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BRAHMAN SAMAJ OF NORTH AMERICA
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION COMMITTEE



VA-BSNA SUMMER MEETING REPORT, Dated September 5, 2009

Submitted by Dr. Janeshwar Upadhyay, President Virginia-BSNA Chapter,(804) 524-0589

VA-BSNA Chapter Summer meeting was held at Shri Upendra and Siddhi Pandey's home at 4907 Kavanagh Court in Glen Allen, Virginia on September 5, 2009 at 4:15 PM. BSNA President Elect, Dr. Om sharma, his lovely wife, Manju and Mr. Kamla.J. Sharma from New Jersey were the Chief guests. Meeting started around 4:30 PM with introduction by the Virginia Chapter President of BSNA, Dr. Janeshwar Upadhyay and Vice President, Shri Upendra Pandey. Children, Sudhanshu, Subhendu, Satawart, and Pritesh spoke of Puja, Aarati, and other things they see as is done in a Brahman family at home and chanted some Mantraas. Dr. Om Sharma, thanked everyone for supporting him to be elected as the new BSNA President. He spoke on his goal and future planning for BSNA. He said, his first goal will be to create unity among BSNA members, unity with other similar organizations, activate inactive Chapters of BSNA and motivate members to help each other and help people in need, here in USA and in India. In addition, he wants to create more awareness of High School and College BSNA Scholarship Program. Last year, for lack of good publicity, only one student applied for four available scholarships, thus none was awarded. He also has a goal to create a Central place like community center for BSNA for getting together and meetings of BSNA members. Dr. J. Upadhyay, VA-BSNA President asked him what relationship BSNA has or plans to have with WBF of Chaubey Ji. He said BSNA wants a good and cooperative relationship with any organization without losing its own identity and independence.

Dr. Lok Shandilya had to leave early because of his prior commitment, however, other members and guests like Ajay Purohit and his wife, Sadhna, Hari Sharma and his wife, Shashi, Ajay Jha and his wife Amrita, Vinit Thakur and his wife, Mamta from New Jersey, Dr. Upadhyay's sons and daughter-in-laws, Sadanand, Sunita, Suman, Manju, Punam and Upadhyay's wife Purnima, host, Shri Upendra Ji and his wife, Siddhi Ji, and Manju's father, Shri Hari Om Narayan Jha, visiting from India, all participated in the meeting.

After meeting, we prayed to God for the food and started our delicious dinner. Every body enjoyed it. Dr. Janeshwar Upadhyay and Mr. Upendra Pandey thanked every one for coming and meeting adjourned around 10 PM.

With Love and Regards,

Dr. Janeshwar Upadhyay, President, Virginia-BSNA Chapter

VA-BSNA DIWALI AND CONVENTION MEETING MINUTES

VA-BSNA DIWALI AND CONVENTION MEETING was held on Sunday, October 25, 2009 around 1:30 PM at 1170 Cumberland Drive, Colonial Heights, VA. 23834. The meeting started with welcome, introduction and prayer. Dr. Janeshwar Upadhyay, President of VA-BSNA Chapter, gave a brief importance and meaning of Diwali. He said that Diwali is celebrated by lighting a row of lamps that symbolizes brightness, happiness and knowledge. As with one burning lamp, we can light next lamp and with that lamp next lamp and next lamp and so on. These lamps together brighten a wide area. The same way we can join hands and help each other and pass on knowledge to make a whole society happy.

Dr. Upadhyay expressed some concern about the blaspheme of our Hindu gods and goddesses and desecration of our temples in order to shake Hindu faith and create non-reverence of our gods and goddesses. He referred to the E-mail sent him showing some of the paintings of M.F. Hussain and asked VA-BSNA members to take action to protect our Hindu faith and belief. This issue was actively discussed and it was unanimously resolved that VA-BSNA condemns such action and requests BSNA to take an appropriate action to prevent such action in the future. Dr. Upadhyay also suggested that buying and keeping such paintings by any Hindu will be considered as encouraging and supporting the desecration of our gods and goddesses that should be condemned as well. Dr. Rajendra Dubey of Richmond stated that Hussain's paintings have been a very controversial issue for a long time but the E-mail pictures are genuine or not should be researched before any action. This responsibility was given to Dr. Dubey with unanimous consent. Mr. Satawart Upadhyay, grand son of Dr. Upadhyay took the responsibility to research Hussain's criminal charges and his whereabouts.

Dr. Upadhyay announced that with the consent of several members, VA-BSNA has accepted a big responsibility of holding the sixteenth BSNA Annual Convention in Virginia during the 4th of July weekend of 2010. This message was taken as an honor to our Chapter and every one got excited about it. Dr. Upadhyay described briefly what it takes to prepare for it and what is done during the convention.

He suggested that first we have to decide for a date and place for the convention, a convention Theme, registration and fund raising and then food, transportation and multiple activities during the convention. A joint effort and divided responsibilities for different tasks is needed.

It was decided with unanimous consent that Richmond area will be a central and ideal location for all practical purposes. The date of July 3-4, 2010 was suggested and accepted by all. Several themes were suggested Dr. Upadhyay started with, Why Brahman, Dr. Ram Tripathi of Hampton suggested, Relevance of Hindutva value in Human life, Dr. Hari Sharma of Chester suggested, BSNA by the youth and for the youth. Dr. Dubey suggested that we can decide the theme later. Then we moved on to forming committees for different Convention tasks. Dr. Dubey suggested that Dr. Upadhyay should leave all the convention tasks to the committees and he should look after over all performance of the committees and success of the convention. Dr. Dubey took the task of place to hold convention and food catering service. He suggested, MRS. Purnima Upadhyay to be the food coordinating director. Mrs. Sunita Upadhyay volunteered for Bhajan, puja and Aarati. Mrs. Manju Singha wanted to organize a Janeva making and its meaning workshop, Mrs. Punam Singh agreed to assist during registration, Miss Jytsna Upadhyay agreed to coordinate youth group program and organize their activities.

Dr. Upadhyay asked for the Director for the Convention. Dr. Tripathi sggested Dr. Upadhyay to be the Director and Dr. Rajendra Dubey as the Co-Director. This was Unanimously accepted. Mr. Sadanand Upadhyay agreed to work with Director and Co-Director as an Operation Director.

