
Guru Purnima was celebrated at VKV. NEEPCO, Yazali on 10th July’2025. The programme started at 5 p.m. with 11 times chanting of ‘OM’ followed by prayer.
The celebration was graced by the presence of more than 250 well-wishers which included Smt. Nabam Piju, ZPM, Pitapool, as the chief guest, a few members of Namlo ,Pitapool, the family members of 9 sankuls of school Amrit Pariwar, a few officials of NEEPCO, members of SSG, Sri Chukhu Kochi, Headmaster, Govt, Secondary School, Yazali, female members of Namghar of NEEPCO Colony, and many well- wishers, teachers and a few students of our vidyalaya.
Sri Prasant Puzari, Principal, highlighted the manifold aspects of Guru Purnima as one of the very important festivals celebrated by Vivekananda Kendra and Vivekananda Kendra vidyalayas in his welcome speech citing various analogies. Sri Chayan Sarkar, the music teacher of the school presented a Guru bhajan as a gesture of respect to the gurus. The Diha Naam presented by the female members of NEEPCO Colony Namghar created a divine ambience in the spiritually enriching evening. Speaking on the significance of Guru Purnima, Sri Amit Kumar, Hindi teacher of the vidyalaya highlighted the significance of Guru Purnima celebration.He also cited the content of the letter sent by Mananeeya Nivedita Didi on the occasion of Guru Purnima in which Didi mentioned about the Guru-Shishya parampara established by Veda Vyasa which protected the vedic knowledge and Sanatana Dharma which is the life centre of our nation. Smt. Nabam Piju, the chief guest of the program expressed her happiness for conducting such a programme which help students to realize the importance of a guru in everybody's life. She assured her cooperation in any programme conducted by the school. She also mentioned her association in the outreach programmes conducted by the school in the last two years. Sri Chukhu Kochi, Headmaster,Govt. Secondary School,Yazali ,who attended the programme as an invited guest appreciated the culture practiced by VKVs to enhance the cultural and moral ethos and social responsibility of the students.He also mentioned the vision of Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade and his sacrifice to establish Vivekananda Kendra and Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas. Sri Taba Tadap,member of the Namlo,Pitapool and Co-Convenor ,SSG,in his speech expressed his willingness to support the school to conduct all kinds of programmes in a grand manner in future with the involvement of a larger section of people. The vote of thanks was extended by Sri Devajit Dutta, teacher of the vidyalaya.
Prior to this, Guru Purnima was also celebrated during the school hours in which the students of class II to XII and the teachers attended the programme. The programme started with prayer followed by a guru bhajan presented by the students of class V. The teachers of the school also presented a Guru bhajan led by Sri Chayan Sarkar, music teacher of the school. Sri Amit Kumar, a Hindi teacher of the school spoke on the significance of Guru Purnima Celebration. The programme was concluded with offering flowers to the OM panel.


