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Spiritual Dimensions Of Environmental Sustainability

A complaint went to Emperor Krishnadeva Raya. The famous Tirupati temple was located within his kingdom and he was a great devotee.

VIVEKANANDA KENDRA KANYAKUMARI, PRANT - DAKSHIN, VIBHAG - TAMIL NADU

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA CELEBRATIONS

REBIRTH OF INDIA

India, Great and Free Series - 45 Swami Vivekananda’s attempts of Igniting work for the rebirth of India

Punyabhoomi Bharatam

When I was Principal in Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya at Kanyakumari, I had made it a point to go to all the classes in a week. I used to take ‘moral science’ classes. Whatever is to be told to children to mould them and develop proper attitude and good habits in them I used to tell through stories. After experimenting with various suggested courses, I came to the conclusion that a story can be the most effective tool. So, I made my plan that in each class a specific great principle of our culture should be communicated through suitable stories.

Milkha Singh-The Flying Sikh (Born : 20th November 1929-Died : 18 June 2021)

Momentum aka Milkha Singh was a renowned Indian track and field sprinter who represented India at various international events between the years 1958 and 1962.

India is a Land of Yoga

From time immemorial, India has been identified as the land of Yoga, many rishis, sages and saints in Bharat practiced Yoga and enjoyed the benefits of Yoga. They have become Yogis. Yoga is both a science and art, it has been a science of this world for physical health and of the other world for spiritual health. In between, it is the science of the psyche, intellect, willpower, and devotion. So much so India itself breathes the spirit of Yoga Geographically, it is a symbol of Yoga.

A sister and a lady with the lamp

The room in Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama in Sasthamangalam appears small but bears all marks of subtle nobility. There are pictures of the divine trio – Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada, and Swami Vivekananda – on the walls as well as some memorabilia and books on a bed. A frail woman in her mid-eighties sits in a corner chair, her eyes faintly lighting up as she smiles in welcome.

Swami Vivekananda And The Pandemic Panic

Epidemics and pandemics have devastated the human race throughout its existence. From prehistoric times to the present modern-days we have noticed numerous pandemics and medical emergencies. While some even turned as devastating as the fourteenth century ‘’Bubonic plague ’’ which was also known as the Black Death causing millions of human lives and is regarded as one of the most fatal pandemics in human history. Some similar conditions have evolved in the last one year and especially in last month and a two due to the Wuhan originated pandemic COVID-19 as the death toll surpasses three million mark worldwide and the arrival of a new variant or what is regarded as double mutant strain of the coronavirus has just kept the public and the governments on toes throughout the globe. However, while talking about India in particular the vaccination drive has reached close to a century but with alarming hard days, we need something which can strengthen us psychologically and emotionally too. Our search can get a halt when we come across a one hundred twenty one years old ‘Plague Manifesto’ written by the warrior sanyasi Swami Vivekananda during the Bengal Plague in 1898.

Utsarati Iti Utsava

Guru Purnima: We all enjoy festivals. Utsavas - festivals are for cultural continuation, for expressing the joy of life, strengthening the collectives like family, community, society, and nation and for expressing the gratitude towards the creation.

SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

CULTURE IS THE CUMULATIVE VALUE OF GENERATIONS

Param Vir Chakra The Highest Gallantry Award in India

Have you heard about bravery and above the call of duty? Have you heard about the sacrifices and courage filled saga which defied human limits and were beyond mere responsibilities? ......

REBIRTH OF INDIA

India, Great and Free Series - 44 Swami Vivekananda’s attempts of Igniting work for the rebirth of India

Acceptance is Inherent in Oneness

In the month of January, Vivekananda Kendra celebrates Swami Vivekananda Jayanti all over India including, all the villages wherever it has Balwadis in southern 5 districts of Tamilnadu. Swami Vivekananda Jayanti is celebrated on the day and time suitable to the villagers. Thus, it gets celebrated all over the month of January and at times even in February! Initially, that is even before Vivekananda Kendra Rural Development Project was started, Kendra was having 11 Balwadis in the villages of Kanyakumari district.

VK Activities

Hon'ble Governor of Kerala Shri Arif Mohammed Khan along with Smt Reshma Arif paid respectful homage to Swami Vivekananda at Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Kanyakumari on January 30th 2021.

Swami Omkarananda (1956-2021)

A Protector, Scholar, And Teacher Of Dharma

Swami Omkarananda - Shraddhanjali

Tomorrow, the 11th May morning Sun will not see the Son of the Sages rising from sleep to do the Pratah Smaranam, the Dhyanam, the soulful chanting of the ancient Veda mantras.

International Day Of Yoga

De-Stress yourself through Yoga

Evangelisation 2000 or Politics of Subversion

The recent spat between Baba Ramdev and the IMA chief Johnrose Jayalal has caught the attention of the Nation.

Annam Bahu Kurvita, Annam Dadyata

Balwadi teacher and their works

Abhijnana Bharatam - India, Great and Free Series – 43

Agony of cataclysmic pogrom perpetrated on Hindus: some agonizing questions

WHY I LOVE INDIA

India, it is just not a name of a country, it is an emotion. An emotion of more than 138 crores of people which binds all of us together.

Dharma is above duty

My nephew’s Upanayan was finalized.

A Rousing Call to the youth of India

“Strong vigorous believing young men sincere to the backbone are wanted. A hundred such and the world would become revolutionised. ”said Swami Vivekananda. We celebrate Youth day today on his birthday. The faith he had in the power of youth is so clearly visible in his words!

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S HISTORIC MEDITATION ON THE SREEPADA SHILA IN KANYAKUMARI

Have you ever heard of a young unknown Wandering Monk doing Dhyana to know the root cause of the downfall of a great nation from its pinnacle of spiritual glory to the depth of degradation?

Swami Vivekananda – The Fire, The Flame And Sparks

On the auspicious Makarasankaranti Day, 12th of January, 1863, was born Narendranath Datta, a veritable fire-ball of knowledge and renunciation from his childhood, who, later, under the benign influence of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, got metamorphosed into the great Swami Vivekananda – fore most among India’s Patriots, Saints and Philosophers—a true Master, Mentor and Moulder and Maker of India’s destiny. More than eight years have passed, since this flame, which drew people to him like a magnet, extinguished itself. Yet, the sparks therefore continue to set aflame the hearts of thousands with fiery ideals of renunciation, dedication and love for Motherland, spreading blazing trails of idealism.

Yogi Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was born on the 12th January 1863. Along with him was Hinduism reborn to be comprehensive. Along with him was reborn religion to be rational. Along with him was reborn Indian culture for a renaissance.

Swami Vivekananda the fountain head of Inspiration

Speech delivered by Mananeeya Nivedita Raghunath Bhide, Vice President, Vivekananda Kendra, on the eve of Installation of the Statue of Swamiji at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 11 November 2020

PRACTICING HINDU AND PROFESSING HINDU

In one of the tours in North East, we were passing through Assam to go to Arunachal.

National Education Policy in the light of Vivekananda's ideas on Education

“Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man”1 to me and for that matter to many others these electrifying words of the vedantic and visionary monk Swami Vivekananda capture most comprehensively the meaning and purpose of education.

CREATIVITY; A GRAND FINALE

SERIES OF CREATIVITY