Dr. Hari Sharma agreed to take the task of the treasurer. Although, Dr. Lok Nath Shandiliya could not come to the meeting but his name was suggested as the Director of fund raising committee. Youth group suggested several ideas of fund raising and organizing program activities.

Dr. Upadhyay suggested that Virginia Chapter alone cannot handle the whole Convention, therefore, we have to get other BSNA chapters involved thus many of the responsibilities may change. He said that he will like to have a meeting of VA chapter with experienced previous convention directors, like Dr. Satish Mishra of MD and Mr. Mahendra Misra of PA, Dr. Purushottam Sharma, current President and Dr. Om Sharma, President elect of BSNA and several other members from the surrounding states' Chapters, some time in January and a P-meeting in February or March of 2010.

Delicious lunch was served during the meeting and every one enjoyed lunch and the meeting.

The meeting adjourned around 4:30 PM.

Respectfully submitted by,


Janeshwar Upadhyay, President

Virginia Chapter of BSNA


GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING ELECTION OF BSNA OFFICERS

I. PURPOSE

The Nominations & Election Committee (NEC) seeks nominations and conducts elections, if and when necessary, for the seven positions that make up the core Executive Committee (EC) as prescribed in the BSNA constitution. The seven elected positions are:

  • President

  • Executive Vice President

  • Vice President (2 positions)

  • General Secretary

  • Treasurer

  • Assistant Treasurer


II. GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS

  • Any member of the General Body (GB) in good standing may nominate another member in good standing as a candidate for the position of President.

  • A member in 'good standing' means a current annual member, a life member or his/her spouse as of July 31st of the year the election is being conducted.

  • Another GB member must second the nomination.

  • It is expected that the nominee for President is a respected member of BSNA who has made outstanding contributions for the enhancement of the organization. The candidate for the office of the President must be able to find eligible BSNA members from all over North America to fill other six positions in EC. The candidate for the president must be a team player and works effectively with other EC members and the members of the BSNA. It is required that the candidates to fill EC positions must not be concentrated in one state, and at least one member of the EC should be from Canada.

  • The nominations must be sent in writing to the NEC Chair via US mail or E-mail, and should include the contact information (e-mail, phone numbers, home address) of the nominee, nominator and the seconder.

  • Additionally, the NEC members may seek out potential candidates and invite them to seek election provided they fulfill the criteria set out for president and other EC members earlier


III. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Any GB member in good standing who is willing to accept the position of the BSNA's President and discharge all duties of the office as prescribed in the BSNA constitution is eligible to seek election. The following information must be submitted to the NEC or necessary actions must be completed by the candidate, by the deadline:

  • A list of running mates and their acceptance to serve with him/her as members of the EC in the positions of the Executive Vice President, two Vice Presidents, General Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer.

  • A position paper and bio-data of the candidate for President for publication in Brahma Bharati, or other venues chosen by NEC for disseminating information about the candidates. The one-page position paper should describe the candidate's qualifications for the position and his/her vision and plans for BSNA during his/her term.

  • Each person included in the EC list must confirm individually and directly to the NEC chair via e-mail his/her willingness to be a candidate for the office proposed by the candidate for the president.

  • The candidate for president must have leadership skills and communication skills

  • Must have interpersonal skills and work as a team player and puts organization above his personal ideas


IV. THE COMMITTEE'S ROLE

  • NEC publicizes the guidelines and deadlines for the election schedule by all feasible and effective means available

  • If no nominations are received by the deadline date then NEC proposes a candidate who they think could best serve BSNA as President

  • If the NEC receives several nominations, the NEC members would discuss with the nominees their vision and plans for BSNA, and also make an effort to build a consensus for a single candidate. If the NEC succeeds, then all nominees, except one, withdraw their nominations in favor of the one for whom the consensus was reached.

  • No ballots are prepared/ mailed, the election process is considered completed and the NEC announces the results if:

    • The consensus is reached in support of one candidate.

    • Only one candidate completes all requirements by the deadline.

  • If no consensus is reached, then the NEC will advise those candidates, who still want to contest the election, to submit their slates of proposed EC members. The proposed slate should have a broad based representation of BSNA membership, have the potential of uniting BSNA, and have the best vision and plans for the enhancement, strengthening and expansion of BSNA.

  • The NEC makes plans for conducting election in the following manner:

    • The NEC advises the candidates if a proposed running mate has given consents to be included in the slates of more than one candidate which would disqualify both slates. To avoid such disqualification, the running mate must inform the NEC immediately of his/her choice of the presidential candidate on whose EC team he/she is willing to be placed.

    • The NEC verifies that all candidates are members of BSNA in good standing as defined above.

    • The NEC informs the presidential candidates who are disqualified because they were unable to submit certain documents or their documents were found inadequate by the proposed deadline.

    • The names of the nominees and their running mates (the team making up the full EC) will be published in a special edition of Brahma Bharati or announced via e-mail to all current officers of BSNA (EC), the BSNA Board of Trustees, and all BSNA chapter presidents for disseminating information about the candidates to the BSNA members. The names will also be posted on the BSNA home page.

    • NEC will prepare ballots to be mailed out in September to all current members in BSNA database as of July 31st of the election year. For this purpose first class US mail will be used.

    • Members will be given at least 3 weeks (from the date of mailing the ballots) to return the ballot to the NEC Chair via first class mail. NO E-MAIL OR FAX WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR VOTING PURPOSE.

    • NEC Chair will count the ballots, and will have it verified by another member. The exact procedure will be worked out based on logistical convenience.

    • After the counts have been verified, the results will be conveyed to the candidates via phone. The results will be posted on the BSNA homepage and published in the following issue of Brahma Bharati.

  • The entire election process described above is expected to be completed by mid-November.

  • The newly elected EC's term starts from the 1st January following the election year. The incoming President and outgoing President are expected to work together for a smooth transition.


TIMELINE  
   
July 1- 31, 2009 The election announcement, call for nominations, and the guidelines publicized to all members.
   
August 15, 2009 Deadline for submitting nominations to NEC
   
August 28, 2009 Deadline for the candidates seeking office to complete all nomination requirements.
   
September 4, 2009 Ballots mailed out to all current members
   
September 30, 2009 Deadline for receipt of votes (ballot) by NEC. Any ballot received after this date will be considered void, and will not be counted. Exception will be made if the ballots are post marked no later than September 22 for US mail or September 15 for Canadian mail, and are received before the counting is completed and verified.
   
