Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture, Guwahati organised a four-day workshop on Methods of Research and Proposal Writing on Culture and Development Issues of Northeast India from 1-4 February 2012. The workshop module aimed to fill the gaps in methods of research, develop research capacity of participants as well as concretise study concepts and proposals to a deliverable research output
The Foundation Day of VKIC, Guwahati was held on 31 January, 2012 (Tuesday) at 5.00 p.m. in the Williamson Magor Auditorium of the Institute in which the annual VKIC SANMAN was also awarded.
Vivekananda Kendra Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Kanyakumari celebrated the 150th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda in a tremendous manner. Our school, organized Viveka Bhanu- 2012 a Mega Suryanamaskar program- on 28th January 2012 in District level for the youth of today, to keep the body & mind healthy- under the magic spell of Swami Vivekananda’s message, “We want that education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded & by which one can stand on one’s own feet.”
ITANAGAR: Nearly 75,000 devotees, including sadhus from across the country, took a holy dip in Parshuram Kund in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday. The pilgrims, mostly from Nepal, Manipur, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, had been gathering at the site since January 13, said R K Sharma, Lohit deputy commissioner, in a communique on Monday.
Republic Day is one of the most important national festivals in India. It is celebrated with great splendor of the grandeur to commemorate the enforcement of the Indian constitution on 26th January 1950. It was also on this day that our motherland was declared a total sovereign, democratic and republic state for the first time.
Vivekananda Kendra, Arun Jyoti Rupa branch have conducted One Day Personality Development Camp at Govt. Higher Sec. School, Nafra.94 students delightly participated in this camp.Ex M.P Kiren Rijiju was the chief guest, he told the students that to follow the ideals of Swamiji’s to know the light of life. E.A.C. of Nafra was the Guest of honour of this camp. The main motto of this camp was to develop personality & to unfold the real potential within them, which is present in each soul as said by Swamiji’s.
"Vivekabharatham", a unique exhibition of murals depicting the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda was held at Agrashala of Paramekkavu Temple. The exhibition, organised by Vivekananda Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation intends to uphold life, vision and mission of Swami Vivekananda on the eve of the saint's 150th birthday.
India today faces an important problem in its livestock based agriculture. In the preceding decades, agricultural residues which used to form the major source of cattle feed has substantially reduced its share in the proportion of national cattle feed. This is because of the low straw grain ratio of high yielding varieties.