Swami Vivekananda Statue unveiled by Odisha Governor at VIVTECH, Bhubaneswar

 Bhubaneswar: The 151^st birthday of Swami Vivekananda as well as World Youth Day was celebrated in the Chhhatabar campus of Vivekananda Institute of Technology on 12 Jan. 2014. His Excellency Dr. S.C. Jamir, Hon’ble Governor of Odisha unveiled the life statue of Swami Vivekananda at the main entrance of VIVTECH.

His Excellency was pleased to note the spectacular progress of the institute in a short span. He praised the commendable efforts of the management towards preserving the indelible memory of the greatest of the monks.

In his address, His Excellency advised the students and the entire youth community to inculcate the ideals of Swamiji and be the worthy inheritor of the great Indian tradition. He also felicitated Prof. Dr. Bipin Bihari Swain, Prof. Dr. Trilochan Biswal, Prof. Aravinda Kumar Das, Prof. Dr. Chidananda Mohapatra, Prof. Maheswar Samal, all senior professors of VIVTECH and Sj. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra, a learned Vivekananda-scholar. He also gave away prizes to the winners of various competitions Mr. Sabir Mandal, Ms. Priyambada Dutta, Mr. Jaan Pahariya and Mr. Sushant Kumar Nag.

The meeting was presided over by the Chairperson of the institute, Mrs. Pratima Gharai, where the Director Er. P.R. Gharai welcomed and introduced the honourable guests. Prof. Dr. B.B. Swain, Dean Academics presented a brief note of the objectives of VIVTECH in his address. Learned Vivekananda-scholar Sj. Manoj Kumar Mohapatra presented a thematic talk on the life & philosophy of Swamiji. The meeting held in an appropriate pious ambience came to an end with a vote of thanks by Principal, Prof. Dr. S.K. Nanda.