VK Brahmapur, Odisha celebrated Swami Vivekananda Jayanti on 12 January 2011. This year 11 organisations from Brahmapur town came together for this celebration. Bharat Swabhiman, Chinmaya Mission, Divine Life Society, Gayatri Shakti Peeth, Ramakrishna Sarada Seva Sangh, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Swami Vivekananda Shishu Vidya Mandir, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Vivekananda Shikhya Kendra, Yoga Vedanta Seva Samiti also joined their hands.
A rally was organised at morning hours from Khallikote College Ground to Lingraj Hall, passing through old bus stand, Annapurna Market, Mayuri towers area. 200 students from 4 schools and karyakartas of these organisations joined the rally. Tahasildar Shri. Shatrughna Kar flagged off the rally.
A public meeting was organised at Diamond Jubilee Town Hall at evening. Swami Srikrishnanandaji Maharaj, Adhyaksha, Rama Krishna Math, Puri was present as Chief Guest and Shri. Hayagreeva Tripathy, a noted scholar from Brahmapur was the Chief speaker for the occasion.
Uttishthata! Jagrata! Yuva Shibir
A three day residential Uttishthata! Jagrata! Yuva Prerana Shibir was organised on 28, 29 and 30 December 2010 at Sanjaya Memorial Institute of Technology ( SMIT), Ankushpur wherein 49 youth from 5 districts of Odisha participated. These youth were selected after Uttishthata! Jagrata! Yuva Pratiyogita in which more than 600 youth from degree colleges participated.
The shibir was inaugurated by Shri. Bhagaban Gantayat, President, SMIT. The topics like Yuva Jage Rashtra Jage, Sanatan Bharat- Swarnima Bharat, Samartha Bharat, Sangathit Karya Ki Avashyakata, Utho Jago Yuva Bharat were discussed in lecture sessions by Shri. Laxmi Narayanji, Prof. Basudev Chhatoi, Prof. Kishore Ch. Raut, Mananeeya Bhanudasji and others. Also incidents from Swami Vivekaannda’s life were told by Shri. Pratap ji in Prerana se Punarutthan.
Yoga Pratiman Pariksha De Hasate! Hasate! was introduced in morning Yoga sessions. Shri. Bhagaban Padhi, a leading Charted Accountant and noted Social worker from Brahmapur, shared his experiences in Vijay Kshan with participants.
For more information about various activities at Vivekananda Kendra Brahmapur Branch, please drop an email to brahmapur[at]vkendra.org or call at (0680)-2203016.
