Digvijay Din Samaroh

September 11 is celebrated as 'Digvijay Din'. On this day in 1893 Swami Vivekananda gave the speech in Chicago that brought about profound change of western world to look at East. He represented India and Hinduism. He began his speech with, "Sisters and brothers of America!". To these words he got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for two minutes. He greeted the youngest of the nations in the name of "the most ancient order of monks in the world, the Vedic order of sannyasins, a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance.” Despite being a short speech, it voiced the spirit of the Hinduism and its sense of universality.

Swami Vivekananda Youth Study Centre, Dr. J. N. Mehta Government Polytechnic, Amreli organized and celebrated 'Digvijay Din' on 11^th September, 2013. It was coordinated by Mr. K. D. Ramanuj, Lecturer in English, in the active guidance of Principal, Shree M. K. Shukla and co-coordinator of Swami Vivekananda Youth Study Centre, Dr. J. N. Mehta Government Polytechnic, Mr. H. B. Renuka. All Faculty members and students of the college participated with great enthusiasm and zeal. Celebration started with traditional recitation of prayer by students of the Electrical Department of the college. Principal, Shree M. K. Shukla, other faculty members along with students, enlightened the atmosphere by lightening the lamp.

Coordinator of the event Mr. K. D. Ramanuj informed the students about the ‘Digvijay Din’ in his introductory speech. He also rejuvenated the spirit that was the essence of the GREAT SPEECH by Swamiji.

Principal, Shree M. K. Shukla and co-coordinator of Swami Vivekananda Youth Study Centre, Mr. H. B. Renuka encouraged the students by sharing some of the best and vivid examples from Swamiji’s life.

t was the time for the main event of the day, the drama then. The drama was about the mighty tradition of India and the great wisdom of Swamiji. The atmosphere in the hall became exciting as the actors entered in the hall. It was set in the kingdom of the king of Alvar.

The play kicked off with the entry of Swamiji in Alver. The attraction of the drama was the conversation between King of Alver (enacted by Siyatar Krunal) and Swamiji (enacted by Barad Abhishek) on Idol Worship (Moortipooja). Kotadita Rakshit and Parmar Sandip acted as courtiers in the drama. The performance by the students made everyone wonder-struck.