vivekananda kendra - an introduction

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Vivekananda Kendra

Kanyakumari

- a spiritually oriented service mission -


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Serve-Man Serve-God

Service to humanity is

worship of divinity


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Earlybeginnings..


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S w ami Vivekananda w andered all over Bharat


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and finally reached Land's End Kanyakumari.


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........Here on the Rock HE meditated on Bharata - its glorious past, challenging

present and destined future. HE had a visionof the destiny of Bharat, and the w ay to itsregeneration.


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If there is a land on this earth that can lay claimto be the blessed Punya-Bhoomi, to be the land to which souls on this earth must come to attain

its last home, the land where humanity hasattained its highest towards gentleness, towardsgenerousity, towards purity, towards calmness,

above all, the land of introspection and of spirituality it is Bharat! Destiny of Bharat

Guide to the World..Spiritual Lighthouseof the World!


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Sw ami Vivekananda then w ent to World Parliament of Religions, and sho w ed the World thew ay.....in Bharat, Hinduism, Vedanta. World w asaw ed by this S piritual light.


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I am proud to belong to a religion w hich has

taught the World both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration but w e accept all religion as true.


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Sw amiji began organising the spiritual

forces for upholding Dharma in World.


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A hundred thousand men & w omen , fired w ith the zeal of holiness, fortified w ith the

eternal faith in the Lord, and nerved to lionscourage by their sympathy for the poor and the fallen and the do w ntrodden, w ill go over thelength and breadth of the land, preaching

the gospel of the salvation, the gospel of help, the gospel of social raising up, the

gospel of equality.

Sw amijis plan for rejuvenating Bharat

Serve-Man Serve-God


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Divinity of Man .Greatest Message of Swami Vivekananda

Sw amiji inspired youths, leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs w hole

generation, and generations to come to

develop their potential fully and applyit for common good


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I t may be that I shall find it good outside of mybody - to cast it off like a disused garment. But I shall not cease to work! I shall inspire men

everywhere, until the world shall know that it is

one with God ."

A fter having set the movement of regeneration of Bharat and the humanity through his message and

w ork, Sw amiji took Mahasamadhi on 4th

July 1902 .


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1963 , the centenary year of Sw amiji's Birth.Celebrations to mark the occasion and

remember the great transformer of Humanity .

A thought . A befitting memorial on the Rock w here he meditated, and got

the vision.


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Challenging Task politically, technically,

humanly.

R esponsibility entrusted on M ananeeya EknathjiRanade C ompiler of Swamiji's thoughts in"R ousing call to Hindu Nation, and brilliantOrganiser and leader of men and ideas.


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Eknathji overcame all obstacles political, technical,economical - turning them into opportunities. Heeffectively w on over the support of 323 Members of

Parliament, over 30 lakhs people and several S tate

Governments for the construction of the Memorial making it a truly National Memorial.


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Glimpses of Rock Memorial Construction


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F or t w o months, the celebrations w ere on, pilgrims from all over I ndia paid homage to

Sw amiji's meditation and message .


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Vivekananda Rock Memorial memorial in

Granite the first phase for carrying ahead the w ork of Sw amiji.


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Emergence of Vivekananda Kendra

Founder Sri Eknathji R anade


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Eknathji embarked the second phase V

ivekananda Kendra memorial of Sw

amijiin flesh and blood .


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S ervice w ith spiritual orientation results in

man-making w hich invariablyand inseparably connected w ithnation building. I t is the core of

all our thoughts behind V ivekananda K endra.

Eknathjis thought behind Vivekananda Kendra


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Vivekananda Kendra NationwideOrganisation

220 Branch Centres spread all over India from Palitana in West to Khonsa in

East, Kashmir in North to Kanyakumariin South. All metros, many state

capitals and villages have Kendra

branch. Main Service Activities : YogaVarga, Samskar Varga, SwadhayayaVarga, Utsavas, Shibirs, Competitions

and drives.


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T win Objectives

Man-Making - Nation Building

T o developN ational character of a man ,to develop creative leadership

amongst the society,to transform an ordinary man to doextraordinary work.


