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Celebration of 150th

Birth Anniversary Year of Swami Vivekananda by

O. P. Jindal School, Urja Nagar, Tamnar, Chattisgarh, 496108 Contact No: 07767-202640, email: [email protected], www.opjstamnar.com




SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

O. P. Jindal School, Urjanagar, Tamnar has endeavored to infuse in its

students the indoctrination of Swami Vivekananda through Morning

Assembly of the School whilst commemorating the occasion of his 150th

Birth anniversary. The school has four houses consisting of a

Housemaster, House Tutors, associate teachers, House captain (student),

Vice- captain (student) and Students. The houses are Vyom, Vayu, Neer,

Agni. Each house planned and conducted the assembly for one week with

theme: “Life and Reforms of Swami Vivekananda”. Hence, assemblies in the month of November 2012 and

December 2012 were conducted on the said theme. To inculcate the ideology of Swami Vivekananda, many activities

were conducted during these days in the morning assemblies such as Skits, Quiz, Thoughts of Swami Vivekananda,

talk, speeches, One act play on the life of Swami Vivekananda etc. Moreover, on one assembly, students displayed

placards with the quotes of Swami Vivekananda to make the students sentient about the teaching of this great

saint.

Morning assembly at O. P. Jindal School during these days added a special charm to the setting with chorus singing &

music of guitar, synthesizer, drums, bells and so on that created a spiritual ambiance on the school campus.

Moreover, the talks by the teachers, principal helped students know Swami Vivekananda better. In addition,

Swadesh Mantra was rendered by the Sanskrit teacher of the school and was repeated by all the students and

teachers as a pledge regularly in the morning assembly to instill in themselves a sense of awakening.




YOGA TRAINING SESSION

Furthermore, the occasion was made remarkable with the conduction of Yoga Training Session was conducted on

the school campus with Swami Satyavindu Maharaji with the objective of lessening stress and anxiety and

mounting mental concentration among the students through Yogic Practices so that they can attain mental as well as

physical potency which will help them to have accomplishment bringing forth their latent talent. Similarly, a Yoga

session was conducted for teachers by Swami Satyavindu Maharaji who emphasized on Njan Mudras, essence of

Gayatri Mantra and some ashanas, Pranayams to keep healthy and disease free.

Movie Show on Swamiji

The students of the school from Std V

to XII were shown movie “Swami

Vivekananda”. The school screened

the movie in the school Auditorium.

The movie is all about the life and

philosophy of Swamiji. The objective

was to make students know Swamiji

more closely and understand his

philosophy. Eminent actors such as

Sandavan Benerji, Mithun

Chakraborty, Hema Malini, Sammi Kopoor are in the lead role in the movie. Hence, it was not only educative but also

entertaining for the students.




Swami Vivekananda’s 150 Birth Anniversary Celebration

by Pre-Primary Wing

150th

Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated by the Pre-Primary Wing of the school on 10th

October

2012. Students of Pre-Nursery, Nursery and KG classes participated in the same. Parents were invited to augment

the joy of the celebration. A group of four Students delivered speeches on Swami Vivekananda’s life and his

message. A glimpse of Swamiji’s childhood was presented with a wonderful skit. Tiny Tots were very much excited

while performing a group song along with their teachers. A Group Dance was performed by the students with the

song “Ekla Cholo re” which portrait the thoughts and philosophy of Swamiji. Few Students were in the attire of

Swami Vivekananda and the sight of them enhanced and charmed of the celebration. They presented a slogan march

putting on view the spiritual thoughts of Swamiji. With this celebration, Tiny Tots of the school offered their tribute

to Swamiji.

SUBSCRIPTION of MONTHLY

MAGAZINE

The School subscribes ‘Vivek Jyoti’ a monthly magazine

published by Ramkrishna Mission Vivekananda Ashram,

Raipur, C.G.

The objective of subscribing the magazine is to imbibe

the moral and spiritual values in Students and Staff.




Inaugural Ceremony of Jagriti- Awakening the Indian Youth

O. P Jindal school Urjanagar organized Jagriti-Awakening the Indian Youth, a programme with a series of inter school

competitions to commemorate the 150th

birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on 5th

January 2013 in the school

auditorium in a grand way.

Mr. Ram Niwas, Executive Vice President, JPL, Tamnar was the Chief Guest of the occasion where as Mr. Ravi

Shankar, Sr. General Manager, JPL, Tamnar & Vice- Chairman SMC graced the occasion as the guest of Honour.

