The following special programmes were conducted in 2018-19:
President Maharaj formally inaugurated the year-long commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Addresses at Belur Math. A public meeting, devotees’ convention, youths’ convention and cultural events were held as part of the inaugural programme.
Bengaluru centre held an art workshop on Swamiji’s participation in the Parliament of Religions and released a coffee-table book on the artworks produced by the participants.
Mumbai centre held a day-long programme which included talks, screening of a documentary, and cultural events.
Narainpur centre held a three-day national level tribal youths’ convention.
Pune centre hosted a mega musical play at Nagpur on the life and teachings of Swamiji.
Apart from the special celebrations mentioned above, the following programmes were conducted by different centres:
Programme | No. of Programmes | No. of Participants/ Audience |
Cultural Competitions for students | 504 | 1,14,252 |
Cultural Events | 5 | 41,320 |
Conventions/Seminars for youths | 60 | 19,675 |
Devotees’ Conventions | 28 | 14,357 |
Lectures | 56 | 13,409 |
Chicago (USA) centre conducted an interfaith meet and held a symposium on Vedanta at Vivekananda Retreat, Ganges.
Colombo (Sri Lanka) centre held public meetings in Batticaloa and cultural competitions in Maskeliya.
Durban (South Africa) centre held twenty special lectures in Durban and a public meeting at Pietermaritzburg sub-centre.
Gretz (France) centre conducted a programme consisting of meditation, talks and music on a big boat on the River Seine in Paris.
A programme of talks, recitations, music and video shows was held in Groningen and Eindhoven cities by the Netherlands centre.
New York Vedanta Society, USA, conducted an interfaith conference.
Phoenix (South Africa) centre held four public meetings in Phoenix and Johannesburg.
Sacramento (USA) centre conducted three special lectures and two musical concerts.
The following centres held public meetings: Chandpur, Faridpur, Mymensingh in Bangladesh; Kathmandu in Nepal; and Bourne End in the UK.
The following programmes were conducted in 2018-19 by different centres:
Programme | No. of Programmes | No. of Participants/ Audience |
Cultural Competitions for students | 2 | 3,596 |
Cultural Events | 6 | 6,510 |
Conventions/Seminars for youths | 15 | 4,248 |
Devotees’ Conventions | 7 | 2,900 |
Lectures | 22 | 8,780 |
The Nederlands centre held a programme of lectures and music and released a booklet on Sister Nivedita.
St. Petersburg (Russia) centre conducted a public meeting at the Indian Consulate in St. Petersburg.