October 31, 2009 Counting of votes completed and verified.
   
Oct. 31 – Nov. 15 Results to be announced to the candidates and the GB.


The Nominations & Election Committee (2009)

  1. Dr. Shri Kant Mishra - Chair
    3726 Caribeth Drive
    Encino, CA 91436
    Tel: 818-981-9659
    shrimishra@msn.com

  2. Dr. Satish Tripathi
  3. Mr. Nitin Purohit
  4. Dr Shiva Bajpai
  5. Dr. Suresh Tiwari

Message from the Youth President

Dear Youth,

Hi! I wanted to take a few minutes to invite you all to the up coming convention this July. For those of you who have not attended a Brahman Samaj convention, you are missing out! Last year the youth had so much fun getting to know each other and spending the weekend together. From this event, I made so many friends and I am glad I had an opportunity to attend the Convention. For the parents that are reading this, please inform your children about this convention. On another note, if anyone has any ideas of something that we can do to make the youth group better and stronger. Please feel free to let me know. I am always ready to hear your ideas. Thank you and hope to see you all soon! Aradhna Sharma (hum5@msn.com). Below is my report of 2008 convention.

A Thread of Common Values Unites Diverse People

By Aradhna Sharma, President of BSNA Youth Group 

When it was decided the 2008 Brahman Samaj convention was to be held in Sacramento, all I could think about was how excited I was to meet new people with the same background. I still cannot get over the support and ideas I received from the youth all over. Overall, the convention turned out to be a great event where many youth from different states and the same cultural values had the chance to get to know one another.

Starting on Friday the 4th of July, the youth got together in the evening after dinner for an ice-cream social. Following that, we watched fireworks together and then a few of us even went for a late night swim. On Saturday the 5th, after breakfast and Puja many different sessions took

place. The youth all got together for awhile in the lobby at first and then made our way into a room where we spent time getting to know each other even more. We watched movies and talked about everything from school to our families. Many of us found we had so much in common. After this session there was a panel discussion at which what it means to be a Brahman was discussed. Varun Aery’s input during the discussion was much valued. Joining Varun Aery was also Himanshu Sharma and I, Aradhna Sharma for this intriguing debate. Following the discussion there was a variety show in which many youth participated and

supported each other. It was a well organized show that kept everyone entertained for a few hours. Later on after dinner, the parents went off to do their own things and the children danced the night away to the DJ’s great music. Sunday morning after a few speeches and breakfast it was just about time to say goodbye. This was a time that I know many of us were dreading. It was hard saying bye to the people we had just spend three fun-filled days with where we got to learn not only about each other, but about our culture and religion too.


Members of the youth group at the convention

Through this convention I was able to meet people from all around the world with whom I can relate with really well. I still talk to many of them on a daily basis! The first time I ever attended a convention was in 1998 where I happened to meet one of my best friends and this time I made many friends who have now become like family. I learned about what it means to be a Brahman and many of the reasons of why I should be proud of who I am.

I would also like to say a quick thank you to the EC for continually supporting us through all this and of course the convention director, Mr. Pardeep Sharma, who happens to be my father for making the 2008 convention a successful one. The EC was sure to include the youth in everything it did and ensured us that we were an important part of this organization. For all the youth who were not able to attend the convention or for those who are not yet interested, I cannot even begin to tell you how much you are missing out on. Our generation will one day run this Samaj so it is imperative we participate all we can.

Overall the convention was a success and it is owed to everyone who put in a great deal of energy and effort. Thank you all for coming and being a part of this event.

Thank you Rita Tiwari and Himanshu Sharma for helping put this letter together!


CONVENTION 2009

The purpose of the conventions is to bring together members from different parts of the continent and develop bond of brotherhood among them. They provide forum to share views on different issues and to offer cultural education to youth and children
When: July 3-5, 2009
Where: Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel, Plainsboro, NJ 09536; Phone # 609-9364200
www.wyndhamprincetonforrestal.com
Theme: Brahmans as Communicators
For program details...


BSNA Convention 2009 PROGRAM (Tentative)
2:00PM - 6:00PM Registration
3:30PM - 5:00PM Tea and Interact with other delegates
5:00PM - 6:30 PM EC and BOT Meeting
6:30PM - 7:30PM Open Discussion - Growth for BSNA
7:30PM - 8:30PM Dinner
9:00PM - 11:00PM Kavi Sammelan
Saturday July 4, 2008
8:00AM - 4:00PM Registration
6:30AM - 7:30 AM Yoga/Bhajans
7:30AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
9:00AM - 9:15AM Welcome with Vedic Mantras 1
9:15AM --9:30 AM Welcome by NJ Chapter President
9:30AM -10:00AM Welcome by BSNA President2
10:00AM -10:30AM Guest Speaker 3
10:30AM -11:00AM Tea Break
(Save 15 minutes so that next item starts on time)
   
11:00AM -1:00PM Parallel Sessions
  • Health and Disease Management -
    Dr. Shrikant Mishra, Chair
  • Session for young adults - 15- 30 years
  • Session for Youths - 6 - 14 years
  • Marriage Issues
1:15PM - 2:45PM Lunch and Family Introduction
3:00PM - 4:30PM Speaker 1, 2 (Each 45 minutes)3
4:30PM - 6:00PM Tea Break and time for socializing
6:00PM - 8:00PM Cultural Program4
8:15PM -9:15PM Dinner
9:30PM - 11:30PM Kavi Sammelan / DJ / Lok Geet etc
Sunday July 5, 2008
6:30AM - 7:30AM Yoga/Bhajans
7:30AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
9:00AM - 10:15AM Time for Speakers (3)5
10:30AM - 12:30PM General Body Meeting/Award Ceremony
12:00PM -1:00PM Lunch
   
  • Vedic mantras by priest (Dr. Ram Tiwary)
  • If possible reduce to 20 minutes
  • Guest speaker (Speech and questions)
  • Cultural Program (End with everyone on dance floor)
  • Speakers (Speech and questions)

May 13 Reported by the Convention Director Mahendra Misra

The convention preparations are in full swing. NJ, PA and DC chapters are working very hard to make your convention attendance memorable. On May 15, NJ chapter is meeting to discuss convention registration. On May 23, Dr. Gopesh Sharma is hosting a planning meeting at his home in Washington. Our treasurer Mr. Hari Sharma has registered BSNA with PAYPAL for your convenience in payments which are tax deductable.