More than 250 participants from different schools along with the host students gathered to inaugurate the inter

school competition. The events started at around 10 am with the chanting of the Gayatri mantra that created an

atmosphere of peace all around. The event was formally inaugurated by the lighting of the lamp and garlanding the

portrait of Swami Vivekananda and our beloved Babuji late Shri Om Prakash Jindalji with the sacred chanting of

“Asatoma Sad ga Maya…” by the school choir group. What followed the inauguration was a delight to the creative

senses. It was a self portrayal of Swamiji presented by Master Ragvendra Singh Koka, who disguised himself as

Swamiji and spoke a life account of Swamiji in first person. The Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour in his address

beautifully described the contribution of Swamiji in awakening the youth and the Indian society at large. The

inaugural programme was compeered by Harsh Vaibhav, Shruti Pandey, Mamta Yadav, Priyambada Ambastha of Std

XII and Rajanandini Chaturvedi of Std X.




O. P. Jindal School, Urjanagar organized

Jagriti, Awakening the Indian Youth an Inter

School Competition

Inter School Vedic Mantra Recital Competition

Inter School Vedic Mantra recital competition for students of Class V to XII was the first event where six schools of

the vicinity participated in the competition. The ambience was enchanted with the resonance of Vedic Mantras as

the participating schools recited the mantras in pure Vedic Sanskrit. The incantation purified the air with all

spiritualism and aesthetic sense. The competition was judged by very able judges Prof. B. K. Bhagat, from KMT Girls

College, Raigarh and Sri Manoj Ku. Sarangi, Lecturer, Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Raigarh. First position was pulled

off by Host school and since the host school didn’t claim the prize being the organizing school, the first position was

bagged by DAV School, Chhaal where as the second and third positions were achieved by O. P. Jindal School, Angul

and O. P. Jindal School, Raigarh respectively.

Inter School Skit Competition

Hindi Skit Inter School competitionfor students of class added a special charm and magnetism to the

gathering. The audience viewed five skits depicting the life of Swamiji staged by the participating schools. The skits




portrayed the life and philosophy of Swamiji so realistically that the audience felt to be in the time and land of

Swamiji. The performances awestruck the audience and filled them with a spiritual message mingled with the sense

of universal brotherhood. The skits were judged by Mr. Binod Bohidar, President IPTA and Aparna Srivastav,

Secretary, IPTA on the basis of acting, dialogue delivery, costumes, presentation and message. First position was

pulled off by O. P. Jindal School, Raigarh where as the second position was a tie between O. P. Jindal School, Tamnar

and DAV School, Chhaal and third position was achieved by O. P. Jindal School, Angul.

Inter School Devotional Song Competition

The devotional song competition, as part of the 150th

Birth Anniversary celebration of Swami Vivekananda was truly

something to reckon with. The students of OPJS, Anugul were the first to hold centre stage. As the utterly enchanting

strains of the flute transported each one present, to the land of the Gods, the children invoked the blessings of Lord

Shiva, as if to say petulantly, ‘we are your humble devotees, bless us’. The innocence, sweetness and awe one can

find only in a child’s voice reverberated through the auditorium as each group sang straight from the heart. The

beats of the tabla and the harmonium accompanied the renditions. The Upper Primary School children from

Saraswat, Libra effortlessly, with hands joined in supplication, did not really require any musical instrument , nor did

they have any, to make us feel the presence of the Almighty in our midst as they so superbly sang ‘Sri Ram Saranam

Namah….’ Though the host school was judged as the best performer the first prize went to DAV, Chaal and the, the

rest of the seven teams proved tough competitors and truly being in the judges’ shoes, Prof.Bhagat and Mr. Manoj

Ku. Sarangi must have had an unenviable task on their hands.

Inter School Portrait Making Competition

It was a room full of portraits of the Swamiji. Some were pencil shadings while others were coloured blowups. To the

layman all of them were awesome sketches of the Swami

himself. Yet, there were different strokes that set some apart

from the rest. The criteria for judgment was sketching,

proportion, colouring and finishing, no mean feat for the

children to accomplish. And yet they did. Though refreshingly

amateurish, the painstakingly drawn portraits were a delight to

the senses. Once again the first, second and third prizes were

bagged by the home team consisting of Jahnavi Sinha, Tiyasha

Basak and Dileswari Sahu (in that order).However, gracious as

they were, each one of them handed over their prizes to Pooja

Patel, Amit Swaranka and Amit Patel (DAV, Chaal) who were




second in order of merit. Kudos to them! All in all, a visual treat. This event was organized for the students of class 6

to 9.

Inter School Elocution Competition

O P Jindal school urjanagar hosted the long awaited inter school elocution competition on 5th

January 2013 with the

great participation and performance of nine schools including the host school. There were two participants from

each school and the participants were from classes 9 to 12.

