Ramakrishna Mission, Kozhikode, celebrated National Youth Day and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 12 January 2022 in a day-long programme, which included prayer, recitation from Sanskrit poems on Swami Vivekananda, readings from and on Swamiji, retelling incidents from Swamiji’s life, speeches on Swamiji, songs on Swamiji, prize distribution to students who had won various competitions like speech, essay writing, drawing, held before 12 January 2022 on this occasion, Dressing like Swamiji, dramatic presentations of some poems on social issues, dramatic presentations of Swamiji’s teachings, felicitation of teachers and non-teaching staff retiring this year, felicitation of students who got high grades in the examinations in 2021, traditional dances like Kuchipudi, Thiruvathira, Garba, folk songs, folk dances, dramas, bhajans, and light music.
The dignitaries who spoke on Swami Vivekananda in this occasion were Lieutenant Colonel Manoharan T (Retd), Pramod Aikkarapadi (A Teacher from another school, who is popular for his speeches on Swamiji), Rinsha (National Kabaddi Player), Swami Narasimhananda, Manoj G (Principal of Ramakrishna Mission Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode), Madhu Kizhakke Arrekkara (Headmaster of Ramakrishna Mission High School, Kozhikode), Sushama T R (Headmistress of Ramakrishna Mission Lower Primary School, Kozhikode), Harish M R (Advocate and the PTA president of the higher secondary school), Shaji (PTA president of lower primary school) and Febilla (PTA Women Wing President of the lower primary school). They spoke on topics like Swami Vivekananda’s life and teachings, The present state of India and its problems, Women Empowerment, The need for sports in our life, The importance of the armed forces.
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