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Man-Making through

- Karyapadhdhati -Yoga Varga, Samskar Varga,Swadhyaya Varga

- Utsavas

- Shibirs

- Projects


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Swadhyaya Varga comingtogether, thinking together andworking together for nationalresurgence.

Y oga Varga to integrateindividual with the society andestablishing the Yoga way of life in all.

Samskar Varga to instillnationalism, cultural values andtotal personality development inchildren.


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Utsavas

Samarth Bharat ParvaGu r u Poornima

Universal Brotherhood Day Sadhana Diwas

G ita Jayanti

Vivekananda Kendra Utsavas are with national perspective to awaken national consciousness.

Also, for revitalizing the significance of the

principles behind the Utsavas.


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Samarth Bharat Parva

(From 25th

December to 12 January every year.)O bjective : To a w akennational consciousness in

youth by focusing on the strengths of our nation.

Programs : Exhibition,

lectures, Competitions, Display of cut-outs, and distribution of freeliterature.


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Guru Poornima(Ashadh Poornima)

O bjective : To inculcate respect & pride to w ards our F orefathers Remembrance of our Guru, I sh

wara to prepare ourselves asan instrument in his hands to do

his w ork w ith attitude of S adhana.

Programs : Bhajans, lectures and discussions on Guru- S hishyatradition, and its contemporary

significance.


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Universal Brotherhood Day(11 th September)

O bjective : Commemorating Sw amijis message of Universal

Brotherhood - inclusiveness, not

exclusiveness - delivered inWorld Parliament of Religionson 11 th S eptember 1893.

Programs : Competitions in schools, colleges; seminars, group-discussions, in-depth study of Sw amijis teachings.


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Sadhana Diwas(19 th November - Eknath Jayanti)

O bjective : Remembering the founder of Kendra, S tudying hisvision, to take up responsibility and fulfilling it .

Programs : A nnual Meetings of Karyakartas organised,

Dayitva Grahan by Karyakartas .


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Gita Jayanti(Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi)

O bjective : To popularizeGeeta S tudy for making life

purposeful and to nourishourselves w ith the vision of the Rishis.

Programs : Geeta recitation,lectures,Group discussions .


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Shibirs

-Yoga S hiksha S hibir - S piritual Retreat -Karyakarta

Prashikshan S hibirs-Acharya Prashikshan

S hibir -Youth S hibirs

S hibirs organised in Vivekanandapuram a w aken thedormant spirit yoking it to development of self and

also the nation ignited people alone can bring about the desired change.


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Service Projects

Vivekananda Kendra has several service projects for the cause of Education,

Culture and Sustainable Development.These projects are spread all over the

country and are expanding in their reachand effect.


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Arun JyotiObjective: Development through Culture

Activities: Anaupacharik Shiksha Manch, Swasthya Seva Manch,Yuva Manch, Mahila Manch, Samskritik Manch.

Located in Arunachal Pradesh


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Arun Jyoti Activities

MAHILA MANCH YUVA MANCH SWASTHYA MANCH

ANAUPACHARIK

SHIKSHA MANCHSANSKRITIK MANCH


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Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture

Objective : To bring forth the unique attributes of the North-East and nourish the commonalities.

Activities : Organisation of Seminars, workshops, documentation, project, lecture series, study circle and a reference library.

Location : 1. Guwahati 2. A VKIC Arunachal Chapter at Itanagar,Arunachal Pradesh.


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Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture


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Vivekananda Rural Welfare Project

Objective : Socio-Economic Project aimed at all rounddevelopment of Tribal Women

Activities: Training cum production centre in weaving, knitting,tailoring, embroidery, different agro based training and

demonstration, a day scholar school and awareness camp.

Location: Khatkhati, Assam


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Vivekananda Kendra Skill Training

ProjectsObjective : Basic Training in tailoring and

vocational skills for rural girls and boys.

Location : 1. Wacro,

Lohit, Ar

unachal Pradesh: 2. Kall

ubal

u, Bangalore


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Vivekananda Kendra PrashikshanVa Seva Prakalp

Objective :Training of workers of Vivekananda Kendra andservice activities for the locals.

Activities : Camps, Balwadis, Health Centre and Boys Hostel .

