Annual Activity Report 2015-16

Camps by Vivekananda Kendra

Vivekananda Kendra Arunachal Prant recently organized camps for Swasthya Rakshaks (Health Worker ) and Anandalaya Acharyas at VKV Kharsang. The Camp was inaugurated on 29th April 2014 by CO, Kharsang, Sri. L.Naham He praised the efforts of Vivekananda Kendra in the field of education and rural health care and advised the participants to learn the subjects thoroughly and serve the society thereafter. He fondly remembered his days in VKV as a student.
16 participants from Tirap and Changlang attended the Health Worker Camp, where basic health issues were discussed with some practical. The health sessions were common diseases and their signs and symptoms, balanced diet, cleanliness, role of Health workers etc. 
In Anandalaya 12 partcipants from Tirap and Lohit participated. Experienced teachers shared their valuable knowledge with the participants. Activities were conducted with locally available materials like dry leaves, flowers etc.
Both the camps concluded on 3rd May 2014.

SAMSKAR VARGA PRASHIKSHAN SHIVIR, ITANAGAR

          Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti, Itanagar organized five Days Samksar Varga Prashikshan Shibir specially designed for the Capital Complex Karyakarta’s from 21st to 25th April 2014 at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Itanagar. There were 27 participant consisting 16 brothers and 11 Sisters. Shri Taba Tatup (Prant Karyalaya Pramukh A.P) inaugurated the Shibir.
           The Shibir schedule was from 4.30am to 10pm, in which various activities were taken, like Yoga, Gita for daily life, creativity session, games, workshop, Samskar Varga and  Prerna se Punurutthan. Various sessions were taken by Taba Tatup (Prant Karyalaya Pramukh A.P.), Shri Kalyan Dutta (Maha Nagar Pramukh, Itanagar), Shri Tara Dajam (Nagar Pramukh, Itanagar), Shri Ashok Atale (Nagar Sanghatak, Itanagar) on subjects like “Bharatmata,” “Vivekananda Kendra in Arunachal Pradesh”, “Eknathji and Vivekananda Rock Memorial (VRM)”, “Samskar Varga Kyu? Aur Samskar Varga Kaise?”and “Our culture, our pride, our life.”

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT CAMP AT ITANAGAR

Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti, Branch Itanagar  organized a five days Personality Development Camp for the students of Class 8th to 12th from 24th to 28nd March at VKV Nirjuli, Itanagar. The main motto of the camp is to give future leaders a positive direction and to inculcate patriotism, Cultural value, self discipline and the attitude of Social Service, with the twine ideal of Vivekananda Kendra “Man Making - Nation Building” through the various sessions on Yoga, Drama, Tejas, lecture, concentration, memory development games & group discussion.

A total of 90 participants from various schools  took part in the camp. In all 7 sessions were taken on various topics for the personality Development of an individual.
The Camp was introduced by Shri Taba Tatup, Prant Karyalaya Pramukh, Arunachal Prant. He welcomed all the participants in the camp and advised to take the benefit of such camps. He also exhorted the participants to carry forward the positive attitudes, good personalities and set an example in the society.
Dr.Mika Umpo, Microbiologist & Head of IRL (for TB), Directorate of Health.Services  took a session on “Time Management”. In his session he mentioned that punctuality is the mother of confidence as `Time tides waits for none` and doing things as we desire in a selected time is called time management also said for today’s generation do the right thing in the right way at the right time.
Shri C.C.Namchoom, Asst Professor, D.N College took session about “Patriotism in Action.” He stated that changing yourself for the betterment of your own society and Nation, Love your country.
Shri Tara Dajam, Nagar Pramukh, Itanagar gave a lecture on the topic “Our Culture-Our life-Our Pride”. In his lecture he informed that the way of our life, culture is the set of belief system and it includes our attitude, systematic discipline. You should know our culture and must be faith on your in god, duty to preserve our culture in our day to day life. Should not be fallow converted rule.

