Vivekananda Kendra Madurai organized a Gita Jayanthi special program on 4th January 2021 from 07:15 p.m. to 08:30 p.m. 69 Karyakarthas were present at TVS Nagar and Balaji Nagar Karyalayas and also online. The Participants listened to the speech in big screens through Google Meet.
The program started with prayer and Shri. Prabhakaran Ji, Saha Nagar Pramukh conducted the program. Shri A.Selvaraj Ji, Nagar pramukh welcomed the elders and all karyakarthas . He presented an introduction of the speaker. Shri. M. Palaniappan Ji spoke a few lines on the importance of celebrating Gita Jayanthi. Mananeeya N. Krisnamoorthy Ji, Senior Life-worker of Vivekananda Kendra delivered the special address on the topic ‘Gita in our Daily life’. He quoted many slokas from the Gita which explained how to follow good habits in day to day life. Charity, self-control, sacrifice, simplicity, nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, gentleness, determination, vigor, forgiveness, cleanliness are the important qualities to be practiced by man from childhood.
All the Karyakarthas could clearly understand these qualities by way of the simple stories and anecdotes quoted by the speaker. The speaker also insisted that daily reciting the 15th chapter of Bhagavad Gita will definitely improve the mastery of any language by anyone. Shri. Subbiah Ji delivered the happy address and the program concluded with Sarve bavanthu.