‘Advaitha – A Symphony’ Press Releases
ADVAITHA – A Symphony Unites Music, Awareness and Action for Drowning Prevention
23 June 2026
The HBA Foundation’s Advaitha – A Symphony brought together renowned Sufi singer Sonam Kalra, Ms Meira Kumar, Dr Rajendra Singh, and other eminent personalities to strengthen the mission for drowning prevention. The event transformed remembrance into a nationwide call for water safety awareness and preventive action.
External Media Coverage
- Beyond Labels – “Tossing Safety Aside”
https://beyondlabels.blogspot.com/2026/06/tossing-safety-aside.html - New Kerala – “Beyond Grief: How Couple Turned Loss of Their Teenage Son into a Mission to Save Lives”
https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/beyond-grief-how-couple-turned-loss-their-teenage-476.htm
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28th July 2025 , The Pioneer:
25th July 2025
Prabhat khabar: World Drowning Prevention Day : अपना बेटा खोया, अब दुनिया को देंगे जिंदगी बचाने की सीख
World Drowning Prevention Day : अपना बेटा खोया, अब दुनिया को देंगे जिंदगी बचाने की सीख
Aparna Jha- Twitter: World Drowning Prevention Day https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKkBwZRVMxj
One India news: Drowning Prevention Awareness Campaign: A Mission to Save Lives Across India| Oneindia
https://youtu.be/e0d9_XAEsaA?si=SLCIZqfrtGV5ts8Y
One India Hindi: बेटे को झील में खोया, अब हज़ारों को बचाने की मुहिम में जुटे माता-पिता | Drowning Prevention Day 2025
https://youtu.be/zceTG1AiQNA?si=F_wpYs8r-q7ELnxl
24th of July 2025
The Squirrels: A silent epidemic: How India is losing thousands of lives to preventable drowning death
The Week: HBA Foundation to launch national campaign on World Drowning Prevention Day
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2025/07/24/lst3-campaign-drowning-prevention-day.html
One India: HBA Foundation to Launch National Campaign on UN’s World Drowning Prevention
Devdiscourse: Melody of Prevention: The Heartfelt Campaign Against Drowning
News 24: HBA Foundation To Launch National Campaign On UN’s World Drowning Prevention Day On July https://news24online.com/india/hba-foundation-to-launch-national-campaign-on-uns-world-drowning-prevention-day-on-july-25/608510/
The Print: HBA Foundation to launch national campaign on World Drowning Prevention Day
Vitasta facebook: Because we know the pain. We live with it every day… On 23 June 2024, we lost someone incredibly dear to us—Advaitha Verma. He was only 18.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BEtgMiQ9J/?mibextid=wwXIfr
The Times of India: Death by Drowning: Turning tears into winds of change
Awareness
25th of July 2025
Member of Parliament – Rajya Sabha Maharashtra: Urgent Need to Strengthen Safety Measures at Tourist Water Bodies to Prevent Drowning Incidents
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24th of July 2025
The New Indian Express: 350 deaths in four years: Thiruvananthapuram dist administration to launch drowning prevention drive
17th June 2025
RoyalLifeSavingAust: World Drowning Prevention Day 2025 – Anyone Can Drown, No One Should -What You Can Do To Take Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj1x62-wzxo
World Health Organization (WHO): Together, We Can Prevent Drowning
