Ramakrishna Mission Students Home, Chennai celebrated National Youth Day and Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on 12 January 2022 following the COVID-19 Protocols in the Students Home. Residential High School and Polytechnic College students and staff participated in the function. Swadeshi Mantra, Youth day Oath taking, bhajans, recitation of the sayings of Swami Vivekananda were performed by our students. Prizes were distributed to the winning students who participated in the Youth Day Literary Competitions.
Students’ Home building, ‘Palace for the Poor’ was illumined suitably on the occasion.
Swami Devarchanananda in his speech told the students how they can work for the creation of future India as per the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Satyajnanananda gave the benedictory address.
Online Participation: Many students who were in their native places also participated in the function online. Many of them have arranged the National Youth Day celebrations in their houses or localities. The videos and photos of these functions were shown during the function in the Home.
At Tuition Centers: Youth day was celebrated by the children in the tuition centres run by the Students Home and our old students and well-wishers. These centres are situated in and around Chennai and more than 500 children are benefitted.