National Service Scheme (NSS) IIT Kharagpur

NSS, IIT Kharagpur organized a 5 KM rally yesterday to celebrate National Youth Day. This is held every year on 12th January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. The rally had images and inspiring quotes of Vivekananda that motivates youth. About 800 students participated in the rally. Most of them are UG 1st year students. The initial shyness melted in confident sloganeering that marked the resolve to contribute in national development. A glimpse of the walk is uploaded as youtube video by one of the participants who took the walk along with students (  Link ). There were participation from Vivekananda Study Circle members and students of NSO Health and Fitness in the rally. Here are some photographs from the rally.

National Youth Day is held on birthday of Vivekananda. This year, it was 150th Birth Anniversary of Vivekananda. Besides NSS, other organizations like NCC, TSG, Campus schools came forward to celebrate the event. Campus residents, School children and NCC cadets also participated in rally along with NSS students with colourful posters and slogans. All the processions dissolved into Tagore Open Air Theatre where there was garlanding ceremony of Vivekananda. Director, IIT Kharagpur, Dean, SA and many other dignitaries paid their homage to Vivekananda. A cultural program followed where school students and IIT students participated together. There were song, dance, narration from Vivekananda's speech and letters. The program ended with distribution of a booklet 'Thoughts of Power' which has inspiring quotes of Vivekananda. In the evening, there was again remembrance of Vivekananda. It was held in Netaji Auditorium. Different aspects of his life e.g. his interaction with Ja...

All are welcome in the 12th January rally, morning function at Tagore Open Air Theater (TOAT), evening function at Netaji Auditorium ... Vivekananda's life and teachings, songs loved by him, sung by him, composed on him, all presented by IIT Kharagpur students and our beloved campus school students (D.A.V. Model School and Kendriya Vidyalaya).  Processions start from four different points. NSS from Jnan Ghosh stadium at 8:00 AM, NCC from Gymkhana at 8:00 AM, Schools from respective places at 8:30 AM (NSS student volunteers will assist them), a part of campus community from the Park near Tentultala at 8:30 AM.  All are invited to join morning and evening function, any of the rally as convenient for them, and be part of the celebration which this year coincides with 150th birth anniversary of Vivekananda.