The city remembered Swami Vivekananda on his 154th birth anniversary today with honour, respect and vow to follow his words across the dimensions of life. Various programmes were organised in different parts of the city apart from Youth Affairs Minister Amar Kumar Bauri unveiling small-sized replica of 33-feet high Swami Vivekananda statue, which is to be installed at Ranchi lake, popularly known as Bada Talab.
Over a thousand of cadets of NCC and NSS and youth from Nehru Yuva Kendra organised Yuva Jagaran Rally in the morning which commenced from Morhabadi Ground to Bada Talab on the day, which is also celebrated as National Youth Day. The rally gathered in Audrey House thereafter, where Bauri and Ramakrishna Mission Secretary Swami Bhaveshananda address the youth.
Officials of Youth Affairs and Culture Department and distinguished followers of Swami Vivekananda were also present at the occasion. Bauri who also holds Revenue, Registration and land Reforms and Sports Department portfolios with him, said on the occasion that what disciplined Vivekananda achieved in only 39 years of his short life was something rare for those living three times more years and dying every day running after money and power and suppressing others.
“Swami Vivekananda taught us lesson of discipline, which is most important if we want the country of his dreams to take shape. India has moved towards making his dreams of becoming master of the world once again true. We can do it only through his teachings of a disciplined life,” said Bauri.
The Bronze statue to be installed at Bada Talab will be constructed by the same sculptor Padmashri and Padmabhushan Ram v Sutar and his son Anil R Sutar, who are also constructing world’s biggest and 522-feet high statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujrat, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue in Arabian Sea in Mumbai. Anil Sutar said on the occasion that it was an honour for him to be assigned this project of constructing visionary Swami Vivekananda. He said that the statue would be similar to Chicago lecture Pose.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Raghubar Das also offered floral tribute on the statue of Swami Vivekananda at Doranda. He said that Vivekananda was a true son of the soil who sacrificed his life for the service of the nation. “He was a great personality and by following his footprints, the nation can be developed,” said the CM.
He said in a different programme at Yuva Vikas Mahotsava organised by Rashtriya Yuva Vikas Sangh in Chandwe that Youth Commission will be formed soon for overall development of youth of the State. The programme where MP Ramtahal Chowdhary, MlAs Jeetu Charan Ram and Ram Kumar Pahan, Indian Oil Corporation General manager Rakesh Saroj, State Bank of India Branch Manager Jyoti lal and others were present, the CM also distributed gas connection to beneficiaries under PMUY.
Vikas Bharti (Bishunpur) celebrated the day by garlanding Swami Vivekananda statue in its premise in Ranchi and inaugurating Scheduled Caste/Tribes Coaching Centre for Competitive Examinations. Tribute was paid to Swami by Vikas Bharti (Bishunpur) Secretary and Padmashri Ashok Bhagat and Personnel Department Principal Secretary (GoJ) Nidhi Khare.
At the same time, AJSU created world record in Silli on National Youth Day by forming of a human chain of 5,000 people, who depicted the famous saying of Swami Vivekananda of ‘Arise, awake and don’t stop until goal is achieved’.