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Morari Bapu Begins Nine-Day Ramcharitmanas Recital at Harvard University
Morari Bapu is leading a nine-day reading and explanation of the Ramcharitmanas at Harvard University.
The programme began on August 15 and will continue until August 23.
It is being held at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge.
Harvard also hosted three days of scholarly discussions about the tradition.
The event included celebrations for Tulsi Jayanti, which honours poet-saint Tulsidas.
Professor Diana Eck described the journey of Ram, Sita and Lakshmana as an important pilgrimage across India.
Speakers said the programme brings together spiritual traditions and academic study.
Bapu said the event would focus on truth, love and compassion.
Morari Bapu began the nine-day ‘Manas Guru Prasad’ recital at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on August 15.
The recital is scheduled to continue through August 23 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard also hosted a three-day scholarly discussion from August 16 to 18.
The programme commemorated Tulsi Jayanti on August 19, honouring poet-saint Tulsidas.
Speakers connected the Ramcharitmanas tradition with values including truth, love and compassion.
- Who
- Indian spiritual leader Morari Bapu, Harvard scholars, sadhus and other guests are participating.
- What
- A nine-day recital of the Ramcharitmanas, titled ‘Manas Guru Prasad’, is being held alongside scholarly discussions.
- Where
- Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- When
- The recital began on August 15 and is scheduled through August 23; scholarly discussions took place from August 16 to 18, and Tulsi Jayanti was observed on August 19.
- Why
- The programme commemorates Tulsi Jayanti and focuses on the Ram Katha tradition and the values of Satya, Prem and Karuna—truth, love and compassion.
Key facts
- Event title
- ‘Manas Guru Prasad’
- Leader
- Morari Bapu
- Venue
- Sanders Theatre, Harvard University
- Recital dates
- August 15–23
- Scholarly discussions
- August 16–18
- Commemoration
- Tulsi Jayanti, observed on August 19
- Stated themes
- Satya, Prem and Karuna—truth, love and compassion
Quotes
Prof Diana Eck
Faculty Director at Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute
“"Ram, Sita and Lakshmana could be seen as ‘primordial pilgrims’ whose 14‑year journey of exile from Ayodhya through Prayag, Chitrakoot, Panchavati and Kishkindha to Rameshwaram unfolded across India."”
theprint.in
“"This Katha is being held in Savan maas, in the context of Tulsi Jayanti. What was lit today by the sadhus was not gyan deep; it was prem jyoti."”
theprint.in
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