Women in Leadership: Mindset

Women in Leadership: Mindset

My name is Chayya Syal and I am an award winning Broadcast Journalist who’s also been listed in Forbes 30 under 30. I have been a journalist for the last seven to eight years. In that time I have seen the way that news is created dramatically shift from print to...
Hey Anjani Mata!

Hey Anjani Mata!

There are many mothers or matas as we say in Hinduism. Sita Mata, Lakshmi Mata, Saraswati Mata, to name but a few -but what about Anjani? Who is she and what do we know about her? Anjani is the mother of the great sevak Shri Hanuman and wife of the brave and noble...
Who is Srila Prabhupada?

Who is Srila Prabhupada?

I have been going to Bhaktivedanta Manor in London for years, but never learnt about Srila Prabhupada. As a result, I made the decision to expand my knowledge by reading up on his life and speaking to others about him. Since doing this, I have been amazed hearing the...
Lessons from Auschwitz

Lessons from Auschwitz

On Tuesday 15th November 2016, I went to Auschwitz. The Auschwitz I went to however, was in 2016, not in the 1940s! The Auschwitz that existed then is unimaginable, dark and horrific. Auschwitz in 2016 is very different. It’s a tourist site and a place to learn...
Mahant Swami Maharaj

Mahant Swami Maharaj

Spiritual Successor of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj His Holiness (HH) Mahant Swami (Swami Keshavjivandas) succeeds the late His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj as the sixth spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha – a worldwide socio-spiritual...