Community Life at SN3
SN3 has a vibrant and active community, with events taking place throughout the year. Most of these activities are organized by residents, guided by the Entertainment & Social Committee.
The spirit and enthusiasm within the community are truly remarkable. In fact, the energy at SN3 often rivals—and may even surpass—that of many much younger groups.
There are 3 types of activities:
- Regular Activities at SN3
- Community based Events scheduled for the year
- Special Activities
Regular Activities at SN3
- Prayer Room activities
- Entertainment programs
- Gaate Jharne – Karaoke program
- Held monthly on the last Saturday of the month
- Yoga/TaiChi Exercises
- Held three times a week
- Chair Yoga Exercises
- Held daily
- Gaate Jharne – Karaoke program
- Other Activities like
- Games in the game room
- Bridge and other card games
- Carom board and other games in use
- Chess
- Bingo on Sunday evenings.
Community Events held/scheduled in 2026
- Makar Sankrati and Lodhi – Jan 14
- Republic Day – Jan 26
- Maha Shivratri – Feb 17
- Holika Dahan – March 2
- Food & Fun Fair – March 8
- Gudi Padwa (New Year) Celebration – March 19
- Ram Navmi – March 26
- SGT (Shantiniketan’s Got Talent) – April
- Mothers Day Celebration – May 10
Community Events held in 2025
- Lodi and Makara Sankranti -Jan 14
- Republic Day celebrations – Jan 26
- Vasant Panchami – Feb 2 * {Prayer room}
- Valentine’s Day – Feb 14
- Maha Shiva Ratri -Feb 26 * Prayer room}
- International Women’s Day – March 8
- Holi – March 13 /14
- Ramnavami – April 6
- New Year celebration of different states – April 14th
- World Laughter Day – May 4
- Mother’s Day – May 11
- Father’s Day – June 15
- International Yoga Day – June 21
- Independence Day (US)– July 4
- Guru Purnima – Gurus will be remembered – July 10
- Independence Day (India)– August 15
- Sri Krishna Janmashtami – August 15
- Onam – Sept 5
- Navaratri Begins – Sept 22 – Oct 1
- Gandhi Jayanti – Oct 2
- Vijayadashami – Oct 2
- Shared Purnima – Oct 6
- Deepavali – Oct 20
- Thanksgiving – Nov 27
- Christmas – Dec 26
- New Year Eve – Dec 31
Special Activities
- Drama
- Games for the whole community.
- Talks
- Resident’s individual events like birthdays, wedding
anniversary etc. - Events held so far in 2026
- Talk on Elderly Care
- Visit to Pushtidham Mandir
- Talk on Shortness of Breath – May 19
Any resident is free to do any event. However, residents must contact the Entertainment & Social committee members before any announcement is sent out. Depending on the type of event, a socio-cultural committee member will help in coordinating the event.