Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:50:23 PM (IST)
Udupi: Pejawar Mutt's Hostel for Dalits to Open in a Week
Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Jul 20: Sri Vishweshateertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt said here
on Monday July 19 that a new hostel for students built in the town by
the Mutt will start functioning within a week. Addressing a press
conference, he said that students from dalit and backward classes will
be given preference in admission into this 40-room hostel.
"Free food will be provided at the hostel. This is the first phase of
the project undertaken by the Mutt to provide free lodging and food to
students without discrimination on the basis of caste or religious
affiliation. Although all students will be admitted, preference will
be given to students from dalit and backward classes. The students
will also be imparted education in righteousness and culture," he
added.
The Swamiji revealed that a students' hostel being built at Mysore too
will be inaugurated shortly, and that there are plans to open such
hostels in Mangalore, Shimoga and Dharwad to cater to the needs of
poor students there. "On behalf of the Mutt, temples have been built
in Haridwar and New Delhi. Centres have also been opened in Varanasi,
Badrinath and Nasik. A religious centre is coming up at the foot of
Tirupati Hills. These have been undertaken as a measure to propagate
our religion," he explained.
He said that the ancient relics and marks belonging to the times of
Pandavas at Hastivanati, their abode as per legends, have been
destroyed. "A plan to build a temple for Lord Krishna, five Pandavas
apart from Draupadi, their wife, in the form of a national monument at
Hastinavati, is on. Donors from North India have come forward to
donate for this cause," he claimed.
He explained the measures undertaken by the Mutt to provide basic
facilities to people living in the naxal-infected regions situated at
the foot of the Western Ghats during the third year in succession, at
a cost of Rs 20 lac. The Swamiji also said that the plan to extend
financial assistance to the patients from this region through direct
payment to hospitals is also in progress.
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