The welcome and
adoration that was given to the speeches of Swami Vivekananda during the
parliament of Religions at Chicago made it clear that world is in need of the
message of Bharat. Swami Vivekananda addressed the audience as ‘Sisters and
Brothers of America’. It had an
electrifying effect on them. It was not
merely a form of address but behind those words were the great spiritual
strength of India. Therefore Man.
Eknathji wanted this day to be celebrated as Universal Brotherhood Day.
The welcome address was presented by our beloved Principal, Shri.S.Abraham Lingom. The function was presided over by Mann.Parameswaranji President of Vivekananda Kendra and Mann.Bhanudasji, General Secretary of Vivekananda Kendra.
The students of
VIII and IX standard sang a song related to the Universal Brotherhood day.
Mann.Bhanudasji,
General Secretary of Vivekananda Kendra addressed the gathering. He talked about the importance of Universal
Brotherhood day. He quoted the words of
Swami Vivekananda, “Each Soul is potentially divine”. The motto of our school is “Man making and
nation building”. He expressed about the
spirituality among the people of India for the development of the strong nation. He advised the audience to read the life of
Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita
The Chief Guest
Shri.John R D Santhosham, B.A.,B.L District Judge Mahila Court addressed the
gathering. He spoke about the meditation
hall built in Rock Memorial. It is one
of the shrines of national identity and the symbol of unity for the world. He exhibited Swamiji as a role model or
inspiring person to the youth of our nation.
He instructed the audience not to be selfish from the childhood onwards. The students should develop all the good
habits. On this special day he reminded
us about the Guru Sri Rama Krishna Paramahamsa who was the great teacher of
Swamiji. He advised the students about
the benefits and disadvantages of the technology.
The Kendra
employees who have completed their 10,20 and 30 years of service were honoured.
Our Vice Principal Smt.Sariga readout the names. Mann.Parameshwaranji presented the memento to
honour the Kendra employees.
We had an
eminent person Dr.N.Neela Mohan, M.A.,M.Phil, Ph.D, Principal of Vivekananda
College, Agasteeswaram. He addressed the
audience. He expressed his views about
that day which showed the Universal Brotherhood to the entire country. He talked
about Swamiji’s Guru Sri Rama Krishna Paramahamsa whose spiritual power
was accepted by the world. He reminded
us about the birth anniversary of Bharathiyar who spread the thought of freedom
through his poem. He illustrated some
stories about how to lead our life in a proper way.
On account of
Universal brotherhood day some sports were conducted for Kendra employees. They participated in the competitions and won
the prizes. The chief guest and the
special guest gave away the prizes to the winners.
The special
guest Thavathiru. Swami Padmendra, President of Vallalar Peravai, Nagercoil
addressed the audience. He spoke about
the important qualities of Swamiji. He
talked about the good atmosphere of our school and then about the discipline
found in our school. He illustrated the
Kural of Thiruvalluvar. He advised the
students that India should be changed into the developed country. All should leave the habit of selfishness and
they should involve themselves in helping others. He instructed the students to join with the
good people and insisted them to get good marks and respect the teachers.
The vote of thanks was proposed by our beloved Vice Principal, Smt.K.G.Sariga. Various cultural programmes were performed by our V.K.V. students.
Finally the programme was concluded by Kendra prayer