Report on Universal Brotherhood Day 2016

To spread the doctrine of universal brotherhood
To commemorate the epoch making speech of Swamiji made at World Parliament Religions, Chicago
To escalate Swamiji’s message of cosmic love and spirituality
To egg on Hindu tradition and cultural hegemony

Formally welcomed the gathering
Universal Brotherhood is a slogan for a better way of life
Though gregarious by nature, human beings stand completely divided
It is not a gospel merely to be preached by words but an essential attribute to our conduct and behaviours
Vasudeva Kutumvakam – the world is one house and we are all one family
To arrest all human remedies, the only way is to reverse the gear from violence to love and peace i.e. brotherhood
The secret of blessed life is cosmic love

Swami Vivekananda had a broad outlook from his early spring of life
He gave a call to stick the fundamental principles of religions which are common to all of them
Swami Vivekananda was a man of great spiritual tolerance
He over shined as a great patriot and a spiritual guru
He was instrumental in spreading the message of cosmic love
The goal of universal brotherhood to unite the people and to establish tolerance, peace and truth
There is one religion i.e. love and universal brotherhood
There is only one caste i.e. the caste of humanity
Develop boundless love for all and live in peace

Address by the Guest of Honour: Dr Ravikant Altekar, Rtd. Sceientific Officer, BARC, Mumbai

India has a present as it had a glorious past
India has paramount contribution in the field of computer science
India never declared war against any nation
We are marching ahead in the world. India only confirmed that there is no water in moon.
The Bhagawat Gita is higher than an encyclopaedia
7000 years back plastic surgery was done in India
Swami Vivekananda & Ma. Eknathji ignited our minds

Feel proud to be an Indian where such godly people were born
Feel proud for our rich culture and tradition
Respect all human values & virtues
Obliged to the teachers of VKVs for nurturing and giving value-based education
Children required god guidance, love and care for their growth
Must be thankful to the parents to give them in a school like VKV to study
Obey and respect the parents
Tagore said: To know India study Vivekananda
Many officer friends are from VKV background and they are doing exemplarily well
Take a pledge to preserve our culture and spread the message of brotherhood
Negate yourself from antisocial act. Satyameba Jayate. Adopt the path of truth and placidness
Work for the nation, prove your credential as a noble human being

In addition, the celebration also witnessed three beautiful cultural programmes to add colours to the event:
Saraswati Vandana
Patriotic Dance
BIhu Dance
Action Song
Skit
Geetinatya (Based on Swamiji’s Life & Teaching)