Mysore/Mysuru: Voluntary blood donation, garlanding idol and felicitation marked the 158th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda which is celebrated as National Youth Day, in city this morning. At a function organised at Mahajana First College, Dr. B.S. Manjunathswamy, Additional Deputy Commissioner, called upon the youths to develop the habit of questioning as it was panacea…
Walkathon as part of Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary held in city
January 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Samartha Bharata, as part of Swami Vivekananda’s 158th birth anniversary, had organised a walkathon with the theme ‘Be Good—Do Good’ in city this morning. More than 200 persons took part in the walkathon, which was flagged off by City BJP President P.S. Srivatsa in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at 6 am. The participants,…
Standing tall at Vontikoppal Traffic Junction
November 28, 2020Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached is a slogan popularised by Swami Vivekananda, whose giant-size cut-out now stands tall in the beautifully laid-out Vivekananda Railway Park at Vontikoppal Traffic Signal Junction near Sri Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy Temple and next to the Railway Hospital on KRS Road, Mysuru. This neglected piece of land…
Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda Holy Trio Jathra Mahotsava from Feb. 16
February 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Sri Ramakrishna Balaga, Sri Ramakrishna Seva Kendra and other organisations have jointly organised a three-day Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda Holy Trio Jathra Mahotsava from Feb. 16. A preliminary meeting was held in this context at Ramakrishna Ashrama here yesterday under the presence of Ramakrishna Ashrama President Sri Muktidanandaji, Ramakrishna Vidyashala Head…
World’s tallest 35 ft statue of Swami Vivekananda unveiled
February 2, 2020Udupi: The world’s tallest (35 ft) statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled in the premises of the newly-built Yoga hospital ‘Sarvah Kshema Hospital and Research Foundation’ which was inaugurated at Yoga Bana in Moodugilyar near Kota last evening. Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala inaugurated the Sarvah Kshema Hospital and Research Foundation…
Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest Leaders
January 20, 2020By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership has been defined in many ways and is possibly one of the most researched subjects in the world today. Though so much has been said and written, one finds it difficult to have a final word on the subject of leadership. Similarly, a lot has been written and said about…
Two former officials come up with evidence on Swami Vivekananda’s stay at Niranjana Mutt in city
November 21, 2019Mysuru: Even as Historian Prof. P.V. Nanjaraj Urs claimed recently that there was no proof to say that Swami Vivekananda stayed at Niranjana Mutt during his visit to the city in 1892, two former officials of the city have come up with evidence to suggest that the monk stayed here and have also thrown light…
Seminar on ‘Swami Vivekananda’ begins
October 23, 2019Mysuru: A two-day National Seminar on ‘Spiritual flow of Dharma, culture and patriotism in the thought of Swami Vivekananda,’ organised by the Department of Studies in Philosophy, Swami Vivekananda Chair of University of Mysore, commenced this morning at EMMRC auditorium in Manasagangothri here. Researchers and students of Philosophy are participating in the Seminar. Inaugurating the…
National seminar on Swami Vivekananda from tomorrow
August 27, 2019Mysuru: A two-day national seminar on ‘The Contributions of the Eastern and Western Disciples of Swami Vivekananda to Indian Society,’ organised by the Department of Studies in Philosophy and Vivekananda Chair will be held on Aug.28 and 29 at the EMMRC auditorium in Manasagangothri. Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru,…
Measuring Leadership Outcomes
July 1, 2019By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Leadership and leadership outcomes are indeed difficult to define and measure. Though there is a lot of literature on this subject, the fact remains that very little is actually known. Though many yardsticks have been developed to measure leadership outcomes, some of the widely accepted ones are answers to the following…
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