1863-2013

Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

SAMKALP DIVAS
Samkalp Divas was observed all over the country on 25th Of December 2012. This day has a special significance in the life of Swami Vivekananda and eventually in the life of this nation of ours. On this very day, after long itineration through this vast country Swamiji reached the southernmost tip and sat on rock, which is known today as "Vivekananda Rock Memorial" and hit upon a plan for the rejuvenation of India. Samkalp Divas was observed all across the country with the intent to contemplate and internalize the mission of Swamiji and resolve to strive for the actualization of the same. An image of Swami Vivekananda in meditative posture was kept in front and a glowing lamp gave the entire atmosphere a touch of serenity . A voice-over of Swamiji's inspiring thoughts was played at the background, all the participants set quietly while meditating upon the message. In this celebration more then 7,00,000 people participated in over 9000 programmes. Though the programme was mainly targeted for the Karyakartaas, yet participation of ordinary citizens has been observed in every state. Average participation of women has been over 13 % at all India level. Women participation in states like West Bengal, Assam, Delhi, Uttarakhand, J&K was however much above the national average. West Bengal recorded 50% women participation in this celebration.

At a Glance

Prant 42

Total District 874

Karyakram 9,648

Presence

Man

Women Organisation 97,915 199

7,21,908* 4,96,969

* Participation details are not available from all the prant

Launching Programme
Grand inaugural programme of Swami Vivekananda Sardha Shati Samaroh was held at Siri Fort Auditorium at New Delhi on Friday, 11th January 2013. Over 2400 renowned personalities representing different segments of society graced the occasion . During the programme, a brief out line of different programmes to be undertaken to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was presented before the august audience by the Secretary of All India Sardha Shati Samaroh Samiti, Sri Aniruddha Deshpande. Present on the dais were President of the All India Celebration Committee Mata Amritanandamayi Devi; Honorary Chairman Dr. Subhash Kashyap, and present on the dais were Shri Mohanrao Bhagwat, Pa ram Pujya Sarasanghachalak of Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh; Dr. Pranav Pandya, Head, World Wide Gayetri Parivar; Swami Nikhilananda Saraswati, Regional Head of Chinmayanand Mission; Shri P. Parameswaran, President, Vivekananda Kendra; Mananiya Pramiltai Medhe, Former Pramukh Sanchalika of RashtraSevika Samiti; Swami Ruthambharanand of Shivagiri Math, Kerala; Muni Lokesh, Jain Sampradaya and Sri Jayesh Gadhiya, Trustee, Akshardham Temple, New Delhi.

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SHOBHAYATRA
To mark the launching of 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, nation wide Shobhayatra was organised on 12th of January, 2013 .The re we re more than 15,000 procession all over the country. Over 5 million people participated in the celebration. Following are the highlights of the programme.
Doyang (Nagaland) : Participated in Nation Wide Shobha Yatra of 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Swami Vivekananda. The response of the people in this far off tiny town of Nagaland has been very encouraging, local people of Doyang have shown great enthusiasm and have taken part happily in the morning rally and the concluding programme. The Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, was the chief guest. Shri Vikrant Sing (Captain, Assam Riffles, Doyang), Shri A. Manna (A. Commandant, CISF), Shri S Gupta ( Branch Manager, SBI) participated in the procession and inaugurated the yearlong program of Sardh Shati Samaroh. The procession saw vibrant participation of Vivekananda Kendra Vidhyalaya School children, parents, Lotha people, Assam Riffles. Vadodara : Record 339 floats and participation of 12926 male and 4828 female, 7 km long Shobhayatra was witnessed

by more than 3 lacs citizen of Vadodara. Prominent religious leaders from Swaminarayan,Gayatri Parivar, Brhmakumaries, Jalaram Temple, ISCKON and Vaishnavacharyas have graced the occasion, District Collector, Hon'ble Mayor of Vadodara were also present.
Gwalior: More than 10,000 people participated in the rally. This two kilometer long rally saw participations of peasants

carrying their plow, youth with mace and advocates in their black coat.
Jammu & Kashmir: 28 rallies were taken out at the same time from different location of the town. Bhilwara : Shobha yatra started at 2.15 p.m. from Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Rajendra Marg. There were 39 Jhankies, 1200

