KANGRA : January 12 – The life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda was more relevant today when the nation needed more spiritual strength to combat adverse forces from within and outside and Vivekananda Jayanti here was focused on the younger generation in order to bring them close to their spiritual and cultural roots.
25th December 2016 Rastra Chintana Diwas and inauguration of SAMARTHA BHARATA PARVA CELEBRATION at J S S Hostel ground, Nanjumalige vistar.
25th to 30th December inter school and inter college Patriotic song, Song related to Swami Vivekananda , Devotional Song, Folk Song, Drawing, Rangoli and Quiz competitions held at Kendra, in which 286 students from 31 school and 20 parents participated.
Shri.Satish Kumar famous editor of Resurgence and Ecologist writes “Wholeness and harmony are the foundation stones of a new world view”. My existence is a network of influences. I exist in a web of relationships: in reciprocity, mutuality and community. I am because earth, air, fire and water are. I am because my parents, my teachers and my friends are. I am because Buddha, Krishna and Christ are: they are part of my thinking. Shakespeare is, therefore I am. Beethoven is, therefore I am. Van Gogh is, therefore I am. Gandhi is, therefore I am. You are therefore I am.
A workshop for Maths teachers was organised on 8 and 9 January 2017 at VKV Dibrugarh. It was organised with the objective of strengthening / enriching our own resource. Besides the resource persons like Sri B. M. Naidu, Vice Principal, VKV Dibrugarh, Kum. Sudipta Saha, VKV Tinsukia, Sri Dhan Pradhan, VKV (NEEPCO) Umrangso and Smt.
Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag organised 3 days “3rd Social Science Exploratory Project” at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya,Tingrai from 28th December to 30th December 2016. In this entire Project 19 VKVs from all over Assam & Nagaland including 2021 students participated and surveyed 2648 families. The total number 26 Villages and 09 Sattras were shown through power point presentation by our students.
We lost a great Gandhian, environmentalist and a water warrior Shri.Anupam Mishra on 19th Dec. 2016. All his life he strived for water democracy. His two books (i) Aajbhi Khare Hain Talab (the ponds are still relevant – published in 19 languages and sold one lakh copies) and (ii) Rajasthan Ki Rajat Boondein (The Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan) are guides for all the stakeholders including Govt. Shri.Anupamji’s Hindi was so sweet and poetic that after listening one will fall in love with the language. Attending his talks or slide presentation was a treat to everyone.