Celebration of UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD DAY 2017

On 11 September 1893, Swami Vivekananda delivered the Historic Chicago Speech in America, where he put forward the message of Universal Brotherhood and Universal tolerance that this country wanted to communicate to the World. To commemorate this auspicious day Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari celebrates the day as Universal Brotherhood Day. A series of programme was organized by VKV Tinsukia and Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari’s Tinsukia Branch. Morning two teams of teachers and students went to the Bor Laipuli Village School and Indira Gandhi Vidyalaya, Laipuli to celebrate the day with the students and teachers of the Schools. In our Campus a small programme was organized where renowned writer Smt. Juri Bora Borgohain spoke to the teachers and students about the importance of the day as the Chief Guest. Evening 4.30 p.m. there was a grand celebration organized by Vivekananda Kendra, Branch Tinsukia where the Chief Guest was Dr. Diganta Biswa Sharma, a researcher on Swami Vivekananda, Guest of honour was Sri Debabrata Dey, the DSP of Tinsukia, Mananeeya Pravin Davolkar, Jt General Secretary, VK and Purnendu Shekhar Das, Nagar Sanchalak VK Tinsukia. More than 250 people were present in the programme. Borgeet, Jhumur Dance and lectures by dignitaries were the events of the programme.