2008 BSNA Convention will be held in Sacramento, California on July 4 thru 6. Click here for Internet Registration.

 Participants from outside the US should contact BSNA President Mr. Purushottam Sharma (email here) or WBO President, Dr. Sangam Mishra (email here) or AIKB Secretary, Mr. Rameshwar Dayal Dixit (email here) for Visa letters. Click here for convention details.

Vishva Vani, the WBO Newsletter, provides recent WBO activities. Click here to read the Newsletter.

Brahma Vani, the BSNA Annual Convention souvenir, has many articles related to Brahmanic values and traditions, written by distinguished authors. Click here to read the souvenir.

Brahma Bharati, the BSNA Newsletter, provides reports of recent BSNA activities. Click here to read the Newsletter.

 

For 2007 WBO convention report and selected pictures of the convention, click here.

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh).

Wedding and Yagyopaveet expenses in the Indian Culture require lifesavings of parents. Poor parents are unable to bear such a huge burden.  In order to ease this burden on poor parents, Brahman community in Unnao, UP, India has been organizing and sponsoring a group wedding and yagyopaveet sanskar event for the last six years.  The expenses for this great community service are covered from donations by  several organizations. This year individual BSNA members donated funds to sponsor the event. The group weddings and group yagyopaveet sanskars took place on Feb 24, 2008 in Unnao, U.P.

The sixth annual event organized by the Brahman Samaj of Shuklaganj, Unnao. A total of 15 couples were wed on this day and Yagyopaveet sanskar was conducted for 51 young boys.     BSNA donations were used to provide a steel cupboard, fan, gas stove, gas cylinder, fan and a sewing machine to the couples to enable them to start the household.  Other sponsoring organizations also donated necessary household items like bed, bicycle, clothings and ornaments.  Some of the pictures taken during the event can be found below.
If anyone would like additional information about this event and/or wish to donate funds for this annual event in the future to support this community activity please feel free to contact Dr. Umesh Shukla at 908-431-9845 or via email shuklafamily80@gmail.com

View photo album here.

The first ever Mini Convention of WBO in South India was held on December 2, 2007.  In a colorful opening ceremony, all the delegates were first welcomed who joined their hands for the strength and unity of Brahmans.

The Mini Convention commenced at the scheduled time when the traditional band welcomed the delegates.   Shri B S Murthy, Bhuvaneswar (Orissa) Brahman Samaj; Shri Sattur, Hubli (Karnataka Brahman Samaj); Shri Sampat Kumar – Prakasam District Brahman Samaj of Vaikhanasa; Shri Varada Raja Bhattacharya – Machilipatnam District Brahman Samaj of Vaikhanasa; Brahman Seva Sangh Samakhya (A registered body of Brahmans in the state of Andhra Pradesh) with its large network and branches affiliated with WBO while Shri Madhusudhanaacharyulu representing Shri Vaishnavaites; Shri Mudigonda Sankara Sarma – Lingayat; and many other eminent personalities including Dr S Venugopalachari – former Central Government Minister and former MP; Shri S V Rao (a leader for Brahman Unity Movement) and several other prominent Brahmans attended the convention.   The hall was packed up with delegates all around the state of AP and also from neighboring states. .....(click here for full report)

Gujarat Provincial Unit of World Brahman Organization (WBO) honored astronaut Sunita (Pandya) Williams at a special ceremony held on 22nd September at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

WBO President Dr. Sangam Mishra attended the welcome ceremony along with the officers of WBO Gujarat Provincial Unit including: Shri J.P. Pandey, Patron WBO Gujarat unit; Shri Jagdish Dave, President WBO Gujarat unit; Shri Shashikant Tiwari, Vice President, WBO Executive Committee; Shri Rajendra Vyas, President WBO youth wing, Gujarat Unit. Several M.L.A.s of Gujarat & M.P. were also present along with a large number of Brahmans and others from Ahmedabad area.

All major newspapers covered the event with photographs of Mrs. Williams receiving special commendation from the WBO officers. The Sunday Times, which published her picture with Dr. Mishra, quoted her as saying, "I learned that the Earth has no boundaries."

We are very proud that the space record holder Sunita ji comes from a Brahman family.

Please click here to see photos and newspaper cliping of the reception.

Dear Brahmans Kul gaurav friends

After taking the responsibility of the presidency of World Brahman Organization, I visited many states in India after returning from World Brahman Convention (WBC 2007) held at Washington D.C. Wherever I went, I found that many Brahman Organizations of different states and districts took keen interest to know about the successful completion of WBC 2007 Washington D.C. In fact almost all the organizations want to join and get affiliated under WBO, the only worldwide Brahman organization.....(click here for full text)

Resolutions Passed by the Representatives of WBO at the World Brahman Convention Held in Washington, DC on May 25-27, 2007. 1. Endowment Fund For Needy Brahman Families  The Brahman Samaj of North America (BSNA), and all affiliate organizations of World Brahman Organizations (WBO) will establish an Endowment Fund for supporting educational, social and economic activities for the benefit of Brahmans, and Hindus throughout the world, especially in India. 2. Kashmiri Hindus World Brahman Organization is very much concerned about the plights of the Kashmiri Hindus and, therefore, believes that the Government of India should facilitate in obtaining justice for Kashmiri Pundits along with other Hindus of Kashmir. The Government of India should also take appropriate measures for their safe return to their homeland and provide adequate support and security for their re-settlement.  3. Preserving Family Values and Unity Brahman families throughout the world are becoming more and more westernized and forgetting our age-old values and customs.  WBO promotes family values and emphasizes unity within the extended family.  We should work together, help in developing self-esteem and pride in our Hindu heritage, foster friendship and help all needy Brahmans.  We should develop efficient ways of communicating our concerns through websites, e-mails or personal contacts.  We should also help Brahman families all over the world in their quest for excellence in life, finding appropriate life partners and livelihood through our collective efforts. 4. Conversion of Hindus  WBO is very concerned about the conversion of Hindus to other religions. WBO will make specific efforts to educate Hindus, and support other organizations that are making efforts to prevent the conversion of Hindus. 5. Unity of Brahmans WBO congratulated and appreciated the unity of Brahmans in the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh, India. For the first time Brahmans have united themselves and voted for the Brahmans and the party.  We hope that this kind of unity will continue in the future in political scenario and Brahmans will play a vital role in India.         Washington DC, U.S.A. May 27, 2007