May 5, 2009

Message from the Cultural Director

Dear BSNA Chapter Presidents

Our Fifteenth Annual Convention is scheduled for July 3-5 in Princeton New Jersey. As Convention's Cultural Program Director, it is my earnest request to each of the Chapter Presidents to provide me the name(s) and a brief description of any item to be presented during the cultural program set for the evening of July 4th. It will be greatly appreciated if you can provide me your preliminary response as soon as possible.

Your enthusiastic participation will go a long way in making this convention a grand success. Looking forward to working with you all,

With regards,

Hari Sharma

Cultural Program Director
(H) 732-409-3523, (C) 732-567-1273
E Mail: sharmafam@optonline.net

Brahma Bharati, Oct 2008 Issue

The BSNA Executive Committee has recentl appointed Mrs. Anjana Bhargava of El Dorado Hills, California as the new Editor of Brahma Bharati. Anjana also was the Cultural Program Director of the 2008 BSNA Convention held in Sacramento, California.

The current issue of Brahma Bharati has already been disseminated via the US mail and by email to all the current members. Click here

BSNA is working to update the website so that members can easily update on line their directory information, such as address, phone or email. Until that update is active, please send any changes to the directory information to Dr. Ajay Pandey.

2008 BSNA Convention Report
..by Mr. Pardeep Sharma, Convention Director and Mr. Bharat Mohla, Convention Chair

Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Brahman Samaj of North America was held on July 4 . 6, 2008 in Sacramento, CA. This year the convention theme was "Brahmans in the western society". About 75 families attended the Convention. Some delegates representing Brahman organizations came all the way from India to attend the convention. The convention programs were scheduled in a manner that all delegates had enough time for mingling and networking with each other.

The registration for convention started at 2:00PM on July 4th. At 3:00PM the tea and snacks were made available to the registered delegates. This afternoon teatime was scheduled to provide opportunity for free interaction with each other. The delegates have traveled from all over North America and abroad.

At 4:00PM we had a business meeting of the BSNA council (EC/BOT/Chapter Presidents/ committee Chairs/ Convention Committee, etc). During this meeting, Chapter Presidents reported in brief the activities in their respective chapters, suggestion and future plans for appropriate functioning of BSNA at the chapter level. Mr. Pardeep Sharma, convention director and Mr. Bharat Mohla, convention chair, briefed the council on the arrangements of the Convention. Mr. Mahendra Misra, Chair BOT, proposed and every one present in the meeting agreed to refrain from using email for communications other than just dissipating information and promoted the use of telephone instead. The BSNA President Mr. Purushottam Sharma reported the new appointments and changes in the EC. Mr. Sharma suggested having a joint convention with WBO in December 2009 and not having a separate annual convention of BSNA during July 4th week in 2009.

Subsequently we had an open discussion on the ideas to promoting growth of BSNA. Ms. Aradhna Sharma, Youth Group President, suggested that the youth and children should take some projects with their parents such as fund raising. Also, youth group is planning to start publishing in the BB on a regular basis. Mr. Madan Sharma has kindly agreed to come and attend this discussion. There was a lengthy discussion about the positions of World Brahman Federation and World Brahman Organization. Mr. Madan Sharma brought up as to how these two Organizations could reconcile their efforts especially for the Brahman Unity. Despite very lengthy discussions on this particular topic, nothing concrete could be decided.

At 7:30PM all the delegates had a delicious Dinner. After dinner some of the delegates has walked to CalExpo grounds to see the wonderful unrestricted view of the fire works for July 4th. Later an informal Kavi Sammelan and Gazals program was arranged. This program continued passed midnight and every one thoroughly enjoyed it.

The Youth committee has arranged for this evening a Youth Ice-cream social by the Pool, which was reported to be a very good gathering. Youth group liked this kind of unstructured get together very effective.

July 5th started with Yoga class with Yogi Ramesh Pandey followed by Breakfast/ Bhajans. The formal inauguration of the Convention started at 9:00AM with the Ved Mantras. The Grand Ball Room was filled with vibrations of Vedic Chants led by Shastri Virendra Misra. Mr. Vijay Bhargava made general and housekeeping announcements to make the stay of delegates as comfortable as possible.

Mr. Pardeep Sharma, Convention Director and President, Sacramento Chapter welcomed the convention delegates. On behalf of BSNA Mr. Purushottam Sharma, President, BSNA welcomed the delegates and thanked the Convention Organizers. Subsequently

Dr. Ram Karan Sharma, the guest speaker addressed the convention delegates. His speech appropriate to the theme of the convention was very informative and educational. At 10:30AM the delegates adjourned for a Tea break for half an hour.

Three parallel sessions were arranged from 11:00AM to 1:00PM

  • Health and Disease Management . chaired by Dr. Shri Kant Mishra r
  • Vishva Vandaniya Surya . Professor Pushpa Jha from India
  • Sessions for Youth

Then the delegates had lunch along with family introductions that were organized during this time.

Afternoon session started with a Panel Discussion from 2:30PM on the convention theme: Brahmans in the Western Society. The panelists were three young adults and three adults.

The cultural program started at 5:00PM following the afternoon Tea break. The cultural program chair, Mrs. Anjana Bhargava and her team has coordinated this very lively program full of dances, songs, skits etc. The cultural program was the high light of the convention and every one has enjoyed and appreciated the program given by very talented children, youths and adult members of BSNA.

A very sumptuous dinner was served at 7:00PM. During dinner delegates enjoyed a newly introduced program, door prizes, early registration incentive prizes etc. Later Mr. Nitin Purohit chaired a session on marriage related issues starting at 8:30PM.

From 9:30PM all were in a very relaxed mood. The young adults had a DJ and dance program while the adults enjoyed the Lok Geet and Kavi Sammela.

On July 6th after the Yoga classes by Yogi Ramesh Pandey, the delegates assembled for breakfast and morning Bhajans. The delegates listened to very melodious bhajans by several talented delegates.

The general body meeting and award ceremony started at 8:30AM. The Trophies and certificates were awarded to the youth participants of the cultural program. Convention Director and the Sacramento Chapter President, Mr. Pardeep Sharma awarded the plaques to the local convention committee, Mr. Purushottam Sharma. gave the awards of national level. The certificates of appreciation were awarded to all the delegates coming from abroad.

The reports were given by

BSNA/BOT chair . Mr. Mahendra Misra
WBO/BOT chair - Dr. Shrikant Mishra
General Secretary of AIKB . Mr. R. D. Dixit
BSNA President . Mr. Purushottam Sharma
BSNA General Secretary . Dr. Om Sharma
BSNA Treasurer . Mr. Anupam Choubey

A suggestion box was placed during the convention to collect the feedback on the convention arrangements and suggestions for improving BSNA functioning. Local convention organization committee opened this box and read the comments on July 6th at the end of convention. A total of 4-5 comments, all of them expressing complements for organizing a very successful convention were found.

The lunch was served at 11:30AM and Mr. Vijay Bhargava gave the votes of thanks..

Shastri Virendra Misra concluded the Convention with the Visarjan Prayers.

The success of convention was possible because of the selfless team work of the following members:

Kuldeep Sharma, Janak Sidhra, Raga Misra, Manohar Ratti and all the members of the Convention Organizing Committees.

Message from Youth Group President

Dear Youth,

Hi! I wanted to take a few minutes to invite you all to the up coming convention this July. For those of you who have not attended a Brahman Samaj convention, you are missing out! Last year the youth had so much fun getting to know each other and spending the weekend together. From this event, I made so many friends and I am glad I had an opportunity to attend the Convention. For the parents that are reading this, please inform your children about this convention. On another note, if anyone has any ideas of something that we can do to make the youth group better and stronger. Please feel free to let me know. I am always ready to hear your ideas. Thank you and hope to see you all soon! Aradhna Sharma (hum5@msn.com)

Message from 2009 BSNA Convention Director

The convention committee after a hard search and talking to several hotels has selected Wyndham Hotel in Princeton, New Jersey as the venue for the 15th BSNA Convention to be held from July 3 to July 5, 2009. We are all aware of the hard economic time, we are going through. However life goes on. Hard economic time is also affecting the hospitality industry and we were able to get the hotel at a very reasonable price. We at the convention committee are sure you would like your stay at the hotel. In hard times, hate crimes increase against minorities and it is more important now than ever that we all actively participate in Indian Organizations at local and national level. Our focus in the convention is on youth and we seek their active participation. We also seek their input in designing the convention program. The convention theme is Brahmans as Communicators. Being educators/leaders in the society Brahmans were good communicators. Those who had studied Bhagwat Gita know that the best communicator to walk on the earth was Lord Krishna in Mahabharat. Miscommunication or lack of it causes lot of problems at work and at home. No celebration is possible without the guests. NJ, NY, and PA chapters are looking forward to welcome you all at the convention. Mahendra Misra Convention Director (mahendramisra@hotmail.com)

Arrival of Brahmans from India

In the decades of 1940’s and 1950’s engineers and scientists from India came to North America only for graduate studies or training. After completion of their studies/training they would usually go back to India. However, with a change in the immigration policy of the US government, a large influx of immigrants from India came to North America in late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Among these immigrants were a large number of well-educated Brahmans, most of whom were engineers, doctors, scientists and professors. They came here with an intention of making North America their homeland. Within a decade most of the Brahmans became U.S. and Canadian citizens.

Need for a Brahman Organization

As early as in 1979 a proposal was made to start an Association of U.S. Brahmans, when Dr. Shri Kant Mishra went to Fayetteville, Arkansas to perform the marriage of the daughter of Mr. Dwarka Prasad Mishra, a local resident. About ten Brahmans from different part of the country were present there. The effort continued for two years. Although more than 25 Brahmans from all over the USA had shown interest in joining the organization, the movement lost its momentum.

By 1990’s the new generation of Brahmans, born and brought up here, was in high schools and colleges. Their parents were concerned that this young generation of Brahmans should preserve the Brahmanic values and should not lose their rich culture. With this objective in mind, in early 1990’s several Brahmans in the United States felt the need for networking with other Brahmans. This gave birth to an idea of compiling a directory of Brahmans living in the USA and Canada for networking. Dr. Shyam Narayan Shukla of Fremont, CA was collecting names and addresses of Brahmans in order to publish a directory of Brahmans. Inspired by Dr. Rama Raksha Shukla of Massachusetts, to start an organization of Brahmans, Mr. Nirmalendu Choubey of Manlius, NY independently took the initiative of locating and contacting Brahmans for the purpose of forming an organization of Brahmans. Later, Mr. Nirmal Choubey and Dr. Shyam Shukla found about each other’s work and decided to pool their efforts to form Brahman Samaj of North America (BSNA). After several telephone calls, e-mails, and meetings held at the residences of several Brahmans in different cities, a directory of 108 Brahmans, edited by Dr. Shyam Shukla, was published in June 1994. The following Brahmans worked on this initiative:

Mr. Gajendra Mohan Mishra, Fremont, CA
Mr. Awadh Kishore Pandey, Plainville, MA
Mr. Lila Dhar Mishra, Toronto, ON, Canada
Dr. Ram D. Chaudhari, Oswego, NY
Dr. Suresh C. Tiwari, Fayette, MS
Dr. Bhudev Sharma, Metarie, LA
Dr. J. P. Dubey, Greenbelt, MD
Mr. Rajiv Dixit, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Ajay Pandey, Yorktown, VA
Dr. Satya Sheel Pachori, Jacksonville, FL
Dr. Arvind & Bhama Pathak, McLean, VA
Dr. Ganesh Pandey, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Mr. Ramesh Agnihotri, Freehold, NJ
Dr. Ramanath Sharma, Honolulu, HI
Dr. Kashi Nath Upadhyay, Honolulu, HI

Formation of BSNA

The publication of the first directory of Brahmans provided motivation to other Brahmans who became actively involved in expanding the network. In cities across the country, several Brahmans held meetings at their residences, at which Brahmans from the surrounding areas were invited. Among those who participated in those meetings held in different cities are Dr. Ghanshyam Pandey, Dr. Shyam Shukla, Dr. Suresh Tiwari, Mr. Pooran Tripathi, Dr. Hans Upadhyay, Mr. Kanwal Parashar, Mr. Tryambak Bajpay, Dr. Prabhakar Mishra, Dr. Anita Dubey, Dr. Vinod Tewary, Mr. Kailash Sharma, and Mr. Dhirendra Shukla. This is only a partial list, since many more Brahmans were contacted and participated in the meetings and telephone conversations.

