INVITATION

to celebrate 150 Years of Theosophy on the 

F O U N D A T I O N   D A Y

17 November 2025

At 4-6 pm, Headquarters Hall

P R O G R A M

Opening with the Universal invocation

WATCHING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM: ONE FIRE

P R O G R A M M E

Universal Prayer

Crossroads of Courage: A Dialogue on Annie Besant - Dialogue with Tim Boyd and Shikhar Agnihotri

Chant by Jaishree Kannan

ALL ARE HEARTILY WELCOME

Dr Annie Besant (1847–1933), the second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’.

Readings from The Light of Asia, The Bhagavad Gita, and The Voice of the Silence.

Offering of flowers

Talk by the International President

Tea at 3 PM

To commemorate the death in 1891 of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky

Wednesday, 8 May 2023 at 09:30 AM in the Headquarters Hall

PROGRAM

Universal Prayer

Welcoming

Adyar Choir song

Readings from

• The Light of Asia
• Bhagavad Gita
• The Voice of the Silence

Chant by Jaishree K

Offering of flowers

P R O G R A M

5:15 p.m.— Headquarters Hall

Universal Prayer

Children’s Chanting
Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School

Welcome Address 
Mr Tim Boyd
International President

Talk by Chief Guest
“Truth and Freedom in the Anthropocene Context - The Imperative of Change of the Relationship between Humans and Nature”

Mr Helmut Schippert
Director of Goethe Institute / 
Max Mueller Bhavan, Chennai