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Editorial - Vivekananda Shila Smarak
Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat 04
Report of the Activity Year April 2018- March 2019 11
Arunachal Prant 13
Assam Prant 15
Vidyalayas 16
Institute of Culture 16
Bangal Prant 20
Bihar Prant 20
Dakshin Prant 21
Pratishthan 22
Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust 22
Natural Resource Development Project 22
Rural Development Programme 24
Vedic Vision Foundation 25
Gujarat Prant 27
Harayana Prant 28
Madhaya Prant 28
Maharashtra Prant 30
Odisha Prant 31
Punjab Prant 32
Rajasthan Prant 32
Telegu Prant 35
Uttar Pradesh Prant 36
Uttar Prant 36
Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) 38

EDITORIAL
Vivekananda Shila Smarak
Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat
Vivekananda Kendra
Gratefully Remembers And Invites the Hundreds and Thousands
Who or Whose Families Had Contributed to the Building of
the Grand Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari in 1970
To Celebrate the 50th Year of The Memorial
[1970-2020]
And
Renew the Association
Swami Vivekananda on the last bit of Indian Rock
“Sitting on the last bit of Indian rock—I hit upon a plan: Suppose some disinterested
sannyasins, bent on doing good to others, go from village to village, disseminating
education and seeking in various ways to better the condition of all, down to the last
person—can’t that bring forth good in time?” “We, as a nation, have lost our individuality,
and that is the cause of all mischief in India. We have to give back to the nation its lost
individuality and raise the masses.” Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda’s mission for rejuvenation of Bharat began with the plan he had hit
upon when he sat on “the last bit of Indian rock”.
Now, thanks to the invaluable contribution from all of you, a beautiful memorial - to recall
Swami Vivekananda beginning his mission for India - now stands on that last bit of rock.
The Memorial built by a truly national effort put together by the monumental work of Sri
Eknath Ranade, the man behind the mighty work was dedicated to the nation in September
1970.
As Swami Vivekananda had his inspiration from the rock, Eknath Ranade took inspiration
from the memorial built on the rock to found the Vivekananda Kendra which has now grown
into a mighty spiritually oriented service mission manned by thousands of karyakartas

Gratefully Recalling Your Contribution on The 50th
Year of the Memorial
When Karyakartas of Vivekananda Kendra reach to you with this invite, we are sure your
memories would be proudly awakened by recalling the contribution to Vivekananda Rock
Memorial by you or someone from your family. For us and for you the 50th year of the
Memorial is a reconnect and renewal of our association for over half a century. Yes, you who
are among the proud hundreds, thousands and lakhs who contributed for Vivekananda
Rock Memorial we approach with a grateful Namaskar.
The story of Vivekananda Rock Memorial you had assisted to build is so inspiring that we
are proud to recall, remember and again share it with you as we renew our association on
the completion of its 50 glorious years.
In the memorial manifests the story of Shraddha Indians have for Swami Vivekananda;
the narration of a slumbering India awakening as one and confident; the miracle of the
impossible becoming possible; the transformation of a seeming loser into a certain winner;
the history in short of globally emerging India as the Jagat Guru
Swami Vivekananda discovered the mission
of his life on the Rock at Kanyakumari
The spiritual power of the rock, the feet of Bharatmata, the Parashakti, drew Swami
Vivekananda to Kanyakumari. After his sojourn as a wondering monk in India, Swami
Vivekananda reached Kanyakumari in 1892. Seeing in his two-year long travel across his
sacred land of Bharat how its children had degenerated into utter poverty, ignorance and
loss of self- confidence, he had had great pain in his heart. He was distressed that under the
alien rule, the last of which was British, the people had forgotten their original self. Amid
this degeneration he could see the inevitable role of Bharat and a duty, the contribution
that she had to make to the humanity. The question tormented Swamiji’s mind as to what
he should do for regeneration of his motherland, for which instilling the confidence in the
millions of his sinking brethren is condition precedent.
After praying fervently to Bhagavati Kanyakumari Swami Vivekananda came out of the
temple. It was then the mighty last bit of Rock surrounded by the waves of the sea physically
attracted and spiritually invited him. Bhagavati Kanyakumari had done penance on it with
her footprint still marked on it. Instantly he felt, the rock on which Parashakti did penance
would provide the answers to his painful questions. As he had no money to pay, he jumped
into the sea and swam to the Rock. He immersed into meditation on the rock for three days
and three nights on 25th
26th
and 27th
of December 1892. What a meditation it was! Not for
his own salvation but for recovering his own nation and people from their distress. After
three days when he returned to the shore people asked who he was and his whereabouts.

He identified himself as the disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and said while sitting on this rock
he discovered the mission of his life.
While meditating on this Rock Swami Vivekananda realized that the downfall of India was
not because of her Dharma but precisely because of ignorance of it. The Vedantic Truths
of Oneness, respect to the diversity, protection of environment, potential divinity of man
and the host of associated spiritual messages had to be reached to the masses in the remote.
This urge later clinched his decision to go to the World Parliament of Religions and present
Hindu Dharma to the world at large. If the message of Vedanta reverberated in the world,
the India’s confidence in Hindu Dharma would get renewed, restored and strengthened.
He realised that that the mission of his life, was not only to realize the divinity within, but to
inspire the entire Indian people strive to manifest the divinity within for the good of Bharat
and the world at large.
On his return, Swamiji gave Rousing Call to his people
There were many challenges, on the way and even after going to America, Swamiji even
wrote in one of his letters that he might die of cold and hunger but he persisted. Prof. Wright
of Harvard University was very much impressed. He wrote to Dr Barrows, the organizer
of Parliament of Religion, ‘Here is man whose knowledge is more than the knowledge
of all our professors put together…’ Ultimately Swami Vivekananda could participate in
the Parliament of Religions. He took the Western world by storm. The World Parliament
of Religions ended with Swami Vivekananda who went from an enslaved nation to the
conference without an invite, without the backing of any organisation, conquering the
world with the message of Sanatana Dharma. The educated, theologist, scientists, common
people flocked to his lectures. Some became his disciples. The entire world bowed to the
Swami and he returned victorious.
On his return to India, he gave a rousing call to the nation. “Arise! Awake!! Stop not till the
goal is reached!!!”. Though he attained immortality in 1902, many spiritual movements,
freedom movements, organizations took inspiration from him to work for nation-building.
The people of Kanyakumari came to know from the photos that it was Swami Vivekananda
who had come to Kanyakumari and had meditated on the Rock. Later they established a
Vivekananda Library in Kanyakumari. Many visitors who visited that library always felt
that the visit of Swami Vivekananda on the Rock should be commemorated.
Bid to obliterate Vivekananda’s name from the Rock on which he meditated
In the year 1963, the Birth Centenary of Swami Vivekananda was being celebrated all over the
country. The people of Kanyakumari wanted to build a memorial for Swami Vivekananda

on that very Historic Rock where the unknown monk was transformed into a nation builder
and a Jagadguru.
Initially things moved smoothly, but unfortunately a section of Christian community was
instigated and it started demanding that the memorial of St Xavier should be built on the
Rock.TofabricatetheirclaimtheyerectedabigstonecrossontheRock.Itbecameacommunal
issue! Naturally some who could not accept this removed it one night. Government took a
stand that it was “Vivekananda Rock” but no memorial would be built on it.
The blessings of Ramakrishna Mission for the Memorial
The Vivekananda Rock Memorial committee decided to approach Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh for deputing Eknathji Ranade for the work. As it was felt that Memorial work is
going to be a full -time work, Eknathji Ranade was relieved of his responsibilities in Sangh.
Even before going to Madras (Chennai) where the Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee
had the registered office or going to Kanyakumari, Eknathji went to Calcutta (Kolkata) to
meetandseektheblessingsofthePresidentofRamakrishnaMissionSwamiMadhavanandaji
Maharaj. He blessed Eknathji and told him, that, ‘As we are a Sanyasi organization we
cannot involve in this directly as it may need agitations etc. You go ahead and Thakur will
bless you, Swami Vivekananda will bless you, and you have my blessings also. You are
born to do this work.’
Obstacles at three levels
Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee nominated Sri Eknathji as its Organizing Secretary.
He found difficulties at three levels – A section of local Christian community was opposing
a memorial for Swami Vivekananda on the Rock. Chief Minister had taken the stand that he
would not allow the memorial to be built on the Rock. Sri Humayun Kabir, Union Minister
of Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs while referring to the controversy had said that
the memorial on the rock would spoil the natural beauty. The subject of Rock Memorial had
all the potential to be a communal flash point.
Eknathji decided first to meet Sri Humayun Kabir. The minister avoided meeting him.
Therefore, with help of some monks of Ramakrishna Mission, Eknathji contacted the
journalists of Calcutta and then a Press Conference was held. The very next day the news
papers in Calcutta were full of - Sri Humayun Kabir whom the people of Calcutta had
elected was opposing the Memorial for Swami Vivekananda, the revered son of Calcutta.
Immediately Sri Humayun Kabir called Eknathji for a meeting. He made it very clear, ‘I am
not against the Memorial of Swami Vivekananda. I had also objected to Gandhi Mandapam
on the shore of sea at Kanyakumari but Tamilnadu government has built it. Similarly, if

they want, they can build this memorial too. I am not at all against Swami Vivekananda or
his Memorial.’ With this candid reply from Sri Humayun Kabir the first hurdle was over.
323 MPs appealed: Whole nation aspired for the Memorial
Eknathji met Sri Bhaktavatsalam, Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. Though he refused to
give the permission, Eknathji continued the dialogue with him of and on. But Eknathji
realized that he needs to try at different level. Eknathji got the information - Chief Minister
listens to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in political matters and is a great devotee of Sri
Shankaracharya of Kanchi Kamkoti Peetham Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati known
as Paramacharya.
Eknathji went to Delhi and met Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri, who told him to wait. Due to the
Chinese invasion the situation in Delhi was depressive. Eknathji did not just keep quiet.
He met various leaders and personalities in Delhi and apprised them of the subject. As the
Centenary year was coming to close Eknathji again went to Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri who
told him to get within three days some signatures of Members of the Parliament appealing
for the Memorial.
After three days Eknathji went to Shastriji with the signatures of 323 MPs – practically
all MPs present in Delhi at that time. Shastriji was stunned. Cutting across the political,
regional and creedal lines all the MPs had signed. How did Eknathji a Pracharak of Sangh
get the signatures of all MPs? Eknathji’s appeal was simple. ‘In the interest of our nation, to
pay our respects to Swami Vivekananda, can we not rise above our political, regional and
religious colours?’ All responded positively. With a bigger line drawn the opposition of few
persons in Kanyakumari melted.
When all MPs desired Memorial, it means the whole country was aspiring for the Memorial.
Responding to this development Bhaktavatsalam said, ‘The statue of Swami Vivekananda
can be erected on the Rock but it should be encased in 15 feet by 15 feet shrine’.
‘Purity, Patience and Perseverance is the Key to Success’
Considering that the Memorial should be matching the aspirations of the nation, Eknathji
said, ‘I would take the opinion of President Dr S. Radhakrishnan; Prime Minister, Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru; Home Minister, Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri; Sri M. C. Chagla, very respected
Retired Chief Justice of India later he became Cabinet Minister for Education; the President
of the Ramakrishna Mission and the Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham on few
designs and then report to you. Whatever you will decide, we shall do it.’
Paramacharya took great interest in making the design for the Memorial along with
the traditional architect Sthapati Sri S. K. Achari. With that and few more other designs