Thus the original idea of developing a directory of Brahmans expanded into establishing a formal organization giving birth to the Brahman Samaj of North America (BSNA), which was formally established on 3rd September, 1994 with the adoption of an ad hoc constitution. BSNA was registered as a not-for-profit organization in the state of New York. The ad-hoc officers were:

  • Mr. Nirmalendu Choubey, President
  • Dr. Shyam Narayan Shukla, General Secretary
  • Later Mr. Bhaw Dutt Shukla was appointed as the first Treasurer of BSNA.

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A Board of Trustees was also formed with the following members:

Dr. Suresh Tiwari (Chair)
Dr. Satya Sheel Pachori
Dr. Ram Das Chaudhari
Dr. Onkar P. Dwivedi
Dr. Bhudev Sharma
Dr. Ramanath Sharma
Dr. Ghanshyam Narayan Pandey

The subsequent Chairs of BOT are Dr. Uday Naval (2000-2002) and Dr. Shri Kant Mishra (2002-present)

EC Expanded

In the year 1997 two slots were added to the Executive Committee of BSNA - Mr. Nitin Purohit as the Vice President and Dr. Satchidanand Mishra as the Assistant Treasurer and Editor of Brahmakulum (BSNA Directory).

Annual Conventions

The purpose of the conventions is to bring together members from different parts of the continent and develop bond of brotherhood among them. They provide forum to share views on different issues and to offer cultural education to youth and children

The first convention of BSNA was held in July 1995. The following list covers ten conventions held in different parts of North America during the 4th of July weekend:

Year Place Convention Director Keynote Speaker
1995 Allentown, PA Mr. Kailash Sharma Dr. Rama Nath Sharma
1996 Reading, PA Dr. Satish Tripathi Dr. Bhudev Sharma
1997 Troy, MI Mr. Purushottam Sharma Dr. Rajendra Awasthi (India)
1998 Reading, PA Mr. Mahendra Misra Dr. D.N. Misra (India)
1999 Sacramento, CA Mr. Abhaya Nand Maharaj Dr. Shiva Bajpai
2000 Valley Forge, PA Mr. Jagar Sharma Dr. Vidya Niwas Mishra (India)
2001 Long Beach, CA Mr. Bharat Bhargava Dr. Uday Naval
2002 Toronto, Canada Mr. Hari Krishna Panday Dr. Onkar P. Dwivedi
2003 San Jose, CA Dr. Chandra M. Dwivedi Ms. Pratibha Tripathi
2004 East Windsor, NJ Dr. Umesh Shukla Swami Tadatmananda

After the first convention, it was decided to attach an appropriate theme to each of the future conventions. The following is a list of themes attached to the annual conventions:

Year Convention Theme
1996 Brahmans of the Twenty First Century
1997 Family Values
1998 Samskaras
1999 Brahmanatva
2000 Brahman of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
2001 Brahmanatva Revisited
2002 Brahmanic Heritage of Intellect, Service and Humility
2003 Contributions of Women to Hindu Culture
2004 Challenges for the Youth in Twenty First Century

BSNA Constitution

The ad hoc BSNA constitution was replaced by the present constitution written by the Constitution Committee consisting of Dr. Vinod Tewary (Chair), Dr. Surendra Pandey, Prof. Ramanath Sharma, Mr. Jagar Sharma and Dr. Anita Dubey. The General Body approved the new constitution in September 1997, and it became effective January 1, 1998.

BSNA Elections

The first election of BSNA was held in 1997 to elect its new officers with Dr. Satish Tripathi as the Chair of the Nominations and Election Committee (NEC). Mr. Nirmal Choubey submitted a slate of his proposed EC. Since no other nominations were submitted by the deadline, the NEC declared them elected. The members of the first Executive Committee for the term 1998-2000 were:

Mr. Nirmalendu Choubey, President
Mr. Mahendra Misra, Executive Vice President
Dr. Anita Dubey, Vice President
Mr. Manoranjan Mishra, Vice President
Dr. Surendra N. Pandey, General Secretary
Mr. Bhaw Shukla, Treasurer
Dr. Satchidanad Mishra, Assistant Treasurer & Editor, Brahmakulum.

In early 1999, Mr. Maharaj became the General Secretary, when Dr. Surendra Pandey resigned from the position. Mr. Mahendra Misra also resigned as EVP in 1999 and Mr. Jagar Sharma took his place.

The second election was held in 2000. The Nominations and Election Committee (NEC) consisted of Dr. Suresh Tiwari (Chair), Dr. Shri Kant Mishra and Dr. Rama Nath Sharma. The NEC interviewed several members and asked them if they would consider to be nominated for the position of President of BSNA and what their vision on BSNA’s future direction was. After some persuasion, Dr. Shyam Narayan Shukla agreed to submit the names of members who would be on the EC. Therefore, the NEC declared Dr. Shukla and the following members of EC elected unopposed for the term 2001-2003:

Dr. Shyam N. Shukla, President
Mr. Jagar Sharma, Executive Vice President
Dr. Ramesh C. Paliwal, Vice President
Mr. Vishva Sharma, Vice President
Mr. Abhaya Maharaj, General Secretary
Dr. Tej Pandey, Treasurer
Dr. Arvind Sharma, Assistant Treasurer & Editor, Brahmakulum

The new officers were to take over effective January 1, 2001. However, Mr. Nirmal Choubey resigned as President on September 30, 2000 and Mr. Jagar Sharma became President for the remaining period as per BSNA constitution. After the 2001 convention Mr. Nirmal Choubey resigned from BSNA as a member. Mr. Jagar Sharma resigned as EVP after the convention at Toronto in 2002, and Mr. Purushottam Sharma was selected to replace him.

