VELGA VELGAVEY YOUTH CAMP REPORT [22nd TO 26th JANUARY 2011]

Velga Velgavey Held at Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College, Madurai (22nd to 26th January 2011)

The shibir was inaugurated on 22^nd January by Swami Kamalatmanandaji, President, Ramakrishna Math, Madurai. Susri Nivedita Bhide, Vice President, Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Dr R Dinakaran, Chairman of the State Committee and Sri Ananda Amritam of Anantha Metals were also present and spoke on the occasion.

The participants were organized into 34 groups, 20 for girls and 14 for boys. Groups are named after saints, patriots, artists andscientists from Tamilnadu. Two groups are combined into a Mandal. The mandals are names after the Pilgrim Centers of Tamilnadu. Whole shibir was managed by a team of 250 volunteers.

Details of Participants

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The total of 1013 college students from 13 districts participated as follows:

Sr.No.	MANDLE	COLLEGES	BOYS	GIRLS
1	Chennai	04	07	29
2	Coimbatore	21	145	237
3	Madurai	17	149	103
4	Thoothukudi	50	143	200
Total		92	444	569

During the five days of the shibir following speakers spoke on the topics mentioned as below:

Date	Time	Speaker	Topic
22.1.2011	3.15 PM	Susri Nivedita Bhide	Velga Velgavey
23.1.2011	9.30 AM	Mananeeya Balakrishnanji	Call to the Youth
23.1.2011	3.15 PM	Dr K. Subrahmanyam	Pudiya Bharatam
24.1.2011	9.30 AM	Sri N Krishnamoortiji	Indian Culture
24.1.2011	3.15 PM	Dr R Srinivasan	Obstacles and Challenges
25.1.2011	9.30 AM	Dr A.Sivathanu Pillai	Role of youth in Defence
25.1.2011	3.15 PM	Sri Krishna Jagannathan	Bharati - Yaar

Following group discussions were held:

22.1.2011	: Dimensions and parameters of true victory in your view
23.1.2011	: Patriotism In daily life
24.1.2011	: I am India
25.1.2011	: Freedom – As I understand

On 25^th, the penultimate day all the 1013 participants performed 108 Suryanamaskars. A deepa puja was organized on the same day evening, which concluded with a dance recital.

On 26^th January, after the oath taking, valedictory function was held. Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. Of India was the Chief Guest.

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