May our country, O Lord, flourish in every resource. Endowed with divine wisdom, the Vipra community, through penance and reflection that reached every horizon, has adorned our divine nation and raised it to the proud position of Vishwaguru, teacher of the world. Reading the needs of each age, it has always shown the country a path suited to the times. With the welfare of the nation at heart and a vision as vast as the infinite sky, Vipra Foundation works on. We are firmly resolved to build a prosperous and strong India. Some of the main programmes Vipra Foundation currently runs for national unity:
Regarding the whole world as one family, Vipra Foundation is committed to staying in touch to share news of cultural, literary and social activities, to fostering good qualities through the exchange of ideas, and to keeping a broad vision for the welfare of all.
Vipra Foundation remains constantly alert to its part in building a better India, through efforts such as working to cleanse politics and bring integrity to it, raising awareness of our duty to the nation, standing firm against corruption, and campaigning against objectionable government policies.
The Shrimad Bhagavad Gita is the foundation of the nation's life and a proud scripture of Indian culture. Vipra Foundation holds the Gita competition at the international level so that the Gita reaches every home, and so that citizens of all ages take its teachings into their lives and bring happiness to their families, society and the nation.
Keeping cows brings blessings to the family, society and the nation. Vipra Foundation is working across the country to raise awareness of cow welfare and, as far as possible, to have every family keep and care for one cow, or arrange for one to be cared for. Sustained efforts are also being made to ensure that governments play an active role in this.
Humankind is the finest creation of the environment. As an act of reverence for the environment, Vipra Foundation will support efforts to keep the Ganga from being polluted and to prevent the waste of water. It will also run a campaign for every family to plant at least one tree, and protect it, so that the country's forest wealth grows.
Vipra Foundation envisages that, on at least one day a month, at a fixed date and time, people of every caste, class and varna come together, with gratitude to the nation, to recite a prayer to God aloud, individually and together, dedicated to the good of the country.
To establish India's many-hued Sanatan culture and to make the coming generation aware of the harmful effects of globalisation, Vipra Foundation aspires to develop and carry out the idea of setting up Sanskriti Vihars, conceived as temples of culture, in different parts of the country.
Caste narrow-mindedness has never had any place in the Brahmin community. We have always stood for broad generosity. Brahmins have proclaimed harmony through auspicious mantras such as ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’ (may all be happy). Endowed with special wisdom and devoted to justice, the Vipra community has pursued constant spiritual practice and worship with the welfare of the whole universe in mind, and will continue to do so. Vipra Foundation wishes the whole of Indian society to become radiant and vigorous, wise and learned in science. Some of Vipra Foundation's main programmes for social harmony:
Vipra Foundation seeks the good of all through heartfelt gestures such as organising religious and moral discourses, sending blessings, good wishes and congratulations to people of all communities on their auspicious collective occasions, and sending messages of condolence at times of sorrow such as a death.
Paying heartfelt, public tribute to the outstanding heroes of the nation and society, taking part in the birth anniversaries of the great figures of each region, and holding collective programmes on the birth anniversaries of national heroes to express reverence are an important part of Vipra Foundation's programmes.
Building an atmosphere of cultural harmony across the whole of India, this Vipra Foundation programme includes events on national, cultural and social festivals, fairs and seminars for the exchange of ideas, sanskar (values) camps and more.
A love of justice is the highest quality of a Brahmin. To extend a helping hand, as far as one can, to anyone who suffers is the true duty of a human being. Wherever injustice is done to any caste or class, Vipra Foundation is firmly resolved to show its commitment to justice and stand against it.
The aim of Encouraging Talent and Skill is for the Vipra community, in fulfilment of its sense of duty, to encourage, reward and felicitate excellence in fields such as education, literature, sport, acting, music, dance and painting, and to hold programmes for this purpose.
Standing for change suited to the times while keeping our traditions, Vipra Foundation is committed to raising awareness in society so that outdated customs and practices change, to serving and caring for the elderly in keeping with our culture, to helping the afflicted as far as possible, and to the Beti Bachao (Save the Daughter) campaign.
Standing for change suited to the times while keeping our traditions, Vipra Foundation is committed to raising awareness in society so that outdated customs and practices change, to serving and caring for the elderly in keeping with our culture, to helping the afflicted as far as possible, and to the Beti Bachao (Save the Daughter) campaign.
Only when the triveni, the three streams of knowledge of our tradition, community consciousness and self-examination, keeps flowing through society does society stand like the king of pilgrimage places itself and bring joy and blessing to humanity. Only when Brahminhood awakens will the nation awaken. When society rises with a new consciousness, new energy and positive thinking, the nation will become strong on its own. Vipra Foundation is working in a planned way and with dedication, in an open and generous spirit, for the all-round development of society. Some of the main programmes Vipra Foundation currently runs for community progress:
The Vipra Scholars Programme is run for purposes such as providing interest-free loans for higher education, career counselling, guidance for the administrative services, coaching classes, incentive awards for students who score remarkable marks in board examinations, and building schools, colleges, universities and hostels.
Vipra Entrepreneurs is working towards goals such as preparing a directory of Vipras in business around the world, creating an atmosphere of mutual cooperation among established Vipra entrepreneurs, sharing information about new horizons, and providing employment opportunities for young people and women.
The Vipra Suswasthya Project is committed to running awareness campaigns for the good health of community members, distributing health insurance cards that give financial security for proper treatment, and holding yoga, meditation and sadhana camps, blood donation camps, health check-up camps and more from time to time.
The aim of the Vipra Saptavidya Poshan Samiti is to build an excellent society by upholding and nurturing fields such as Devbhasha (Sanskrit), karmakand (ritual practice), Ayurveda, astrology, Vastu Shastra, temple worship and spiritual discourse, working steadily and in a planned way to achieve meaningful and happy results.
The aim of Vipra Foundation's service called Vipra Parinay Setu is to encourage Brahmin families of a similar culture to marry across sub-castes, so that marriage ties grow within the wider Vipra community, and to help in the search for suitable brides and grooms.