It was really a thrilling verbal jargon presented by the students of participating schools. They presented their views

with clarity and conviction. It was mesmerizing to see the well prepared and aptly chosen words presented by the

students. Every participant was showcasing great confidence and enthusiasm. All the presentation highlighted the

relevance of the teaching of Swami Vivekananda in the present society as a youth icon. All the participants were

highly motivated and were urging all to emulate the virtues of Swami Vivekananda in our daily life. The core message

was to carry the spirit of Swamiji in our daily life even though his thoughts are of yester years.




The topic of the elocution was “Swami Vivekananda”. All the participants were

judged on the parameters of ‘content’, clarity and pronunciation and ‘gestures

and body language’. The time given was 3 minutes plus one minute extra to

sum up. Mr. P Kindo, Lecturer, Government Degree College, Raigarh, C.G and

Mr. Manoj Kumar Sarangi spared their valuable time to judge the oratory skills

of the participants .The enthusiastic participants justified the topic thoroughly,

thereby giving interesting illustrations and examples from the life of Swami

Vivekananda.

The event of orators came to an end with the judges sharing their views on Swami Vivekananda and the importance

of elocution in the student life. The First prize was bagged by Aparna Sharma of D A V school Chhal, where as the

second prize was won by Ruchita Yadav of O P Jindal school ,Raigarh. There was a tie for the third position and it was

secured by of Harsha Saran OP Jindal school, Angul & Sandhya Dansena of O P Jindal School, Raigarh.

Books on Swami Vivekananda were given to all the 250 participants of all the competitions and 25 escort teachers

from participating schools. The valedictory function for the programme will be on 12th

January when the school

has organized a cultural show to celebrate the birthday of Swamiji in a grand manner.




Grand Carnival at O. P. Jindal School with a motto of Samarpan

“Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.”

With a motto of ‘Service to Men’ is ‘Service to God’, ‘THE SAMARPAN- a programme to reach out to the needy’, was

formed by O. P. Jindal school on 16th

January 2012 comprising some teachers and students as the members. The

objective of ‘THE SAMARPAN’ is to render service to the poor, desolate and orphans. There are millions of such

people in our country as well as in the world who desperately need the care and help from the mainstream for the

sustenance of their lives.

‘The Samarpan’ organized a Carnival ‘la joie de donner – the joy of giving’ on Friday, 19th

October 2012 in the

school premises. The carnival had Food stalls, Games Stalls, Cultural Show and Quiz programmes conducted by the

students and teachers. Parents, students and Staff participated whole heartedly and the program was a great

success. Everyone whole heartedly contributed in the form of kind and cash.

A good quantity of grocery item was collected which was later distributed to the ‘The Old Age Home’ near Pahad

Mandir, Raigarh by the students and Teachers on the eve of Dhanteras. The students made a beautiful ‘Diwali Card’

to wish all the inmates a very Happy Diwali and distributed sweets to them. The cash amount collected and the

amount raised from the various stalls was Rs.36,835. The school will soon use the amount to help an Orphanage,

Ashram or any such institution.

The ‘Samarpan Programme’ of the school will be looking forward to helping the needy people in the times to

come.




Communal Harmony Campaign Week & Flag Day

The National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH) observes Communal Harmony Campaign and Fund Raising

Week every year from 19th to 25th November. On this occasion of NFCH, O.P. Jindal School, Urjanagar

celebrated the Communal Harmony Campaign Week & Flag Day on 23rd

November 2012 by conducting the

activities such as marathon and poster making with the theme of communal harmony and national integration.

Special assembly was conducted on the day. Teachers had distributed Flag stickers to the children on this occasion.

Speeches were delivered by Students, a teacher and the Principal. Each house presented a group song/dance based

on communal harmony. A Poster making activity was conducted for the students followed by a Marathon race

participated by both teachers and students. To raise donations for the noble cause, our school students and staff

have whole heartedly contributed by donating a total amount of Rs 1800/-(Rupees eighteen hundred) which was

sent to Secretary, National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH).




BOOK FAIR

As a dedication to Swami Vivekananda, O. P. Jindal School Urjanagar, Tamnar organized book fair on 8th

January

2013. The exhibition is kept open till 10th

January 2013. Eminent Book shops and National and International

Publishers were invited to display and sale their books.

GRAND CULTURAL EVENING ON THE EVE OF 150TH BIRTHDAY OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON 12TH JANUARY

The School is going to organize a grand cultural evening on 12th January 2013 to celebrate the 150th Birth

Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. On the occasion the students are going to present, as a part of cultural

extravaganza, Welcome Song, Vivekananda Vandana, Classical Dance Presentation, Dance Drama on Vivekananda,

Hindi and English one act play on the life of Swami Vivekananda.

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