Chinmaya Swaranjali

A Musical Offering to the Divine

Swaranjali

Swaranjali, the music wing of Chinmaya Mission, was established in 2003, following Gurudev’s deep love for music, and to honor the birthday of Swami Tejomayananda, a devoted singer and composer of devotional music.

Swami Chinmayananda’s deep love for classical music and dance was well known. When renowned musicians performed to support Chinmaya Mission projects, he swayed and tapped in rhythm, fully immersed in the divine vibrations. He regarded listening to Indian classical music as a form of meditation. He observed, “Music is an ornamentation of Silence and should be used by seekers to experience the silence within, in our quest towards Oneness with our Divine Self.”

Rooted in the Samaveda and Natyashastra, Indian classical music is more than an art—it is a science of sound and vibration. Through carefully composed shlokas and stutis, it uplifts the spirit and spreads positivity.

Path of Devotion : Music lovers unite in Worship

Most Chinmaya Mission centres have regular bhajan classes or sessions as one of their core activities.

Today, Chinmaya Swaranjali is a veritable movement dedicated to exploring the mystical world of Indian classical and devotional music and its transcendental power. It has become one of the integral grass root activities of the Mission due to the passionate involvement of musically-minded devotees and its focus on devotion as a pillar of spiritual gowth.

Local to Global : Music without Boundaries

Chinmaya Swaranjali quickly grew, performing in temples, homes, and fundraisers, even gaining recognition on television. Devotion and talent blended seamlessly as members sang with joy and love for the divine.

As participation increased, more groups emerged, first in Mumbai and then across India, including Goa, Pune, Delhi, and the National Capital Region. By 2008, Chinmaya Swaranjali had expanded globally, inspiring groups in London, the USA, Australia, and New Zealand.

Today, alongside weekly bhajan sessions at Chinmaya Mission festivals and celebrations, Swaranjali groups present devotional recitals, multimedia concerts, and collaborations with classical orchestras. They also conduct workshops on starting, planning, and staging performances.

Swaranjali Highlights

With regular workshops and demonstrations of classical Indian arts, Chinmaya Swaranjali is a confluence of performers and audiences, and a dynamic platform for new and upcoming artists as well as keen learners, invigorating the artist in everyone.

Chinmaya Swaranjali Mumbai - Audio-visual multi-media concerts such as ‘Parikrama’, ‘Ai Mann Ho Jaa Magan’, ‘Swara to Ishwara’, ‘Meeradha’, ‘Kanha Aao Raas Rachaao’, and ‘Aan Baso Raghurayi’ Experimental projects like ‘Chinmaya Vani Vadya Vrnda’ (orchestrated theme music) have also met with success.
A special annual programme called Tridhara is held by all the Swaranjali centres in Mumbai on June 30 to mark Swaranjali Foundation Day.

Chinmaya Swaranjali IndoreIn 2011, as part of its Silver Jubilee celebrations, the Group launched Bhakti Rajat, an earnest compilation of expressive, beautiful and traditional bhajans in a Commemorative Album of two audio CDs.

Chinmaya Swaranjali Sacramento
Chinmaya Swaranjali Sacramento enthral and uplift audiences with melodious bhajans during various festivals and Mission events, including Annual Day and Chinmaya Family celebrations and Jnana Yajnas.

Swaranjali Highlights

Chinmaya Swaranjali, San Jose, CA

Started in 2003, Chinmaya Swaranjali, San Jose, constantly reaches out to local language experts to fine-tune their lyrics and pronunciation. They are also invited to participate in celebrations outside the Mission, at the local temples. In 2006, with the support of local senior artists, the Group recorded 100 songs, called Bhaktirasamrutam, as part of a Fundraiser for the new Building Fund of the Chinmaya Mission.

Swaranjali Rameshwaram, Tustin, California
The chapter was initiated in 2009 enchant all at important festivals and felicitations held at the Chinmaya Mission.

Chinamaya Swaranjali UK
Chinmaya Swaranjali UK has a monthly bhajan programme and organises many concerts throughout the year. Its annual fundraiser - ‘Swara to Ishwara’- held successfully, since 2007, involving other local artistes, performs to packed audiences.. Recently, the Swaranjali UK team published Chinmaya Gitanjali, a bhajan book for its members.

Our present work may be great or small. Yet, the important thing is to do it well.

Swami Chinmayananda

Central Chinmaya Mission Trust

Saki Vihar Road, Powai, Mumbai - 400 072.

Tel : +91-22-2803 4900

E-mail : ccmt@chinmayamission.com