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National Youth day was celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm at Vadodara on 12 th January 2011. A colourful procession with floats depicting various themes like National Integration, Inter-faith Harmony, Amar Bharat (Immortal India) etc., started from Vivekananda Cultural Centre and went through the main streets of Vadodara culminating at Vivekananda memorial. A large number of students, teachers, devotees and admirers joined the procession.

Shri Rajiv Mehrotra, the popular TV star, film producer and director, Pravrajika Brahmaprana, an American Nun from the Vedanta Society of Southern California, USA, Dr. (Smt) Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and other speakers urged upon the youth to read the books of Swami Vivekananda for their total personality development and the success in life because they are ever inspiring specially for the youth. They were addressing a large number of youth gathered at C C Mehta auditorium at Vadodara during the Youth convention organised by Vadodara centre of Ramakrishna Mission as a part of [...]

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and was replaced by Hoesung Lee.

Dr.Kiran Bedi, IPS, recipient of Magsasay Award visited Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara (sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda in 1892) on 12 th August, 2010 and addressed a gathering of educationists, teachers and dignitaries present at its premises on ‘Value Education’ and stressed on the importance of encouraging the students to read story books on Value Education. She showed special interest in visiting the Book-Sale Section containing books of Swami Vivekananda , and Value Education. She spent moments of silence in the Meditation Hall before leaving the premises. Earlier, Swami Nikhileswarananda, the Head of Ramakrishna Mission, Vadodara gave [...]

A seminar on ‘Value Education Why and How’ was organized by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara on 12th September at Seminar Hall of Faculty of Arts, M.S. University in order to bring happiness, peace and harmony in the society which is suffering due to erosion of values. The seminar was inaugurated by Dr. (Smt) Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor, the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and was presided over Swami Prabhanandaji Maharaj, General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah (W.B.) who spoke on the urgent need of introducing Value Education in our educational institutions and shared his rich [...]

Prof Des Cahill Melbourne, Program Director of the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 gave detailed information about the fifth Parliament of Religions to be held in Melbourne from 3 to 9 December 2009 and said that he was happy to visit the beautiful city of Vadodara which was sanctified by the visit of Swami Vivekananda in 1892, who gave his historic speech in the World’s first Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. He was speaking during the Inter-faith Meet organized by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara on the theme ‘Inter-faith Harmony’ at IG Patel Seminar Hall of M.S. [...]

"Human Rights of Underprivileged People should be Protected" -Shri P N Bhagwati Shri P N Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India said that the rights of the underprivileged people should be protected by the law and the Constitution. He was speaking during the seminar organized jointly by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara and Baroda Bar Association at Nyay Mandir Hall on 21 st June in the presence of a large number of dignitaries, lawyers and enlightened citizens of Vadodara including Shri Atul Vakil, the Principal District Judge, Vadodara and Dr. Ramesh Goyal, the Vice-Chancellor of the Maharaja [...]

About one hundred brilliant +students (Top 3 of Gujarat Board, top ten of Vadodara centre of Gujarat Board and top ten of Vadodara centre of CBSE of 10 th & 12 th std.) were felicitated by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara on 21 st June at CC Mehta auditorium in the presence of a large number of dignitaries enlightened citizens, teachers, students and their parents.Shri P N Bhagwati, former chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India congratulated the students and advised them to dedicate their lives for the service of our country and to stick to the spiritual and [...]

   A 7½"feet bronze statue of Swami Vivekanada (Chicago Pose) was unveiled by H.E. the Governor of Gujarat Sri Nawal Kishor Sharma in the premises of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda memorial, Vadodara on the 12th January (Swami Vivekananda's birthday) in the presence of a large number of dignitaries, devotees and admirers. H.E. the Governor of Gujarat also inaugurated the Youth Convention organized as a part of National Youth Day Celebration and and launched the new project of Mobile Value Education Van (Vivek Rath) in the presence of Rev.Swami Srikaranandaji Maharaj, Asst.Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah (W.B.) Dr.(Mrs.) Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor [...]

About four thousand people thronged to watch the Mono act Musical play by Internationally reputed Artiste Shekhar Sen on Swami Vivekananda organized by Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara at Navarachna School Ground on 5 th April. The audience was spell bound for more than two hours such was the magical effect of the unique show. A souvenir in aid of the renovation of the Memorial building(sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda in 1892) was released on this occasion by Shri Bhagyesh Jha, Secretary, Department of Information, Govt. of Gujarat. Swami Nikhileswarananda, the Head of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Memorial, Vadodara [...]