Sri Vijaya Puram, Jan. 12:The Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, A&N Administration in association with Department of Education, JNRM, NYK, SAI and Ramakrishna Mission organized a Yoga Session, a Youth Rally and a special painting event ‘Art for Cause’ today to celebrate the National Youth Day 2025 on the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Altogether, 800 youth from various educational institutions and general public of Sri Vijaya Puram participated in various programmes.
Addressing the gathering at the main function as the chief guest at the Vivekananda Statue, JNRM, Sri Vijaya Puram, the Chief Secretary, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, Dr. Chandra Bhushan Kumar, IAS, motivated the students/youth present in good numbers and urged them to move forward in a focussed manner to achieve success in whatever field they choose. He also informed the students about the epoch making speech by Swami Vivekananda at the final session of the Parliament of Religions on September 27, 1893, in Chicago, America.
On this occasion, a Yoga session was conducted from 6 am to 7.30 am at Netaji Stadium Ground followed by a Youth Rally at 8 am from Netaji Stadium. Shri Omkaratmanand, Secretary, RK Mission, Sri Vijaya Puram flagged off the Youth Rally from Netaji Stadium which culminated at Swami Vivekananda statue at JNRM. The rally started from Netaji Stadium and passed through Clock Tower – Model School- Post Office- Bengali Club- LIC Building – Gandhi Statue- Clock Tower- Narayan Chowk- Swimming Pool- Girls School- R.K. Mission and culminated at Vivekananda Statue JNRM, Sri Vijaya Puram.
In addition, a special painting event ‘Art for Cause’ was also conducted by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs and Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Sri Vijaya Puram at 10 am in Andaman Club, Sri Vijaya Puram.
