Yuva Bharati - December 2006 - Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan

YUVA BHARATI DECEMBER 2006
Shri Bhanudasji, Susri Rekha Davey and Susri
Aparna Palkar and many well-wishers from
Asom, Maharashtra and Rajasthan attended
the function.
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya,
Dibrugarh, Asom completed twenty-five
years of its useful service to the children of the
city. A school, which started in a small tworoomed
house with only a few students, has
now 1200 students and 50 teaching and nonteaching
members of staff. A series of
programmes like Ganapati Homa, Seminar, arts
and science exhibition, debate, Krida Mahotsav
etc. were conducted to mark the occasion.
Decennial Programme of Vivekananda
Kendra Institute of Culture:
On its completion of ten eventful years, VKIC
organized at its premises a Decennial
Celebration programme from 29 to 31 January.
The occasion was used to ponder over the
objectives of this Institute of bringing forth the
unique attributes of the Northeast Indian
Culture and the journey of ten years.
On the occasion, Shri Narayan Chandra
Goswami, Satradhikar of Sri Sri Natun
Kamlabari Satra, Majuli, inaugurated a series
of panel discussions on - Responses to the
challenges faced by the culture of Northeast
India, Cultural commonalities amongst the
communities of Northeast India and
Development through culture. Besides Kendra
& VKIC office bearers, the galaxy of
participants included Maj. Gen. (Retd) Vinod
Saighal, Shri S. Gurumurthy, noted columnist,
Prof. B.B. Kumar, Editor, Astha Bharati, New
Delhi. Prof. Parag Dasgupta, Guwahati, Shri
Shantikam Hazarika, Director, Assam Institute
of Management, Shri B.B. Jamatiya, President
N.E. India Janjati Faith & Cultural Protection
Forum, Shri Natwarbhai Thakkar, Founder of
Nagaland Gandhi Ashram and many others.
On 31 January – the foundation day of VKIC
- the eighth VKIC Samman 2006 for
outstanding contribution in socio-cultural was
conferred upon Smt. Nirupama Hagjer, the
noted Dimasa social worker from North
Cachar Hills District, Assam. Shri Rong Bong
Terong, reputed litterateur from Karbi Anglong,
the chief guest, while presenting the award to
Smt Nirupama Hagjer, referred to the recent
clashes between the Karbi and the Dimasa,
said:
“Baideo is a Dimasa and I am a Karbi.
How can there be quarrel between these
two tribal brothers and sisters? Here, today
these two tribes have been united.
Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture,
on the occasion of its Decennial
Celebrations, has made these two
communities to unite. That is why the
significance of this day is overwhelming.
Let this Institute bring peace to our hills
also”.
Shri Terong presented Smt Hagjer one of his
novels “Kranti Kalor Ashru” written about her
father. This book had been out of print for over
20 years and now he had brought a fresh copy
from the printer just to present it to Smt Hagjer
on this memorable occasion.
Shri P. Parameswaranji, President, addressing
the gathering, said VKIC must work to study,
disseminate and re-establish the unifying threads
of Dharma. Shri Balakrishnanji released two
books (1) Traditional Systems of Tangsa and