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Celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary (1863-2013) 1January - December 2012

GENERAL EVENTSGurupuja was celebrated this year on 1 January 2012, the first Sunday of the year, and thus coincided with the holy Kalpataru Day. Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice-Chancellor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur Math, Kolkata, presided over the flag hoisting function in the morning. Rev. Swami Somanandaji Maharaj, a senior monk, inaugurated the Cultural and Educational Exhibition, and delivered the benedictory address. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, delivered the inaugural address. At the public meeting held in the evening, Swami Atmapriyananda delivered the Presidential Address on the topic, ‘Kalpataru Sri Ramakrishna’, and Sri So. So. Me. Sundaram, renowned speaker, Madurai, spoke on the topic, ‘Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda’. Earlier that day, Sengottai Sri S. K. S. Harihara Subramaniam and party rendered Nama Sangeerthanam and Selvi R. Vishnupriya, Salem, sang devotional songs. The students of various institutions of Vidyalaya performed traditional dances and a drama on Aadi Shankaracharya. The day-long event concluded with a classical veena concert by Sri Rajesh Vaidhya and party. Around 45,000 people were served cooked food in the Annadanam and more than a lakh attended the function the whole day.

CONTENTSGeneral Events ........................................................1Award .....................................................................6Sports .....................................................................6Extension / Outreach Activities................................7Visitors ....................................................................8Appointments .........................................................8Department / Association Meetings, Training,

Seminars, Workshops, Visits And Student Activities............................................................8

Thesis Undertaken by Students .............................13Publications ..........................................................13National And Regional Events ...............................14Current Strength (2012-2013) ...............................14Rural Development Work ......................................14UNESCO Chair in RKMVU, Coimbatore Campus ......15Swami Vivekananda Ratha Yatra ...........................16

RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIVEKANANDA UNIVERSITY NEWS

Annual Newsletter of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Vidyalaya Campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 020, India.

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January - December 20122 Celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary (1863-2013)

A list of the titles of the exhibits put up in the exhibition hall by our various institutions is as follows:Institution Theme

College of Arts and Science (Aided) Recent Developments in ElectronicsCollege of Arts and Science (SF Wing) Co-operatives for Weaker SectionsCollege of Education E-Commerce in Education and Children’s Art ShowGandhi Teacher Training Institute Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna MissionIndustrial Training Institute Electronic Automatic ControlsInstitute of Agriculture and Rural Development Recent Trends in AgricultureMaruthi College of Physical Education Fitness for All

Polytechnic College

Dept. of Civil New Techniques in Civil EngineeringDept. of Mechanical Small Scale Industry – Need for Self-employmentDept. of Electrical and Electronics Alternative Sources of Power, Energy Saving

Technique, and Wheel-chair AutomationInformation Technology Dept. Mind and Brain GamesCommunity Development Scheme Skill Training Programmes

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Educational Technology for the Disabled

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Indian Traditional Physical Activities and Kalaripayattu

Swami Shivananda Hr. Sec. School (English Medium) Science in Daily LifeSwami Shivananda Hr. Sec. School (Tamil Medium) Scientific CognizanceT.A.T. Kalanilayam Middle School Science in Everyday LifeVidyalaya High School Lives of Azhvargal

The jayanti celebrations of the Holy Trio were held with the usual devotion this year also. Bhajans by students and monastic members, followed by Homa was held in the traditional way.

In commemoration of the National Youth Day, which also happens to be the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a rally was organized by Maruthi College of Physical Education on 11 January 2012. Around 2400 students from Vidyalaya and neighbouring institutions participated. Swami Abhiramananda delivered the Youth Day Address. Sri M. Lakshmanan, Inspector of Police, Periyanaickenpalayam, flagged off the rally. As part of the celebrations, various literary and sports competitions were conducted for school and college students.

The 63rd Republic Day was celebrated on 26 January 2012. Around 1000 students from various institutions of the Vidyalaya participated. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, hoisted the national flag and delivered the Republic Day Address. Inspector Vinod Sirohi and Constable V. Karthikeyan, CTC-CRPF, Coimbatore, participated in the celebration and acted as judges to select the best marching contingent. This year,

the rolling trophy was won by Maruthi College of Physical Education.

The Vidyalaya Foundation Day was celebrated on 3 February 2012 at the GKD auditorium. Swami Abhiramananda presided over and felicitated the following three alumni members for their outstanding contributions: Sri C. Devarajan, Erode; Sri V. Balasubramanian, Coimbatore; and Dr. M. A. N. Loganathan, Bhavani. The AVAA Newsletter was

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released by Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, and the first copy was presented to Sri Krishna Jagannathan, Tamil Nadu State Joint Coordinator, Dharmarakshna Samiti, Chennai, who later delivered the ‘Dr. T. S. Avinashilingam Memorial Endowment Lecture’. Swami Abhiramananda delivered the Benedictory Address. The function concluded with a cultural programme presented by the students of Vidyalaya High School.

The Unified Play Day was held at our faculty’s premises on 17 February 2012. Special and normal children, 445 each in number, participated in the march-past. Psychotherapy, Physiotherapy, Play Therapy, and Art and Kolam Therapy stalls were inaugurated by invited guests. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, presided over the function. Sri K. Nageswara Rao, Commissioner of Income Tax, Coimbatore, Sri T. Rajendran, Chief Educational Officer, Coimbatore, Sri P. Ponnaiah, Addl. Chief Educational Officer (SSA), Coimbatore, were the guests of honour. This year again, the event was as successful as in the previous years.

The Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Academy of Competitive Exams (RMVACE), a joint venture of the Vidyalaya with Swami Vivekananda Foundation, a voluntary organization, and Samkalp, New Delhi, was inaugurated on 22 July 2012. The purpose of the academy is to provide coaching, training and guidance to students who aspire for a

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career in the Civil Services. More than five hundred students from various colleges in Coimbatore participated. Smt. Hema Karunakaran, IPS, Deputy Commissioner of Police (L&O), Coimbatore, presented the Inaugural Address. The Keynote Address was delivered by Sri C.V. Gopinath, Sr. DDG and former Ex. Officio Addl. Secretary, Govt. of India. Sri Santosh Taneja, Founder, Samkalp IAS Academy, Delhi, delivered the Special Address. Swami Abhiramananada, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, delivered the Presidential Address. Sri A. Senthil Kumar, Founder-President, Swami Vivekananda Foundation, was present as the Special Guest. An interactive session was arranged in the afternoon to facilitate the aspiring students to interact with Sri D. Jeysundar, IAS, who emerged

successful in the recent civil services exam. Following this, Sri Santosh Taneja and his team conducted a counselling session for the participants. More than a hundred students got their names enrolled in the academy on this occasion.

The 66th Independence Day was observed on 15 August 2012 at the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya’s Maruthi College grounds. Around a thousand students from the various institutions of the Vidyalaya took part in the Independence Day Parade. Swami Abhiramananda hoisted the national flag and delivered the Independence Day Address. Inspector (GD) Sri G. Ramakrishna, and Inspector (GD) Sri Amit Kumar, served as judges to select the best marching contingent. This year, the Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, RKMVU, won the rolling trophy.

First-year students from the Vidyalaya’s Gandhi Teacher Training Institute, Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development, Industrial Training Institute, Polytechnic, and the two faculties of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, numbering 573 in all, participated in the Vidyarthi Homa conducted on 16 August 2012 at the indoor stadium.

In commemoration of the 175th Birth Anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna and the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a full-length Tamil Feature Film titled ‘Ramakrishna Darshanam’ was launched on Friday, 17 August 2012, at the Venkatakrishnan indoor stadium. The film is produced by Sri G. N. Dass, G.N.D. Vision International Private Limited, Singapore. An old student of the Ramakrishna Boys Home, Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore, Sri G. N. Dass has produced this film in a spirit of total devotion and on a non-commercial basis. Students from all our institutions and the general public came in large numbers to watch the film. The film is already being screened in theatres in Chennai and is likely to be shown in theatres in Coimbatore shortly.

The annual ‘Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Address Recitation Competition’ was held for students of all the institutions of the Vidyalaya and the faculties of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University on 10 September 2012 this year. Abridged addresses of Swami Vivekananda culled from his

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“Lectures from Colombo to Almora”, besides his two famous addresses delivered at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, were selected for the recitation, and the competitions were conducted in English, Tamil, and Hindi. Preliminary rounds were held at the respective institutions during August and the first week of September. At the institutional-level, three prizes worth Rs. 1,000, Rs. 750, and Rs. 500 in cash and books were awarded to the top three students of each institution in each language category. The first prize winners from each institution again competed for a special prize at School-level, Higher-Secondary/Post-Matric-level, and College-level at the function held on 10 September 2012 and the best reciting-student from among them were each awarded a special prize of Rs. 2,000 worth of cash and books. Swami Abhiramananda presided over the function and distributed the prizes. He also inspired the audience with his speech on the significance of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago Addresses. Thenmozhi, BEd (MR), and Shesharao, DEd (VI), both students of the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, won special prizes in the English and Hindi categories of the College-level and Higher Secondary/Post-Matric-level respectively.

The renovated two-storey Monks’ Quarters Annexe and the Dining Hall behind the Central Office of the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya was inaugurated by Rev. Swami Somanandaji Maharaj on 10 September 2012.

Many monastic members including heads of various branch centres of Ramakrishna Math and Mission from all over India visited the faculties during their visit to the Vidyalaya between 17 and 22 September 2012 on the occasion of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s idol consecration function held in Ramakrishna Math, Coimbatore, on 18, 19 and 20 September 2012.

The Seventh Convocation of the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education and the Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, RKMVU, was held at the Venkatakrishnan Indoor Stadium on 5 October 2012. Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice Chancellor, RKMVU, delivered the Welcome Address and Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna

Mission Vidyalaya. Coimbatore, delivered the Introductory Address. Sri V. V. Bhat, IAS, Secretary to Government of India and Member (Finance), Atomic Energy Commission, Space Commission & Earth Commission, delivered the Convocation Address on the topic ‘Science and Technology in the Service of the Disabled’. In all, 168 students of FDMSE and 257 students of FGAPEdY were awarded degrees and diplomas. Sri T. V. Sunish was conferred the doctorate degree on this occasion.

In order to cater to the growing need of medical service to a population of around 8000 students and 2000 staff members and their families in the Vidyalaya besides a large number of underprivileged people residing in the surrounding area, the dispensary of the Vidyalaya was revived with an with effect from October 2012. A function was held on 10 October 2012 to inaugurate the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Charitable Dispensary which is located in the renovated premises where the Balwadi was formerly functioning. Besides regular general consultation, the dispensary also offers consultation by specialists on Sundays for the following: Orthopedics, neurology, pediatrics,

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cardiology, gynaecology, diabetes, skin, asthma, dental, eye, ENT, general surgery, etc. On an average, around 150 patients have been visiting the dispensary for consultation every day. As part of the medical services, a series of medical camps were held. A Dental Camp was organized in our indoor stadium in association with Vivekananda Dental College, Tiruchengode, on 30 October 2012. Around 4000 students and staff members of the Vidyalaya attended the camp. This was followed by a free Diabetic Camp on 25 November 2012 in the indoor stadium. Around 300 people attended the camp. An Asthma Camp was held on 30 December 2012 and around 200 patients benefited.

