108th Chinmaya Jayanti Celebrations

Pujya Swami Swaroopananda Ji, Global Head Chinmaya Mission Worldwide will be visiting Chinmaya Degree College, Haridwar on 23rd October 2024 to participate in the ongoing 108th Chinmaya Jayanti Celebrations. Pujya Swami Swaroopananda ji will be accompanied by Swami Yatishwarananda ji of Dehradun, Brahmacharini Satya ji of Saharanpur and Brahmacharini Sudipti ji of Roorkee.

Chinmaya Mission runs over 95 schools in India and abroad, nine colleges and one University. Chinmaya Mission is contributing in the field of education in a big way. About 1,00,000 students from all over the globe are presently studying in Chinmaya educational institutions. Chinmaya Mission follows the vision of Adi Shankaracharya and promotes the educational and cultural heritage of the country.

Chinmaya Degree College, Haridwar was established in 1989 by Chinmaya Mission in partnership with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited under the benign grace of His Holiness, Pujya Swami Chinmayananda Ji Maharaj (Gurudev). Presently, the college’s designed capacity is about 1200 students. The college runs B.Sc. and M.Sc. courses in science subjects, namely; Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Mathematics, Zoology, Computer Science, Microbiology and Biotechnology.

To align with the new age needs, the college management is examining a slew of options. The focus will stay on blending traditional and Indian knowledge system with emerging technologies. The best way to integrate the old with new, calls for a nimble footed organisational management structure. The goal is enhancement of the Comprehensive National Power ( which is a combination of hard power and soft power) of Bharat. This objective may be met by transformation of the College to an Autonomous College, as an interim measure, and eventually convert it into a multidisciplinary Deemed-to-be University. There is also the other option of making Chinmaya Degree College, Haridwar the Northern hub of Chinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Chinmaya Mission’s University established at the ancestral home of Adi Shankaracharya Ji in Kerala.

The resolve of the Management is to make Chinmaya Degree College, Haridwar an institute of National Importance. With Pujya Gurudev’s grace and blessings this will happen at the right time. The college management is hopeful that the envisaged changes will usher in the desired transformation in keeping with the growing needs of National Interests at a time when Bharat is showing signs of emerging as a Great Power in the Amrit Kaal.