A new team has been elected in the recent Annual General Body meeting of the Blavatsky Lodge Mumbai, part of Bombay Theosophical Federation, as Mr. Arni Narendran reported via e-mail:
The lodge is the fifth oldest in the world was founded by Madam Blavatsky and Col. Ollcott through a covenant signed by them in the year 1880. [...] The foundation stone of the Lodge was laid by Dr. George Arundale and many prominent Theosophists including past presidents Bro John Coats, Sister Radha Burnier and present President Bro Tim Boyd have graced the Lodge. Many local stalwarts like Bro Jalbhai have served the Lodge for decades with. Here you can see a picture of the new team (from left sitting- Bro Arni Narendran , Hon Treasurer, Bro Navin Kumar -Vice President, Sr. Kashmira Khambatta - President, Sr. Jasmine Cawasji-Hon Secretary and standing is the joint Secretary Sister Navaz Dhalla).
TS Adyar in England relaunched its Website under theosophicalsociety.org.uk, with some interesting national events.
TS Pasadena British Section published a new issue of its Compas Newsletter Summer 2016 No. 32 There, the two volumes Secret Doctrine References is now available online to view free and you can also order Newsletters from TS Pasadena Sections in Australia, Holland, South America and the USA via e-mail (see the contact below the newsletter).
TS Blavatskyhouse The Hague published it's new Pulbic Lecutres Folder
The first European Day was held on 4th September at the ITC, that is "intended to provide for members of the TS Adyar the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with the President Tim Boyd". Two more Videos on the presidents diary were published from TS Adyar in America which you can see here (the latest is blocked in Youtube-Germany because of a music-right-issue). TS Adyar America had also several lectures of the recent National Annual Convention published on youtube.
Also the TS South Africa relaunched its website also with a blog section.
The Singapore Lodge of TS Adyar published its Newsletter with two article, Remembering Annie Besant and Esoteric Glimpses of The Lord Buddha, to have a look, follow this link.
The TS New Zealand publishes some news, an article from Trân-Thi-Kim-Diêu named "I am the Path, the Truth and the Life", from Linda Oliveira named "The Dawning of Self-Illumination", from Pedro Oliveira named The TS Team, from Dorothy Bell, named "On the Equality of Men and Women" and also from Tim Boyd, named "QUESTIONS, UNFOLDMENT and EVOLUTION".
The TS (Pasadena) Australasian Section published its September issue of its newsletter, here the index:
A Jar, Some Golf Balls, Pebbles, Sand ... and Two Cups of Coffee! Some Famous Westerners Speak on Reincarnation. News. Western Esotericism: Part 3: The Western Esoteric Tradition – Nivard Vas. Book Reviews: Two new books on Australian Aboriginal healing and spirituality – reviewed by Elizabeth Lovett. Mysteries of Music: Part 1: Music and Healing – Andrew Rooke. Letters to the Editor: The Transition to ‘The Age of Aquarius’. Co-Workers with Buddha – Nicholas C. Weeks
There was/are some discussions about TS Adyar on Theos-Talk about wild guess the Renovation of Adyar Buildings in regard to the supposed long term plans of TS Adyar (Mr. Kind recommended at Theosophy Forward Facebook Site to read the official project plan of Adyar Renovation for mote substantiate information) and also the topic of mass revocations of members in the Indian Section is still a discussed issue, that gives us some Adyar-insightes, also here and here with some facts about the role of Co-Freemasonry and the Esoteric Section in the head of TS Adyar. There are some new information about the investigation of the collpased constructed roof of the Adyar Theatre and some more speculations of the "Saga of Rs. 8 million given away from Adyar to Indian Section" and a short summary of all here
It was published a Reply at blavatskytheosophy.com to an article of the April 2016 issue of “The Theosophist”, the monthly magazine of “The Theosophical Society – Adyar,” titled “Theosophy Undefined” written by Rafael Marques de Albuquerque, a member of that Society. If we believe the author of the reply, "there is concern about the article amongst some Adyar Society members as well as those of other Theosophical groups" and as it looks, also within the ULT.