Eknathji met Bhaktavatsalam. He enthusiastically went through the design prepared by
Paramacharya and told Eknathji to go ahead according to that. Eknathji told, ‘But the
dimensions are bigger.’ Bhaktavatsalam said, ‘No Problem. Go ahead’. Bigger means
the Sabha Mandapam alone was 130’x 56’. Gradually, over the period of four years the
permission for Sripada Mandapam, Dhyana Mandapam, Administrative quarters, helipad,
rain water reservoirs etc. was secured.
Permission secured but from where will come the money?
To build a grand Memorial, befitting to the desire of the people of Bharat, where would
money come from in those days when our country was suffering from even want of food.
For six years almost on an average 650 workers were working per day for stone sculpting,
polishing, construction etc. Their salaries were to be paid every week. Sometimes when the
salary could not be paid Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee (VRMC) took loan just to
feed the workers. But how long could it go? There were suggestions to suspend the work.
But Eknathji had a bigger vision after the building of Memorial. And so, the construction
work could not be prolonged.
A steady flow of money was required. VRMC printed one-rupee folders with the picture of
proposedMemorial,SwamiVivekanandaandhisinspiringquotation.Thepubliccommittees
were formed in each state with persons from various walks of life cutting across political,
regional, sectarian lines. Total Rs 85 lakhs were collected through one rupee, two rupees
donations from the people. Almost all the state governments in spite of whatever party was
in power donated Rs one lakh for the Memorial. The Central Government donated Rs 15
lakhs. The first donation of Rs 10,000/- to VRMC was given by Swami Chinmayananda of
Chinmaya Mission.
Joyful and victorious inauguration of the
Grand Memorial extended for two months
Within record time of six years, the grand memorial costing Rs one crore and thirty lakhs
(of those days) was ready for inauguration. Kanyakumari was a small village then and there
was no facility to stay for many persons. Thus, the inauguration program was planned for
two months, allotting different periods for different states.
Swami Vireshwarananda, President of Ramakrishna Math, Belur consecrated Vivekananda
Rock Memorial and it was formally inaugurated on 2 September 1970 by the President of
India Sri V. V. Giri. During the inaugural celebrations many dignitaries like Prime Minister
Smt. Indira Gandhi, Swami Ranganathananda, Vice President of India Sri G. S. Pathak
visited the Rock Memorial.

Vivekananda Kendra: The Second phase of the Memorial
Eknathji did not want to limit the Memorial of Swami Vivekananda to a granite memorial.
The real living memorial for Swami Vivekananda should be in the lives of men and women
who would give primary importance to the nation and serve the needy and suffering people.
Thus, on 7th
January 1972, Vivekananda Kendra a spiritually oriented service mission was
started. The young men and women who would like to dedicate their life for serving the
society are trained and sent to different parts of country.
These Jeevanvrati Karyakartas with the help of Sthanik Karyakartas take up various service
activities in the field of education in tribal and rural areas, Rural development, Natural
resource development, cultural research, publications, youth motivation, samskara varga
for children and Yoga Vargas, etc. Today Vivekananda Kendra has work in over 1005 places
in the country in cities as well as in interior parts like Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Andaman, etc.
Vivekananda Shila Smarak: EK Bharat Vijayi Bharat
Thus, Vivekananda Rock Memorial perhaps became the only such example in the world that
the Memorial in granite gave birth to a living Memorial, to a mighty service organization.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial which is celebrating its 50th
year is in true sense a national
memorial - A memorial for which all MPs irrespective of their colours, religions, regions
or creeds appealed for; a memorial for which people donated throughout the country with
one rupee or two-rupee donation; the only memorial for which almost all state governments
irrespective of whichever party was in power donated minimum one lakh rupees each; the
memorial which has the harmonious blending of different styles of traditional architectures
in our country.
On this occasion we are very happy to contact you and look forward to your best wishes
and association with Vivekananda Kendra in the future.
With prayers and namaskar
General Secretary
Vivekananda Kendra
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Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 was conferred
to Vivekananda Kendra for its Rural and
Educational work in the country. Mananeeya Shri
P. Parameswaranji, President, VK received it in
the hands of Shri Ramath Kovind, H’ble President
and Shri Narendra Modi, H’ble Prime Minister
of India on 26 February 2019 at Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
Tweet from PM Sri Narendra Modiji – “The
Vivekananda Kendra is doing commendable work
towards the development of our villages. Their
initiatives to improve education and community
service have touched several lives, particularly
youngesters. I congratulate @Vkendra for the
Gandhi Peace Prize, 2015.”
Mananeeya Parameswaranji, VK President
received“MalliyurSanskarSmriti”Puraskaram.
Dr M. Lakshmi Kumari, Director VK Vedic Vision
Foundation, Kodungallur (Kerala) received the
“Sukritam Bhagavata” puraskaram.
Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide, Vice-President,
VK is honored with D. Litt. by SNDT University,
Mumbai.
Prime Minister’s visits VK HQs - On March
1st
Mananeeya Sri Narendra Modi, H’ble Prime
Minister of India made a short visit to Vivekananda
Kendra, Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari.
He was received by Shri A. Balakrishnanji,
Vice-President of Vivekananda Kendra at the
Headquarters of VRM & VK
Highlights
Report of the Activity Year April 2018 to March 2019