The third election took place under the direction of the new NEC consisting of Dr. Surendra Pandey (Chair), Mr. Nitin Purohit and Dr. Satchidanand Mishra. Although there were other candidates who had expressed their desire to contest the election, they did not supply required information by the deadline, leaving Dr. Shukla as the only candidate in the field with his EC team. Therefore, NEC declared the following as elected officers for the term 2004-06, to assume office starting January 1, 2004:

Dr. Shyam N. Shukla, President
Mr. Purushottam Sharma, Executive Vice President
Mr. Lila Dhar Mishra, Vice President
Mrs. Renu Sharma, Vice President
Dr. Umesh Shukla, General Secretary
Dr. Shrigopal P. Sharma, Treasurer
Dr. Arvind Sharma, Assistant Treasurer & Editor, Brahmakulum


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BSNA Publications

There are three publications of BSNA. They are: (1) Brahma Bharati, a quarterly, newsletter, (2) Brahma-Vani, an annual souvenir magazine, published at the time of conventions, and (3) Brahmakulum, the BSNA Directory. In addition, (4) BSNA also publishes a Homepage on the web as www.bsna.org.

1. Brahma Bharati

The first issue of Brahma Bharati, BSNA’s quarterly newsletter, was published in December 1994 with Dr. Vinod Tewary as its editor. Subsequent editors of Brahma Bharati are Mrs. Nirmala Shukla (1999-2000) and Dr. Surendra Pandey (2000-present).

2. Brahma-Vani

After the first BSNA convention it was decided that a souvenir magazine called Brahma-Vani be published every year at the time of the convention. Dr. Satish Misra was appointed Editor of Brahma-Vani and the first issue was published at the time of the second convention (July 1996) at Reading PA. The magazine included some scholarly articles related to the theme of the convention and some advertisements to raise funds for BSNA. Dr. Misra has been the editor of Brahma-Vani ever since, with the exception of the issue in year 2000, which was edited by Dr. Ramanath Sharma. Since 2000 Dr. Tej Pandey has been the Managing Editor of Brahma-Vani.

3. Brahmakulum

After publication of the first BSNA directory, compiled by Dr. Shyam Shukla, in June 1994, the directory was renamed as Brahmakulum with Dr. Satchidanand Mishra as its editor who published it annually until the year 2000, when the EC decided to print it alternate years as a cost saving measure. The EC also decided to print a supplement of Brahmakulum during the years the complete edition was not published. The supplement included information about new members only.

4. BSNA Home Page

Dr. Vinod Tewary started the BSNA home page some time in early 1996. A year later Dr. Surendra Pandey and Mr. Chakradhar Sharma gave it a new face. Later on Mrs. Ranjana Sharma assumed the editorial role for the homepage. In early 2003 an editorial committee consisting of Drs. Tej Pandey, Surendra Pandey and Umesh Shukla, working with a web master from India redesigned the entire homepage giving it the present format. Dr. Tej Pandey continues to serve as the Homepage editor.

Education Program

In order to develop an education program for youth and children, BSNA appointed an Education Committee in 1998 with Dr. Surendra Pandey as its first Chair. Later, the education Committee’s work was transferred to one of the Vice Presidents of BSNA, Dr. Ramesh Paliwal, who has developed a set of lectures on Hinduism for youth and children. He has visited several chapters in the east coast where he conducted classes for children.

Dr. Shyam N. Shukla has also developed a series of lectures on Hinduism. They are on different topics, namely, History of Sanatana Dharma, Unique Gifts of Hinduism, Four Purusharthas, Social Structures, Sanskaras, Deities, and Festivals.

Global Networking with Brahmans Overseas

The BSNA Convention held at Troy, MI, witnessed another historic moment when Dr. Surendra N. Pandey, General Secretary of BSNA and Mr. Rameshwar Dayal Dixit, Secretary General of All India Kanyakubja Board (AIKB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) forming an official affiliation between the two organizations. The members of the BSNA Executive Committee witnessed the signing ceremony on July 5, 1997, and the General Body approved the MOU the following day. Using the first MOU as the guiding document Brahman Samaj of Nepal signed a similar agreement with BSNA in the year 2000.

In the year 2002, President Shukla visited Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for a pleasure trip. There he established personal contacts with Mr. Ram Pandey of Sydney, Mr. Rajiv Pandey of Auckland and Dr. Vivekanand Sharma of Suva.

In the summer of 2003 Mr. Jagprasad Pandey, a Brahman Leader from Ahmedabad came to the USA and invited Dr. Shyam Shukla to visit Ahmedabad. In November 2003 Dr. Shukla went to India and visited Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Bhopal to have personal contacts with Brahman leaders of the places. Mr. Vinod Trivedi of Samast Brahman Samaj, Navi Mumbai, Mr. Shashikant Tiwari of Sarayupari Brahman Samaj of Ahmedabad, Mr. Shailesh Vyas of Rajkot and Mr. Rajani Kant Shukla of Sarayuparin Brahman Sabha, Bhopal honored Dr. Shukla at special functions and expressed their desire to establish permanent relationships of their organizations with BSNA.

Salient Features of the BSNA (Compiled by Dr. Vinod Tewary)

 

BSNA is a social, cultural, educational, and religious organization with no political affiliations. The sole objective of the BSNA is to bring Brahmans together and help them seek their own cultural and social identity that has a tremendous psychological, social, economic, and political value. For a group to become a socio-economic force, it must evolve from a crowd to a community. The main task of the BSNA is to create a community of Brahmans by identifying the common cultural links.
BSNA has already achieved a North American identity. However, the community of Brahmans must transcend geographical and political boundaries. We must create an international community of Brahmans. The WBC is a step in that direction.

Science and Technology, and the consequent industrialization have brought about a fragmentation of society. In the present age of fragmented society and localized irrational forces, it is of paramount importance for individuals to form regional as well as international links and communities. Brahmanatva provides that much-needed link.

Religion, traditions, and above all the "Samskar" are needed for being a Brahman. It is necessary to pass on the torch of Brahmanatva to the younger generation. BSNA acts as an enabler for passing that torch.
BSNA promotes a healthy respect for the tradition along with a progressive outlook and scientific attitude. BSNA strongly encourages our children to excel in modern education and their professions. Our motto is, "Derive strength from the past and move into the future."
BSNA promotes respect for all human beings and is strongly against all types of discriminations.
BSNA believes that we can have respect for different cultures only if we have respect for our own.
BSNA strongly disapproves the evils of the Hindu caste system. Brahmanatva, for it to have any contemporary relevance, must be above all petty considerations. Brahmanatva must evolve at each point of space and time, along with the new generation.
BSNA provides a platform for our youth to meet and develop contacts with other members of the community all over the world. The WBC would precisely serve that purpose. Matrimony has been an important consideration in every community in every part of the world. The BSNA provides potential contacts for those who want to marry in their own Brahman community.
BSNA has won the acceptance and respect of a large number of highly distinguished people from all over the world. Our membership includes scientists, engineers, doctors, lawyers, industrialists, and professionals from many different walks of life.