Kalaimagal Vizha was celebrated from 16 to 18 October 2012 at the indoor stadium. As in every year, the programmes on the three days focused on literature, music, and drama, in that order. Sri Krishna Jagannathan, Tamil Nadu State Joint Coordinator, Dharmarakshna Samiti, Chennai, inspired the audience with his speech on the topic ‘Vallamai Thaarayo’ on 16 October 2012. Smt. Sriranjani Ramkumar and Selvi Sruthilaya Ramachandran rendered devotional songs of Bharathiar, Papanasam

Sivan and Periyasamy Thooran on 17 October 2012 and on the following day, students from various institutions of the Vidyalaya enthralled the audience with an exciting cultural performance depicting Indian culture, tradition, and folk arts. The three-hour presentation included many folk and traditional dances by the various institutions, and dramas titled ‘Mahakavi Kalidas’ by students of Vidyalaya High School, ‘Gurudeva Sri Ramakrishna’ by students of the College of Education and Gandhi Teacher Training Institute and ‘Dasavataram’ by students of the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, RKMVU.

AWARDFaculty of Disability Management and Special EducationDr. A. T. Thressiakutty, Professor, was awarded the ‘Bharat Jyoti Award: A Glory of India’ for her contribution to the field of mental retardation. The national-level gold medal award was given to her in New Delhi on 4 May 2012 by Hon. Dr. Bhisma Narain Singh, former Governor of Tamil Nadu and Assam.

SPORTSFaculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and YogaFive students trained in our Tennis Academy secured various positions in the Tamil Nadu State-level Soft Tennis tournament held at Salem on 17 and 18 February 2012. Two of them were selected for the National-level tournament to be held in Karnataka.

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The faculty team secured the runners-up position in ball badminton in the Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry State-level Inter-physical Education Tournament held at Annamalai University, Chidambaram from 23 to 25 February 2012. In athletics, N. Kulanthaivelu, II DPEd, secured the third place in the 200m running event.

M. Kamaraj, I DPEd, secured the second place in the 77 kg. category of the Weight Lifting Championship jointly organized by Erode District Weight Lifting Association and Erode Arts and Science College on 24 February 2012. This has qualified him to compete in the state-level weight lifting championship.

S. Venkatesh, II DPED, won the first place in the National Kudo Competition (55 kg category) organized by the Coimbatore Kudo Associattion on 31 March 2012 and 1 April 2012 at Maradur Sports Ground, Karamadai.

The National Sports Day was observed by the staff and students of the faculty and those of Maruthi College of Physical Education on 31 August 2012. On this occasion, the 11th Dhyan Chand Seven-a-side Hockey Tournament was organized. Sri R. Ramakrishnan, Hockey Coach, SDAT, Coimbatore

District, was present as the chief guest.

M. Praveen, I DPEd and P. Karthikeyan, II BSc, won the first prize in the 60 kg and 70 kg categories respectively of the All India Martial Arts Championship 2012 organized by Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development and Tamil Nadu Sports Foundation Society, Kanchipuram, on 27 and 28 October 2012. P. Karthikeyan won the third prize in the 73 kg category of the XXII Tamil Nadu Junior State Judo Championship organized by Soldiers Judo Club on 3 and 4 November 2012 at JJ Basketball Indoor Stadium, Chennai.

M. Kamaraj, BSc (Physical Education), won the second place in the 69 kg category of the Namakkal Weight-lifting Championship held at KSR Educational Institution, Tiruchengode, in October 2012. The event was organized by Namakkal District Weight-lifting Association.

A Sports Meet was organized on 30 November 2012 to mark the International Disability Day which falls on the 3rd December every year. Disabled students from various institutions participated in the meet. Winners were awarded prizes.

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ServiceNumber of beneficiaries (2012)

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.Physiotherapy 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15Ortho 6 8 7 8 9 2 2 5 3 9 6 21Play Therapy 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28Speech Therapy 27 27 25 25 25 25 16 20 20 20 20 20Low Vision/ Remedial Teaching Unit 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 27 28 31 31 31Guidance & Counselling 2 2 - 1 1 3 2 1 - - - -Braille Unit 3 8 5 3 10 5 8 17 6 15 17 6Sign Language 1 1 1 6 2 - 4 1 - 1 - 1

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Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and YogaStudents, sometimes assisted by staff members, served as officials or referees during various sports events held in other institutions. One such event was the Sports and Games Meet organized by the Red Cross Society, Coimbatore, on the occasion of the

World Disability Day at PSGR Krishnammal College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.

In association with Maruthi College of Physical Education, the faculty observed the National Youth Day by organizing Rural Sports Coaching and Tournaments in handball and volleyball for children of government schools on 15 and 16 October 2012.

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Around 1000 students from 23 government schools participated in the events. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, presided over the valedictory function and distributed the prizes.

VISITORSFaculty of Disability Management and Special EducationDr. S. Venkatesan, Professor & Head Department of Clinical Psychology, All India Institute of Speech & Hearing, Mysore, visited as a guest faculty member to deliver a speech on “Guidance & Counseling for Parents of CWSN”.

Other visitors to the faculty included students and staff of Violet Matric. School, CBE; Mrs. S. Lakshmi Raj, MSc (Agri), Joint Director of Agriculture; students and a faculty member from the Dept. of Social Work, Hindustan College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore; and students from Avinashilingam University and KG College of Nursing, Coimbatore.

APPOINTMENTSFaculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and YogaDr. A. Needhiraja was appointed as Assistant Professor with effect from 13 August 2012.

DEPARTMENT / ASSOCIATION MEETINGS, TRAINING, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, VISITS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIESThe Annual Day celebration of the two faculties was held on 30 March 2012 jointly with the Maruthi College of Physical Education. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, presided over the function. Prof. R. Rangasayee, Director, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped, Mumbai, was the Chief Guest. Sri G. E. Sridharan, recipient of the Arjuna and Dronacharya Awards and also the coach of the Indian volleyball team, was the Guest of Honour. The students of the Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga and Maruthi

College of Physical Education presented a variety of programmes that included yogasanas, lezim, gymnastics, kalari, silambam, tableau, and pyramid formation. Students of the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education presented a dance-drama in Indian Sign Language titled ‘Vande Mataram’.