two wheelers, 500 women carrying mangal kalash participated in the Shobha Yatra. 150 children in the attire of Swami Vivekananda, 3 elephants, 15 horses were also the part of Shobha Yatra.
Bathinda : The state level progrmme on 12 Jan2013 was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Punjab Shri Parkash Singh Badal. About 700 people participated in the said programme. Announcement of installation of Statue of Swami Vivekanand at Amritsar was made the Hon'ble Chief Minister. Shri Chander SekharTalwar I.A.S (Retd) State Secry, Saradha Shati Samaroh Samiti, Punjab, was the main speaker. Kanyakumari: Swami Vivekananda's 150th Jayanti's yearlong celebrations began on 12th January 2013 at Kanyakumari with a Grand "Shobhayatra". It was inaugurated by Swami Chaitanyanandaji Maharaj of Hindu Vidhya Peetham at 8:30 morning at the feet of Swami Vivekananda's statue at Vivekanandapuram. The "Shobhayatra" was led by a group of 150 students dressed as Swami Vivekananda and one of them was mounted on an Elephant. A magnificent 'Ratham' Chariot, students' band with march-past, Tamilnadu folk dancers, folk artists and musicians along with over 3000 students, teachers and common people actively participated in the one-and-half-kilometer long "Shobhayatra". The students were from schools and colleges of Kanyakumari. After four hours and crossing over 6 Kilometers, the "Shobhayatra" concluded at the feet of Swami Vivekananda's Statue at Vivekananda Mandapam, Vivekanandapuram. All 3000 participants of the "Shobhayatra" took prasadam. Thus marked the beginning of Swami Vivekananda's 150 year Celebrations - Sardh Shati Samaroh - at Kanyakumari, the land's end of India.

At A Glance:

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Dist. 874

All India Shobha Yatra Report Youth Procession Presence Children 15,409 52,08,515* 65,954 52,833

Man 27,58,711

Women 11,82,425

Participation details are not available from all the prant

MASS SURYANAMASKAR Monday, February 18, 2013

Around 350 years back Samartha Guru Ramdas initiated the practice of Mass Suryanamaskar (Sun Salutation), a form of Yogasana constituted of 10 different yogic postures. Regular practice of Suryanamaskar leads to stronger body, sharp Intellect, calm mind, and spiritual growth of the practitioner. It also helps in developing team dynamics among children when done collectively. Swami Vivekananda called for strength: "make your nerves strong. What we want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same materials as that of which the thunderbolt is made" A strong and healthy younger generation definitely will be the harbinger of confident and robust future India. With this idea of inculcating a habit of physical exercise and develop a sense of collectivism the Mass Suryanamaskar programme was conceptualised and was organised all across the country. 51,207 programmes took place at different prants of the country. More than 1.05 crore students participated in the programme. Other than these central programmes, numerous Govt, as well as private, schools have also conducted Suryanamaskaar programme within their own school campus. Electronic as well as print media at national and state level gave a impressive coverage to this programme. Some of the state governments issued circular suggesting schools to take up this programme.

At A Glance:

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Places 11,530

Naltionwide Suryanamaskar Programme Participants Boys 52,39,341 51,207 1,05,04,679*

Girls 22,26,055

Schools 34,666

Participation details are not available from all the prant

Pushpanjali Karyakram
The occasion of National Youth Day, January, 12th, 2013 was celebrated in Uttar Tamilnadu in a very innovative way. Statues, pictures of Swami Vivekananda was placed at different localities, societies and major street corner of the town with appropriate decoration befitting the occasion. Literatures and pictures of Swami Vivekananda was distributed in some of the venues. Discussion on the life and message of Swami Vivekananda was also organised at certain venues. The event held all across 38 districts in which more than 4,93,823 people offered their tribute to the great patriotic saint.

Prant Uttar Tamilnadu Dakshin Tamilnadu

Karyakram 2,996 17,400

Participants 4,93,823 1,83,155

Man 3,60,418

Women 1,33,405

Nairobi yogathon impresses

At 7am on Sunday at the Jamhuri High School Grounds Nairobi, a team of young and old were bowing down to the sun, or practising the Surya Namaskar as it is known in yoga. This was one of the first parts of the exciting yoga sessions for the Nairobi Yogathon being held as part of the ongoing celebrations of the Swami Vivekananda 150th birth anniversary by the Hindu Religious & Service Centre. Participating centres included the Africa Yoga Project, Faraja Cancer Care Centre, Mrs Raj Walia and of course over 700 attendees that were welcomed by the Hindu Religious & Service Centre. It was a healthy way to continue the brilliant celebrations and spread the message of yoga to the general public who thoroughly enjoyed.