Location : Pimplad, Nasik, Maharashtra


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Education is not the amount of information that is put into your

brain and runs riots there,undigested all your life. We must have life-building, man-making,

character making, assimilation of ideas.


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Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas

Objective : To impart Man-Making and NationBuilding Education.

Located in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Andamans,

Karnataka and Tamilnadu.


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T oday, there are 6 1 Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayasin 6 States and more than 20,000 students are given

Man-Making C haracter building education as envisagedby Swami Vivekananda


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S amuhik S uryanamaskar

Worlds largest Yoga Class organised byVivekananda Kendra at G w alior on 19 November 2005

29,992 S tudents.


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Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust

Objective : To spread the noble thoughts of Swami Vivekananda andhealthy literature to inspire youth with the message.

Activities : Publication in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati,Assamese and Tamil.

Location: Chennai, Jodhpur, Pune, Palitana and Guwahati.


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Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust

M agazine LanguageY uva Bharati English

Kendra Bharati Hindi Vivek Vani T amil

Vivek Vichar Marathi Vivek Sudha Gujarati

Vivek Jagruti Assamese+EnglishVivekanada Kendra

Patrika

Vishva Bhanu

English

Malayalam


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I t is a privilege to servemankind, for this is the

w orship of God; God is here,in all these human souls. He

is the soul of man.


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Vivekananda Kendra MedicalResearch FoundationObjective : Medical Sevices

Activities : Vivekananda Kendra (NRL) Hospital and VK-BORL,Bina Treatment through modern technology and medical camps in

13 villages regularly.

Location : 1. Numaligarh, Golaghat, Assam,

2. Bina, Madhya Pradesh


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Natural Resources Development ProjectObjective : Sustainable Development

Activities : Cost effective housing, water management,organic farming, indigenous health system, renewable

energy .

Location : Kanyakumari

Internationally acclaimed through Ashden A w ard 2005


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Let ne w I ndia arise in your place. Let her arise out of the peasants cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts of the

fisherman, the cobbler and the s w eeper. Let her spring from the gorcers shop,

from beside the oven of the fritter-seller. Let her emanate from the factory, from

the groves and forests, from hills and mountains.


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Rural Development Project


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Thus it is that the Vedas proclaimnot a dreadful combination of unforgiving la w s, not an endless

prison of cause and effect, but that at the head of all these la w s, inand through every particle of

matter and force, stands O ne .


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Vivekananda Kendra Vedic VisionFoundation

Objective : Creating a network of thinkers and scholars of VedicStudies, Conducting research on Vedic Knowledge and supportingVedic Scholars, Dissemination of Vedic Knowledge in order to

promote the practice of Vedic Truths in the families.

Activities: Publications, Yoga and Pranayama Courses, Personality

Development Camps, Celebrations, Satsanga and Spiritual discourses.

Location : Kodungallor, Kerala


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Everything looks propitious and I ndian

thought, philosophical and spiritual, must once more goover and conquer the

w orld.


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Vivekananda Kendra International

Objective :Initiative for harmony between civilizationsthrough dialogue and discussions.

Activities : Organising Conferences, Seminars and Study circles .

Location : New Delhi


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Who w ill give the World light?S acrifice in the past has been the la w , it

will be, alas, for ages to come. Theearths bravest and best w ill have to

sacrifice themselves for the good of the

many, for the w elfare of all.


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Nation BuildersPATRON S

S upporting the Karya through Karyakartas.

LOCAL KARYAKARTA SH ouseholders giving time for the service.

AC H ARYA STeachers of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas

JEEVANVRAT IF ully dedicated for the service of the nation for life time - the Cadre.

S EVAVRAT I One to t w o years service.

VANAPRA S TH IRetired elders dedicating themselves for service.


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L et us all work hard mybrothers; this is no time to

sleep. O n our work depends the coming of

I ndia of the future. S he is

there ready waiting, she isonly sleeping. Arise, and

awake, and see her seated on her eternal throne,

rejuvenated, more gloriousthan S he ever was, this Motherland of ours.


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Let us make the Whole World Noble


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Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari Vivekanandapuram

KanyakumariTamilnadu 629 702Ph: 04652-247012

Email: [email protected]

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