Gavaskar lays foundation stone for 'Sai Gramam'

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Sunday, May 22, 2005

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Gavaskar lays foundation stone for 'Sai Gramam' Thiruvananthapuram, May. 22

(PTI): Former Captain Sunil Gavaskar, today suggested the BCCI conduct a

cricket event with top players for raising funds for the Sai Gramam project

planned by the Sathya Sai Orphanage Trust here. Speaking after laying the

foundation stone for the project at Thonnakkal near here, Gavaskar said he and

his family had been devotees of Satya Saibaba for over 30 years and "that has

brought light and bright to my family." Lighting a traditional brass lamp --

nilavilakku - to mark the occasion, Gavaskar requested the BCCI to conduct an

entertainment cricket event with top stars like Virender Sewagh, Rahul Dravid,

Anil Kumbale and V V S Laxman for raising funds for the "Sai Gramam," a major

charity institution coming up in the State. "I am sure BCCI Secretary S K Nair,

closely associated with the project, would do a good job for the completion of

the project," Gavaskar said after laying the stone brought from Prasanthi

Nilayam in Andhra Pradesh after blessed by Sri Satya Sai Baba. The Rs.

240-crore Sai Gram project include, orphanages, Bala Bhavan, hospitals, old age

homes, industrial and agriculture project telemedicine, a study centre of

Sanskrit and Vedas.

2005, The Hindu