Arunachal to celebrate Vivekananda birth anniversary

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh will celebrate the 150{+t}{+h} birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda with a year-long programme beginning January 12 next. The theme of the celebration will be "Wake up Bharat! Enlighten the World".

Addressing the media here on Saturday, president of the state level celebration committee and renowned social worker, Nabam Atum, said the celebration aims at spreading the message of Swami Vivekananda to all sections of the society.

"We will carry forward the message and ideas of Swamiji to all sections of the society. His revolutionary idea had ignited nationalism in Indians," Atum said, while informing that the state government assured them of all possible cooperation in this regard.

He appealed to the people of the state to join the year-long celebration and make it a grand success. He said the committee has targeted mainly five segments (panchamukhi) of the society - Yuva Shakti, Prabuddh Bharat, Gramayan, Samvardhini and Asmita - with a view of promoting social harmony during its year-long celebration.

The Prant Pramukh of Vivekananda Kendra, Arunachal Pradesh, Dr Joram Begi, also the director of higher & technical education, exuded hope that the celebration will provide ample opportunity for the youth of the state to motivate themselves in right direction.

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-10/guwahati/35725145_1_celebration-swami-vivekananda-joram-begi
http://www.nagalandpost.com/channelnews/regional/RegionalNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDAyODQ2MA%3D%3D-C0s4%2FvsnI3A%3D