowkibera, Shyamal Anandanagar
Dada Shambhushivananda visited the Ananda Marga Gurukula School in Chowkibera started by the late Dada Svarupananda. Dada Pritiishananda, Dada Omkareshvarananda and now Dada Kalyanmitrananda have begun to address the challenges of this new school seeking affiliation with CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). A set of AMGK t-shirts and trousers/shorts were distributed by the Chitmu children to the children of Chowkibera school. The Chitmu children also received shoes and school bags from Acarya Anirrvanananda Avadhuta, Rector Master of Anandanagar.