Vivekananda Chair

Vivekananda Chair was established to propagate the spirit of nationalism, harmony of religions and pristine glory of our mother land thereby inculcating a spirit of selfless service to the student community in particular. The chair was instituted in June 2013 in Mahatma Gandhi University to enthuse the academic community with the clarion call to awake and regain Nation’s prestige.

Activities

Inauguration

The Vivekananda Chair was formally inaugurated on 13 February 2014 by Dr.K.Jayakumar, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of the Thunchathu Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur.

Other activities undertaken

The Chair has conducted seminars on the different aspects of Vivekananda’s life and mission  at numerous institutions, including Baselius College ,Kottayam ,Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, St.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, Chinmaya Mission, Changanassery, Vivekananda Public School,Kurumulloor,Kottayam,Sai Vidyaratna Trust,Trivandrum, Vivekananda Yuva Sangham,Thodupuzha,Brahmakumari’s Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya,Kottayam,Mount Carmel Girl’s H.S.Kottayam, Prasaram Samskritha Samajam, Kottayam,Tapasya Bala Sahithya Vedi,Kottayam, SNDP Mannanam,Kottayam, Aravinda Vidyamandiram Higher Secondary School,Kottayam,Sri Ramakrishna Ashramam,Thiruvalla, M.T.Seminary HSS Kottayam,Orthodox Theological Seminary Kottayam and SNDP Scool Kiliroor,Kottayam.

Besides,the Chair in association with National Service Scheme organised a National Conference at M.A.College, Kothamangalm. Dr.K.Sabukuttan ,Coordinator of the Chair presented a paper on Vivekanada on Education.

During a function held at Mahatma Gandhi University on 21st March 2014, the Chair officially handed over 1237 Books collected, without incurring any expenditure or financial liability to the University. Dr.D.Babu Paul,the former Additional Chief Secretary to the Govt.of Kerala, was the chief guest of the day. 

The Chair also organised an Intercollegiate Personality Development Seminar on 7.10.2015 at BCM College Kottayam.

The chair is quite proud to place on record such endeavours through which it has been able to at least partially fulfil the noble ideals that motivated the men of vision in establishing the chair.