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All India Shobha Yatra Report

Prant Dist. 874 Dakshin Tamilnadu Uttar Tamilnadu Kerala Dakshin Karnataka Uttar Karnataka Poorva Andhra Paschim Andhra Paschim Maharashtra Kokan Devgiri Vidarbh Gujarat Malawa Mandhya Bharat Mahakaushal Chattisgarh Chitorgarh Jaipur Jodhpur Delhi "Haryana" Punjab Jammu & Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Kanpur Kashi Avadh Gorakhpur "Uttarkhand" Meerat Braj Uttar Bihar Dakshin Bihar Jharkhand Uttar Banga Dakshin Banga Utkal Uttar Assam Dakshin Assam "Manipur" Tripura Arunachal 28 24 21 40 22 5 9 25 28 24 32 19 29 15 16 41 26 24 28 25 24 16 16 31 22 28 17 23 20 24 22 17 21 40 32 24 16 493 77 85 325 1432 190 118 241 631 355 140 243 3433 468 816 375 419 1 590 341 26 91 113 253 110 163 165 179 132 212 347 309 856 795 453 121 26 11 17 53 1,14,611 1,44,000 1,07,600 25,720 3,33,051 1,86,174 1,09,099 1,43,689 1,64,470 4,51,912 49,932 2,13,466 5,33,308 3,49,670 1,56,253 1,97,005 2,57,933 15,000 57,500 1,01,646 8,930 23,000 61,500 1,12,436 63,416 1,08,359 1,01,710 65,310 1,03,394 1,43,336 1,02,310 1,17,907 71,555 39,667 1,83,752 75,694 18,475 1,020 5,389 49,000 9,730 8,745 1,18,585 65,167 23522 11,000 52,000 89,179 50,100 86,365 70,033 59,270 65,305 1,14,439 71,389 88,586 12,000 9,500 23,257 13,316 22,294 31,677 6,040 14,567 28,897 30,119 28,271 52833 42432 1,18,728 3,73,612 1,90,641 66,566 1,46,485 1,85,848 10,000 47,000 70,667 44,713 1,59,696 1,59,029 36,854 50,520 72,085 5,000 10,500 30,979 2,76,137 1,28,960 2,27,531 98,154 85,500 74,015 58,500 33,585 No Of Procession 15,409 204 Total Presence 52,08,515 40,316 Children 65,954 Youth 52,833 Man 27,58,711 Women 1,160,925

CENTRAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE Swami Vivekananda Sardhashati Samaroh Samiti

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Mata Amritanandamayi Pujya Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj Swami Dayanand Saraswati Swami Gautamanandaji Sri Sri Dr.Pitambar Deva Goswami, Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji Sri Ashok Singhal, Lama Chosphel Zotpa His Eminence Guru Tulku Rinpoche Swami Satyamitrananda Sri Mohan Bhagwatji Singh Saheb Gnani Gurbachan Singhji Ma. P. Parameswaran Ku. Pramila tai Medhe Sri Veerendra Hedge Dr. Subhash Kashyap Sri Ajit Doval Sri Subhas Chandra Goel Sri Dhanendra Kumar Justice Rama Jois Shri A. Balakrishnan Ku. Nivedita Bhide Prof. Mrinal Miri Prof. Aniruddha Deshpande Shri Yashpaul Gupta Shri Bhanu Das Dhakras Sri Pravin Dabholkar Sri Abhay Bapat Dr. J.K Bajaj Sri A.R Mohanan Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Dr.Vijay Bhatkar Sri K.P.S Gill, SriAKVerma, Sri Satish Chandra Sri Kanwal Sibal General V N Sharma Amb.T.C.ARangachari,

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Primarily Known as "Amma", Founder of Mata Amritanandmayi Math Successor of Swami Satyamitranand Convener, Hindu Achariya Mahasabha, founder of the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam President Ramakrishna Mission, Chennai Religious Preacher, Aunatia Satradhikari Founder -Art Of Living Marg Darshak Viswa Hindu Parishad President, Himalayan Bauddha Vihara President, Tawang Monastery Founder of Bharat Mata Mandir, Samanvaya Kutir and the Samanvaya Sewa Trust at Haridwar. Sarasanghachalak of Rastriya Swam Sevak Sangha Jathedar (Acting), Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Sri Amritsar President, Vivekananda Kendra Magdarshika Rastriya Sevika Samiti A philanthropist and the hereditary administrator (Dharmadhikari) of the Dharmasthala Temple.

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