Shri Lobsang Tashi, Yuva Manch Pramukh, VKAJ, Itanagar concluded session on “Great Personality”. In his session he discussed about characters of great persons of our country, personalties are responsible for to make great persons and these good qualities are  confidence, Trust in own, Honesty, Enthusiasms, Discipline and Aim. He told on thoughts of Swami Vivekananda “You have to grow from inside no one can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other Teacher but your own soul.”
 Shri Tako Siga took session on “Vivekananda Kendra in Arunachal Pradesh”, he summarized what exactly does VK in A.P. Shri Eknathji Ranade did a tremendous work in education through VKV. “Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.” Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested all your life. Vivekananda Kendra imparts education, man-making, character-building, assimilation of ideas. He discussed his own experience in Kendra and his contribution for society through Kendra.
  Dr. Lala Wage, Dental Surgen, took a session on the topic of “Health and Hygiene”. In his session he viewed that without health, life is not life, it is only a state of languor and suffering. He  suggested that Yoga is the best way to keep you healthy, and he explained dental hygiene play a important role for your health.
Concluding session was taken by Shri Ashok Atale, Nagar Sangathak of Vivekananda Kendra Itanagar, briefly explained what our country now wants are whole devotion for your country, gigantic wills which nothing can resist, and increase your strength from inside the body, like Veer Savarkar. He suggested that what  was taught in the five day camp to improve oneself, and for the development of the Nation is to be applied in the our daily life.

PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT CAMP AT DAPORIJO

APORIJO, Mar 19: With the mission taught by Swami Vivekananda of  ‘Man Making - Nation Building’, the Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti, Daporijo branch organized a three days residential camp for youngsters of class VI to XI standard from March 10 at VKV Kuporijo. Around 30 participants from various schools took part in the camp, which had lecture sessions on character building, time management and development of an extrovert attitude taught by invited resource persons. Activities like meditation, yogabyas and memory capacity development were also conducted during the camp.

YUVA SAMMELAN conducted by VKAJ

 Arun Jyoti, the service project of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari conducted Yuva Sammelan at VKV, Kharsang on 24th February 2014. 123 youths, some of them Ex-VKVians participated in the day long camp. There were 42 participants from Bordumsa, 41 from Kharsang, 34 from Changlang and 6 from Miao.  Sri A.Balakrishnanji, all India Vice President of Vivekananda Kendra delivered the keynote address. In his address he stressed the need of positive forces to bring change in the society.  To build strong national character, he appealed the youths to absorb the ideology of Swami Vivekananda i.e. “Serve Men, Serve God”. He participated in a conversation session where the participants asked him various questions. Er. N.Ngemu, Vibhag Pramukh of Vivekananda Kendra of Tirap Vibhag delivered the concluding lecture. 

Pariksha De Haste Haste at Itanagar

Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti Conducted “Pariksha de haste Haste” an exam based workshop for the college student in Dera Natung Govt. College auditorium.  The three day workshop was conducted from 14th to 16th February 2014.
The workshop was conducted by resource persons of Sri Tara Dajam Nagar Pramukh, Itanagar,  Sri P.N. Singh Teacher G.M. School Jollang, Sri Kalyan Dutta, Mahanagar Pramukh, Vivekananda Kendra, Itanagar. Conducted various sessions on exam related elements like concept of exam, concentration memory power, importance of and yoga for exam etc.

Chale Gaon Ki Aur Programme at Mechuka

Vivekananda Kendra Project Arun Jyoti, (VKAJ) Aalo Branch successfully organized ‘Chale Gaon ki Aur’ programe braving against the cold waves at Mechuka from January 12 to 19. The programme was led by Romin Rava, a full time worker of Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti of Aalo branch with the assistance of 10 more karyakartas of VKAJ from various colleges like Donyi Polo Govt. College Kamki, Jawaharlal Nehru College Pasighat and Dera Natung Govt. College Itanagar.

