Kolkata, 25 October 2026: A special meeting of Vipra Foundation’s National Executive Committee was held on Sunday at Spring Club, EM Bypass, Kolkata, chaired by National President Shri Satyanarayan Shrimali. Accepting the invitation, more than 150 national office-bearers, executive members, zonal office-bearers and special invitees from across the country attended; 147 of them signed the attendance register. The meeting was also streamed live on Zoom for members who could not travel. Organisation General Secretary (Sangathan Mahamantri) Dr Sunil Sharma conducted the proceedings.
In a show of organisational unity, the heads of both of Vipra Foundation’s affiliate organisations attended: Dr Vijay Basotia, National President of the Vipra Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ViCCI), and Dr Harsha Trivedi, Chairperson of the International Society for Parshuram Consciousness (ISPAC). Founder Shri Sushil Ojha was present along with three former National Presidents, Shri Banwarilal Soti, Shri Dharamnarayan Joshi and Shri Radheshyam Sharma ‘Guruji’, and legislators Dr Rajesh Kumar and Shri Vijay Ojha graced the occasion.
Regional Presidents Shri Satish Chandra Sharma, Shri Vidyadhar Pareek and Shri Purushottam Sharma, Chief Coordinator Shri Shrikishan Joshi, and prominent community figures including Shri K K Upadhyay, Shri Jagdish Mishra, Shri Rajkumar Soti, Shri Praveen Trivedi, Shri K K Sharma, Shri Bharat Ram Tiwari and Shri Dipu Sharma also took part. The meeting was hosted by the Foundation’s Zone 7 (Kolkata) under Zonal President Shri Kishan Goswami, who welcomed the guests and delegates.
The meeting discussed preparations for the unveiling of Shaktipunj Parshuram (Statue of Strength), the 51-foot statue of Bhagwan Parshuram installed at Shri Parshuram Kund, Arunachal Pradesh, and announced the Shri Parshuram Kund Amantran Rath Yatra. The yatra will set out from Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) on 4 December 2026 and reach Shri Parshuram Kund (Arunachal Pradesh) on 24 December 2026, inviting devotees across the country to the unveiling along the way. The statue will be unveiled in January–February 2027, on a date to be announced after consultation with the authorities.
Key decisions
Parshuram Murti Sthapna Samiti reconstituted: Shri Dharamnarayan Joshi was named Chairman, Shri Parmeshwar Sharma President and Shri Ramesh Sharma Convenor, along with eight other office-bearers.
Anushasan Uchchadhikar Samiti (High-Power Discipline Committee) formed: set up to oversee the organisation’s work and activities, the committee will be led by Shri Radheshyam Sharma as President, with Shri Shrikant Parashar as Convenor. Its members are Dr Vijay Basotia, Shri Ashok Pareek, Shri Mahaveer Prasad Sharma, Shri Kuldeep Vyas, Shri Jitendra Kumar Bhardwaj, Shri Lokesh Sharma, Shri Banwarilal Sewda, Shri Ramnarayan Bhairavlal Sharma and Shri Harinarayan Vyas.
Upcoming programmes
- Shri Parshuram Kund Amantran Rath Yatra · 4–24 December 2026 · from Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) to Shri Parshuram Kund (Arunachal Pradesh)
- Brahmaputra Bhagwat Mahotsav · 17–23 December 2026 · Guwahati
- Makar Sankranti Mela relief camp · 13–15 January 2027 · Parshuram Kund
- Unveiling of the statue · January–February 2027 · date to be announced after consultation with the authorities
- Ganesh Jiman · 14 March 2027
“The statue stands at Parshuram Kund today because of the faith and support of our community across the country. Through the Amantran Rath Yatra, we will carry the invitation to the unveiling to every corner of the country. Our full attention now is on preparing for the unveiling.”
— Shri Satyanarayan Shrimali, National President
The message of the meeting: “The statue stands; we stand together.”