Faculty of Disability Management and Special EducationA joint meeting of the two faculties was conducted on 3 January 2012 in FDMSE to discuss the current status of Ph.D. Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice-Chancellor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University; Swami Vidyanathananda, Dean of Research, RKMVU; Swami Abhiramananda, Administrative Head, FDMSE, RKMVU; Swami Anuragananda, Asst. Administrative Head, FDMSE, RKMVU; Dr. G. Palaniswamy, Controller of Examinations; and Dr. M. Chandramani, Dean, FDMSE; Dr. N. Muthaiah, Principal, SRKV College of Education; Dr. VST. Saikumar, Principal, MCPE; and some staff members of the faculty attended the meeting.

In collaboration with the National Institute for Visually Handicapped, the faculty organized a five-day training programme (Post-Primary level) from 4 to 8 February 2012 on the title ‘Teaching of Algebra and Geometry to Visually Handicapped Children’. Thirty teachers who are trained in teaching children with visual impairment participated in the programme which was also attended by the students of the faculty. Dr. S. Rajaguru, Associate Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education, delivered the inaugural address.

Swami Anuragananda, Asst. Administrative Head and Sri Abhishek Kumar Srivastava, Asst. Professor, FDMSE, visited New Delhi to present a project on Sign Language at the Ministry of Human Resource Development on 22 February 2012.

The faculty organized a 5-day training programme titled, ‘Orientation in Braille’ in English and in one of the regional languages. The programme was sponsored by NIVH, Dehradun, from 3 to 7 March 2012. In all, 47 persons including the teachers of inclusive schools, teacher trainees, volunteers and parents participated. Dr. Radhabai, Associate



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Professor, Dept. of History, Govt. Arts College for Women, Pudukkottai, was the chief guest for the inaugural function.

Dr. A. T. Theressiakutty, Professor, served as a resource person for a CRE programme held from 5 to 7 March 2012 at KVM College of Special Education, Cherthala, Kerala.

The preliminary meeting of the Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) entitled, ‘Executive Functions in Preschool-aged Indian children’ sponsored by the Dept. of Science & Technology was held on 13 March 2012. Swami Anuragananda, Dr. T. Srinivasan, Psychologist, Coimbatore, Dr. M. Ramprasad, Physiotherapist, Mangalore, Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor, FGAPEdY, Sri Giridharan, FGAPEdY, and Mrs. Parween, Asst. Professor, FDMSE, attended the meeting.

Dr. A. T. Theressiakutty, Professor, delivered a lecture at NSS Training College, Ottappalam, Kerala, on 16 March 2012, in a UGC-sponsored national seminar on ‘Children with Learning Disabilities’ – Growing up with Hope and Dignity’.

The faculty, in collaboration with NIVH, Dehradun, organized a 5-day training programme titled, ‘Making Adaptations in Science Curriculum for Visually Impaired Children at Post-Primary Level’ from 24 to 28 March 2012. In all, 25 people including in-service teacher trainees and teachers of inclusive and integrated schools attended the programme. Dr. Elizabeth Lavanya Pappi, Asst. Professor, Dept. of History, Govt. College of Arts and Science, was the chief guest.

A five-day residential training programme on ‘Inclusive Education’ for project officers and IE co-ordinators was held in the faculty from 17 to 21 April 2012. In all, 18 IE co-ordinators, 4 special officers and 10 project officers from different districts of Andhra Pradesh participated. Sri B. D. V. Prasatha Moorthy, State IE Co-ordinator, Rajiv Vidya Mission, Andhra Pradesh, was the chief guest for the inaugural function.

Mr. David Baine, author of the famous book ‘Handicapped Children in Developing Countries’, and an international expert in special education, whose books are recommended as reference books by RCI,

New Delhi, has graciously donated 63 books to the faculty. He has also kindly consented to the faculty’s wish to translate the books into the local vernacular languages.

Around 300 mathematics braille books in Telugu for I Std. and around 500 braille books for II Std. were despatched to 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh in July 2012, as part of the APSSA Rajiv Vidya Mission Scheme.

Dr. M. Chandramani, Dean, FDMSE, attended an international conference on Higher Education at Nehru Group of Institutions, Coimbatore, on 19 July 2012 and gave a talk on the same topic.

Three visually impaired BEd students participated in the 6th State-level Chess Tournament organized by Ugam Trust and Lions Club, Pollachi, on 24 August 2012.

Dr. Ravindra, MD, PhD, Siddhartha Medical College, Bangalore, visited the institute on 25 August 2012 and delivered a lecture titled, ‘Brain and Behaviour’.

Children of the therapy units won many prizes in various sports events organized by Karunya University, Coimbatore, on 27 August 2012.

Ms. G. Poongothai, Asst. Professor of the faculty, attended a five-day workshop on ‘Standardization of Dataset for Indian Sign Language Corpus’ at Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for the Hearing Handicapped (AYJNIHH), Mumbai, from 10 to 14 September 2012. The workshop was sponsored by Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.

Prof. (Dr.) Sushma Sharma, Expert in Visual Impairment, Dr. Varsha Ghatoo, Expert in Hearing Impairment, and Dr. Preeti Verma, Expert in Mental Retardation, Rehabilitation Council of India, visited the faculty for an inspection on 3 and 4 October 2012.

Dr A. T. Thressiakutty, Professor of the faculty, visited the Dept. of Psychiatry, Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh, as a resource person for a workshop organized there on 15 and 16 October 2012 on the topic ‘Vocational Curriculum Development’. On this occasion, she also reviewed the research work done by PhD scholars from New Delhi and Chandigarh who are registered with the faculty.

