Vivekananda Kendra vidyalaya Ramnagar Silchar,on 12ty September, Monday celebrated the Universal Brotherhood Day which marks the commemoration of Swami Vivekananda's famous speech delivered on 11th of September in 1893 in Chicago to the delegates of the world parliament of religions. The speech is popularly remembered for it's opening words " Sisters and brothers of America" which depicts the great vedantic strength of India .He discarded the idea of religious supremacy and propagated a message of not only mutual tolerance but also religious acceptance.
Programme was started by chanting 3 Omkaras followed by Mangalacharan then speech by Principal of VKV Ramnagar silchar Bijan Saha Sir. He highlighted the need for Universal Brotherhood in present day global scenerio citing the famous speech of Swami Vivekananda .He also said that the Universal Brotherhood is to maintain peace and all round development of human race irrespective of their religion. After that the students of class viii Priyanjana Goswami and class vi Nousin Rahat Laskar they had a conversation on the importance of Universal Brotherhood Day. Then a beautiful dance performed by the students of Vidyalaya on the song "Bir senapati Vivekananda" .Then our principal sir felicitated our chief guest Swagata Kr.Nath , associate professor of Assam University. After that a beautiful drama and recitation performed by the students of Vidyalaya.
The prize distribution ceremony of all the competitions that were conducted so far in this session started.After that the Tabla performance and dance by the students of Vidyalaya. A student of class VII Debargha Chakraborty wonderfully delivered the iconic Chicago speech by Swamiji. The mathematics teacher of vidyalaya Anamika singha Didi had a speech on the significance of Universal Brotherhood Day. Then our chief guest Swagata Kr Nath delivered a valuable speech where he highlighted about the iconic speech of Swamiji in World parliament of religions for which he received a two-minutes-long standing ovation. In fact, Vivekananda's address was most likely the first time a global audience was greeted.Swami Vivekananda’s speech is considered to be a turning point for the World Parliament of Religions, as it made the concept of tolerance and acceptance towards other religions more comprehensive and real. He elegantly stressed on the message of Swamiji where he explained about the existence of old religion and elimination of none .we should assimilate and not to destruct and must live in harmony and we should inculcate his princples on us. He further added that Swamiji must be the inspiration to every Indian, particularly the youth of today, to build a new India through motivation, education and dedication.
Last but not the least the students of Vidyalaya performed Vivek geet and then the programme was concluded by Shanti Mantra.
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| Moment of song performance by students of VI, VII. |
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| Moment of Dance performance by students |
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| Moment of Prize distribution by respected Principal Sri Bijan Saha |
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| Chief guest Sri Swagata Kumar Nath sir delivering speech on the occasion |
