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Dear Friend of VK-nardep,

This month we bring in our newsletter an excerpt from a concept paper that deals with cultural values and bio-diversity conservation. In their paper ‘Integrating Cultural, Spiritual and Ethical Dimensions into Conservation Practice in a Rapidly Changing World',by Mark Infield & Arthur Mugisha, the authors bring out very clearly how each sub-set of cultural values are closely linked to various aspects of nature conservation. This gives a valuable framework for nature and bio-diversity conservation through culture. For a society like that of Indian society such a framework is very much important and relevant.

We bring you the various activities that are happening at VK-nardep including the free medical camps, workshops on the revival of ancient and endangered traditional medical system, Bio-methanation plant training programme and installation of bio-methanation plants in Tamil Nadu.

"Sri rama jaya rama" Mantra was chanted during deep Pooja,  Shivalinga  Pooja and daily by our Balwadi school children, cultural class students and during monthly  meetings by our Balwadi teachers and Social Workers. Every month nearly 5,15,366 times mantras were chanted in 84 localities.

As a prelude to the planned programmes under Samvardhini, which is one of the five ayams of Sardha  Shati Samaroh of Swami Vivekananda, the “Snehavardhini” group (a group-team of wives of Staff of the school) of VKV Oyan organised a Matru Sammelan for the mothers of Oyan village. 35 mothers participated in the programme.

The festival of guru poornima is the eve to remember the glories traditions of the Rishis and resolving ourselves to carry forward this work. On the eve of guru poornima celebration , Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti felicitated shri Nabam Singkam, priest of central Nyedar Namlo Doimukh at Doimukh Namlo on 1st July 2012.

Vivekananda Kendra Has conducted  a Leadership Development Camp “चलो कन्याकुमारी” for the Youth between the age 18 yr. to 30 yr.

Two Great Andamanese boys were felicitated for being the first students of the tribal community to be successful in the tenth class CBSE board examination from Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya of Andaman & Nicobar Island on 5th June 2012.