Inauguration of Atal Tinkering Laboratory (ATL) at VKV Dibrugarh

24^th June, 2019

A brief programme was organized to inaugurate the ATL of VKV Dibrugarh. The chief guest of the program was Sri Pallav Gopal Jha, IAS, DC of Dibrugarh District. Formally inaugurating the ATL with lighting the lamp and offering floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda, Sri Pallav Gopal Jha encouraged the young minds to develop the spirit of enquiry.

He urged the students not to be bookish but to build the base of scientific concepts through hands on experiment saying, “We have labs in the basement of our houses”. He stressed on the importance of “Questioning” by students which will shape their personality. Stating the students as the fortunate generation, having a modern lab, he expected them to take charge of the damaged environment and repair it.

Sri Mayank Purushottam, Director CADX, was also present in the inauguration along with Sri Ravikant Altekar, Senior Scientist, Bhava Atomic Research Center, Dr. Sristidhar Dutta, Retired Dean, Rajiv Gandhi University, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh and Dr. Kunjalata Deori, Retd. Professor, Dept. of Physics, DHSK College, Dibrugarh.

Dr. Sristidhar Dutta, also Chairman of the Vidyalaya Management Committee expressed his happiness at the inauguration of the ATL. Eulogized for the school getting an ATL, he said that it is a dream fulfillment for the younger generation.

Vivekananda Jayanti Celebration

11^th January, 2019: On the occasion of Vivekananda Jayanti, an interactuion cum question answer session was organized in the Vidyalaya premises. Man. Bhanudasji, the General Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari addressed the audience as speaker. In his address “Swami Vivekananda – a role model for youth”, Man. Bhanudasji narrated some of the incidents from the life of Swamiji. He encouraged introspection, as a way of remodeling oneself. He also stressed the importance of living a virtous life. He also directed the students to adopt Swamiji, as a model in their life and emphasized on the need to adopt the practice “Yoga” for a healthy body and the faith in “mantras, bhajans and chantings” for a peaceful and calm mind. The programme was also attended by Dr. Sristidhar Dutta, Dr. Kunjalata Deori and Sri Supratik Sinha along with parents, students and teachers.

12^th January, 2019: A day long programme was organized on 12^thJanuary, 2019 to celebrate Vivekananda Jayanti and Annual Day. A Pushpanjali programme was arranged in the early hours at different places to mark the day. Students, teachers and well wishers attended the programme to pay respect to the great soul – Swami Vivekananda. Dr. Aditi Baruah, Associate Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Dibru College, Dibrugarh was the Chief Guest and Sri Dibakar Nath, IAS, Assistant Commissioner – Dibrugarh with Assam Secretariat was the Guest of Honour.   

 

Sri R. M. Thakre, Vice Principal, VKV Dibrugarh delivered the welcome speech. The gamut of celebration activities programmes included group songs, recitation, mime, bharat natyam and lot more reflecting moral and cultural values. The celebration was attended by a jam packed audience of parents, teachers and well wishers.