50 RACES FOR 50 YEARS
The festivities have already begun for Sri Chinmoy’s upcoming 50th birthday celebration: a series of 50 two-mile races in the New York area.
The first Sri Chinmoy Two-Mile Race was held 29 March in Westport Conn. Sri Chinmoy himself ran in the race, finishing in 13:42 with a 6:51 pace.
The Master also ran in two-mile races in Weston, Conn. on 4 April, on Compo Beach, Westport, on 5 April, and in Flushing Meadow Park in Queens on 9 April, finishing in 13:56, 13:54 and 13:44 respectively.
By the end of May, eight of the two-mile runs had been held.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 7, Nos. 2-5, February 1981-May 1981
CONCERTS HELD AT YALE AND VIDYA BHAVAN
A Peace Concert was given at Yale University on March 28 and at the Manhattan headquarters of Bharatiya Vidyan Bhavan (USA) on March 29.
The Bhavan concert — the 21st in the series Sri Chinmoy is offering in honor of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence — was part of a Bhavan program celebrating Netaji’s birth centenary·
Indian Consul-General Harsh Bhasin was guest of honor.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 26, November 1996-March 1997