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Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV) Koloriang celebrated Universal Brotherhood Day on September 11th in the School Prayer Hall, commemorating Swami Vivekananda’s iconic 1893 address at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

The event commenced with a welcome march by the school band escorting Chief Guest Sri Bengia Tado and SSG Chairperson Sri Nisso Tanya. Following the ceremonial lighting of the lamp, the Principal delivered the welcome address. Key highlights included an insightful address on the day's significance by Sri Deepraj Sarkar and a re-enactment of the Chicago Speech by Kr. Chera Chanang of Class VII.

The celebration featured cultural performances centered on peace and unity, alongside the official inauguration of the school’s annual magazine, Arohi. Academic achievements were recognized with the felicitation of top rank holders in Periodic Test 1. The program concluded with a Vote of Thanks by Smt. Purnima Ray and the solemn recitation of the Shanti Mantra.

VKV Koloriang organized a two-day residential Prerana Shibir for 43 Class VII students (27 boys and 16 girls). The camp aimed to promote character building, discipline, leadership, and holistic development through educational, cultural, and value-based activities.

Day 1

The camp began with the arrival of students, followed by the morning assembly and inauguration by Dr. Palash Rakshit (DMO, Koloriang), who spoke on humility, punctuality, and healthy living. Academic sessions on Vedic Mathematics and Spoken English were conducted by Sri. Shivam Kumar Chouhan and Sri. Deepraj Sarkar, respectively. After lunch, students participated in Geet & Gita Abhyas, Sanskar Varga, Samata, and campus cleaning. The day concluded with Bhajan Sandhya, an audio-visual presentation on the Battle of Kurukshetra with a quiz, a reflection session, and dinner.

Day 2

The day began with Prata Smaran, yoga, and Shram Sanskar, followed by the morning assembly. Sri. A. N. Singh, Officer-in-Charge of Koloriang Police Station, conducted an awareness session on substance abuse and personal safety, while Su. Taba Yallar, Arts and Cultural Officer and VKV alumna, addressed the students on social responsibility. After lunch, Sri. Bengia Pomto conducted a bamboo craft workshop. The valedictory session featured a talk on health and nutrition by Sri. K. Jaishankar. The programme concluded with a group photograph, a collective pledge, and the students' departure at 17:00 hrs.

Conclusion

Prerana Shibir provided students with a meaningful platform to develop discipline, confidence, teamwork, and moral values. The enthusiastic participation of students and the dedicated efforts of the resource persons and organizers ensured the successful completion of the camp.

VKV Koloriang celebrated the 12th International Yoga Day with yoga sessions for students, staff, parents, alumni, and the local community. Since participants had been practicing from early June, they confidently performed stretching exercises, asanas, breathing techniques, and pranayama.

The main programme was held at 9:00 a.m. in the school prayer hall, with 162 students and all teaching and non-teaching staff participating.

As part of the outreach programme, three teachers conducted a yoga session at the Town Assembly Hall in the presence of MLA Shri Pani Taram. Additionally, Shri Shivam Kumar Chouhan and Shri Rajkumar Dolai led yoga sessions at Government Upper Primary School and Koloriang Public School.

The celebration concluded with the distribution of sweets, a group photograph, and the chanting of the Shanti Mantra.

Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Koloriang, celebrated National Youth Day on 12 January 2026 with great enthusiasm to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The occasion also marked the conclusion of the Samartha Bharat Parva (Glorious India), observed from 25 December 2025 to 12 January 2026 with active participation from teachers and students.

Subsequent morning assemblies featured Vande Mataram and student speeches highlighting India’s achievements in fields such as literature, sports, Ayurveda, information technology, and space science. Students actively participated in various competitions including quiz, essay writing, drawing, and Swamiji’s quotation writing.

Outreach programmes were successfully conducted with the support of alumni and the cooperation of staff from Government Higher Secondary School, Koloriang and KGBV Koloriang.

The concluding programme held on 12th January was attended by 162 parents, teachers, and patrons. The event was graced by Smt. Bengia Mekap, District Agriculture Officer, as Chief Guest, and Smt. Nido Ronnie, Circle Officer, Koloriang, as Guest of Honour.

