On the sixty-seventh Foundation Day of Sri Aurobindo Ashram-Delhi Branch, the day began with an invocation for divine Presence by Srila Basu in the Meditation Hall. Later during Sunday Satsang, Dr. Aparna Roy gave a talk titled ‘AlaukikSansthapak (Founder Celestial)’. Citing the specific example of Shri Surendra Nath Jauhar, popularly called Chacha-ji, the speaker deduced from stories and anecdotes how the Mother created Sri Aurobindo Ashram –Delhi Branch, and how She subtly dealt with the problems and difficulties especially of the hostile forces from the vital plane.

Dr. Aparna Roy’s talk has been uploaded on the Ashram’s YouTube channel.

The talk was accompanied by a musical offering by Dr.Mithu Pal during which she sang a song on the Mother’s Signature for which the lyrics had been written by Dr. Alok Pandey; also an ode to Chachaji, which Dr. Pal was inspired to create one day while spending time at Chacha-ji’s Samadhi; and lastly Chacha-ji’s favourite, ‘maganrahna’ (remain totally absorbed, oblivious of what is going on around you).

Later in the forenoon, an art exhibition on the theme ‘All Life is Yoga’ was inaugurated by Ms. Rita Jhunjhunwala, herself an artist. The inauguration ceremony was anchored by Dr.Prabhjot Kulkarni, retired principal of University of Delhi’s M.V. College of Education. Dr. Kulkarni and Shri Naval Singh, jointly dedicated a lot of time and effort to put the exhibition together. An exclusive section in the exhibition has paintings by the noted artist, Ms. Aditi Singhal.

A third in the series "Art for Ashram - 2023" is an exhibition themed All Life is Yoga which was inaugurated on 12th February 2023. The exhibition will remain open till the 24th of April 2023 between 10 AM to 12 Noon and 2 PM to 4 PM. The new art pieces will be replaced from time to time.

The tradition of taking group pictures of the Ashram Community on the Foundation Day was followed in the afternoon. In the evening, the Ashram community lit lamps of aspiration at and around the Shrine. Subsequently, a musical offering was made by Ms. Veena Sawale, and Tara Didi read passages relevant to the founding of the Ashram in the Meditation Hall.