entrance of Ramayan Darshanam Exhibition
and he minutely observed both the exhibition
– Ramayan Darshanam and Bharatmata
Sadanam which he had inaugurated through
Video Conferencing. He wrote in Visitors book
at Ramayana Darshnam “Ek Bharat Shreshth
Bharat”.
2nd
Yoga Shastra Sangamam - 146 participants
from 15 states, overseas participants from 5
countries - 36 paper presentations witnessed
in 8 sessions spread over 2 venues within the
Kendra premises with 16 Moderators monitoring
the sessions.
NE Calling like every year, this year was
organized at Mumbai. The speaker was Shri
Kiran Rijiju, Minister of State Home.
Mananeeya Niveditadidi, Vice-President VK
attended “World Hindu Congress” which was
organized to mark the “125th
year Celebration
of Swami Vivekananda’s Speech in world
Parliament of Religion”, at Chicago (USA).
Akhil Bhartiya Adhikari Baithak was organized
at Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari where 419
Adhikaries from all India took part for 3 days.
Visitors-VivekanandaRockMemorial–1965319;
Ramayana Darshanam, Bharatmata Sadanam
– 155259; 4 Exhibitions – 59083 (Wandering
Monk, Arise! Awake! Gangotri, Gramodaya
Darshan Park); Pilgrims stayed in Campus
– 170608; Dispensary – 7925 beneficiaries;
Eye Camp – 12 Nos. – Patients 2870 – Sent
for cataract operation – 541; 35 Nationalist
organizations used Vivekanandapuram for
orientation camps – 4945 people attended.
Yoga Shiksha Shibir – May & Nov – 231
participants; Spiritual Retreat – Aug & Feb
– 155 participants; Rashtriya Karyakarta
Prashikshan Shibir – 124 participants;
Aacharya Prashikshan Shibir – 116 teachers.
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VK Arunachal Prant
Pariposhaks 463, Subscribers 288 and
Arunachal Bandhu Parivar 728 enrolled
during the year. Swadhayay Competitions
for Schools. 1916 registered and 1682
appeared. In 8 Workshops 823 participated.
Karyapaddhati – 435 attended in 22 Sanskar
vargas, 53 attended in 5 Yoga Vargas, 515
attended in 39 Swadhayaya Vargas and 108
attended in 8 Kendra Vargas. 305 participated
in 6 Sanskar Varga Prashikshan Shibirs,
137 participated in 3 Karyakarta Prashikshan
Shibirs, 77 participated in 2 Prant Karyakarta
Prashikshan Shibir and 5 Karyakartas were
sent for Rashtriya Karyakarta Prashikshan
Shibir at Kanyakumari.
Sent 17 parsons for Yoga Shiksha Shibir and
32 parson for Spiritual Retreat at Kanyakumari.
Project : VK Arun Jyoti
Arun Jyoti, is a multidimensional service project
for Arunachal Pradesh, started by Vivekananda
Kendra in 1993.
1. Anoupcharik Shiksha Manch 2. Swasthya
Seva Manch 3. Mahila Manch
No. of villages covered 95.
BALWADIS: 59 Balwadis 1180 children are
getting pre-school education. 115 Balsevikas, 10
Prabandhikas.
During the year, 2 training camps for Balsevikas,
Acharyas, Swasthya Rakshaks were held where
80 participants were trained.
ANANDALAYAS: 41 Anandalayas, 57 Acharyas
A total of 843 children.
This project is running two Kasturba Gandhi
Balika Vidyalaya at Barap of Tirap Distt. and
Wessang of East Kameng Distt. The capacity of
each school is 150 Students.
3 Vocational Training Centres are running,
33 girls are being trained for tailoring, weaving,
food processing etc. 1. Seijosa 2.Wakka and 3.
Wakro.
Swasthya Seva Manch organized 73 rural
medical camps in Longding, Tirap, Changlang
and Namsai Distt. which benefitted 7943 patients.
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180 health awareness meetings in Changlang,
Tirap, Longding and Namsai Distt. attended by
3350 persons.
13 Swasthya Rakshak. Free General Surgery
Camp Total Surgeries-5 benefitted 214 patients.
Free Eye Surgery Camp Total Eye Surgeries- 10
Total Patients- 199.
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas
Arunachal Pradesh (VKVAP Trust)
The VKVAP Trust runs 37 VKVs and 1 teacher
education institute to cater the need of quality
education of the Vanvasi students of Arunachal
Pradesh. The journey of the VKVs has a legacy
of more than 40 yrs, the first 7 schools being
established way back in 1977.
Managed by - 2 Jeevanvratis, 2 Vanaprashthi,
599 teaching staff and 298 Non-teaching staff.
Total number of students is 13262.
VKVs have been producing excellent results. Out
of 1052 students appeared, 985 students were
passed in Class X CBSE Board exam, 2018.
673 students secured 60% marks. 45 students
got more than 90%. In Class XII Board exam,
a total number of 185 students passed out of
210. Km Sweta Paul, VKV Itanagar by scoring
95.2% in Science stream and Km Biswa Bage,
VKV Itanagar with 89.8% in Arts stream have
fetched the Inter VKV Academic Excellence
Award in North East.
Apart from academic result, many other
outstanding achievements were garnered by
the students in the session. Km. Gyamar Cheku
from VKV Vivek Vihar stood first in the State
level Science exhibition. VKV students fetched 6
positions out of 10 in the state level 26th
National
Children Science Congress. Tenzin Dolkar of
VKV, Kitpi (Tawang) secured the 3rd
position in
the State Level Science Seminar. In the national
level, in rejoicing news for the entire people of
Longding district and the state as a whole, Kr.
Maowang Wangham of class V from VKV Niausa
bagged the very prestigious national award in Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Competition 2018 for
his innovation. The ATL Project of VKV Jairampur
has fetched a rare acclaim by bagging the top
best position in the Atal Tinkering Marathon 2017
at National Level Competition organized by Atal
Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog.
Some notable activities are: Sargam Camp, Vivek
Inspire training workshops for gifted students,
ATL activities, Science Connect, Vigyna Jyoti
Program etc.
Orientation of the Principals, senior class
teachers, primary class teachers, newly joined
teachers were organized subject wise and
for overall development of the schools. There
were TOCs for new teachers, Primary English
teachers, CBP by CBSE, Vivek Inspire Mentors
Workshop in which a total 181 teachers were
trained.
The VKVs conducted Sadgamaya shibirs for
the students of neighboring schools in which
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VK Assam Prant
(State Covered 2 Nos. Assam & Manipur)
Vibhag 7; Nagar Sthan -19 ; Karya Sthan - 41;
Gram Shtan – 22; Prakalp - 7 ; Prakalp Sthan
– 159; Staff - 1141
Dayitvavan Karyakarta -1394 & KPS done -
259; Baithaks – 184; Attended – 1863; Utsava –
(See details in Chart); Patron – 42; Subscribers
– 334; Arunachal Bhadhu Parivar – 7; Sahitya
Seva Toli - 16 & Members - 48; Sahitya Seva
– Rs. 1610630/-; Swadhyaya Competition –
School participated – 312, Students - Registered
– 6450, Appeared – 5557 & in 18 Workshop
1722 attended; Colleges participated – 140 ,
Students - Registered – 2951 , Appeared – 1727
& in 13 Workshop 640 attended; Workshop –
32 & attended by 1407; Sent to Kanyakumari
for – YSS 6, SR 8 & YCC 21; Yoga Satra 108 &
attendance 2286; Pratiman 4 & attendance 90.
Karya Paddhati – Kendra Varga 76 attendance
948 ; Yoga Varga 48 attendance 1011;
Swadhyaya Varga 22 attendance 599; Sanskar
Varga 185 attendance 4356
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir – Sthanik 10,
attended 523; Prant 1, attended 73; Sent for
Rashtriya 17; Sanskar Varga 6, attended 199.
Karyakarta Joined as – Shiksharthi (for
Jeevanvrati) 1; Alpakaleen 25.
attendance was 1398. Celebrations of all the
Kendra Utsavas and other celebrations like
Indigenous Faith Day, International Yoga Day,
Swachata Abhiyan and NSS Activities are
conducted during the session have brought
the schools closer to community. The teachers
of VKVs also conducted training for the Govt
teachers at VKV Itanagar and VKV Nirjuli. The
Mobile Science Lab is a special intervention
of VKVs of Arunachal Pradesh to take science
education to the threshold of the rural students.
In this session, the MSL was taken to the schools
of Papum Pare district in which 1974 students
were benefitted.
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Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas (VKVs)
(Assam 24 & Nagaland 1 = Total 25 VKVs)
Students 11947; Schools are managed by -
Pornakaleen – 3; Teaching Staff – 608; Non-
teaching Staff- 200
Villages Covered – 27; Classes from KG to
XII; Result Cl XII - Total 324, First class 277; Cl
X – Total 783, Passed First Class 559.
Regular Activity/s for Karyakartas including
staff - 1. Second Saturday Meeting; 2. Kendra
Varga; 3. Teacher Orientation Camp; 4. Parents
Meeting
Shibir for students 19, attended 1071; Acharya
Prashikshan Shibir (APS) 6, Attended 380; Sent
to KK for APS – 38.
Special Achievement for Students – Partha
Dutta Swimming (50 m Butterfly Stroke 2nd
position (Swimming Federation of India);
Vaswati Buragohain Silver Medal 35th
All Assam
Taekwondo Championship; Sanskriti A Sahu and
Arya Upadyay, State Winner from Nagaland,
Green Olympiad conducted by TERI
Special efforts for Sampark with the society
- Through Veenapani Lalit Kala Samaroh and
Social Science Exploratory Project. 300 parents
participated directly in conducting programme
Vivekananda Kendra
Institute of Culture (VKIC)
(For 8 states of NE)
Regular Activities are Publication of Books and
Research Journal Quest, organizing Seminar,
Regular Samparka with Academicians and
Janajati, Sanskriti Anveshak, Memorial Lectures,
VKIC Foundation Day celebration etc.
Details of Karyakartas – Shiksharthi 1,
Vanaprasthi 2, Sthanik 20, Staff 7, Supporting
Staff 5 = Total 35 Nos.
Details of activities – 1. Sanskriti Anveshak
3 Nos; Seminars conducted 1 on 7 topics;
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13 Paper read by 50 persons, Attended 250;
Documentations completed 2 Nos.; Talks by
the Dignitaries 6 Nos; Workshop conducted
1 No.; New Books published 4 Nos.; Audio
Visual brought out 1 No.
Special -1. A project under NCW is accepted.
2. All the CDs and cassettes of VKIC are
evaluated and catalogued. 3. VKIC Research
journal Quest 2 issues published. 4. Foundation
day- VKIC Sanman conferred to Jonaki Boro
Assam, Gayatri Devi Tripura. Sri Aravind Gupta
Director, VIF delivered Foundation day lecture.
5. MoU of VKIC with Assam College Teachers
Association Guwahati for conduction of one
year different activities for Students, faculties,
Staff and their family. The classes have started.
6. Short course on transcription, Report writing
and Documentation was organized.12 Youth
participated. 7. Minoti Hazarika Memorial lecture
was organized at Nagaon in Nov. Sri Manoj
Barpujari – Journalist, Film critic and Poet spoke
on the topic: Social importance of Assamese
Cinema in prospective. 8. Yoga Certificate
Course was organized for 21 participants. 42
Yoga Satras (Introductory Yoga Class) were
organized at 19 places in Gty. Regular Yoga
Varga going on. 9. Six months course in Institute
Of Management Studies, which specially deals
with students and teachers and SAI BIKASH
COLLEGE had 3 months class for students. 10.
Two yoga classes in each are conducted for all
staff & grade in Reserve Bank of India and SIRD
since IYDAY 2018. 11. Two classes in Summer
Break, Govt. Schools Teachers Training for
Yoga Teaching. 12. In IYDAY,VKIC covered 73
places in Guwahati including IIT Ghy, Reserve
Bank, Regional Science Centre, Cotton College,
IGNOU, GU.
Sanskruti Anveshak Details - Talks by the
Dignitaries on special occasion – Prof M
JagadishKumar VC JNU spoke on Technology
for Sustainable Developmnt. On the Occasion of
Geeta Jayanti Pariwar Milan was organized total
75 Family members of our Karyakartas were
present. A discussion on Development Through
Culture was organized by Sri Samir Bordoloi, Sri
Manoram Gogoi. Efforts in Organic farming and
VK’s contribution in Skill Development were the
Main feature of the program.
Books newly published, details – Proceedings
of National Seminar on Traditional Systems of
the Jayantia community Change and Continuity;
From Fishing Hamlets to Marsand Moon; Book on
Chawra Seminar; Book on Bodo
Seminar; Exploring Emerging
Opportunities for India in South
East Asia; Naamghar- the social
unifier
Vivekananda Kendra
Rural Welfare Project
(Weaving, tailoring, Food products making)
Managed by Karyakartas - Vanaprasthi 2;
Sthanik 15, Staff – 3 = Total 20 Nos.
Details of activities – Trainees 24; Women
awareness camps 2, attended 45; Workshop 1,
attended 30; Sale of the project articles Rupees
450000/-.
Vivekananda Kendra
Asomiya Prakashan Vibhag
Managed by 3 nos of staff; Quarterly Magazine
(Vivek Jagriti) – Total Subscribers – 6000;
Special January Issue – YUVA; New books
published – 2 Nos.; Sales of Sahitya Rs.
326940/-;
Meeting for Nagar Sahitya Sewa Toli was
organized in Sept 2018 total attendance was
25. Monthly meeting of Prakashan Vibhag is
organized on every 3rd
Saturday of the Month.
Vivek Jagriti review and planning meeting is
organized quarterly. Team involves 10 writers
who contribute for the Magazine.
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Project Aanandalaya
(Villages covered 155)
Managed by – Shiksharthis 2 and staff 178 =
Total 180 Nos.
Details of activities - Matri Puja: 73 attendance
2350; Matri Sammelan : 22 attendance 150;
Pariwar Milan : 2 attendance 140; Shiv Puja
100
Total Students : 5000; Acharyas: 251; Gram
Sadasya 1575; Alpakalin
Sewavrati 12; Prabandhak
23; Particiants sent for RKPS
– 13
Vivekananda Kendra NRL Hospital
(Villages Covered - 56)
Managed by – Staff 67 & Supporting Staff 15
= Total 82 Nos.
Details – Surgeon 4; Doctors 19; Nurses 36;
Office staff 8; Supporting staff 15; Indoor
Patients 1793; Outdoor Patients 43735 Nos.;
Mobile Camps 345; Surgery Conducted 588;
Patients referred outside 496; Medical Workshop
1; Talks by the Dignitaries on special occasion 1;
Doctors sent for medical training 8; Nurses sent
for medical training 10; No. of special programs
other than medical 12.
Special Program : AIDs Day, Blood Donation
Day, Foundation Day, Independence Day, Sri
Sri Bishwakarma Puja, Republic Day, Nurses
Day, Doctors Day, Universal Brotherhood Day
(Attendance:60), Guru Purnima (Attendance:
18), Sadhana Divas (Celebrated jointly with
VKNRL School of Nursing; Attendance: 90), Gita
Jayanti (Attendance: 12), Swami Vivekananda
Jayanti (Attn. – 50).
Awareness Camp: AIDS, Cervical Cancer
Screening, Blood Donation, General Health and
Hygiene and the precaution to be taken after
flood in flood affected area,
Diarrhoel disease and General
Health & Hygiene, Anemia and
Blood Donation, winter related
disease.
Vivekananda Kendra
NRL School of Nursing
(No of Villages covered 24)
Managed by Staff 15 & Supporting Staff 9 =
Total Nos. 24
Manpower Total 21 Nos. - Principal Incharge 1;
Faculty 7; Librarian 1; Warden (Contractual) 1;
Office Assistant 1; Laboratory Assistant 1
(Contractual); Housekeeping and supporting
staff- 9 (Contractual); Additional Security 4
female 1 male
Number of Students : 80; GNM 1st Year – 40;
GNM 2nd Year - 40
Activities - World Health Day, attendance-
50, Topic:Theme of World Health
Day "Universal health coverage: everyone,
everywhere." by Ms Jugamaya Tayung,Faculty.
International Yoga Day, attendance 50, Chief
Guest Shri Chandrabhushanji Topic: “Yoga for
Peace” , also taught Yogasanas and its benefits;
Inauguration of New Building , attendance
600 Chief Guest Hon'ble Chief Minister,
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Topic : Women
empowerment and importance of Nurses.; Guru
Purnima attendance 60, Topic : Importance
of teacher in life by Sikhamoni Deka Faculty;
Independence Day attendance 62, Topic:
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Sacrifices of Freedom fighters by Principal.
It was also celebrated in collaboration with
NRL and its associates at CISF, Chief Guest:
S.K. Barua Managing Director , NRL Topic :
The new Innovations and schemes launched
by Govt of India.: Janmastami attendance
45; Teacher's Day attendance 60. Universal
Brotherhood Day, attendance 82, Chief Guest
Dr. Sova Rani Borkotoky Sarma Topic : Visit of
Swamiji to Chicago.; Gandhi Jayanti, attendance
52, Plantation by Principal; Sadhana
Diwas, attendance 105, Chief Guest Shri
Susomoy Purukashthya and Kum. Ritumoni
Dutta Didi Topic: Kendra Parichay and Life
history and struggle of Mananeeya Eknathji;
World AIDS Day, attendance 110, Chief Guest
Dr. Panchanan Khakhlary, dr. CD Barman, Shri
Priyangdeep Kakaty, Shri Hemanta Saikia,
Dr. Ratul Barua Topic : HIV/ AIDS, symptoms,
treatment, Prevention, awareness etc.; Gita
Jayanti attendance 95 Topic: Importance of
implementation of Gita in our day to day life by
Principal In charge; Sarada Maa Jayanti (Matri
Diwas) attendance 102, Topic : Life history of
Maa Sarada by Principal In charge; Samartha
Bharat Parva, attendance 40, Trainer: Shri
Chandrabhushanji, Topic: Yogasatra in
collaboration with VKNRL Hospital; National
Youth Day, Morning half: attendance 120, Topic:
Importance of the day, Philosophy of Swami
Vivekananda and role of youth in the society by
Principal In charge; Republic day attendance,
85 Guest : Sub Inspector , CISF ,Topic: History
of Republic day celebration by
Principal I/C . It was also
celebrated in collaboration
with NRL and its associates at
CISF, Chief Guest: S.K. Barua
Managing Director, NRL.
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S H I B I R C A L E N D E R - 2020
(for General Public)
NAME OF THE SHIBIR DATES AGE
Years
CAMP DONATION
Spiritual Retreat (Eng & Hindi) Feb 17 - 23 18 to 65 Rs. 3000/-
Yoga Shiksha Shibir (Eng & Hindi) May 1 - 15 18 to 60 Rs. 4000/-
Yoga Certificate Course (Eng &
Hindi)
May 1 - 30 18 to 60 Rs. 10000/-
Spiritual Retreat (Eng & Hindi) Aug 8 - 14 18 to 65 Rs. 3000/-
Yoga Shiksha Shibir (Eng & Hindi) Nov 22 - Dec 6 18 to 60 Rs. 4000/-
Yoga Certificate Course (Eng
&Hindi)
Nov 22 - Dec 21 18 to 60 Rs. 10000/-
Further details: E-mail: camps@vkendra.org / Phone: 04652-247012
Vivekananda Kendra, Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari - 629 702
Visit : www.vrmvk.org for more details

V K Bangal Prant
Vibhag : 4; Nagar Sthan 1; Karya Sthan 6;
Gram Shtan 1; Prakalp 3; Prakalp Shtan
3; Dayitvavan Karyakarta 97, KPS done
47; Kendra Varga 4, attendance 90; Yoga
Varga 4, attendance 54; Swadhyaya Varga 5,
attendance 34; Sanskar Varga 5, attendance
97. Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir : Sthanik
1, attendance 26, Prant 1, attendance 7;
Enrolment of- Pariposhak 23; Subscribers
10; Arunachal Badhu Parivar 5; Utsavas: (see
details in a chart)
VK Asmita Seva Prakalp: Drinking water
facilitiesatGobindapurVillagethroughinstallation
of Borewell. School bag with study kits were
distributed to 100 needy students. Winter clothes
distributed to 50 poor tribal people. Vivekananda
Jayanti and Raksha bandhan Karyakram
celebrated where all the villagers participated.At
present construction work is going on for starting
Anandalaya.
Bangala Prakashan Vibhag: Books printed
Yoga 1000 copy, Sahitya Seva for 5days in Vivek
Mela, Kolkata. A discourse on
'Durgapuja and its significance
was by : Prof. Dr. Papia Mitra.
VK Bihar Prant
(Covers Bihar & Jharkhand Prant)
Vibhag – 3 (Patna, Bhagalpur & Jharkhand);
Nagar Sthan – 3; Karya Sthan – 4, Prakalp
Sthan – 1; Dayitvavan Karyakarta – 108 & KPS
done by 35; Yoga Satra – 8 with 106 participants;
Kendra Varga – 3 with 37 attendance; Yoga
Varga – 3 with 32 attendance; Swadyaya Varga
– 3 with 21 attendance; Sanskar Varga – 10
with 250 attendance; Shtanik KPS – 6 with 132
attendance; Prant KPS- 1 with 16 attendance;
Sent for Rashtriya KPS- 4 participants;
Sevavrati – 1; Nivasi sent for Nagar – 3;
Utsavas – (see in the chart)
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VK Dakshin Prant
(States Covered: 3 (Tamilnadu, Kerala & Karnataka and 1
Union Territory – Andaman Nicobar)
Vibhags: 4 – Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu; Nagar Sthan:
6 ( Mysore, Bangalore, Madurai, Thoothukudi,
Nagercoil and Thiruvananthapuram);
Karyasthan:9; Gram Sthan: 5; Prakalp: 6;
Prakalp Sthan: 109; Dayitvan Karyakartas:
569, KPS done: 403; Baithak: Monthly:
62, Attendance: 491, Niyojan Baithak: 2,
Attendance: 12, Other Baithak: 79, Attendance:
1236; Utsavas: (see in Chart)
Swadhyaya Competition (Higher Secondary):
219 Schools, 10,156 students appeared.
Workshop 1No. Attendance: 30; College:
119 Colleges participated, Attendance: 23154
students. Workshop: 4, Attendance: 200.
Shibir: Personality Development Camp: 34,
Attendance: 2437 students; Yuva Prerana
Shibir: 7, Attendance: 663;
Yoga Satra:107, Attendance: 1608; Vimarsh –
Madurai - on “SEVA” Total Participation: 250.
Ma. Niveditadidi was the chief speaker. b) Cyclic
Meditation for College – 01, Attendance-105.
Ma. Hanumanthraoji took the sessions. c)
Kendra Parichay Shibir – 1, Participation: 40.
International Yoga Day: 24, attendance 5566;
Aanadalaya 5, attendance 51;
Karyapaddhati: Kendra Varga 25, attendance
293; Yoga Varga 17, attendance 638; Swadhyay
Varga 18, attendance 486; Sanskar Varga 238,
8237
Prashikshan Shibir - Samskar Varga : Total
No. 3 Attendance: 68; Sthanik Karyakarta:
Total No.3, Attendance: 48; Sent for Rashtriya
Karyakarta : 3.
Karyakarta Joined - Alpakalin: 7; Nivasi: 5
1. VK Mysore organized a) Eye check
- up in 1 places.38 patients benefited
and 8 cataract operation was done. b)
Spiritual Retreat: 5 places, Attendance:
156.
2. VK Thoothukudi: Vidya Shakti A
workshop for teachers is organized. 2
workshops were organized a total of 45
teachers participated.
3. VK Thirunelveli : Series of lectures on
Swami Vivekananda is given in different
places by the Sayojak Sri.Muthuswami a
total of 30 lectures 600 participated.

VK Pratishthan
No. of Patrons enrolled from 01/04/1970 to
31/03/2019 - Total: 346964 Patrons.
Perpetual – 8445 ; Lump Sum Donating –
200114; Annual Donating – 138405
Seva Vrati Shibir - 11 participated and joined
for 2 years minimum.
Kendra Abhyas Shibir – for 7 days at Uttarkashi
for 35 senior Jeevanvratis was organized
to enhance the knowledge (Spiritual and
Organizational). Swami Haribrahmendranandaji
of Kailash Ashram was the main resource person
of the Shibir. He focused on “Patanjali Yoga
Sutra” and “Nyaya Darshan”.
Pornakalin Varshik Baithak was held in all
Prants for one day. Sharing of incidents from
the life of Sister Nivedita, detailed explanation
of a quotation from Sister Nivedita, What is the
changes that has taken place in the self from the
last baithak to this baithak and what is the area
of change one wants to make in oneself were
points to ponder and also to discuss.
VK Prakashan (VKPT) – Chennai
Aim - Catering to youth and general public.
Production, sales and accounting of publications
brought out plus generating financial resources
through advertisements and sale of Swami
Vivekananda literature.
Managed by – Vanaprashi 1, Staff 10; Stanik
Karyakarta 2 = Total 13 Nos
Publishing 3 Magazines - 2
Monthly – Yuva Bharati & Vivek
Vani (Tamil), 1 Half Yearly –
Kendra Patrika
New Subscribers - Yuva Bharati – 8063; Vivek
Vani – 4034; Vivekananda Kendra Patrika – 178;
Total Subscribers – Yuva Bharati – 12200,
Vivek Vani – 5001, VK Patrika – 1100.
Total Number of Books published – 105
during the year – 5 books
Published and distributed - Dina Bodhini –
77754; Calendar – 15150
Hindu Spiritual Fair – which was organized at
Chennai, VKPT put up a stall for 7 days. More
than 200000 people visited our stall. Many VIP’s
like Swami Vimurtanandaji, visited the stall.
Total Sales Rs.40, 400/-during this weeklong
programme.
VK Natural Resource Development
Project (VK Nardep)
Cost-effective Construction Technology – 6
Shibirs – 281 participants; Water Management
and Sanitation - 2 Shibirs – 1000 participants;
Sustainable Agriculture – 34 Shibirs – 574
participants; Holistic Health – 14 Shibirs – 3957
participants – includes 2 National seminars
on “Role of Traditional Siddha Varma Therapy
for Anorectal Diseases” and “Varma therapy
for Psycho-somatic ailments”; Green Health
Home – 38 days worked – 1687 patients got
benefited; Renewable Energy – 36 Shibirs
– 852 participants; Construction of Shakti
Surabhi Plants - Portable model of 1 cum size
– 129; Net working programs – 25 nos – 1057
participants.
Publications – During the year – 1 new (Varma
Maruthuva Kaiedu)
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Awards: 1. Best paper award during National
conference on ‘Marine Debris’ organized by
Marine Biological Association of India in the
month of April 2018. 2. Bio-methanaton plant –
Patent – Sri Lanka.
Paper Presentations by - Dr. Ganapati – 3
papers; Shri Vasudeoji – 3 papers.
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VK Rural Development Program
This project of VK was started in 5 southern districts of Tamil Nadu in1982. It is
concentrating on rural aspect. Programs are organized for whole rural people –
children, youths, elders, and women. Some glimpses are mentioned under.
Number of Karyakartas Involved: Jeevan Vrati: 2, Balasevikas: 150, Sup-
porting Staff: 75, Social Workers: 34, Office Staff: 10, Driver: 4. Total: 275.
10 Names Nos. Beneficiaries Sl
No.
Names Nos. Beneficiaries
01 Balwadi 75 2027 02 Rural
Medical
Centers
14 21469
03 Eye Camps 41 6829 04 Cataract
Operation
------ 1194
05 Spectacle
Distributed
------ 0381 06 Tailoring
Unit
4 81
07 Annual
Balsevika
Refresher
course
2 137 08 Annual
Refresher
Course
Supervisors
1 12
09 Annual
Refresher
Course for
RDP Workers
1 21 10 Training
Camp for
Balsvikas
1 23
11 Annapoja 13 places 62993 Kg Rice
collection
12 Deep poja 18+226 18064+8741
13. Education Aid Rs.
893400/-
112 14. Adopt A
Grannies
------- 30
15 Competitions
for Schools
39 16. Competition
s for Collage
35
17 Matri Puja 116 1494 18
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VK Vedic Vision Foundation (VKVVF),
Kodungallur, Kerala
Vidya Prakalp --- Sandeepany Shishu Vihar ---
22 students; Jnana Prakalp -- Ramayana Day
– 500 houses; Druga Puja – 300 participated;
Satsanga: No.2 --- 100 each participated;
Spiritual retreat on the occasion of Gita Jayanti
was organized. Swami Haibrahmedrananda ji
guided the participants on Patanjala Yoga Sutra
and Mananeeya Lakshmi didi took session on
Karma Yoga, other camp routine was followed –
44 participants; Atmavikas Shibir for students:
2 Nos. Total Participants: 61; A workshop on
Leadership Skill was organized for higher
secondary students: 15 students; Workshop
for tailoring students was organized: 45 sisters
took part in it. Fabric painting and Embroidery
was taught;
Matri Puja was organized on Holy Mother Sarada
Devi’s Janma Thithi. 25 mothers of Sandeepany
Shishu Vihar Students participated. Mananeeya
Lakshmi didi guided the mothers on Mothers
Role for molding the children. Swadhyaya on
Devimahatmyam by Sri.Girish Kumariji and on
Jyotish Shastry byAcharya Sethumadhavanji are
regular activities on every 2nd
and 3rd
Saturday
respectively. Average attendance was 15.
AugustPralaya-Floodrelief andrehabilitation
work in Thrissur District - Survey was done
by our Karyakartas: 2000 houses; Water supply
to 2000 houses; Groceries Supply to: 1000
houses; Cloths, bedsheets etc to 2000 houses;
Medicines supplied to 500 houses; Utensils to
500 houses; Uniforms to Students: 250; Books
to school library -1 school was supported by
25,000 worth books; A tailoring unit started
to support the women. 60 sisters are getting
training; Our Karyakartas visited the houses
and patiently listened to the pain of the people
and supported in all the way for their settling after
the flood.

Samarth bharata parva and Vivekananda
Jayanthi - YCC students conducted yoga satras
at different location and Yoga programme on
Swamijis Jayanthi. Competitions for school
children were based on quiz, patriotic songs
and folk songs. This year we could extend our
activities to Trissur, collaborating the Thrissur
centre of Ramakrishna Math. On 12th
January the
long awaited Samatwa Yoga Sangamam started
atAnanda dham, with 285 members in their newly
acquired uniforms filling up our campus. Dr. M.
V Natesan, Professor, Sri Sankara University,
Kaladay. Major General (Retd) Dr. Vivekanandan
and Mananeeya Lakshmi Didi were on the dais.
Kodungallur center trained eight students who
fulfilled the norms and earned Yoga Certificates.
Each YCC student was felicitated by Man.
Lakshmi Didi in a well-attended function in which
the Chief Guest was Sri Narayana Bhattathiri, a
well-versed Sanskrit scholar and former Acharya
of Vivekananda University, Belur.
Vivekananda Kendra
Vidyalayas (VKVs)
(Covers Andaman 10, TN 2 & KA 1 = Total 13 VKVs)
Senior Secondary – 5; Secondary – 6; Middle
– 1 & Primary – 1;Students-9506;Teaching
Staff-347; Non-teaching Staff-69
Results : Cl XII – appeared 268 Passed 256;
Cl X – appeared 407 Passed 393
Shibirforstudents:11,Attended:613;Teachers’
orientation camps – 12, participation: 478;
Teachers participated inAcharya Prashikshan
Shibir in Kanyakumari – 17
Special Achievements: students -- Andaman
VKVs 6 Students got selected for National level
Science congress, Seminar, Painting, National
Yoga Sports Championship Punjab Yoga
Association, One student under 17 (Girls) and
one student under 14 (Boys) won Gold medal in
National level Judo championship held at Sagar,
MP. Selected in Island team for National School
games, selected for Inspire award by Ministry of
Science and technology.VKV Valliyur 1 student
got Gold Medal in Javelin Throw & One student
got Silver Medal in Disc throw in South National
Level Sports Events.
• Centum marks : VKV Kanyakumari 3
students of cl.X in Maths
And 1 student of Cl.XII in Maths, Science
and Social Science.
• Two Senior teachers of VKV Kallubalu
were honored by the Kallubalu Gram
Panchayat on the occasion of Teacher’
Day celebration 2018
• Special effort for Sampark with society:
VKV Kallubalu is organizing Samskar
Vargas, bhajan for villagers and house
visit.
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• VKVs in Andaman did house visit.
• VKV Valliyur organized Samarth Bharat
Parva and Universal Brotherhood Day in
the villages and parents were given the
responsibility to organize events.
• VKV Kanyakumari: Appealed to the
mothers of the village and gave them
Samskar Varga Prashikshan and 4
Samskar Varga started in 4 villages and
180 students are benefitted in the Varga.
• Matri Puja was conducted in all the
Vidyalayas for Cl.X & XII.
VK Gujarat Prant
Vibhag 5; Nagarsthan 7; Karyasthan 17;
Gramsthan 4; Dayitvavan Karyakarta 416, KPS
done 177; Baithaks 336, attended 1503; Utsava
(see in a chart); Enrollment of: Pariposhak
34, Subscribers 56, Arunachal Bandhu 3;
Sahitya Seva Sadasya 17, Sahitya Seva in Rs.
124698/-; Swadhyaya Competition: Schools
– participated 120, students Registered 7204,
Students appeared 7165, workshops 6, attended
452; College – participated 141, students
registered 9523, Students appeared 7612,
Workshops 54, attended 2426; Participants sent
to KK for Shibirs 3; Yoga Satra 19, attendance
436, Yoga Pratiman 3, attendance 124;
Karyapaddhati : Kendra Varga 25, attendance
314, Yoga Varga 3, attendance 18, Swadhyaya
Varga 3, attendance 34, Sanskar Varga 30,
attendance 620.
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir: Sanskar
Varga 1, attendance 43, Sthanik 8, attendance
185, Prant 1, attendance 23, Sent for Rashtriya
14.
Karyakarta Joined as: Sevavrati 2, Alpakaleen
3, Nivasi 3.
VK Gujrati Prakashan Vibhag, Karnavati
Managed by 14 Sthanik Karyakartas; New
Subscribers of Monthly – Vivek Sudha 56; Total
Subscribers 57; One new book published
– ‘Swamiji Sathe Samvad’ Total Sale – Rs.
204952/-; Total Books Published 33.
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VK Haryana Prant
Vibhag 2; Nagar Shtan 2; Karya Sthan 5; Gram
Sthan 5; Dayitvavan Karyakarta 86, KPS done
39; Baithaks 100; attendance 998; Utsava
(see in a chart); Enrollment – Subscribers 25;
Sahitya Seva in Ruppees 22477; Swadhyaya
Competition – School 1, Participants 180;
Collage 1, Participants 150; Workshop 4,
attendance 442; Participants sent to KK for
Shibirs 7; Yoga Satra 1, attendance 15; Yoga
Pratiman 3, attendance 399.
Karyapaddhati – Kendra Varga 2, attendance
35; Yoga Varga 1, attendance 5; Swadhyay
Varga 3, attendance 39; Sanskar Varga 29,
attendance 565.
attendance 81; Prant sent 8 participants;
VK Madhya Prant
(State Covered – Madhya Pradesh & Chattisgarh &
A Hospital at Bina)
Vibhag -5 (Bhopal, Indore,Gwalior,Jabalpur,Rai
pur); Nagar Sthan- 11; Karya Sthan-12; Gram
Sthan-10; Praklap-03, Sthan-38
Dayitvavan karykarta -337; Total Baithaks -
351 attend.3671
Utsavas- (see in a chart); Pariposhak-106 ;
Subscription- 140 Arunachal Bhandu Priwar-
28; Total Sales- Rs.3,08,584/-; Swadhyay
Compitition – from 163 schools 5321 & from 55
2315 students appeared; 44 one day workshops
3069 participated; Yoga Satra-32 Nos. 934
attended; Yoga Pratiman – 8 Nos. 284 attended;
Vimarsh - 23 Nos. 3610 attended.
Karypaddhati - Sanskar Vrga – 56 Nos. 1250
attended; Yoga Varga - 9 Nos. 59 attended;
Swadhyaya Varga – 13 Nos. 171 attended;
Kendra Varga - 8 Nos.117 attended; Kishori
Vikas Program – In 8 villages 440 girls
participated; Aanandayas- 4 Nos.106 attended.
Prashikshan Shibir - Sanskar Varg – 12 Nos.
516 attended; Sthanik Karyakarta – 4 Nos.
82 attended; Prant Karyakarta - 1 No. 58
http://haryana.vkendra.org

Attended; Poornkalin - 1 No. 29 attended;
Yojak Varg at Indore – 1 No. 31 attended;
Ma. Niveditadidi, Vice-President VK – Main
point of her speech at Vimarsh –
If we want good society, we should engage
ourselves in its constructive work selflessly. We
only can make our Rashtra strong, it cannot be
done by others. We have to have time for its
development and progress. If we look after our
children well and do not give them a good society
then no doubt their life will be very tough. We
should see that Children should have not only
IQ but their EQ and SQ also should
increase. Bharat is the only county
in the world whose prayer is “सर्वे
भवन्तु सुखिनःl”
Vivekananda Kendra
Hospital, Bina (BORL)
1. No of Karyakartas involved category
wise – Staff – 47, Supporting Staff – 7
= Total 54
2. Village covered – 40 Nos. (23 CSR
Village and 17 Other Area)
3. Project specific details – Surgeon &
Other Staff – 5; Doctors – 10; Nurses
& In-charges – 24; Office Staff 7;
Supporting Staff (Technician) -8; Indoor
Patients – 1217; Outdoor Patients –
87271; Mobile Camps – 802; Surgery
Conducted – 177; Patients referred
outside – 153; Awareness Programme –
2; Medical workshop + CME – 22; Talks
by the Dignitaries On special occasion
– 7; Nurses sent for medical training –
2; No. of Special Program other than
medical – 9.
4. Other information:- Special Medical
Camps – 18; Kishore Balika Vikas
Programme -6; Malnutrition Programme
Visit – 2; Mother & Child Awareness
Programme – 6; Meetings -13; Medical
Examination of Service providers –
31072; Other Program – 1
5. Revised National Tuberculosis
Control Programme “DOTs” During this
FY 2018-19 data of TB patients of this
hospital as per NIKSHAY online portal –
Running Pt – 59 & Recovered Pt – 14.
Note:- No. of Out Sourced
Staff : 48; No. of Visiting
Consultants : 9
http://mp.vkendra.org
https://www.vkborl.org

VK Maharashtra Prant
(It covers Maharashtra & Goa states)
Vibhags 4, Nagar Sthans 12, Karya Sthans 16
and Sampark Sthans 25. Projects 3
Enrollment - Patrons 604, Subscribers 821;
Arunachal Bandhu Parivar 455.
Karyapaddhati – Kendra Varga 16, attend 258;
Yoga Varga – 31, attend 395; Swadhya Vargas
– 56, attend 56, attend 1041; Sanskar Vargas
34, attend 349.
Yoga Satra 90, attended 2297; Yoga Shiksha
Shibir: 15 days shibir at VKPSP. 16 participated.
Personality Development Camps: 28 Camps
for school students. 1800 children participated.
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir: 1 Prant,
Participation 89; Yoga Shiksha Shibir 1,
attended 16.
Other major activities and programs:
• Leadership Development Program for
Youth: Starting with written objective
exam followed by local camps and
concluded by State Level Camp at
Solapur. 358 youth participated in
Solapur camp.
• North-east calling: On 15 Dec. 2018, a
seminar was held in Mumbai, regarding
issues in North-Eastern states and
Kendra activities there. Central
Minister of State (Home), H’ble Kiran
Rijiju, LIC Chairman, Shri. Sharma
and Kendra Vice-President, Ma.
Balakrishnanji addressed the gathering
of prominent personalities and appealed
for contribution.
• Ontheoccasionof150th
birthanniversary
of Bhagini Nivedita, Smti Deepali Katre
from Dombivali performed one-act play,
‘Mee Samarpita Nivedita’, at Pune,
Nagpur, Wardha and many other places.
VK Prashikshan va Seva Prakalpa
(VKPSP), Pimplad, Nashik
(Service Activities – Health, Education and Rural
Development)
Villages covered 30;Ahostel ‘Vivekashram’for 41
rural students; Motor mechanic course 1, trained
12; Solar lamp assembly training 2, trained 69;
Deep Pooja 10, attended 327; Medical camps
6, beneficiaries 884; Like minded organization
organized their camp 2, attended 225
VK Marathi Prakashan Vibhag
(VKMPV), Pune and Solapur
A Monthly magazine ‘Vivek Vichar’ is published.
Team of 34 Karyakarta is working for propagating
messages of Swami Vivekananda and
Mananeeya Eknathji. Books worth Rs. 9,60,000/-
were distributed.
Details – New books Published 4; Books
Reprinted 24; Dinabodhini 8000; Dindarshika
12000; Publication program 7; Vivek Vichar
Monthly Total Subscribers 4600, New
Subscribers 800

• The book, ‘Spiritualizing Life’,
compilations of lectures by Mananeeya
Eknathji during training of Jeevanvrati
Karyakarta was translated from English
to Marathi - ‘Seva Samarpan’ was
published. Because of overwhelming
response 8000 copies were sold
immediately.
• A strategy meeting of 27 Karyakarta
was held in Nov to review operations
of Marathi Prakashan
Vibhag in last 34
years. Road map was
prepared for next 10
years.
VK Training Institute for Excellence
(VKTIE), Solapur
To inculcate culture of excellence through
Seminars, Camps, Lectures etc. three Vimarsh
programmes on subject of Yoga were held and
900 people participated in it. Construction of
building for this project is planned and will begin
shortly.
VK Odisha Prant
Vibhag 3 ; Nagar Sthan 8; Karya Shtan 2;
Prakalp Shtan 27; Dayitvavan Karyakarta 252;
Utsava (see details in the Chart); Enrolment of
- Praiposhak 179, Subscribers 42, Arunachal
Bandhu Parivar 66; Swadhyaya Competition
– Collage – participated 62, Students appeared
1506, Workshops 11.
Karyapaddati – Kendra Varga 10, attended
152; Yoga Varga 20, attended 20, attended
320, Swadhya Varga 9, attended 195, Sanskar
Varga 44, attended 1062.
attended 105, Prant 1, attended 26, sent for
Rashtriya 7.
VK Odiya Prakashan Vibhag – published 2
books – 1 Aanandalaya Margadarshika and 2.
Dardi Sanyasi this year.
VK AICYAM, Bhubaneswar - The building is
nearly completion and getting ready to become
operational by the end of 2019.
https://vivekvichar.vkendra.org
https://www.vkaicyam.org

VK Rajasthan Prant
Vibhags 4; Nagar Sthans 7; Karyasthans 4;
Gramsthans 17 and Prakalpa Sthans 2.
The glimpses of the Kendra work in Rajasthan
follows,
Utsavas: 5 Utsavas celebrated in Kendra
Branch centre are a medium to reach out to
new people and also to strengthen our work
(see details in chart). On Gurupoornima VK
Bhillwara branch felicitated 21 such personalities
who served society without any expectations.
The theme was 'Jivane Yavadadanam Syat
Pradanam tatodhikam'. On 125th Anniversary
of the famous Chicago Speech by Swami
Vivekananda VK Beawar city marked the grand
rally on this occasion with many youth in the attire
of Swami Vivekananda. On Samartha Bharat
Parva and Swami Vivekananda Jayanti many
innovative programmes like Selfie with Swamiji,
Vivek Sandesh, Nukkad Natak ( Street plays)
were organised with other public, institutional
programmes.
Swadhyaya Competitions : College and
School level competitions are organised in the
state to spread out Swamiji's message to youth.
This year 77 colleges are contacted in the state
and 2319 students from 64 colleges registered
themselves for the objective test based on the
VK Punjab Prant
State 1 & UT 1 = 2; Nagarsthan 1; Karyasthan
3; Prakalp 1; Prakalp Sthan 1; Dayitvavan
Karyakarata 39; KPS Done 5; Baithak
48, attended 229; Utsava (see in a chart);
Enrollment – Pariposhak 1; Sahitya Seva
Sadasya 3; Shitya Seva in Rs.11080/-;
Karyapaddhati – Swadyaya Varga 2, attendance
50
VK Odisha Prakalp - This project is for the
rural area and Aanandalayas, through Audio
Visual Van health, hygine, cleanliness related
mass awareness programs are going on.
VK (IOCL) Hospital, Paradip
Managed by – Jeevanvrati 1; Staff 35;
Supporting Staff 29; Total – 65
Details – Surgeon 4; Doctors 23; Nurses
10; Office Staff 4; Indoor Patients 426;
Outdoor Patients 52529; Patients referred
outside 1820; Awareness Program 7; Medical
Workshop 13; Talks by the dignitaries 9;
Doctors sent for Medical Refresher course
1; Other than Medical related program 6
https://www.vkiocl.org

book 'Preranadeep' (based on lives of Maharana
Pratap, Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita
and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar). 1673 appeared
for test and 1300 youth participated in one day
workshops at 45 places.
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir: Training of
Karyakarta is very essential for the expansion and
consolidation of work. 3 camps were organised
to train 284 Samskar Varga Karyakartas, 161
new karyakartas were trained in 4 Sthanik
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir, 43 attained
Prant Karyakarta Prashikshan and 5 from the
state were selected for Rashtriya Karyakarta
Prashikshan. A 3 day Adhyatma Sadhana
Shibir was organised at Mount Abu wherein
33 participated. 13 youth participated in a week
long programme 'Chalo Gaon ki Or', they were
sent to 6 select villages to develop Kendra
work through Samskar Vargas, yoga practice
sessions, sampark abhiyan etc. A Vyavastha
and Samparka Prashikshan was organised
in which 29 Vyavastha and Samparka team
karyakartas got training.
Yoga Satra/ Workshops : Yoga is the core of
Vivekananda Kendra and a also a medium to
reach out to new people in the society. 21 Yoga
Satra were organised in the Prant 974 people
participated in these satras. 99 students and
teachers participated in Pariksha De Hasate!
Hasate!! and Samarth Yoga Pratimaan. To
imbibe the values from our scriptures 2 Ramayan
Darshanam workshops were oraganised 75
participatedinthese3daysprogramme.3Pariwar
milan organised 244 participated and 381 youth
participated in 2 Yuva Prerana Workshops (Aao
Gadhen Naya Bharat!), 281 children participated
in 6 Samskar Varga Parichay workshops, while
109 youth participated in Vimarsh, 529 youth
attended Vivek Sangoshthi.
Karyapaddhati: Karyapaddhati is the
methodology of work, this is medium for Lok
Sampark - Sangraha - Samskar - Vyavastha.
567 students participate in 29 Samskar Vargas,
102 attend daily yoga varga at 12 places, 140
youth are part of 10 weekly Swadhyay vargas
and 10 Kendra Vargas are organised with 125
karyakartas.
Enrolement and Sahitya Seva: Donors and
well-wishers who support this work are increasing
every year. This year 93 new patrons, 162
magazine subscribers and 48 Arunachal Bandhu
joined this band. This year our Sahitya Seva
Team could sell Ramakrishna - Vivekananda

sahitya worth ₹ 13,06,743/-
Prakalpa: Hindi Prakashan Vibhag situated at
Jodhpur has brought out 3 new publication this
year namely Seva aur Shraddha, Ramayan
Darshanam and Preranadeep. 4 books reprinted
in this year. Total subscribers are 3946 and
new ones are 2033 for Kendra Bharati monthly
magazine. 30 students regularly participate in
Anandalaya at Bhilwara, 45 trainees got Training
in Tailoring unit at Bhilwara.
9 new Nivasi karyakarta and 2 Sevavrati
karyakarta joined this year. Total 242 Dayitvawan
karyakartas and many well-wishers and donors
are giving their time, energy and support for this
noble cause.
Celebration of Utsavas
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01 Arunachal 49 14094 48 21090 49 12986 49 11538 52 18425
02 Assam 52 4831 84 15211 78 9063 67 7792 143 25988
03 Bangal 13 546 11 835 10 219 11 335 11 2199
04 Bihar 10 298 6 660 3 61 8 316 48 8198
05 Dakshin 116 13473 104 15209 119 13665 57 10843 97 22502
06 Gujrat 32 1773 20 2616 12 524 15 575 182 14888
07 Haryana 30 6496 14 2040 5 273 27 843 8 985
08 Maharashtra 46 2433 64 11434 29 1212 36 1122 179 32882
09 Madhya
Prant
22 1215 23 2667 12 279 13 736 156 10834
10 Odisha 52 1619 222 2282 33 243 554 6387 554 6387l
11 Panjab 3 137 5 576 2 62 10 1483 7 591
12 Rajasthan 14 944 72 17454 10 460 17 758 71 18638
13 Telugu 19 1672 27 2469 7 139 7 509 17 2104
14 Uttar
Pradesh
6 260 43 3397 6 302 4 249 29 7430
15 Uttar 13 642 5 1380 8 60 6 94 8 361
Total 477 50333 748 99320 383 39538 881 43590 1592 172412
Be a man and try to make those immediately under your care,
brave, moral and sympathising. No religion for you, my children, but
morality and bravery. No cowardice, no sin, no crime, no weakness
- the rest will come of itself. -Swami Vivekananda
https://kb.vkendra.org

VK Telugu Prant
(Andhra Pradesh & Telangana States)
Vibhag: 10; Nagarsthaan: 5; Kaaryasthaan: 6;
Prakalpa: 3, Prakalpasthaan: 12
Karyapaddhati – Kendra Varga 4, attended 60;
Yoga Varga 6, attended 133; Swadhyaya Varga
5, attended 115; Sanskar Varga 6, attended
119; Utsavas (See details in chart).
attended 47; Prant 2, attended 17;
Joined as – Alpakaleen 2
VK Kaushalam - Organised
10-day Yoga certificate
Course. Yoga-based program
initiated in the University of
Hyderabad.
VK Telugu Prachurana Vibhagamu
(Prakashan Vibhag): New books published:
4 - Bharatdeshaniki Tana Sarvasvam Arpinchina
Tyagamayi Sodari Nivedita, (Sister Nivedita
-the Dedicated who Gave Her All to India)
Viswajagruthi - Chicago Sandesam - Neti
Avasaram,(Chicago Addresses – Its Relevance
today) Swami Vivekananda Jeevitham –
Sandesham, (Life and Message of Swami
Vivekananda), Viswabandhu- Vivekananda.
VK Asmita: 6 Aanandalayas are functioning
well. Libraries were started in 4 villages. Skill
training was given in pickle making, etc. Swami
Vivekananda’s statue was installed in 10 villages.
Special initiatives - Deepa Puja: In
order to increase involvement of women,
Rajamahendravaram, Kurnool, Dilsukhnagar
and VK Kaushalam organised Deepa Pujas.
150 Years of Swami Vivekananda’s historic
Addresses at the First Parliament of World
Religions, Chicago, 1893. Programmes
were held in all Nagars. College students in
Rajamahendravaram enacted the 11 September
1893 proceedings. Conclusion of 150 Years
of Sister Nivedita’s Birth Anniversary
Celebrations: Programmes were organised
by VK Kadapa, VK Kurnool and VK Kaushalam.
Pareeksha de Hastei Hastei: Trainers
Training as well as workshops for students were
organised at VK Nagole, VK Dilsukhnagar, VK
Ibrahimpatnam & VK Kaushalam.
https://kaushalam.vkendra.org

VK Uttar Pradesh Prant
Dayitvavan Karyakarta - 76 ; Swadyaya
Completion – College 40, participants – 755;
Workshop – 10, participants – 278; 7 Non-
residential WS – 165 participants
Prashikshan – Sthanik KPS – 3, participants
– 180; Karyapaddhati – Kendra Varga 2,
attendance -18; Yoga Varga 3, Attendence 83;
Swadhyaya Varga 1, Attendence 15; Sanskar
Varga 8, Attendence – 178; Vimarsh 5,
Attendence 1517. Utsava (see in Chart)
VK Uttar Prant
(It covers Delhi, Himachal, J&K & Project - VIF)
Vibhag 3; Nagar Sthan 4; Karya sthan 4;
Gram Sthan 3; Prakalp 2, Prakalp Sthan 2,
Prakalp Staff 44; Dayitvavan Karyakarta 91,
KPS done 37; baithaks 56, attendance 277;
Utsavas (See in the Chart); Pariposhak 26;
Subscribers 25; Arunachal Bandhu Parivar
6; Satitya Toli 1, Sadasya 4; Sales of Sahitya
Rs. 63200/- Swadhyaya Competition – from
45 Collages 1210 registered, appeared 867;
Workshop -11, Participated 404; Workshop 15,
500 participated; Vyavastha Shibir 1, attended
10; Naipunya Varga 4, attended 80; Sent to
KK for YSS-6; SR 1, YCC 1; Yoga Satra 4,
attended 56; 1 Yoga Pratiman 1, attended 37;
Karyapaddhti – Kendra Vargas 4, attend 39;
Yoga Vargas 4, attend 39; Swadyay Vargas
4, attended 28; Sanskar Vargas 3, attend 40;
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shbir – Sthanik
1, attended 39, Prant 1, attended 6; Sent for
Rashtriya – 7; Alpakaleen joined – 1.
Launched “Young India Know Thyself”(YIKT)-
A Leadership Development
Programme A website http://
youngindia.vkendra.org was
developed to facilitate registration,
creation of UID No. (Unique
Identity); and conduct of MCQ
(Multiple Choice Question) test and
evaluation. Phase I: Campaign & Registration
– 1100 students were registered within 15 days
from 36 different colleges (Delhi University,
JNU and Ambedkar University). Phase : II
– MCQ Test - After the registration process
was completed, online MCQ test window was

opened for a period of 15 days . The Questions
were based on Indian culture, Civilization and
Life of Swami Vivekananda. 750 students
cleared the first stage and out of which 350
students participated in Third phase. Phase III:
Orientation Programme - Total 10 orientation
workshops were organized on weekends for
4 hours. Phase IV: Residential Camp: - The
final stage was the 5 days Residential Sthanik
Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir in December
in which 107 selected students participated.
In January 2019 on the occasion of Swami
Vivekananda Jayanti 2nd
Young India programme
was organized. Mananeeya Nivedita Bhide, Vice
President of Vivekananda Kendra addressed the
students at the concluding ceremony.
Shimla - 130 students appeared in the MCQ test
on the life and works of Sister Nivedita from 5
college and University in the first phase of young
India competition. One day workshop for the
students who passed the MCQ test. Concluding
programme for the both the competition was
held. H’ble Social Welfare Minister of HP was the
Chief Guest.
VK Kangra, organized Marathon for the college
students. 1100 students participated 35 Gov and
private schools.. Winners were honored by H’ble
Health Minister of HP.
Overall highlight
Half Day Youth motivational workshop organized
–1Gov.KandaghatCollage;MCQTestinKangra:
1000 Students Participated; 21 June International
Day Of Yoga in Shimla – 100 participants; All
India Treasurer of Vivekananda Kendra Ma.
Hanumantharaoji's Pravas : 2 lectures had
been organized (HPU, Shimla and Parwanoo),
on the subject “Spirituality and Society”.
Sri Ramakrishna Mahasmmellan Ashram
(VK Nagdandi) – This prakalp is organizing
regularly activities – Hawan on Ramnavami,
Nagapanchami, Shivratri Day. On Kheer Bhavani
Mela in May/June “Bhandara Services” for the
pilgrims from Shashthi to Navami. This year
more than 25 thousand had Prasad.
All India Yoga Shiksha Shibir in Hindi also is
organized every year and this time it was in the
month of June where 29 participants.
https://srma.vkendra.org

