STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Shri Kailakh Jyotish Avem Vedic Sansthan (SKJAVS) Trust held a function here on Sunday to release a book titled ‘Nagdevatas Ki Mahima’ written by Mahant Rohit Shastri, President of Trust, which was attended by a galaxy of distinguished guests. A number of eminent citizens were also felicitated on the occasion for their contributions towards the society in various fields.
The programme started with lighting of lamp amidst chanting of Vedic hymens by Sanskrit scholars. Giving a brief detail about the book, Mahant Rohit Shastri said that Nags have been described as an integral friend of mankind in various scriptures. “Even Science even says that more than 80 percent of snakes do not contain venom. Therefore, there is a great need to save nature and this integral friend of humanity,” he added.
Former Minister and State Vice President BJP, Sham Lal Sharma said that J&K is a land of Vasuki and Ashtakuli serpents and there are temples of Nagdevtas at many places. Lauding efforts of Rohit Shastri for promotion of Sanskrit language and upliftment of society, he said that as per various mythological tales, folklores and legends, snakes have been proved beneficial for mankind in various ways. The programme was organised by social activist Ankush Sharma.
Others who spoke on the occasion included Professor R K Sinha, Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University; Prof J P Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST); Major JMC, Chander Mohan Gupta; former DGP J&K, Dr S P Vaid; Shakti Kumar Pathak, Director Special Security Force, Raj Bhawan Jammu and Prof Madan Mohan Jha, Director Central Sanskrit University, Shri Ranbir Campus.
On the occasion, a number of persons were honored which included DDC member Kewal Krishna Sharma, DDC member Pinky Devi, DDC Rakesh Sharma, BDC member Aarti Devi, Sarpanch Rajdev Singh, Councilor Anita Devi, President Awardee Sanjeev Sharma, Professor Mohapatra, Acharya Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay, Dr Arun Sharma, Dr. Vikas Pada, Dr. Anil Mehta, Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Dr. Ankush Sharma, Dr. Narinder Sharma, Brijesh Singh, Sant Kumar, Nishikant, Khushwinder Singh, Shamsher Singh, Surinder Sharma, Rohit Jandiyal, Shammi Chaudri, Lalit Khajuria, Sant Kumar, Amit Ajawat, Naresh Sharma, Vikas Bhagat, Karan Singh Chib, Jagdev Singh Chib, Ravinder Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Shushil Ratan, Acharya Pawan Raina, Vikram Singh Jamwal, Manmohan Singh, Rakesh Singh, Uttam Sharma, Rajesh Langar etc.
Others present on the occasion included Trust’s Vice President Pawan Khajuria, General Secretary Prabodh Sharma, Rakesh Gandotra, Amarjit Singh, Sukhjit Singh, Bhushan Jamwal, Shekhar Banti, Vijay Seth, Bhushan Shastri, Naresh Shastri, Tilak Shastri, Yash Seth, Manik Seth, Rajinder Seth , Subhash Seth, Nigam Gupta, Sanju Seth, Vijay Seth, Vijay Muster, Satpal Sharma, Rajan Sharma, Ashok Shastri, Rohit Seth, Ashok Singh, Ashok Sharma, Rajiv Sharma, Sanjay Shastri, Naresh Dutt, Vijay Shastri, Anurag Kaiser, Rahul Seth, Ravi Shastri and Vinod Shastri.