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Dr A. T. Thressiakutty served as the resource person for a workshop on ‘Counseling for Parents and Learning Disability’ organized on 22 October 2012 by ‘DARE’, a welfare centre for special children run by Tata Tea and Beverages, Moonar, Kerala.

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and Ms. K. Dhanalakshmi, in-charge of the Low Vision Unit, attended a ‘Trainers Training Course on Pre-Employment Life Skills for Persons with Visual Impairment’ from 29 October to 2 November 2012. The event was organized by Enable India, Bangalore, in collaboration with UDIS Forum, Coimbatore.

A two-day orientation programme on the topic ‘Teaching Mental Mathematics to Visually Impaired Children’ sponsored by NIVH Regional Centre, Chennai, was held on 30 November 2012 and 1 December 2012. Forty teachers participated in the programme. Dr. N. Muthaiah, Principal, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Education, was the chief guest. Br. Pradeep, Asst. Administrative Head of the faculty, and Sri P. V. Srinivasan, Lecturer, NIVH Regional Centre, Chennai, distributed the certificates to the participants.

As part of the observance of International Disability Day which falls on 3rd December every year, the faculty organized a progaramme at the GKD Auditorium on that day this year. Br. Pradeep, Asst. Administrative Head of the faculty, presided over the function. Ms. Anjumkhan, Asst. Professor, Dept. of English, Avinashilingam University, and Ms. A. Gugapriya, Coimbatore District Cooperative Central Bank, spoke on the occasion. Prizes were distributed to children of therapy units and disabled persons working in various institutions of the Vidyalaya for their participation in various events.

In an Inter-Special Schools Cultural Meet organized to mark the International Disability Day in Idukki

District, Kerala, on 7 December 2012, Dr. A. T. Thressiakutty, Professor of the faculty, was invited to preside over the valedictory function and distribute the prizes.

As part of the Vivekananda Study Circle, Bhagavad Gita classes were commenced on 16 December 2012. The classes will be held every Sunday. To mark the inauguration of the classes, Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, and the Administrative Head of the faculties, conducted a guided meditation class and delivered a talk on the importance and relevance of Bhagavad Gita.

Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and YogaSri S. Sivasankar, a staff member, served as a resource person in a refresher course for physical education teachers held at Ooty on 3 and 4 February 2012. The event was organized by the office of the CEO, Ooty.

Ms. T. T. Janaki, Yoga instructor, attended a programme titled ‘Rebirthing Retreat’ at Puri, Orissa, from 18 to 20 February 2012.

Students of the faculty, guided by Sri R. Giridharan, Asst. Professor, conducted a sports competition for the physically challenged students of the Vidyalaya’s College of Arts and Science on 29 February 2012. Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor, delivered a lecture on the topic ‘Identifying Sports for Persons with Disabilities’ on the occasion.

Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor and Head of the Faculty, served as a Resource Person in the ‘International Conference on Sports and Nutrition’ held at Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, on 8 and 9 March 2012.

The Maruthi College of Physical Education, in association with the Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, RKMVU, organized a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on ‘Impact of Physical Education in Developing Wholesome Personality Among Student Community’ on 16 and 17 March 2012 at GKD Auditorium. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, presided over the function and delivered the benedictory address. Ms. P. Vijayakumari, Chief Inspector of Physical Education, Chennai, the chief

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guest of the function, delivered the key note address. A total number of 142 delegates participated in the seminar. The following experts acted as resource persons in the seminar on various themes.

1. Dr. K. Murugavel, Professor, Department of Physical Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

2. Dr. K. Suresh Kutty, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Kannur University, Kerala

3. Dr. Ch. VST. Saikumar, Principal, Maruthi College of Physical Education

4. Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor, Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, RKMVU

5. Dr. PJ. Sebastian, Professor, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai

6. Dr. Amsa Natarajan, Principal, Sarada College of Physical Education, Salem

7. Dr. C. Arumugam, Assistant Professor, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai

Swami Anuragananda presided over the concluding function held on 17 March 2012 and delivered the valedictory address. The feedback obtained from the delegates was compiled and resolutions passed to facilitate sending the same to relevant statutory bodies.

Sri M. Sinivasan, Asst. Professor, attended a UGC-sponsored National Workshop on ‘Statistical Software Applications in Physical Education and Sports Science Research’ organized by the Dept. of Physical Education, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, on 18 and 19 March 2012.

Dr. P. J. Sebastian served as a Resource Person and delivered a lecture on ‘Training Technology’ in a National Seminar on ‘Modern Trends in Sports Management’ held at Ayyanadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi, on 21 March 2012. He also delivered a keynote address in the National Seminar on ‘Physical Education, Sports and Fitness Approaching the 21st Century’ held at Alagappa University, Karaikudi, on 22 March 2012.

In association with Special Olympics Bharat Tamil Nadu, the faculty organized a ‘Community Coaches’ Training Programme (Level II)’ on

7 June 2012. Forty-two candidates participated in the programme. Dr. Paul Devasahayam, Area Director, Special Olympics Bharat Tamil Nadu, Dr. M. S Nagarajan, Dean of the faculty, Sri G. Arumugam, and Sri K. Prabhakaran, National Trainers, Special Olympics Bharat, served as the resource persons. The Special Project Sports Meet was conducted by the students of Diploma/PG Diploma in Special Olympics on 8 June 2012 at the Venkitakrishnan Indoor Stadium. Thirty-four special children from various therapy units of the faculty, T.A.T. Kalanilayam Middle School and Prasanthi Special School, Coimbatore, participated in the event and won many prizes. Dr. J. Paul Devasahayam, Area Director, Special Olympics Bharat, Tamil Nadu, was the chief guest.

A one-day workshop on ‘Chess’ was organized by the Maruthi College of Physical Education, in association with the Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, RKMVU, on 13 July 2012 at the GKD Auditorium. Sri K. Rajasekar, Kids Chess Academy, Madurai, served as the Resource Person. Students of the college and those of Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School attended the programme.

Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor and Head, acted as a resource person in the ‘Pilot Training of Physical Activities and Yoga’ held on 13 August 2012 at Chennai. The event was organized by State Council for Education Research and Training, Chennai.

A National-level Workshop on ‘Employer-based Curriculum Designs in Physical Education’ was organized by the Maruthi College of Physical Education on 18 August 2012 at the GKD Auditorium. Swami Abhiramananda inaugurated the workshop and delivered the benedictory address. Besides 42 external delegates, 138 students from Maruthi College of Physical Education and 145 students from the RKMVU, FGAPEdY attended the workshop. Dr. PJ. Sebastian, Professor, RKMVU, FGAPEdY, Dr.

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K. Chandrasekar, Professor, Department of Physical Education, Madurai Kamarajar University, Dr. P. Samraj, Professor and Head, Department of Physical Education, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Dr. S. Alagesan, Professor, RKMVU, FGAPEdY, Dr. M. R. Srinivas, Principal-cum-Chairman, Bangalore University College of Physical Education and Dr. V. Gopinath, Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Annamalai University, acted as resource persons.

Dr. P. Chelladurai, Professor, Ohio State University, Canada, delivered a guest lecture on 30 August 2012 on ‘Sports Management’.

The annual Leadership Training Camp at Poondi was held from 6 to 12 October 2012 for all the students of the the faculty and those of the Maruthi College of Physical Education.

A workshop on ‘Officiating and Coaching in Football’ was organized on 19 October 2012 at GKD Auditorium. Dr. R. Subramaniam, Associate Professor, Dept. of Advance Training and Technology, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, and Sri P. Baskar, AIFF Referee Instructor,

Ex-FIFA Referee, served as the resource persons. Students and staff members of Maruthi College of Physical Education also attended the workshop.

A National Workshop on ‘Career Oriented Curriculum in Physical Education’ was organized on 2 November 2012 at the GKD Auditorium. Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, and Administrative Head, Faculties of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, delivered the benedictory address and Dr. G. Kishore, Principal, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram, delivered the inaugural address. Dr. A. Pushparajan, Secretary, Maruthi College of Physical Education, delivered the keynote address. Resource Persons from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu participated in the workshop. In the concluding function, Dr. R. Elangovan, Registrar i/c., Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, delivered the valedictory address and Brahmachari Pradeep, Asst. Administrative Head., Faculties of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, delivered the benedictory address. Students and staff of Maruthi College of Physical Education also attended the workshop.

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A State-level Workshop and Referee Examination on Athletics was organized by the Maruthi College of Physical Education on 8 and 9 November 2012. Students of the faculty also attended the workshop.

Dr. S. Sivasankar, Asst. Professor, served as a Resource Person in a ‘Translation Workshop on Co-Scholastic Teachers’ Guide’ organized by DIET, Udumalpet, at Aliyar, Coimbatore District, from 22 to 24 November 2012.

Dr. P. J. Sebastian, Professor, served as a Resource Person in the 4th Annual Research Congress held at Karpagam University, Coimbatore, on 30 November 2012. He also served as the chairperson for one of the technical sessions.

A National Workshop in the form of a ‘Follow up Special Board of Studies Meeting’ was held on 15 and 16 December 2012. Resource persons from various universities and colleges of physical education participated and offered valuable

suggestions following their review of the existing syllabi for Physical Education courses. The meeting was presided over by Brahmachari Pradeep, Asst. Administrative Head of the faculty. As an outcome of the meeting, it was resolved to request the Tamil Nadu Government to implement Career-oriented Curriculum and to have an uniform pattern of syllabi for DPEd, BPEd, MPEd and MPhil courses. It was also resolved to present a copy of the resolution to the Hon. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and to the Chairman, NCTE.

THESIS UNDERTAKEN BY STUDENTSFaculty of Disability Management and Special EducationSri T. V. Sunish attended the PhD viva-voce examination on 15 September 2012. Dr. S. Rajaguru Associate Professor, College of Education, who was his guide and Dr. Premavathi Vijayan, Head, Dept. of Special Education, Avinashilingam University, who was the external examiner, attended the viva besides staff members of both the faculties, PG students and a few experts.

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PhD viva-voce examination was conducted as detailed below:

Scholar External Examiner Title of the Dissertation Date

J. Kavitha, MPTDr. Vijesh P.V, Physiotherapist, Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science, Trivandrum

Effects of Physiotherapy and Motor Activity Training Programme on Performance of Softball Throw Event of Special Olympics and Neuromuscular Coordination of Children with Down Syndrome

11 July 2012

T. Karthikeyan, MPTDr. M. Ram Prasad, Principal, Srinivasa College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore

Effect of Slump Stretching with Static Spinal Extensors for the Management of Non Radicular Low Back Pain among Non-active Sports Persons 14 July 2012

S. Sivasankar, Asst. Professor of the faculty

Dr. C. Arumugam, Asst. Professor, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai

Effect of Play Activities on Psychological Variables and General Motor Ability Components of Intellectually Challenged Children 1 Sep. 2012

S. AkilaDr. K. Jothi, Asst. Professor, YMCA College of Physical Education, Chennai

Effect of Adapted Yogic Practices on Selected Anthropometric Physiological Psychomotor and Hematological Variables of Children with Down syndrome 1 Oct. 2012

Suriya Kanta PaulDr. K. Jothi, Asst. Professor, YMCA College of Physical Education, Chennai

A Survey on Facility, Programmes of Physical Education and Job Satisfaction on School Physical Education Personnel in Northeastern States 1 Oct. 2012

Sri M. Srinivasan, Asst. Professor of the faculty

Dr. G. Ravindran, Professor and Head, Dept. of Physical Education, Annamalai University, Chidambaram

Influences of Conventional Training Programme with Ladder Training and Plyometric Training on Selected Physical Fitness, Psychophysiological and Skill Performance Variables of College-level Badminton Players

23 Nov. 2012

A PhD Progression Meeting was held on 27 October 2012. Dr. K. Murugavel, Professor & Director, Dept. of Physical Education, Bharathiar University, Dr. M. Ram Prasad, Principal, Srinivasa College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore, Dr. VST Saikumar, Dr. PJ Sebastian and Dr. S Alagesan served as the Doctoral Committee Members. Seventeen PhD scholars (seven in Physical Education and 10 in Physiotherapy) presented their progression of research work.

PUBLICATIONSFaculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and YogaA Research article by Dr. N. Kumar entitled ‘Effect of Selected Yogic Practices and Physical Activity on Haematalogical and Physiological Variables among College Students’ was published by Kaivalyadhama, Lonavla, Maharashtra, in their quarterly journal, Yoga–Mimamsa.

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NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EVENTSS.

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Staff MemberDetails of Seminar/

Conference/Workshop Venue Date Paper Presented / Address delivered / Served as

Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education

1 Mrs. S. Parween, Asst. Professor

National Conference on Empowering Persons with disabilities through information and Com-munication Technologies

G.R.D College of Science

24 Aug. 2012 Delivered a talk

2

Mrs. A. Sudha, Asst. Professor (Special Education – MR)

Seminar on Various Disabilities

GRD College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

13 Oct. 2012 Served as a Resource Person

Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga

1Dr. P. J. Sebastian, Professor

National Seminar

Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai

10 Aug. 2012

Delivered the keynote Address on ‘Physiological aspects of Training, Nutrition, Recovery and Performance

2Sri R. Giridharan, Assistant Professor

Seminar

Department of Social Work, Bharathiar University

14 and 15 Dec.

2012

Unified Programme — A Welfare Programme for Children with Various Disabilities

CURRENT STRENGTH (2012-2013)RKMVU’s Faculty Total Strength

RKMVU – Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education 118RKMVU – Faculty of General and Adapted Physical Education and Yoga 330

RURAL DEVELOPMENT WORK Started in the year 2002, the Swami Akhandananda Integrated Rural and Tribal Development Scheme undertaken by the Vidyalaya continues to render various services to the economically backward residents of Arivoli Nagar, Jeeva Nagar, Samanaickenpalayam, Netaji Nagar, some hamlets in the Palamalai hills, and surrounding villages.

The Rural Development Programme at Sri Bharathi Nagar, a rural area located around 8 kms. from the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, which was begun earlier this year after a consolidated survery, is progressing very well with the combined efforts of the extension service departments of all our institutions. Following are the highlights:

Q Around 100 children from this locality were admitted to our T.A.T. Kalanilayam Middle school in Stds. I to VIII in June 2012. Six more were given admission in our Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School. The children are provided to & fro transport in our school bus, breakfast, lunch, evening snacks and tuition.

Q Children of the locality are given training in sports and games during weekends.

Q A one-week NSS camp was organized in the village in September 2012 by the Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School students. Activities included tree plantation in the locality, ground preparation and overall cleaning of the village. Students interacted with the villagers on different relevant topics.

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UGC’S CALL TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSFollowing the Union Government’s initiative to celebrate the momentous occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary by constituting a National Implementation Committee (NIC) under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister for Defence and as a befitting tribute to the great sage and scholar, the University Grants Commission has requested all higher educational institutions

to organize various events such as State-level and National-level Essay Competitions, lectures on various topics under the caption ‘Vivekananda Lecture Series’, bringing out a special issue on Swami Vivekananda in the journals, and honouring Swami Vivekananda in all ceremonial functions organized by the institutions during the course of this year. As such, UGC has sought for the active and wholehearted participation

of the educational institutions in organizing events as a mark of honour to Swami Vivekananda.Undoubtedly, this is a great occasion to pay our tributes to the great patriot-saint of modern India. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya appeals to all educational institutions to utilize this historic occasion and organize events befitting the occasion.

UNESCO CHAIR IN OUR RKMVU, COIMBATORE CAMPUS, IN THE AREA OF ‘INCLUSIVE ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND YOGA’

The Chief of the Section for Higher Education, UNESCO, has confirmed the creation of a UNESCO Chair in

our Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University in the area of ‘Inclusive Adapted Physical Education and Yoga’, the first of its kind in this area in any higher education institution in the whole of Asia. Dr. Asis Goswami, has been appointed the Chairholder for this UNESCO Chair.

Dr Goswami’s credentials are highly impressive and he is presently coordinating our academic programmes in the Department of ‘Sports

Science’ started from this academic session at our Narendrapur Faculty Centre. His areas of research include ergonomics/human factors engineering, work physiology/sports physiology/time motion analysis in sports, evaluation and development of mobility aids for lower extremity handicapped, electromyographic studies on man at rest and work, physiological responses of athletes during game and in laboratory conditions and biomechanical analysis of posture using 3D motion analysis system and force platform. A member of many national and international professional affiliated institutions, Dr. Goswami has served as the Scientific Officer of the

Dept. of Physiology, Sports Authority of India and was instrumental in setting up the Neurophysiology Laboratory, Dept. of Sports Physiology. He is a recipient of Dr. S. R. Maitra Memorial Oration Award given by the Physiological Society of India, Calcutta. Besides a number of papers published in national and international journals, Dr. Goswami has ten books and monographs to his credit.

It is highly prestigious to have a UNESCO Chair in the University. Glory be to Swami Vivekananda for adding this prestigious feather on his University’s cap on the historic occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.

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Q Vocational training in tailoring was imparted to 32 women of the area by the Industrial Training Institute in association with the local Panchayat under the scheme of women empowerment. Many of these women have secured jobs in garment factories.

Q Five Self-help Groups’ have been formed, each comprising 15 women. These groups meet weekly once for their transactions.

Q Disabled persons were identified by the Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, RKMVU. Their rehabilitation is being planned.