BSNA--Global Network
(Contact Persons)

Brahman Samaj of Australia (BSAU)
Mr. Ram Pandey,
11A, First Avenue, Eastwood 2122, Sydney, Australia
Phone: 011-61-2-9804 6346
Fax: 011-61-2- 9206 3070
Email: rampande@aul.ibm.com
Mr. Arvind Misra,
65A Coogee Rd., Ardross, Western Australia WA6153
Phone: 011-61-8-93647427
Email: misra@upnaway.com
Mr. Uday Mishra,
6/ 1927 Princess Hwy, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia
Phone: 011-61-3-9548 9342
Email: uday62@yahoo.com
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Brahman Samaj of Fiji (BSFJ)
Dr. Vivekanand Sharma,
P.O.Box 5074, Raiwaqa, Suva, Fiji
Phone: (Office): 011-679 - 212673, (Home): 011-679-305171
Email: sharma_v@usp.ac.fj

 

All India Kanyakubj Board, Regd. (India)
Chairman: Mr. Dharnidhar Trivedi,
R-12/3, Rajnagar, Ghaziabad, U.P, India

Phone: 011-91-575-4717770
Secretary General: Mr. Rameshwar Dayal Dixit,
37 Gagan Vihar Extn., Delhi, 110051, India
Phone: (Office): 011-91-11-2252-0089, (Home): 011-91-11-2254-7423
Email: aikb@123india.com

 

Brahman Samaj of Ahmedabad (India)
Mr. Shashikant Tiwari,
69 Kulun Tenaments, Nr. Bhavna Tenments, Vasna, Ahmedabad, 380008
Phone: 011-91-979-2526-5237,
E-mail: shashikant_tiwari@yahoo.com
Mr. J. P. Pandey,
Savitri Sadan, B-5 Anupam Colony, Opp. Chirag Diamonds,
L. B. Shastri Road, Po. O. Thakkarbapanagar, Ahmedabad 382350
Phone: : 011-91-79-2274-0093,
(Cell): 011-91-98-2506-4772.

Samast Brahman Samaj of Navi Mumbai (India)
Mr. Vinod Trivedi,
707 7th Floor, Devavrata, Plot No. 83, Sector 17, Vashi Navi, Mumbai 400703
Phone: 011-91-20-2789-3551;
E-mail: pecpl@homail.com

 

Brahman Samaj of Rajkot (India)
Mr. Sailesh Vyas,
J-9/36-A Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027

 

Brahman Samaj of Mauritius (BSM)
Mr. Vidyadhar Mishra, 9, Catoire Street, Beau-Bassin, Mauritius
Phone: (Office): 011-230-212-6121,
(Home): 011-230-454-4282
Email: mvidyadhar@hotmail.com

Brahman Samaj of Nepal, Regd. (BSN)
Chairman: Dr. Mankeshwar Nath Pandey, Director (Retd.)
Livestock Services Deptt., HMG Nepal, GPO Box no. 8049,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (Home): 011-977-1-523430;
(Office): 011-977-1-260046
Fax: 011-977-1-412697
Email: shambhu@bluebird.wlink.com.np
General Secretary: Mr. Ramagya Chaturvedi, General Manager,
National Construction Company, Nepal, Post Box. No. 37,
Hal Chowk, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Phone: (Office): 011-977-1-282726;
(Home): 011-977-1-471284/ 485698
Fax: 011-977-1-271926
Treasurer: Dr. Parshuram Mishra, MBBS, MS, Asstt. Prof. General Surgery,
NMC 424, P. O. Box. 8912, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (Home): 011-977-1-422314,
(Office): 011-977-1-412303/ 412505
Email: usr@hons.com.np or surgery@mos.com.np

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Brahman Samaj of Netherlands (BSN), Holland
President: Pandit Anand Shukla Kalapnat
Phone: 011-31-320-236551 Cell: 011-31-638-03191
Address: Gelderse Hoek 17, Lelystad, Zip 8223 ZA The Netherlands (Holland)
Secretary: Pandit Radjindrepersad Ramkoeber Tiwari
Phone: 011-31-235-64309
Website: www.brahmansamajholland.nl
E-mail: brahmansamaj@zonnet.nl

Brahman Samaj of New Zealand (BSNZ)
Mr. Rajiv Pandey, 21 A Debron Avenue, Remuara, Auckland 1005
Phone: 011-64-95-290415
Email: pandeyr@topaz.co.nz

Brahman Samaj of South Africa (BSSA)
Mr. Rakesh Maharaj, 15 Villador, 376 New Germony Rd.,
Reservoir Hill, Durbon, RSA 4091
Phone: 011-2731-2629537
Email: simrak@mweb.co.za

Brahman Samaj of United Kingdom (BSUK) www.brahmansamajuk.org
President: Mr. Ram C. Tiwari, 10 New Trinity Rd.,
East Finchley, London, UK N2 8EE;
Phone: 011-44-208-883-0283;
Email: ramtiwari41@yahoo.co.uk
Executive Vice-President: Mr. Surendra Kumar Atri
7 Sydney Road, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex IG6 2ED, England
Phone: 011-44-208-491-5769
Email: suren10atri@hahoo.co.uk
General Secretary: Mr. Satish Kumar Sharma,
35 St. Michael Crescent, Pinner, Middlesex UB1 3PB,
England41 The Drive, Illford, Essex, London, UK LG1 3HB;
Phone: 011-44-208-429-8672
Email: satish_indirauk@yahoo.co.uk
Treasurer: Mr. Virendra K. Tewary, 41 The Drive,
Illford, Essex, London, UK LG1 3HB;
Phone: 011-44-208-554-1768

BSNA is proud of its friends at home and abroad.
We thank them for promoting Brahman unity worldwide