Vivekananda Kendra, Nagpur

This is the Vivekananda Kendra, Nagpur building donated by Jamkar Aaji.


The banner


The entrance to Kendra. This entrance has many memories associated with it. Many stories are made and said from this entrance and for all the coming years this entrance will remain a place to share memories.


The passage where Bhojan Vyavasthaa is generally made when Shibirs are conducted.


Om Hall, the place where all meetings and camps are organized.

Yavatmal Camp Update

In the personality development camp help at Yavatmal on 10 December 2005 one of the interesting sessions was Geet Satra. Recitation of Geet in Corus creates a tempo of positive feelings amonsgst the participants.

This is circular arrangement of the participants busy reciting Geet with Shraddha Tai

One more snap of Geet Satra

regards,

Tushar

Swadhya Varga - Self Study Meets

We meet together, read a good book and discuss concepts. The meet is only one hour each Sunday. Listening to others views and thoughts make us think more and we learn to develop independent thought process. We also synergize by creating new concepts together.

We will be starting with a new book from this Sunday. Even if you have read the book joining this group will invoke many more thoughts and we discuss about the probable practical applications of the thoughts. If you haven’t read the book, you *must* join us as reading book in a group has many advantages. Even if you don’t like reading books you can discuss the concepts and think over them here. One hour from your weekly available time is what is required.

regards
Tushar

Personality Development Camp, Yavatmal

11 December 2005

Centers in Vidarbha Region
Vivekananda Kendra Nagpur Branch has decided to spread the span to many regions in Vidarbha. Yavatmal is one of these regions. Yavatmal is 4 hours from Nagpur by State Transport Service.

Occasion for the Camp
Vivekananda Kendra conducts “Bharatiya Sanskruti Pariksha” each year to promote awareness about Indian Culture and History amongst students and citizens. This camp was organized for meeting all the participants of this exam held at Yavatmal and also for prize distribution for those who have passed the exam.

Pravin and Ideal
In the camp while conducting the first session, I asked some questions to the students. One of the questions was who is your ideal? To our surprise some of the answers for the ideal, was Pravin. Students have written that their ideal is Pravin. Pravin was student amongst them. On further inquiry we learnt that he is the students getting the first prize in this exam this year. His answers were different and have many additional concepts even not in the text book.

Who is Pravin?
Pravin is a mischievous looking small boy. He told us that he has a sister with brain tumor so she does not attend the school. His big brother runs a “Pan Thela” and mother and father work in fields. He studies in a “Zillah Parishad School” in Moha, a village near Yavatmal. His madam asked them to study for this examination. This examination required all the students should buy the text book prescribed for the exam. They were not in a position for buying even a single book worth Rs.30. Their madam made one copy of the book available for them to study and they studied for the exam by sharing the same book in the group of 8 students who prepared for the exam.

Example for others
Pravin and his friends has set example for others. If you have strong desire to study and get success no one in the world can stop you achieving it.

Tushar

May all live in peace

This is a freely translated version of sarve bhavantoo...

sabako suHkh shaa.ntee mile
sabako aarogya mile
saare jeevan me.n kahee.n
naa mile dukh naa mile

aum shaa.nteeH shaa.nteeH shaa.nteeHee

May all be happy

Sarve bhavantoo sukheenaha
sarve santoo niraamayaahaa
sarve bhadraaNee pashya.ntoo
maa kashchit duHkha bhaagbhavet

Om sha.ntee sha.ntee sha.ntee