Kanyakumari

The Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari, dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, was founded by Late Eknath Ranade, a social activist and a spiritual seeker. He was greatly inspired by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda and was instrumental in establishing the Vivekananda Kendra and Rock Memorial in the southern most part of India.

22nd April is celebrated as a “World Earth Day”. James Lovelock a famous scientist from England, environmentalist and futurist – all rolled in one proposed for the first time the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self regulating system. The Gaia hypothesis proposes that living and non-living parts of the earth form a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism, named after the Greek God as Gaia. In this month, we are giving a few of his quotable quotes.

All India Spiritual Retreat was held in Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari from 19th to 25th February 2017. The reporting day was 18th February and most of the participants had arrived and reported during the day.

Wolfgang Sachs is an author and research director at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, in Germany. He has been a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and is a member of the Club of Rome. He has edited immensely influential book “The Development Dictionary”. In this issue, we have given a few of his quotable quotes.

Most respected Morari Bapu Ji, President of the Vivekananda

We lost a great Gandhian, environmentalist and a water warrior Shri.Anupam Mishra on 19th Dec. 2016. All his life he strived for water democracy.  His two books (i) Aajbhi Khare Hain Talab (the ponds are still relevant – published in 19 languages and sold one lakh copies) and (ii) Rajasthan Ki Rajat Boondein (The Radiant Raindrops of Rajasthan) are guides for all the stakeholders including Govt. Shri.Anupamji’s Hindi was so sweet and poetic that after listening one will fall in love with the language.  Attending his talks or slide presentation was a treat to everyone.

Vivekananda Kendra is delighted to inform your good self the formal inauguration of the Ramayana Darshanam, Bharat Matha Sadhanam and 27 feet height Veer Hanuman statue in granite stone will be inaugurated on 12th January 2017 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendrabhai Modiji, through video conferencing at 5 p.m. from New Delhi. Prime Minister’s address can be seen 'live' on Doordarshan Channels.