BANGALORE: Swamy Vivekananda’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations was inaugurated by actor and dramatist Master Hirannaiah at University Visvesvarya College of Engineering, Bangalore recently. Speaking on this occasion, Master Hirannaiah said that India was the spiritual leader of the World.He also urged the youth to concentrate on character building, and be dedicated to profession and speak truth to excel in one’s career and experience ultimate happiness. He said Swamy Vivekananda and M Visvesvaraya are two strong pillars of this Country.V Manjunath also spoke on the life and Teachings of Swamy Vivekananda. He said that the ideas and qualities of Swamy Vivekananda made him a role model of the World. He expressed that Swamy Vivekananda was able to integrate Western Materialism and Hindu Spiritualism in his thoughts and ideas. He brought honour and glory at a time when the Country was reeling under slavery and frustration.He inspired the youth to regain confidence and get educated to build a strong nation. Dr Venugopal K R said that the Country’s future is with the youth. He emphasised that education is an important tool to development. A nation becomes strong when its masses are educated. Education is not just reading from books and acquiring degree certificates, but acquiring knowledge for character building and develop skills that are productive and useful to the society. Though Western world has progressed materialistically, we have to integrate material prosperity with right education, right thought and right deep moral sensitivity, he remarked. More than five hundred students participated in essay competition on Swamy Vivekananda works. Master Hirannaiah was felicitated on this occasion for his contribution to the field of Arts.A video clip of Swamy Vivekananda’s life and achievement held the audience spell bound. The lectures of Swamy Vivekananda From Colombo to Almora and My India, The India Eternal, stickers and his quotes was freely distributed to the students. The programme was organised by the UVCE Vivekananda Yuva Chetana.
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