Brahma Kumaris Honored with Award of Distinction in California, USA

A three-day Indo-American Wellness Conclave and Exhibition was organized at the Santa Clara Convention Centre, in California, USA, by the India Post in collaboration with many other local Silicon Valley organizations to revisit Indian “Wellness” Heritage, spreading awareness of the 5,000 year-old Indian philosophy on natural wellness and health.
The formal inauguration ceremony was held at which Honorable Consul General Venkatesan Ashok of the San Francisco Consulate was the Chief Guest. Guests who presided over the ceremony were BK Sister Kusum, the Director of the Brahma Kumaris, Silicon Valley, and local political dignitaries gracing the occasion, including Ash Kalra, Assembly Member; Lily Mei, Mayor of Fremont; Dave Bonaccorsi, Fremont City Council Member; Kathy Watanabe, Vice Mayor of Santa Clara; Darcy Paul, Mayor of Cupertino; Anu Natarajan, former Vice Mayor of Fremont; Kansen Chu, California State Assembly Member; Rishi Kumar, Saratoga Council Member; and Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath, Academy Director, Kerala Ayurveda USA.
Dr. Romesh Japra, Chairman and Convener of FIA/FOG(Federation of Indo-Americans of Northern California/ Festival of Globle) and the Conclave and Publisher of India Post; Rajesh Verma, President of FIA; Manorama Joshi, Fremont Hindu Temple trustee; and Rajesh Sharma, Director of Phoenix Expovent and India Post, represented their respective organizations on the stage during the lamp lighting ceremony.
BK Sister Kusum, Director of the Brahma Kumaris, Silicon Valley, gave a talk on spiritual wellness.  In her address, she said that “Total wellness comes when I pay attention to my mind, when my mind experiences peace … because mind is the seed. When I pay attention to the seed, then all the branches will get the nutrients.”
Mr. Rajesh Verma, President of FIA, handed the Award of Distinction to BK Sister Kusum for outstanding service to the World of Wellness and Indo-American Wellness Conclave and Exhibition(IAWCE) 2018.