Q Besides celebration of the common religious occasions in a fitting manner, the residents also celebrated their local Angallamman Temple festival from 4 to 7 June 2012 and a Thiruvilakku Puja on 3 August 2012 with the support of staff members from the institutions of the Vidyalaya. More than 100 women participated in the Kuthuvilakku Puja. It was a joyous occasion for the whole village.

Q The Multipurpose Hall for conducting various activities such as balwadi classes, weekly medical camp, weekend tuitions, etc. was inaugurated by Swami Abhiramananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya on 1 November 2012.

Sri G. Srinivasan, Mentor, Coimbatore Builders and Contractors Association, was the Guest of Honour. Sri A. Arivarasu, President, Gudalur Panchayat, and Sri K. Nagaraj, Councillor, 18th Ward, Gudalur Panchayat, were the Special Guests.

Q Deepavali clothes were distributed to the children in the age group of 4 to 14 years.

Q As part of our agricultural assistance, the Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development had organized distribution of drumstick seedlings, poultry and cattle to few needy residents.

VIVEKANANDA RELEVANT FOREVER, SAYS HON. PRESIDENT OF INDIA SRI PRANAB MUKHERjEE(An extract from a press report on a function held at Swami Vivekananda’s ancestral house in Kolkata)

It is impossible not to feel overwhelmed while sitting in the courtyard of the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda here (Kolkata). Atop this two-storey building in north

city, a century and half ago was born a man whose contributions to humanity are yet to be clearly understood. It is in a room in this house that the ‘reformer’ defied the social dogmas of those times.It is from this house that the child Naren (Vivekananda’s pre-monastic name) one day gifted

away to the poor (who gathered under his window sill) all objects of daily use kept in a room. It is in this very courtyard that he played a game of ‘kings’ with his friends. Born to lead, he was always placed on the throne by his peers, who were his ready subjects.The President, the Governor, the Prasar Bharati CEO and senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order had gathered there to pay homage to him. Mr. Mukherjee said Vivekananda would continue to be relevant as long as civilisation continued. “He was relevant then, now and will continue to be relevant.”Pointing out that one of his greatest contributions was to transform a society which had lost self-confidence totally, the President said 1860-70 was

a momentous decade for India, with the births of Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Vivekananda (1863) and Mahatma Gandhi (1869). “I had a desire to be on this sacred soil. I feel blessed to be able to pay my homage to a great visionary and great humanist,” the President said.Swami Smarananandaji, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, said the sesquicentennial celebrations should be an occasion for spreading Vivekananda’s ideals. “We have to see how his ideals on education and the uplift of women can be fulfilled.” Swami Prabhanandaji, another Vice-President, said while India had made progress, Vivekananda’s ideals had to be followed for tackling the several negative aspects of growth.

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For more details, contact:Swami Abhiramananda, Administrative Head,

Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education & Faculty of General & Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya Campus, SRKV Post,

Periyanaickenpalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 020 | Phone: (0422) 2697529 | Fax: (0422) 2692353e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] | Website: www.rkmvucbe.org, www.vihrdc.org, www.rkmvu.ac.in

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12 Tuticorin 6 28 Aug - 2 Sep 201313 Ramanathapuram 6 3 – 8 Sep 201314 Sivagangai 9 9 – 17 Sep 201315 Pudukottai 7 18 – 24 Sep 201316 Tanjore 6 25 – 30 Sep 201317 Tiruvarur 4 1 – 4 Oct 201318 Nagapatinam 2 5 – 6 Oct 201319 Ariyalur 1 7 Oct 201320 Trichy 4 8 – 11 Oct 201321 Perambalur 3 12 – 14 Oct 201322 Cuddalore 10 15 – 24 Oct 201323 Pondicherry 2 25 – 26 Oct 2013

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24 Villupuram 10 27 Oct – 5 Nov 201325 Namakkal 7 6 – 12 Nov 201326 Salem 5 13 – 17 Nov 201327 Dharmapuri 4 18 – 21 Nov 201328 Krishnagiri 2 22 – 23 Nov 201329 Tiruvannamalai 5 24 – 28 Nov 201330 Vellore 4 29 Nov – 2 Dec 201331 Kanchipuram 18 3 – 20 Dec 201332 Tiruvallur 8 21– 28 Dec 201333 Chennai 11 29 Dec – 8 Jan 2014

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1Nilgiris, Coimbatore

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2 Erode 3 1 – 3 June 20133 Coimbatore 4 4 – 7 June 20134 Tirupur 10 8 – 17 June 20135 Karur, Namakkal 5 18 – 22 Jun 20136 Dindigul 11 23 Jun – 3 July 20137 Theni 9 4 – 12 July 20138 Madurai 22 13 July – 3 Aug 20139 Virudhunagar 12 4 – 15 Aug 2013

10 Tirunelveli 6 16 - 21 Aug 201311 Kanyakumari 6 22 - 27 Aug 2013

In commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations, the ‘Swami Vivekananda Ratha Yatra’ will be organized by the Vidyalaya in coordination with the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Chennai, the Ramakrishna Mission Boys Students Home, Chennai, and the district coordinators nominated from among the other branch centres of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission in Tamil Nadu and the private centres. The Ratham is scheduled to commence its journey from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, on 13th April 2013 and reach Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, on 8th January 2014 after travelling through the various villages and towns of Tamil Nadu spreading the life and message of Swami Vivekananda. At the Bhav Prachar meeting held on 13 October 2012 in the Vidyalaya, tentative schedules were drawn up.

Schedule of Vivekananda Ratha Yatra in Tamil Nadu

Speaking from a chariot in the Gita fashion … It gives a zest to the speech and strength to what I am going to tell you … We want to work out great things in India … For that I require your help … Spread ideas – go from village to village, from door to door, then only there will be real work.

- Swami Vivekananda

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