The Karmapa Documentary Project

November 19 - 22, 2005

Gyalwa Karmapa visits Bhopal, India:

November 20, 2005

Gyalwa Karmapa at the Golden Jubilee Dhamma Diksha Samaroh

Following an invitation of the Golden Jubilee Dhamma Diksha Samaroh Organizing Committee, His Holiness the 17^th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje visited Bhopal from 19^th to 22^nd November, 2005.  On arrival at Raja Bhoj Airport, Bhopal, His Holiness was received by Shri Rajesh Mishra, Protocol Officer, State Govt., Shri Anwar Mohammad Khan, Chairman, Shri Indash Gajbhiye, Member of the State Minorities Commission, Members of the Organizing Committee and a large number of devotees.

Shri Sunil Sood, City Mayor called on His Holiness at the Lake View Ashok Hotel where His Holiness stayed as guest of the State. Other callers included Ms. Meenakship Natrajan of Nehru Yuva Kendra and Father Anand Mutungal,  Chief Editor of the Hindu Daily Bhaskar, Hindustan Times Correspondent D. Ghosh and Electronic Media (Sahara, ETC and Raj)  who all covered the visit and interviewed His Holiness.

His Holiness inaugurated the Golden Jubilee Samaroh at Samanvaya Bhawan on 20^th November, 2005.  The ceremony was presided over by Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Planning Commission, Govt. of India and attended by Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Member of Parliament, Retd. Justice V.H. Bhairav, Bombay High Court, Shri Indersh Gajbhiye, Member State Minority Commission, distinguished guests and large number of delegates. Addressing the conference, His Holiness recalled that Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar fought against discrimination and worked for the establishment of social order based on the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity.