Guru Purnima Utsav Celebration by Shantiniketan Vibhag, Paschimbanga Prant

 Shantiniketan Vibhag of Paschimbangla Pranta  organised a virtual program on 25th July to celebrate Gurupurnima.

The programme was started with 3 Omkars and Shanti Path followed by Guru Bandana performed by Sayan Pal, a little kendra Karyakarta  ,and  Shri Subha Bagdi (Sanskar Varga Pramukh, Durgapur) .
 
Shri Someswar Boral,Sah sanjojok of Siuri Karyasthan threw light on the message of Gurupurnima sent by Ma.Nibedita Didi. Didi pointed out the importance of observing different festivals which would help to  preserve Sanatan rituals.

Shri Subrata Das (Research Scholar and Karyakarta of Vivekanada Kendra) introduced Shri Biswanath Chakraborty, the key note speaker-the Secretary of Vivekananda Seva O Shiksha Bikash Sangha,Birbhum.

In his speech Biswanathda told that Guru parampara,an age old tradition in our country helped
since time immemorial  disciples to find out right path in the life .

He focused on Omkar, the Guru of Vivekananda Kendra , as the highest entity in Bharatiya culture.

The Program was concluded with vote of thanks by Shri Ruhidas Ghosh(Durgapur Nagar Pramukh)  followed by Santi Mantra .

The program was conducted by Shri Subrata Mondal (Sampark Pramukh,Durgapur Nagar).

In this program 38 participants took part .

Geeta Jayanti Celebration at West Bengal

 On the occasion Geeta Jayanti, Santiniketan Bibhag of Paschimbanga Prant was organised a virtual program to celebrate the Gita Jayanti on 3rd January 2021

The program was started with a Vagan of Geeta and Shri Subrata Mondal , Sampark Pramukh Durgapur gave small introduction about Geeta Jayanti .

Our Chief Guest and Main speaker Shri Santinath Bhattacharya, President Vivekananda Janmotsob O Seva Samiti,Durgapur and Nagar Swadhay Varga Pramukh spoke on Karmayoga. He explained the inner meaning of Karmayoga with very simple language and how we should do our karma in our daily life .

Total 16 persons were participated in the program.

Universal Brotherhood Day at ShantiNiketan Vibhag, WB

 Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari, Paschimbanga Prant , Shantiniketan Vibhag celebrated  Universal Brotherhood Day on 19 sept. On this occasion a Webinar was organised on the topic "Vishwa Bandhutwa: Bharatiya Sankalpna". Program started with 3 Omkaras and Shanti path. Ma. Debasish Lahiri Nagar Sanchalak , Durgapur Nagar welcomed all present and gave Introductory lecture on the  topic followed by Swadesh Mantra Path by Nagar Karyapadhati Pramukh. Later program Co-Ordinator Shri Subrata Mondal ,Sampark Pramukh ,Durgapur Nagar introduced Prof.(Dr) Harish Hirani Director of CMERI Durgapur , the chief guest and he enlightened us about Aatma Nirbhar Bharat in the context of Vishwa Bandhutwa followed by a song on Swamiji by sanskar Varga karyakarta . With this continuation our chief speaker Padmashri Ma. Nivedita Bhide (Vice President- Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari) gave a talk on the topic "Vishwa Bandhutwa: Bharatiya Sankalpna" to explained the ideology of Swami Vivekananda's brotherhood in the context of current era.

Vote of thanks was given by Shri Manas Bhattacharya, Bolpur Karyasthan Karyakarta . Program concluded with shanti mantra.

Total 163 Participants were participated in this Program .

Guru Purnima Utsav celebrated at Suri

Vivekananda Kendra, suri celebrated guru poornima utsav on 2nd august, 2015 at Shri Ramkrishna Sabhagriha. 60 people attended the program. Dr Parthasarathi Mukherjee, the Principal of Birbhum Mahavidyalaya [a degree college] was the Chief Guest, formally inaugurated the programme by lighting pradip lamp. Apart from Dr. Mukherjee, Niranjan Halder, a retired school teacher and Shri Brajagopal Mukherjee, a senior lawyer and Swadhaya pramukh of the Suri branch also were also present.

Dr. Mukherjee told : "A Guru can lead us towards perfection. In our mortal life we are often confused, we can not understand what to do. Guru-parampara is an inevitable part of our tradition. An enlightened  Guru can ignite the urge for eternal knowledge among his or her disciples. We must respect our Gurudevs." He also added that absence of respect often cause trouble in educational institution. Shri Halder explained the significance of the symbol "Om". "This Omkar dhwani elevates our body and soul. By chanting Om we can attain unearthly  bliss." he told. Shri Sinha who presided over the programme told about the activities of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari. The programme was conducted by Saha-Sanyojog of Suri branch, Shri Paritosh Hazra. Smt Mala Das, a school teacher performed cultural programme. 

Vivekananda Kendra Suri Update

A meeting of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari was held at Suri , the district headquarters of Birbhum  in West Bengal  on April, 19 , 2015 at Saraswati Sishu Mandir campus, to discuss organizational matters and celebration of the birth centenary of Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade.

The meeting  was presided over by Lakshminarayan Mondal, the former principal of Suri Vidyasagar College.  Manoj  Das , Prant Sanghatak of Paschimbang Prant showed a documentary on the activities of Vivekananda  Kendra .  In his speech Das told that being inspired by the ideology of Swami Vivekananda  , Ma. Eknath Ranade established the Kendra to render  services to mankind. He told that through the celebration of the birth centenary of  Ma Eknath Ranade the activities of Kendra would be strengthened . Someswar Boral, an assistant teacher of  Sree Sree Ramkrishna Vidyapith , Suri  told that the birth centenary  of Eknathji would be celebrated in the district with due grandeur and at least a new project of Kendra would be launched in this year in Birbhum . In his presidential address Mondal told that to spread the activities of Kendra in Birbhum the karkartyas would have to make time bound plan and connect with more people.

The meeting was conducted by Paritosh Hazra.  It had been resolved that a seminar  would be organized on June, 15 at Suri. Nivedita Bhide, vice president , Vivekananda Kendra would be invited to that proposed programme as the  keynote-   speaker. TOATAL 40 KARYAKARTA PRESENT IN THIS PROGRAMME.