Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
PAMHO. AGTSP.
We are happy to inform you that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India came up with the concept of ‘Manthan Shivir’, an informal gathering of the national and state tribal department Ministers and officers to share best practices.
Thanks to some of our contacts in the Government of India, the first inaugural edition is being hosted by ISKCON at its Govardhan Ecovillage campus in Maharashtra.
The participants included the Federal (Union) Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Bishweshwar Tudu
Union Minister of State for Health & Family Affairs Smt Bharati Pawar, along with state ministers (UP, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, and Assam) Principal secretaries and other bureaucrats from across India.
All the participants, during their two-day stay, toured the campus looking at the various sustainable initiatives and also participated in various temple programs like evening kirtans & yajna.
They were also shown presentations on ISKCON activities pan India especially our tribal programs run by ITCT which was appreciated.
Many officers wanted to come back during the nonrainy season and were grateful to ISKCON for the arrangements made by Gauranga Prabhu and team at GEV.
From ISKCON’s side speakers included Gauranga Prabhu and Sanat Kumar Prabhu on GEV, Yudhistir Govinda Das on ISKCON’s activities, Sridham Govinda Prabhu on ITCT and Swethadvipa Prabhu presented the conclusion.
Some photos are attached for your information.
Ys, Yudhistir Govinda Das
Ministry of Tribal affairs organized a two-day Manthan Shivir conference @goecovillage along with the ministers and officials from states all over India. It was an honor to host them and it was a great learning experience for us.@TribalAffairsIn @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/v2QztDRFxz
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
It was a great honor for us at @goecovillage to gift wonderful products made by tribal women of self-help groups, to Honorable Minister Shri @MundaArjun.@PMOIndia @TribalAffairsIn pic.twitter.com/7Xen7Nck2g
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
It was a great learning experience to interact with the Honorable Minister of Tribal Affairs @arjunmundaji at the two days conference along with the honorable minister and officials from various states of India.@TribalAffairsIn @PMOIndia @goecovillage pic.twitter.com/3YjQfd1zMw
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
Honored to have the Ministry of Tribal affairs organize a two-day Manthan Shivir conference @govardhanecovillage along with the ministers and officials from states all over India. The Manthan Shivir showcased multiple best practices from states all over India. pic.twitter.com/pSi0wWNDNt
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
Showcasing the IIT Bombay patented soil biotechnology plant @govardhanecovillage to the Honorable Minister of Tribal affairs @shriarjunmindaji which processes 2 lakhs liter of sewage every day and transforms it into water good for irrigation. @PMOIndia @TribalAffairsIn pic.twitter.com/FZJTmUVyWe
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
Showcasing the 9 crores liter rainwater harvesting pond @goecovillage to the Honorable Minister of Tribal affairs @MundaArjun.@PMOIndia @TribalAffairsIn pic.twitter.com/jpXbFYehq3
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022
It was a great joy to take Shri @MundaArjun to the Radha Damodar temple at the @goecovillage and show him the unparalleled service done by Srila Prabhupada to the entire humanity.@PMOIndia @TribalAffairsIn pic.twitter.com/GZ8kSq3B0N
— Gauranga Das (@GaurangaDas) July 15, 2022