The 119th Jayanthi celebration of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal (Sage of Kanchi) in association with Veda Pata Nidhi Trust was held on June 4, 2012 under the auspices of Neela Subramanian Endowment. The programme started with Pooja and Veda Parayanam and was followed by honouring of Vedic Pundits. On this occasion tributes were paid to (late) Ra. Ganapathy, (the author of Hindu Dharma) and (late) T. S. Santghanam of (TVS Group). Shri L. Sabaretnam, Chairman, Bhavan's Chennai Kendra welcomed the gathering and paid rich tributes to the sage of Kanchi who was the architect of Bhavan's Chennai Kendra. Shri K. Parasaran, Vice-Chairman of Bhavan's Chennai Kendra and Chairman of Veda Pata Nidhi Trust paid tributes to (late) T. S. Santhanam, who was a pillar of the Veda Pata Nidhi Trust which operates from Bhavan's Chennai Kendra. Ra. Ganapathy was an ardent devotee of Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal and authored the famous book "Deivathin Kural” (seven volumes) in Tamil which was subsequently, translated into English by RGK and published by the Bhavan as “Hindu Dharma". Shri Charukesi Viswanathan, Dr. Krishnamurthy Sastrigal and Dr. Padma Subramanyam also paid tributes to Ra. Ganapathy. A message from Justice Shri K. Kannan, Judge, (Punjab and Haryana High Court) was read during the occasion. The programme concluded with a carnatic musical tribute to the Saint of Kanchi by Shri Sikkil Gurucharan and Troupe.
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