Celebration
of Universal Brotherhood Day: Universal
Brotherhood Day is celebrated on 11 September annually around the world to honour
the historic speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on this day in 1893 in
Chicago to the delegates of the World Parliament of Religions in America. VKV, Nalbari
celebrated this special occasion with great zeal and enthusiasm on 11 September
2022 like yesteryears. Students and teachers, parents and eminent citizens of
the town participated in the programme. They took part in a procession to
celebrate the day and spread the messages of the wandering monk Swami
Vivekananda. The programme began at 8 a.m. at Gurdon Field, Nalbari. Dr Krishna
Ch. Goud ( Retired principal of MNC girls College, Nalbari) was the Chief Guest of
the programme. The guests of honour of the programme were Dr Dinamani
Bhagabati ( Former HOD, Deptt of Geography, Nalbari College), Dr Nakul
Deka(Retired principal of Bapuji
college, Sarthebari), Jiten Talukdar (VMC member, VKV Nalbari, Active member of
RSS), Harihar Sharma ( Basudev mandir secretary), Pranab Barman ( Goun Budha
Basudev village). The programme began with Mangalacharan and the lighting of the
lamp. Students of the Vidyalaya presented a Stuti Geet of Swamiji on this
occasion. Krish Jiyan Kakati, a student of the Vidyalaya delivered the Chicago
speech of Swamiji. The Chief Guest spoke on the significance of the day. At
8.30 he flagged off to mark the initiation of the procession. During the
march, students of the Vidyalaya displayed the attires of the northeastern
states and different cultural groups of Assam. Another notable item in the
march was the Band Display of the Vidyalaya, the one and only school
band at Nalbari. The programme ended at about 10 o'clock with Shanti Mantra
after all the participants had assembled back at the venue.