Didi Santosh on board Tabar frigate during Russian Navy Day celebration Service news
The frigate “Tabar” of Indian Navy arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the end of July 2024 to take part in celebrations dedicated to Russian Navy Day (July, 28). The frigate was built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg in 2004. It is the third multifunctional ship of “Talwar” class in the Indian Navy.
Didi Santosh graced with her presence the festive meeting on board the frigate “Tabar” on Monday, July 29. Among the participants were Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff; Brijinder Sodhi, Naval Attaché (Indian Embassy in Moscow); Gaurav Kumar, Сonsul General of India in St. Petersburg; Alexander Konovalov, director general of Baltic Shipyard; Evgueny Grigoriev, chairman of Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg; Margarita Mudrak, chairperson of Association for International Co-operation of St. Petersburg; Indian Navy officers based in Severodvinsk and Kaliningrad.
Alexander Konovalov expressed his surprise mentioning that the ship has been maintained so perfectly well even 20 years after it was built. He thanked the ship’s crew for their dedication and hard work. While meeting with Didi Santosh, Mr Alexander Konovalov was happy to know that the Brahma Kumaris Centre in St. Petersburg was located quite near his home.
The next day, while meeting the ship’s crew, Santosh Didi explained the deep spiritual significance of the ancient festival of Raksha Bandhan and tied Rakhis to everyone. The participants of the meeting were happy to get special gifts and sweets cooked with love at the Brahma Kumaris Centre.