Vivekananda International Foundation
(VIF)
VIF is a non-partisan independent think tank
focusing on study of contemporary India –
its international relations, security problems,
governance, and civilizational issues from an
Indian perspective. Monitoring emerging trends, it
aims at engaging experts, both within and outside
the Foundation, to evolve informed policy options
and work out alternative strategies. Through
public discourse and interactions, it strives to
create greater awareness among people and partner with civil society to make people vital
stakeholders in national affairs. As part of its
regular activity, some of India’s leading experts
in the fields of security, diplomacy, governance
and economy come together on a regular basis
to generate ideas and stimulate action that could
lead to India’s all round empowerment and its
ability to contribute to regional and global security
and stability. VIF was established in 2009 with its
Headquarters in New Delhi. It is a leading right
think tank of the country and presents the true
and ground picture of our country - Nationally
and Internationally.
Here is some information for the year
- Interactions &
Discussions: 90; Seminar
& conferences: 18; Book
release: 6; Vimarsh: 12
https://www.vifindia.org

https://vrmvk.org
https://prakashan.vrmvk.org
https://yatra.vrmvk.org

https://ebook.vkendra.org
https://emag.vkendra.org
https://apps.vkendra.org

Vivekananda Kendra work at A Glance
Work in 16 Prants (24 States & 2 Union Territories)
Names Details Names Details Names Details.
Vibhags 65 Nagarsthan 98 Karyasthan 148
Prakapsthan 673 Dayitvavan
Karyakarta
4652 Prashikshit
Karyakarta
1899
Baithaks
Attendance
3489
25147
Gurupoornima
Attendance
477
50333
UB Day
Attendance
748
99300
Sadhana Divas
Attendance
383
39538
Gita Jayanti
Attendance
481
43590
Samarth Bharat
Parva
Attendance
1592
172412
School Swadhyay
Competition
Attendance
Camps 68
1273
Regd
34123
Attendance
5397
Collage Swadhyay
Competition
Attendance
Camps 177
29856
Regd
22476
Attendance
16018
Workshop
Attendance
273
7918
Participants Sent
to KK for different
Yoga Shibir
141 Yoga Satras
Attendance
378
9848
Kendra Varga
Attendance
189
2774
Yoga Varga
Attendance
167
2581
Swadhyaya
Vargas
Attendance
170
2522
Sanskar Varga
Attendance
707
18180
Sthanik KPS
Attendance
52
1876
Prant KPS
Attendance
13
441
Rashtriya KPS
Attendance
1
124
Yojak & Vyavastha
Shibir
Attendance
6
159
Alpakaleen
Karyakartas
joined
97 Seva Vrati Joined 12
Pornakaleen
Joined
1 Nivasi Joined 101 VKVs
Students
75
34715

Kasrurba Gadhi
Vidyalaya
Students
2
150
BEd Collage
Nursing Collage
1
1
Aanandalayas
Students
199
6293
Balwadis
Attendance
133
3207
Total Subscribers
to the Magazines
33418 Visitors to
Vivekananda Rock
Memorial
1965319
Visitors to
Ramayan
Darshanam
Exhibition
155259 Visitors to other 4
Exhibitions
59083 Beneficiary to
Dispensary
7925
Eye Camp/
Beneficiary
Cataract
Operations
12 / 2870
541
Pilgrims Stayed in
Campus
170608 Campus used by
Likeminded Org
Beneficiary
35
4945
VIPs visited the Vivekananda Rock Memorial
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No.
Name and Address Sl
No.
Name and Address
01 Shri Manoj Sinha, MOS, Railways,
Information
02 Shri R.K. Hartray, IRS
Chief Commissioner, Customs, Trichy
03 Shri Droupadi Meermu
Governor of Jharkhand
04 Shri Krishnaraj
Union Minister for State Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare,New Delhi
05 Shri Harish Kumar Bhanwala,
Chairman NABARD
06 Justice A.K. Siuri
Judge Supreme Court
Delhi.
07 Smt. Anu Yajnik M.P.
Rajya Sabha Committee
08 Justice Nivin Sinha, Judge,
Supreme Court, Delhi.
09 Sow. Swathi Kovind
D/o. Ramnath Kovind
President of India
10 SHRI S.K. Barua
Managing Director
NRL Assam
11 Dr. Maya Kodnani
Gujarat State Minister
12 Shri R.S. Jamwal
Director (Archeaological Dept.), Delhi
Opportunities are duties. Opportunity should be considered as duties. Because
it is through opportunities that you elevate, that you acquire abilities. If you miss
the opportunities you will repent because you will remain poorer. Opportunity
makes you rich in virtues, in qualities, in qualifications, in abilities, in faculties.
These opportunities strengthen your shoulders. Opportunity will give you more
and more responsibilities. - Ma. Eknathji Ranade
http://www.eknathji.org

Shraddhanjali
1. Swami Akamanandaji - Senior Monk of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur.
2. Swami Abhiramanandaji - Senior Monk of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur
3. Pravrajika Atmaprana Mataji - Secretary of Ramakrishna Sarada Mission,
Dakshineshwar
4. Sri. J.P.(Dada) Vaswaniji - Spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune.
5. Swami Jagadatmanandaji - Senior monk of Sri Ramakrishna Sharadashrama, Mysore
6. Swami Tarun Sagar - Jain Muni
7. Swami Bhaumananda ji - President Ramakrishan Ashram, Pune
8. Dr Sri Sri Sri Sivakumara
Swamigalu - Siddhaganaga Mutt, Tumkuru
9. Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji - Former Prime Minister of India
10. Vandaneeya Ushatai Chati - Former Pramukh Sanchalika of Rashtriya Sevika Samiti,
Nagpur
11. Sri George Fernadis - Former Minister of Railways
12. Sri M Karunanidhi - Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
13. Vice Admiral K K Nayyar - Chairman of Vivekananda International Foundation,
New Delhi
14. Capt. Ravinder Joshi - Vanaprasthi Karyakarta and Former Secretary of VRNRL,
VKBORL, IOCLVK Hospitals
15. Shri. Airavatham Mahadevan - Indian epigraphist and civil servant
16. Justice Chandrashekhar
Dharmadhikari - Former Chief Justice of India
17. Sri. N Macha - Tirap Vibhag Sanchalak, Arunachal Pradesh
18. Sri Kholi Tat - Active Indigenous Society worker, Main role in coming of
VKV Nirjuli
19. Sri. Probin Barua - Karyakarta, VKVAP Trust, Dibrugarh
20. Smt. Sumantai Sutavani - Former Sanchalak, VK Thane
21. Justice S.N. Phukan - Former Supreme Court Judge, VK Jorhat wellwisher
22. Sri. Vivek Harsulkar - Karyakarta from VK Delhi
23. Shri. Ananth Kumar - Indian politician and senior leader of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
24. Sri Shekhar Ganguli - Former Life Worker

25. Shri. Subhash Inamdar - Promoter of “Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
Development and Research” and closely associated with
Kendra in Skill Training Centres for Plumbing in
Pimpalad, Nasik and Bongaigaon, Assam.
26. Sri Hari Shankar Agarwal - Donor of Dispensary building
27. Sri I P Gupta - Former Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh with whose
signature VKVs in Arunachal began. Lt Governor of
Andman Islands. Member of Managing Committee
and General Body of the Vivekananda Kendra
28. Sri R S Narayanswami - G B Member
29. Sri Devendra Swaroop - G B Member, Thinker on Hindutva
30. Sri Nadalal Kalla - VKHPV Samiti Member
31. Smt Jayashri Kulkarni, Pune - Former Vanaprasthi Karyakarta
32. Smt Dhanesh Malhotra - Well wisher from Delhi
33. Sri Jawahar Bose - Active role in having Vivekananda Kendra in Odisha
34. Smt Prabhat Nalin Das - First Convener of VK Bhubaneswar
35. Smt Krishna Baruah - Well wisher, former teacher and home for Kendra Sisters
36. Sri Shivprasad - Former Jeevanvrati
37. Sri Chandrakant Chowdhary - Well wisher and active karyakarta of VK Dhar
38. Sri Mukul Sharma - Well wisher in Dibrugarh
39. Sri Lakshman Masturia - Lok kavi, Geetkar of Chattisgarh
40. Sri Vinod Agraval - Well known singer of Krishna Bhajans
We pay homage to all the martyrs, military and para military personnel who gave up their tomor-
row for the protection of the nation and also the victims of Kerala Flood and Gaja Cyclone as
well people who attained immortality in various accidents.
Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram Om
We must create a history of India in living terms. Up to the present
that history, as written by the English, practically begins with War-
ren Hastings, and crams in certain unavoidable preliminaries, which
cover a few thousands of years...The history of India has yet to be
written for the first time. It has to be humanized, emotionalized,
made the trumpet-voice and evangel of the race that inhabit India.
- Sister Nivedita
https://www.sisternivedita.org

Accommodation Tariff at Vivekanandapuram Campus,
Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari
60 days Advance Booking can be done
Online Accommodation Booking : https://yatra.vrmvk.org
Check-in & Check-out : morning 8:00hrs.
Vivekanandapuram offers clean living - luxurious to affordable - accommodation for over
1000 persons at a time at reasonable charges.
The details are as follows:
A.C. Cottages with double bedded rooms Rs. 5,000 + 18% Taxes
Rooms with attached bath
AC 3 bedded room Rs. 2,000+ 12%Taxes
AC 2 bedded room Rs. 1,600+ 12%Taxes
Deluxe 4 bedded room Rs. 1100 + 12%Taxes
Deluxe 3 bedded room Rs. 950
Four bedded room Rs. 900
Double bedded room Rs. 600
Four bedded room in annex Rs. 400
Rooms with common bath
Three bedded room Rs.100
New hall (with carpet) Rs. 1,500+Taxes
Big hall (without beds) Rs. 900
Small hall (without beds) Rs. 400
8 bedded room Rs. 250
6 bedded room Rs. 200
Cancellation :
For cancellation, give us 72 hours prior notice to avoid forfeiture of your deposit.
Duration of Stay :
A maximum of 3 days is permitted at a time.
Own Your Room Scheme (free stay for 30days in a year for next 20years)
Double Bed Room 2.5 Lakhs
Three Bed Room 3.5 Lakhs
A.C. Bed Room 4.0 Lakhs
The donations to Vivekananda Kendra are exempted under section 80G of INCOME TAX ACT.
CONTACT
Campus-in-charge,Vivekananda Kendra, Vivekanandapuram Kanyakumari-629 702
Phone: (0)4652 - 246250 email: rooms@vkendra.org, Web:http://yatra.vrmvk.org

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