Feb 19, 2020
February 1990, the foundation stone of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT) was laid. Speaking on the occasion, Swami Rama said, “I pray to the divinity in you. I am only a humble server. I have nothing of my own within me. By the grace of my Gurudev, based...
Dec 18, 2019
Focus on Development and Humanitarian Partnerships, Jakarta, 27-29 November 2019 Swami Rama illustrated the scientific basis of the ancient yogic practices through demonstration of the mind’s capacity to control so-called involuntary physiological parameters such as...
Nov 9, 2019
Swami Rama, Founder of Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust, felt the need to address the concerns of rural mountain people. To this end he established the Rural Development Institute (RDI) to act as a hub to ensure holistic development addressing health, education,...
Aug 27, 2019
Promoting Menstrual HygieneManagement (MHM)RDI works with adolescent girls and women, promotes and facilitates reproductive healthcare awareness, education and services mainly in the rural and mountainous region of Uttarakhand. One of its important components is...
Jun 1, 2019
Adolescence is a special phase of life. After working with adolescents for past 25 years, RDI strongly believes that adolescents are an enormous untapped resource and potential who can perform significant role in the societal development, therefore they should be...
May 8, 2019
On March 8th, 2019, RDI joined in worldwide celebration of International Women’s Day. This day is celebrated globally with varied emotions. Marked as a day to spread messages for social reform earlier, the trends now are towards celebrating the spirit of womanhood. A...
