Sneh Chakraburtty
Sneh [nee Ahuja] Chakraburtty is a retired physician who now lives in the Haliburton Area of Northern Ontario, Canada. Her father Bansilal Ahuja started her on her love for writing when she was still quite young. She began writing for philosophical-spiritual magazines by mid 1970′s. To honour fifty years of her Master’s journey that revolutionised and reawakened minds of “colonised Indians”, she wrote three books, all published in 2000. Funds from these have been recycled into CORD-Canada.
Sneh Chakraburtty was born in Dares salaam, Tanzania, schooled in Zanzibar, Daressalaam and Mombasa. She graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians in Dublin, Eire. She worked in Tanzania where a female physician was both useful and a novelty.
Since her arrival to Newfoundland through Gander where she saw her first snow with her two daughters, she has gained postgraduate know-how in Internal and Emergency Medicine. During her teaching years she compiled notes on CD-Rom in Medicine, which she herself used during her practice years. Her close interaction with Swami Chinmayananda took her to a journey of many surprises. A personal journey coming to terms with her Christian schooling, Arya Samaj upbringing, and Sanatani Hindu husband required logical conclusion. “A Spiritual Journey” and “The Cosmic Connection” are the results of this search.
Having experienced the ecstasy of meditation as an innocent seven year old, she studied the phenomenon and wrote “Science of Meditation”. In her search for the author of meditation, she wrote, “Origin of Meditation” and “Story of Meditation”. These will be released in early 2009 by New Age Books of New Delhi.
Her most recent two books “LifeStyle” and “Ayurvedic Fusion Cooking” are Sneh at play – hope readers enjoy them.
In 1992, Dr. Chakraburtty completed an on-line volunteer management and fundraising course. She began collaborating with and learning from many NGO’s (Non Government Organizations). By 1992, with her committee, she started receiving financial grants from CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency). This has helped CORD-Canada (Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development) finance a Nursing Library at the Chinmaya Nursing School in Bangalore, and revitalise villages in Himachal Pradesh, Health Care and Development Project in Sidhbari, India. After two decades, CORD-Canada (www.rural-devlopment.ca) continues to receive donations from young and old wherever mankind links with Earth and her needs. A permanent change to third generation of villagers in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India is a miracle still in the making. With her Southern partner Dr. Kshama Metre who is both friend and colleague Dr. Sneh Chakraburtty continue to work hand in hand exactly as was envisioned by their common teacher, Swami Chinmayananda. It is their way of using their medical know-how to connect with a Master’s Vision.
2 comments
Ankush Guha says:
Jan 21, 2012
It is a rare privelidge to come across such human beings, who are apostles of divinity and a Guru’s message and grace to others. Salutations to Snehji and her loved ones.
editor says:
Feb 21, 2012
Yash Lamba said ” The book is a Labour of love and appears to be very inspiring. We will read the book over the next few weeks or so. [...] We indeed feel fortunate living here in Ottawa where all of you are doing such a selfless service for our community.”