Youth Convention: Barasat, January ’23

Ramakrishna Math, Barasat organized a day-long Youth Convention on 8 January 2023 at Barasat Rabindra Bhavan, near our Math premises. 950 Youth delegates of senior School and college students and 50 teachers, professors, tutors and volunteers, a total of 1000 persons participated in the Convention. Swami Balabhadrananda ji, Assistant General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math presided over the function. Swami Jnanalokananda ji , Trustee, Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math and Secretary, Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House & Cultural Centre, Kolkata, Swami Shuddhidananda ji, Adhyaksha, Advaita Ashrama, Kolkata, Sri Shakti Parsad Mishra, Nivedita Chair, Centre for Indological Studies and Research, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata delivered talks on different subjects related to Swami Vivekananda’s life and teachings. 7 Youth delegates gave speeches (3 in Bengali, 2 in English, 1 in Hindi and 1 in Sanskrit) on Swami Vivekananda’s life and teachings. The programme included the Swadesh Mantra path, recitations and songs on Swamiji. There was an interactive session for question answers and a cultural programme by the selected participants. All the participants were given books on Swami Vivekananda and mementoes of Swamiji were given to the guests and selected participants.