Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust

11/10/2026

🌞🌈 BSCT SUMMER CAMP 2027 | REGISTRATIONS OPEN! 🎉

Summer camps have a way of filling up before we know it! 😄 So why wait until the last minute?

Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust is getting ready for another exciting Summer Camp, and we're opening registrations early so families can plan ahead and secure their children's places!

Five days packed with fun, creativity, learning, new friendships and experiences that children will remember long after the camp is over! 🥳

🌟 What's waiting for our young campers?

💃 Dance and music
⚽ Outdoor sports and games
🎨 Arts and crafts
🌱 Professional development workshops
🚌 An exciting outdoor trip
🤝 Teamwork, friendships and much more!

Beyond the fun, our camp gives children opportunities to build confidence, discover new interests, develop skills and connect with others in a welcoming environment.

📅 11–15 January 2027
👧🧒 Ages: 6–15 years
📢 Registrations are now open!

📲 Register your child here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh9AVPGEAR9UWqY4tdwMKGGLjjRcJSaEvsfEoLlrA1B5dlGQ/viewform?usp=dialog

📞 For further information:
Roshni Chadha | 021 210 3615
📧 [email protected]

☀️ Plan early, register early and give your child something exciting to look forward to!

We can't wait to welcome our young campers for five wonderful days together! ❤️

10/10/2026

🌺✨ Happy Navratri! ✨🌺

May the divine blessings of Maa Durga bring love, joy, peace, and prosperity to every home. May the festive spirit of Navratri fill our hearts with positivity, devotion, and togetherness. 🙏💫

🌸 Wishing you and your loved ones a beautiful, blessed, and joyous Navratri!

Warm festive wishes from the BSCT Team. ❤️

01/10/2026

🕊️ Happy Gandhi ji Jayanti & Lal Bahadur Shastri ji Jayanti!

On this special day, we respectfully remember Mahatma Gandhi ji and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri ji on their birth anniversaries.

We honour their timeless values of truth, peace, compassion, simplicity, humility, and selfless service to the nation.

May their lives and ideals continue to inspire us to build a more peaceful, harmonious, and compassionate society. 🌿

Warm wishes from the Bhartiya Samaj Team.

29/09/2026

🌺 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🌺

What a wonderful celebration we had at 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗷 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 on 26 September, with our seniors at the heart of a day filled with laughter, music, performances and togetherness. ❤️

We were delighted to welcome our special guests:

🌟 India In Auckland - Consulate General of India 𝗗𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗝𝗶
🌟 Ella Kumar, Chair Puketāpapa Local Board
🌟 Brendan Larmer Puketāpapa-Mt Roskill Local Board Member
🌟 Fiona Lai, Puketāpapa Local Board
🌟 Dr Carlos Cheung MP for Mt Roskill
🌟 Michael Wood, Labour candidate for Mt Roskill
🌟 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻, New Zealand Police
🌟 Dinesh Khadka, President, NZ Nepal Society

🙏 The morning began with prayers, followed by 🎂 birthday celebrations, ☕ morning tea and an energetic exercise session that got everyone moving and smiling.

👧🧒 One of the most heartwarming moments came from our 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗷 𝗕𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘀 children, who dedicated their beautiful performance to their grandparents. A big 𝗞𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗶! 👏 to 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗝𝗶 and her team for preparing the children with so much love and creating a beautiful connection between generations. ❤️

🎭 Our seniors then took centre stage! A wonderful skit coordinated by 𝗚𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘃 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗶 and performed by our talented senior members filled the hall with laughter and applause. It was lovely to see our seniors participating, performing and enjoying themselves.

💃 The energy continued with a vibrant performance by 𝗞𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗸𝗸𝗲. Their enthusiasm, music and movement had our seniors clapping along and enjoying every moment. A very special thank you to 𝗞𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗶, 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 & 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗸𝗸𝗲, and her talented team for sharing their time, creativity and wonderful energy with us. ❤️👏

👗✨ We also had some fun with our 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 competition, with three winners receiving a token of appreciation.

🍽️🎶 The celebration wrapped up in true BSCT style with a delicious lunch, singing, dancing, conversations and plenty of happy moments shared together.

🙏 A heartfelt thank you to all our guests, performers, volunteers, supporters and everyone who gave their valuable time to make the day so special.

Most importantly, this day was about 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 and celebrating the wisdom, stories, love and experience they bring to our families and community.

❤️ 𝗔𝗮𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘁𝗼𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗶. ❤️

India in New Zealand (High Commission of India, Wellington)
Puketāpapa Local Board
Auckland Council
Khottey Sikkey Dance Group
Roopa Aur Aap Charitable Trust
Jeet Suchdev
Roshni Chadha
Kanika Ranga

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐛𝐲:- Jasmine Photography

28/09/2026

Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings of the day!
The Consulate General of India, Auckland will be organizing the 'Viksit Bharat Run-2026' in Auckland, under 'Seva Pakhwada' campaign of Government of India, at 5 PM on 1st October 2026. A poster in this regard is attached herewith for your reference. The run is being organized with a pledge to make India 'Viksit (Developed)' by the year 2047, and also for fitness, community spirit, unity and service. 'Viksit Bharat Run' T-shirts will be distributed among the participants, and there would also be arrangement of healthy refreshments.
We shall be grateful if you may kindly participate in the run, and also encourage your family members/friends to participate by registration. You are also requested to try to bring your Kiwi/Maori friends along with you.
Kind regards.
Sanjeev Kumar/संजीव कुमार
Consul & Head of Chancery
कौंसुल और चांसरी प्रमुख
Consulate General of India, Auckland
भारत का वाणिज्य दूतावास, ऑकलैंड
Telephone: +64-96104423

26/09/2026

26/09/2026