The UTKARSH camp is a unique camp arranged outdoor mostly at special venue like Mayapur Dham once in a year during the summer vacation period. A sample schedule of Utkarsh Camp held in the summer vacation of 2007 is given below :
Utkarsh Camp, Mayapur Dham
20th , 21st , 22nd and 23rd JUNE 2007
Four groups of students - Gauranga, Nityananda, Radha and Krishna groups
IITKGP (5) + Mayapur VOICE (10) + NITJ (4) + MATHURA (6) = 25 students GAURANGA ITBHU (7) + MOZE (11) + NITK (8) = 26 students NITYANANDA
NITW (8) + NITK (7) + IITKGP (5) + SA (6) = 26 students KRISHNA NITW (8) + GGD (4) + IITKGP (5) + ITBHU (8) = 25 students BALARAM
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
‘Why do we put faith in Spiritual World?’
- RSD 8:00 AM – 8:20 AM Guru Puja8:20 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast prasadam
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Allotment of major and minor groups for GD & DEBATE
Each group should divide themselves into two. One part of group should prepare one of their members for Debate, prepare a Drama, and draw a display. The second part of the group should prepare the same for the opposite side topic. Now each part of group will be given a time period of 5 min Debate + 5 to 8 min Drama + 5 min Display = 20 min max. Thus the total group gets a maximum of 40 minutes; the Discussion
by the Judges, Comments by audience, Question and Answer etc will be another 50 min. Thus per group we allot a period of 1.5 hours that includes presentation and evaluation.
{I} – VW Vedic woman’s position was best vs. Modern woman’s position is best {II} – CS Caste system is scientific vs.
Caste system is a narrow-minded concoction of elite men who wanted to supress poor
{III} – HH Spiritual advancement – Real key to human happiness vs. Economic development – key to human happiness
{IV} – SS Preaching and propagation of KC is superior vs. Social service is superior
While Juniors prepare for GD tasks, dramas and displays, Senior devotees will assist in Cooking prasadam for all.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Orientation Lecture on Mayapur Dham visit : RSD
(S) ‘Approaching the holy dham’ by AAP & SRP 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm Dinner prasadam
7:45 pm – 8:15 pm Shayan kiratans
3:30 AM – Leaving for Mayapur Dham 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Chanting Japa
2:00 pm Lunch Prasadam
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Rest
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm ‘Philosophy of Deity’ + Intro to Mayapur Deities by RSD 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM ‘Srila Prabhupada – Ambassador of the spiritual world’ by CCP 9:00 PM – 3:30 AM Sound Rest ……Early to bed and early to rise
makes you healthy, wealthy and wise!!! ……
4:30 AM – 5:15 AM Morning program at Sri Sri Radha Madhav mandir 5:15 AM – 7:00 AM Japa at SP Samadhi mandir
7:15 AM – 7:45 AM Srngara darshan of Nrsimhadeva,
Panca tattva and Sri Sri Radha Madhav 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Japa Workshop – I by RSD (under SP samadhi mandir)
(S) ‘The Elixir of the Holy Name’ by CCP 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Breakfast Prasadam
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Rest and Relax
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ‘The All Attractive Supreme’ - 6 Senior teams (each team can have four to
six senior devotees; will help in preparing but will put only one of their team member to give a 5 to 8 min presentation) will present one-one opulence each with colorful pictures illustrating the opulence of Sri Krishna and explain why Sri Krishna is the real Hero. And then, the following speakers will speak about Fallible heroes vs. Real hero, ‘janma karma ca divyam’.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM LUNCH PRASADAM
2:00 AM – 2:45 PM REST
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM Group Presentation by Participants : G1 – VW– G & N (above Panca tattva Hall) – RSD, SSP, AAP G2 - CS - K & B (Sankirtan hall) – CCP, SRP, ARP
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM ……….Ganges Sight ………..
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bhajana sandhya & ‘Carefree Life and Endless Love’ by RSD
Venue : Gada building garden
(S) ‘Dedicate for a great cause’ – ‘dhanani jeevitam caiva’
G & N – CCP, SRP, ARP K & B – SSP, AAP Venue : Gada building top, Gauranga bldg top,
7:30 PM – 8:00 PM Shayan kirtans at Gada building garden 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm Dinner prasadam
9:00 PM – 3:30 PM Sound Rest ……Early to bed and early to rise
makes you healthy, wealthy and wise!!! ……
4:30 AM – 5:15 AM Morning program at Sri Sri Radha Madhav mandir 5:15 AM – 7:15 AM Japa in SP Samadhi mandir
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM Shringar Darshan at temple
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Japa Workshop – II (under SP samadhi mandir) By G-SSP, N-SRP, K-ARP, B- CCP (S) ‘Power of the Holy Name’ by AAP
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Breakfast Prasadam
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Rest and Relax to be fresh for Krishna’s service 11:15 AM – 12:45 PM GD and DEBATE presentation and Discussions G3 – HH – G & N (above Panca tattva Hall) – RSD, SSP, AAP
G4 - SS - K & B (Sankirtan hall) – CCP, SRP, ARP
12:45 PM – 1:30 PM ………FREE TIME……….
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM LUNCH PRASADAM
2:30 AM – 3:00 PM REST AND RELAX FOR KRSIHNA’S SERVICE
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM …Visit to Mayapur Gurukul – Lecture by maharaj and Interview with children….
5:15 PM – 7:15 PM ‘BACE – Modern Age Gurukul’ (Lawn near Gada) 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM Dancing Kirtans
8:00 PM – 8:30 PM DINNER PRASADAM
9:00 PM – 3:30 PM Sound Rest ……Early to bed and early to rise
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4:30 AM – 5:15 AM Morning program at Sri Sri Radha Madhav mandir 5:15 AM – 7:15 AM Japa at SP samadhi
7:15 AM – 7:45 AM Srngara darshan of Nrsimhadeva,
Panca tattva and Sri Sri Radha Madhav 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ………….special visiting senior speaker……… 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Breakfast Prasadam
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Rest and Relax
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Group Presenta by Participants : G1 – CS – G & N (Sankirtan hall) – CCP, SSP, AAP
G2 - VW - K & B (above Panca tattva Hall) – RSP, SRP, ARP
12:30 AM – 1:30 PM 3 min Extempore by any of the students (3 groups, 50 each) 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM LUNCH PRASADAM
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM REST AND RELAX FOR KRISHNA’S SERVICE 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Group Presentations by Participants :
G3 – Madhava seva…….– G & N (Sankirtan hall) – RSD, SSP, AAP
G4 - Who is Supreme? - K & B (above Panca tattva Hall) – CCP, SRP, ARP
Venue : Above Pancha tattva hall
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ‘Surpassing Maya’ by RSD in Panca tattva hall alongwith ‘Five paisa circus’ drama by seniors
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Q & A in 3 Groups, 50 each 8:00 PM – 8:30 PM ………..Shayan Kirtans…………. 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM DINNER PRASADAM
9:00 PM – 3:30 PM Sound Rest ……Early to bed and early to rise
makes you healthy, wealthy and wise!!! ……
4:15 AM – 7:15 AM Morning program at Sri Sri Radha Madhav mandir 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM ‘Golden Avatar for the Iron Age’ by RSD
alongwith ‘Jagai Madhai deliverance’ Drama by seniors
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Breakfast Prasadam
10:00 AM – …………..Leaving for Calcutta and back to KGP.