Universal Brotherhood Day, a major event celebrated all over Vivekananda Kendra and its manifold branches, was observed gracefully at VKV Koloriang. The day saw a significant gathering of parents, students, teachers and well-wishers. As per VKV tradition, the activities of the day were planned and executed with ease by the teaching, non-teaching staff and student-volunteers. 
Chief Guest of the event: Sri. David Koyu, Circle Officer cum District Magistrate, Kurung Kumey
The programme of the day are as follows:
    Chief Guest and Principal were received with a beautiful display by band members and enthusiastic students. Traditional dresses, welcome aarti made this cordial welcome eventful.
    In the presence of students, parents and teachers, Chief Guest and Principal lighted the lamp. The programme commenced with 3 OMkara followed by Saha Na Bhavatu.
    Sri. Harinath Upadhyay, Principal, welcomed the crowd present. He intimated the appreciation of all being present for the auspicious occasion of Universal Brotherhood Day.
    Next, Principal Upadhyay felicitated Chief Guest Sri. Koyu with a couple of items, namely a Swamiji memorabilia and a traditional piece of cloth.
    Cultural programmed started via a commendable group song by students of Class VII & VIII. 
    Sri. Anish Tiwari sir narrated few excerpts from Swami Vivekananda’s life. He enlightened parents and students alike, on the significance of Universal Brotherhood Day, Swamiji’s ideals and the works being done by Vivekananda Kendra all over the country.
    As the day commemorates Swami Vivekananda’s global recognition following the memorable speech at Chicago on the World Parliament of Religions, the speech itself was re-enacted by Kr. Bengia Tamin, student of Class. VIII.
    The cultural backbone of the events were students themselves, who worked in pairs, groups and individually to entertain, enact and represent their learning on various skills. Highlighting every programme, these are as follows:
I.    Collaborative classical dance performance by students of Class V & VI (girls).
II.    Drama on Swami Vivekananda’s life by students of Class VII & VIII (boys).
III.    Traditional dances by Class I-V (girls)
IV.    Tradition dance by Class VII & VIII (boys).
    Swami Vivekanda’s quotations have the strength to inspire all. Therefore, selected students shared Swamiji’s thoughts on every interval.
    Universal Brotherhood Day also highlights the inauguration of VKV house magazine, Arohi. On this glorious occasion, Principal Upadhyay and Chief Guest Sri. Koyu ushered in the latest Arohi magazine on the theme “I am India.” 
    As the cultural programmes conclude, Chief Guest Sri. Koyu addressed the gathering. He stressed on the role of parents, proper way of living and importance of academics in student life.
    Su. Duyu Yabo played the role of anchor for the events. Hence, she also gave vote of thanks and concluded the event with Shanti Mantra
    Attendance : Total = 440   (parents = 174,Sankuls = 12,
 Students = 243, Staffs = 11)

• The programme started with 3 OMkara, followed by Sahana Bhavantu.
• Sri. Anish Tiwari, sir, oriented about the importance of the day concisely.
• Su. Purnima Ray didi took up the role of anchoring the programme.
•  A group of students from Class VII & VIII led a Guru bhajan translated in Nyishi language.
• The bhajan competition started shortly after. 2 groups from all classes participated in the Bhajan competition. The students were split into 3 categories according to their classes.
• Sri. Rakesh Thakare sir also led a Guru bhajan, where all the students enthusiastically joined in.
• Next, prize distribution ceremony was held, where students were felicitated as per their performance in Bhajan competition and Poetry writing competition.
• The event conclude with Shanti Mantra, followed by Prasad distribution.

VKV, Koloriang, observed the 11th International Day of Yoga with the theme ‘One Earth One Health’. Students from classes I to VIII took part in the program. This year, students, teaching, non-teaching staff, and  Parents observed the day with us. It was a one-hour program, from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Principal Shri Harinath Upadhayay Sir addressed the gathering and Su. Duyu Yabo didi and Su. Purnima Ray didi instructed and led the yoga session. We started the yoga with mantra (as per command yoga protocol), loosening exercises, some asanas, Pranayama, sankalp, and ended the session with shanti Mantra. 
We have also conducted IDY program in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Koloriang, Govt. Secondary school, Nikja, Upper Primary School Koloriang, Koloriang Public School, and Lower Primary School Koloriang. Five teams of teachers and Students conducted this outreach program for IDY.

Attendees 
•     Teaching , Non-teaching staff & family members.
•    Chief guest Sri Bengia Ramga, CRC, Upper Primary School, Rinchi, Koloriang
•    Students of Class III- VIII
•    Parents of students (Class VI-VIII)
•    Sankul members 

Chronological list of events:
    The programme started with the lighting of the lamp, by the chief guest and Principal
    A welcome address to all the students, faculty, and parents – given by the Principal
    Principal felicitated the Chief guest as per tradition
    patriotic song by Class VI Students
    Assistant Teacher, Anish Tiwari enlightened the audience on the significance of the day
    Students of Class VII performed a classical dance
    Sonit Chhetri, Assistant Teacher, showcased PPT on India’s strengths in various segments
    A drama on Swamiji’s life was performed  by Class VII students
    Traditional Dance performed by the students.
    Prize distribution to the achievers by the Principal and Chief guest
    Chief Guest addressed the gathering of students and parents – emphasizing the importance of discipline, education, and the role of teachers& parents.
    Assistant Teacher, Borgoram Mili gave the vote of thanks which marked the conclusion.
    Special Mentions:
•    Students welcome the attendees ceremoniously.
•    Selected students shared Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts .