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Chandigarh, January 12, 2024
The NSS units and Philosophy Department of Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh, marked the celebration of National Youth Day to honour the ideals and thoughts of Swami Vivekananda. The NSS units organised screening of the live telecast of the inauguration of 27th National Youth Festival by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Nashik, Maharashtra. NSS volunteers and students watched avidly as Shri Narendra Modi addressed the youth of the nation.
The Philosophy Department organised a lecture by Sh. Lallan Singh Baghel, Department of Philosophy, Panjab University, Chandigarh, under the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) sponsored World Philosophy Day Lecture Series. Inaugurating the lecture, Principal Dr. Nisha Bhargava asserted that Swami Vivekananda gave a powerful message for the youth as he said that all the power is within the youth. Remembering Swamiji as a revolutionary thinker, Dr. Bhargava shared that he advocated combining of western science and technology with Indian asceticism and humanism, and promoted education that led to an individual’s holistic growth.
In his enlightening lecture, Sh. Lallan Baghel referred to Swami Vivekananda as one of the early architect of Indian modality. He said that during a period marked by internal churning and a colonial system that produced colonial subjects, Swamiji created critical consciousness, challenged materialism and questioned what was ailing India during the colonial rule. Sh. Baghel highlighted that Swamiji’s philosophy was that of engagement of self with the other and the spirit of public participation came from him. Asserting that this day is an apt opportunity to promote the spirit of inquiry and to not just celebrate but also to understand Swami Vivekananda, Sh. Baghel said that we need to move from ‘avidya’ to ‘vidya’. The lecture was followed by an engaging interactive session wherein the expert answered the queries of the audience.
