Mangalore: Rock Music, Vedic Hymns Transport Young Minds to Spiritual World


Mangalore: Rock Music, Vedic Hymns Transport Young Minds to Spiritual World
 
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
 
Mangalore, Aug 19:
Young boys and girls shook their legs to the tunes of Vedik Rock musician Ankit Batra of Sathvik Heights Group from Delhi at a concert held at Milagres Hall here on Saturday August 18.
 
With the trance beat ascending, young boys and girls immersed in the magnificence of music, with vedic hymns transporting the young minds to a different world.

Soothing songs like Govinda Radhe Gopala Radhe Jai Jaya Radhe made everyone go into a frenzy. Boys and girls danced separately on different dance floors.
 
Amidst western music genres like rock, pure Indian vedik hymns created an entirely new atmosphere.

The ‘Music Mantra’ event organized by Sathvik Heights was a unique effort to stress on the importance of spirituality that is washed away by western culture among the young generation.
 
Ankith Bhatra, who started as a software engineer, was attracted by music bands in his college days. When he got in touch with the Art of Living concept of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guru, he came up with the new idea of mixing spirituality with rock music. He has successfully organized such musical concerts in many corporate companies, colleges and in jails too.
 
Students, kids, and even senior citizens were part of the event.

  

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  • B.N.R.Rao, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 25 2012

    Awesome performance by Ankit Batra and his Team. Thanks to Daijiworld for the lovely action photos by your ace photographer Daya Kukkaje and good coverage by your reporter.A feather in the Cap for the Mangalore Yes Plus Team.Carry on the good show! Best wishes.BNRRao.

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  • B.N.R.Rao, MANGALORE

    Sat, Aug 25 2012

    It was an awesome concert! Ankit conquered the hearts of young Mangaloreans!(both young in heart & in age)It was a refreshing concert.Hope it makes a difference to gennext! Thanks to Art of Living,even in Beunos Aires,in pubs
    and restaurants,they rock to Aol Bhajans to rock music.May their tribe increase!!Thanks to Daijiworld and their ace photographer Daya for their lovely coverage of this unique event.Jai Gurudev. For Art of Living,B.N.R.Rao.

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  • Shwetha Kamath, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 21 2012

    Why wasn't "youth Achievers award" mentioned in the article??

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  • A.Prabhu, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 21 2012

    Mr.L.Dsouza USA/ mangalore,
    Mr Souza ,
    guns , swords , knives, threats,etc etc were used to change the spirituality of our forefathers so better you restrain from such comments when you know nothing of the TRUTH !

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  • Gerald, modankap-bantval

    Tue, Aug 21 2012

    THIS IS REALLY SLAP ON THE FACES OF CULTURE PROTECTORS !!!!!

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  • Mrs. L D'Souza, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    The article mentions that spirituality is washed away by Western Culture..
    No westerner holds a Indian citizen at a gun point and asks you to give up his/her spirituality. It is a CHOICE OF FREE WILL that one makes to give up something good..
    I am a catholic living in the US. I have plenty of company here in the form of devout catholics. Hindus have the freedom to build their temples here and they worship too. My christian friends (westerners) dress up decently, modestly and live a meaningful and purposeful life.
    When some Indians chose to imitate SOME westerners and dress and act like them they do it so foolishly to appear "cool" or "popular". They do it so with little or no thought. It is a pure stupidity to blame Western Culture for everything bad that happens in Mangalore or elsewhere. God has given us all the free will. Use it wisely..

    Forsake what is bad and imitate what is good regardless of nationality and ethnicity and religious background. Then only peace and harmony can prevail in this world.. If you live in the west for several years you would be surprised to know how many wonderful people live on this planet regardless of their religious background..

     

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  • BHARATH, MANGALORE

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Now WHERE IS HJV.....

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  • Srividya, Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    This youth event was organized by YES PLUS! team, the Youth wing of the Art of Living of Mangalore launching a new initiative called Volunteer4BetterIndia. To promote an alcohol/drug free youth society in Mangalore. The success of the event proves a new way of going high the Satvik way...

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  • Juliet Mascarenhas, Bejai/Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Ha Ha ha - Spirituality that is washed away by western culture is brought back by mixing spirituality with western(Rock) music.

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  • Asha.P, Nagori

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    VEDAS !BAJANS! HYMNS
    Are songs sung to the Almighty with reverence and respect ,
    NOT A DANCE PARTY iTO HAVE A PEG AND SHAKE A LEG?
    DON'T BRING GOD TO!THE DANCE FLOOR

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  • Asha.P, Nagori

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    BEGINING OF RAVE ?
    SONG HARE KRISHNA HARE RAMA TOO SET ABLAZE THE GET HIGH MOODS !
    Nothing but MASS HYPNOTISM ask any PHYSCIST ! DANGEROUS TO EXPOSE YOUTH ,CHILDREN LEADS TO HYPERS

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  • Dr. J. Lancy D'Souza, Anjelore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Programes like this will really rejuvinate the spirit of young minds and also office goers and corporate employees.
    We must have rock bands, discotheques, night clubs to bring back the lost glory of Mangalore.
    Those who with wicked minds and belong to villages can take a back seat.
    Please allow our young generation to move with the modern world - we are in 21st Century.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Kamaal dhamaal music ...........

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  • sunil, nanthoor

    Sun, Aug 19 2012

    Hope none of these guys or girls were beaten up this time for enjoying something.....

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  • Rony, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 19 2012

    Listen to Rex Band, Don Moen they are simply superb.

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  • Max, Mangalore/Bahrain

    Sun, Aug 19 2012

    Simply great concept and those days are not so far, Karnataka Mujrai minister may impliment compulsory rock music in all temples, Good arrangment was made to seperate the gender crowd or else the Gopala's and Govinda's may Gooooooovindaaaaaa with Gopis!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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