Narnarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal Explained

NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal
Abbreviation:NNDYM
Formation:Year 1994
Type:NGO
Purpose:Humanitarian and religious
Headquarters:Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad
Location:Around the World
Membership:Youth members of the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization
Leader Name:Koshalendraprasad Pande
Parent Organization:Narnarayan Dev Gadi
Num Volunteers:200,000 members in India and over 10,000 rest of the world
Website:http://www.swaminarayan.info/nndym

NarNarayan Dev Yuvak Mandal (NNDYM) (Devnagari: नरनरायन देव युवक मनदल) was founded by Koshalendraprasad Pande (then pre-acharya) in 1994 with its headquarters at the Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir (Ahmedabad) and was created to help young people to confront the challenges of life.[1]

This step set into motion various initiatives by this organization to build a foundation of young people around the globe. The organisation propagates dharma (duty), bhakti (devotion), gnaan (knowledge), and vairagya (detachment from maya).

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The goal stated for the InSight website is "to provide a forum for youths to discuss life in the western world while trying to balance and understand the philosophies of the Swaminarayan Sampraday", with an emphasis on humanity in addition to religiousness. It emphasizes understanding of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi, under the acharya Koshalendraprasadji and Param Pujya, Lalji Maharaj 108 Shree Vrajendraprasadji Maharaj.

Satsangi youths provide content and the online platform allows readers to comment, discuss, and explore a Satsangi community.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faith & Worship.
  2. http://www.nndyminsight.org InSight