To commemorate the 155th Birth Anniversary
of Swami Vivekananda and National
Youth Day celebration a series of cultural programmes organized by Ramakrishna Mission at Vivekananda Auditorium in the
national Capital on Saturday, was attended by about 650 students from various
schools of Delhi.
The school orchestra band of Bal Bharti
Public School, engrossed the assembled audience with rendition of “raag
bhairav “They jammed to create a variety of rhythms
using Contemporary and western instruments.
A skit based on Swamiji’s life & teachings was
portrayed
by students of Little Flower Sr Sec School Shivaji
park. A special song“Murth Maheswara” written by Swamiji and sung by
the students of Amrita Vidyalam, Saket was truly melodious.
The anchors of the show kept up the tempo
of the show throughout the function.
Dr. S. N. Subba Rao, an 88 year
old Gandhian, working amongst the youth of our nation for more than 50 years,
was the Chief Guest. At the age of 13 joined the Quit India
Movement and dedicated his life for national and world peace, popularly called
Bhaiji, he started the National Youth Project enjoining dacoits to organise camps on different issues
like national unity, problems of the youth &sports.
It was an amazing experience to listen him about
patriotism, as the entire audience listens patiently & responded
wonderfully. In his inspiring speech, explained although science, technology and industry made lots of advancement but has
limitations too, where spirituality has to take over. He opined that communal harmony and
open heart could only lead to the unity.
He
praised the children for their efforts to have put up such an appropriate
theme based musical performances and also
applauded the efforts of teachers behind them; He told Swamiji was deep
admirer and lover of music. In
spite of variety of languages and religions across our country, music can only
be the sole medium to unite them in a string, he added.
At the end prizes were distributed to the winners of the Annual Swami Vivekananda Competition in which 1800 students from nearly 160 schools participated
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