The main objective of this programme was to understand the value and conditions of the remote villages of our state and make feel that they are also an integral part of the country. The karyakartas have conducted several programmes in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Govt. Town Primary School Mechuka and Govt. Primary school Dichangtang on education and health related programmes like class room teaching, creative activities for skill development and confident building measures, Yoga for physical fitness, games for developing memory and concentration power, drama for general awareness and social services etc.

Addressing the concluding programme Mechuka ADC Ravi Dhawan appreciated the team of VKAJ who have come all the way from different parts to serve the people of the remote place. Such activities are very much necessary in the present day context for the students who are almost cut off from rest to gap the sense of alienation from the mainstream and.

Apart from class room teaching and learning other co-curricular activities are utmost important for the student, he said. Kamlera Moshing, ASM, Mechuka, also expressed his gratitude to the VKAJ team for their excellent job in their endeavor to imbibe such confidence building measures among the students to bring about optimistic changes in their life. Participants from various schools also shared their experiences and expressed their gratefulness to the karyakartas for spending some days with them for good cause. 

FREE OPERATION CAMP BY VKAJ

     The Free Operation Camp organized by Vievakananda Kendra Arun Jyoti in collaboration with Remote Area Medical, Knoxville, USA, concluded successfully on 8^th February at Central Hospital, CIL, Margherita, Assam. A total 44 patients were operated for Gall Stone diseases, hernia, appendicitis and other ailments during the camp which was inaugurated on 3^rd February by Sri.Y.Matey, Parliamentary Secretary of DOTCL, Govt.of Arunachal Pradesh. In his inaugural speech he appreciated the efforts of VKAJ in the field of rural health care in eastern parts of Arunachal Pradesh and assured all possible help from his side. He very fondly mentioed the brotherhood ties between the people of Margherita and the people of Arunachal and wished that it should contine. 6 NRI Doctors came from America to provide this voluntary service to the poor and needy patients of Arunachal Pradesh.

A total 210 patients registered their names during the pre-screening. Out of them 43 patients were screened for surgeries. 37 endoscopies were done for patients suffering from various abdominal related diseases like Gastritis, ulcers etc. It is to be mentioned that Mitra Medical LLP provided machines to conduct endoscopies free of cost for the patients.

Most of the patients were from Changlang,Tirap and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The most encouraging fact that many patients from very remote Vijaynagar circle came all the way to avail the benefits. This camp already completed glorious seven years and more than 300 patients were operated without any complications. The NRI Doctors also feel that there is need of this service and are eager to visit again next year.

GITA JAYANTI CELEBRATED VKAJ ITANAGAR

Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti, Itanagar celebrated Gita Jayanti on 22^nd December, 2013 at Vivekananda Hall, Ramakrishna Mission Hospital. The program started with three Omkars followed by “Shanti Mantra”. The students of V.K.V. Vivek Vihar chanted the slokas from Gita for Daily Life. After this, a Quiz Competition was conducted on Gita by Shri Akal Bayor, Vivekananda Youth Prayer Centre, Pramukh, Itanagar, which the participants took part very enthusiastically. Suryanamaskar Display by the students of  V.K.V. Chimpu. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kesang Wangdi, ENT specialist, Heema Hospital, Itanagar, appealed the audience to imbibe the message of Gita in practical life, through which true development of personality comes. Continuing the discussion, Dr. Ashok Kumar Pandey, Proff. Dera Natung Govt. College and Prabudha Bharat Pramukh SVSSS Itanagar,  stressed the importance of Gita and said that it can be the solution for every problems of life. He further added that great personalities like Mahatma Ghandi, Shri Aurobindo Ghosh, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Albert Einstein and many more were influenced by the teachings of Gita. Shri Kalyan Dutta, Mahanagar Pramukh Itanagar, introduced various activities of Vivekananda  Kendra in Arunachal Pradesh & Vote of thanks by Shri Tara Dajam, Nagar Pramukh, Itanagar.