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Vivekananda Kendra, Kangra Branch celebrated Vivekananda Jayanti on 12 Jan 2012 in a very special way.

Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari has adopted the new environmentally friendly technology of “Plastic Roads”. Of over 3.5 km of roads of Vivekanandapuram campus – the Head-Quarter of Vivekananda Kendra at Kanyakumari - about 1 km is now “Plastic Road".

It gives us an immense happiness to share that we could conduct the Matri Puja in all the 19 secondary schools. The ambience of the Puja in all the schools was excellent. It is wonderful sight that the parents, teachers and students expressing their commitment to uphold, nurture and transmit the eternal values our culture especially Matru Devo Bhava, Pitru Devo Bhava, Acharya Devo Bhava, Atithi Devo Bhava and Rashtra Devo Bhava.Many parents and students were in tears during the time of Matri Puja. Parents and students were spontaneous in expressing their feelings about the Puja.

Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti has organized workshop “Pariksha De Hastein Hastein Cum Career Counselling” for the students of D. N .G. College on 28 Feb to 03 March, The five day workshop  was aimed at  preparing the students physically, mentally and psychologically fit for facing the examinations confidently and coolly, It dealt with various elements related to exams.

Vivekananda Kendra has got a new building at Pan Bazar, Guwahati. The Griha Pravesh of this building at Panbazar, Guwahati was solemnized traditionally on Phalguna Shukla Tritiya tithi (24 February 2012).

On 23rd February 2012, over 2600 school students gathered at AV High School Kovilpatti Tamilnadu and performed 12 Suryanamaskaras enmass.This was their tribute to Swami Vivekananda for his 150th Birth day.This Mega event – first of its kind in Kovilpatti region - was organized by Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Kovilpatti Branch of Tamilnadu. These students were from 18 schools in and around Kovilpatti.

Mothers, with a smiling wrinkled face, celebrated the mothers’ Day in a fabulous way. The celebration started  at 1.00 pm with various competitions like Rangoli, cooking, Chanting Gita Slokas, making things from waste materials, Musical chair, shot put and blouring ballooms, in which the mothers took part very enthusiastically.

Mothers’ Day was celebrated in a grand way in our school on 18.02.2012.  Smt. Gomathy, Managing Director of Mag Gas, Vallioor &  Mrs. Tamilselvi, Lecturer (English Dept) in TDMNS college,  Kallikulam were the chief guests for the function. Mrs. Tamilselvi highlighted in her address to the gathering, the greatness of the children as well as their duties towards bringing up the children as  good citizens. Nearly 85 mothers participated in the celebrations.  Different competitions  were conducted for the mothers and winners were honoured.