In commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Addresses, Ramakrishna Mission, Coimbatore conducted drawing, recitation, elocution and quiz competitions in the following 12 educational institutions from 21 Aug ’19 to 20 Sep ’19.
These competitions were followed by a gathering of students in the afternoon, in which prizes were awarded, a talk by a monastic member and a skit on incidents from the life of Swamiji was performed by the students.
| S.No | Date | Venue | No. of Students participated in the Competitions | No. of Staff and students gathered in the meeting |
| 1 | 21 Aug ’19 | Shree Vinayaga Vidyalaya Sr. Sec. School, Bujanganoor, Coimbatore | 169 | 152 |
| 2 | 21 Aug ’19 | Thiyagi N G Ramaswamy Memorial Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore | 295 | 1460 |
| 3 | 21 Aug ’19 | Venkateswara Vidyalaya Matric Hr. Sec. School, Sevur, Avinashi | 150 | 300 |
| 4 | 22 Aug ’19 | Government High School, Narasimhanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore | 207 | 245 |
| 5 | 27 Aug ’19 | SRC Memorial Matriculation Hr. Sec. School, Puliampatti, Erode | 124 | 160 |
| 6 | 28 Aug ’19 | A.V.P College of Arts and Science, Tirupur-52 | 185 | 250 |
| 7 | 29 Aug ’19 | Sri Krishna Adhithya College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore | 147 | 220 |
| 8 | 29 Aug ’19 | Bhagavan Mahaveer Municipal High School, Mettupalayam | 131 | 250 |
| 9 | 04 Sep ’19 | T.Duraisamy Gowder Higher Secondary School, Seeliyur | 168 | 260 |
| 10 | 06 Sep ’19 | Thavathiru Santhalinga Adikalar Arts Science Tamil College, Coimbatore | 125 | 262 |
| 11 | 06 Sep ’19 | Sri Kumaran College of Arts & Science, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore | 206 | 300 |
| 12 | 09 Sep ’19 | Municipal High School, Mani Nagar, Mettupalayam | 24 | 95 |
| Total | 1931 | 3954 | ||
