Vicharik Mahakumbh during Simhastha at Ninora from May 12 to 14

Vichar Mahakumbh to give universal message during Simhastha will be held at Ninora near Ujjain from May 12 to 14. It will be inaugurated at 10 am on May 12.

Sarsanghchalak of Rasthriya Swayam Sewak Sangh Shri Mohan Bhagwat, Swami Avdheshanand Giriji, Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Sikiyong CTAD, Dharmshala's Shri Lobsang Sangay and Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya's chancellor Shri Pranab Pandya will address the inaugural session from 10 am to 12 noon.

Parallel sessions will be held from 12.30 to 2 pm and 3 to 4.30 pm. From 5 to 7 am in 'Swachchhata Sarita Kumbh', lectures will be delivered by Shri Chidanand Muniji, Union Water Resources Minister Sushri Uma Bharti, Prof. Jay Okeefe of South Africa and Prof. Nakamura of Japan. The session will be presided over by MP Shri Anil Madhav Dave.

First session 'Krishi Evam Kuteer Kumbh' on May 13

On Vichar Kumbh's second day, the first session 'Krishi Evam Kuteer Kumbh' on May 13 from 9.30 to 11.30 am, lectures will be delivered by Yog Guru Swami Shri Ramdevji, Shri Suresh Joshi, Upakhya Bhaiyyaji Joshi, Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, Sushri Vandana Shiva, Sushri Rebecca-New York, Shri Manish Kumar and Shri Subhash Palekar. Sushri Jaya Jaitley will preside over the session.

In the session 'Sustainable Development and Climate Change' from 12 noon to 1.15, Union Minister of State for Forests and Environment (Independent Charge) Shri Prakash Javadekar, Shri Dayanand Bhargava and Dr. David Frawley will deliver speeches. Shri Subhash Kak will preside over the session. From 1.20 to 2 pm, Sushri Bhavdeep Kang will hold discussions with Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev.

Bhikkhuni Dhammananda-Thailand, Stephen Kuapp, Ramdass Lamb, Shri Michael Cremo and Yvette Rosser will address the session 'Right way of living' from 3 to 4.30 pm. Ven Banagala Upatissa Nayak Thero will preside over the session.

In the session 'Shakti Kumbh' from 5 to 7 pm, lectures will be delivered by Smt. Gita Gunde, Swamini Vimlanand and Sushri Nivedtia Bhide. Goa's Governor Smt. Mridula Sinha will preside over the session.

Third day of Vichar Kumbh

During special plenary session 'Living the Right Way' from 9 to 11 am on the third day of Vichar Kumbh, speeches will be delivered by Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Shri Sampathan, Bhutan's Minister D.N. Dhungyel, Shri Kheel Raj Regmi-Nepal, Shri Sadhan Chandra Majoomdar-Member of Parliament from Bangladesh, Dato Shri S.K. Devmani-Malaysia, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Raman Singh, Rajasthan's Chief Minister Smt. Vasundhara Raje, Jharkhand's Chief Minister Shri Raghuvar Das, Haryana's Chief Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar and Maharashtra's Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Sumitra Mahajan will preside over the session.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be the chief guest of concluding session from 11.30 am to 1.30 pm where universal message of Simhastha-2016 will be released. Sri Lanka's President Shri Matripala Sirisena will guest of honour. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh will also be present on the occasion.