New Delhi : 2 March 2013 : Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Delhi Prant celebrated 150th Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in collaboration with Pradeep Memorial Comprehensive College of Education and P.S.M Senior Secondary School on March 2, 2013 at College Campus. 300 female students and 50 faculties, administrators, organisers attended this program. Chief speaker was Advocate Shrimati Monika Arora. The function was presided by Dr. Dhanraj Singh, Chairman and Convenor was Dr. Bharti Dimri, Principal, PMC College.
Function began with Saraswati Vandana and Swagat geet. Few beautiful Dance performances were presented by young students depicting the aspiration of life to reach perfection and momentum of dreams to achieve the highest realms of human life. Advocate Monika Arora used practical anecdotes from the life of Sawmi Vivekananda to be fearless by facing the world squarely. She urged audience to be proactive rather than blaming others. She quotes the incident where Swami Vivekananda declares the uniqueness of Bhartiya culture to English gentlemen by saying that in Bharat we treat every woman as Mother except wife and in western culture every woman as wife except the biological mother. She used humor to arouse dormant courage from another incident of Swami Vivekananda and practical methods to handle injustice in young students by sharing contemporary incidents happening within country.
Students were totally thrilled by watching the whole program. Function was concluded with vote of thanks by Dr. Dhanraj Singh and finally with Vande Matram.