[Reader-list] Amarnath shrine board reconstituted with six new members

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

Amarnath shrine board reconstituted with six new members
7 Jan 2009, 1953 hrs IST, PTI

 JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday reconstituted the
Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) by appointing six new members
 including santoor maestro Pandit Bhjan Sopori, spiritual leader Sri Sri
Ravi Shankar and leading writer Kapila Vatsayan.

According to a notification issued by the Governor in his capacity as
chairman of SASB, he appointed the new members for three years with
immediate effect.

Among the other new members of the board are noted environmentalist Sunita
Narain, Justice (retd) G D Sharma and Ved Kumari Ghai, a Sanskrit scholar.

Prior to reconstitution of the Board, Vohra accepted the resignations of its
erstwhile members-Justice Sharma, Raghu Modi, Sunil Sachdev, Manoj Gaur,
Arun Kumar, Vimala Dhar, Neerja Mattoo and Vishwa Murti Shastri.

A spokesman of the Board said Justice Sharma has been appointed for another
term.

Pandit Bhajan Sopori is a music director of repute, having produced several
musical productions and composed
music<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Amarnath_shrine_board_reconstituted_with_six_new_members/articleshow/3948334.cms#>for
songs in various Indian languages.

He has also composed music for operas, tele-films, serials and documentaries
and taught music at Washington University, St. Louis and the University of
Oslo(Norway).

Ved Kumari Ghai is a renowned Sanskrit scholar and former head of Sanskrit
department in the
University<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Amarnath_shrine_board_reconstituted_with_six_new_members/articleshow/3948334.cms#>of
Jammu.