SADHANA DIWAS

Sadhana diwas observed in VKV Port Blair 19 th November 2022

Sadhana Diwas was observed in VKV Port Blair on 19th November in the school Assembly hall. To mark the significance of the  celebration a month-long Inter house Bulletin Board presentation competition was organized in the school for the students on the topic ' The Man with Capital M'. The topic was announced at the end of October month. students of each house prepared articles enthusiastically and made their bulletin Boards ready on the day of the celebration.

On November 19 the morning of the portraits of, Swami Vivekananda and Man. Eknath Ranade we're beautifully decorated with flowers. The lamps were lit and kept. Dr(smt) Archana Gupta Vice Principal, teachers, and students offered floral tributes.
The program was scheduled in two spells. The first spell of the program commenced at 8. 45 a.m in the morning. Students from classes 8-12 assembled in the hall. of the school, The program commenced with Mangalacharan. Nandini Verma of VIII A and Shreya Lall of class IX spoke on the significance of the day. Students of the Senior Secondary section presented melodious songs highlighting the greatness of. Man. Eknath Ji.
Smt Ramalakshmi, a teacher at the school elaborated on his life and the challenges he witnessed in the making of Vivekananda rock and Vivekananda Kendra. She insisted students to follow the principles of Swami Vivekananda and Man. Eknathji to accomplish the goal of Kendra and the dream of Swami Vivekananda
240 students and 15 teachers attended the program
The second spell of the program was scheduled fromf10.-11 a.m.for class 3-7 students.  300 students and 15 teachers attended the program. The program ended with the Shanti mantra. All the students and teachers cherished the program. Students rendered their tribute to Man. Eknathji by remembering his relentless service to Swami Vivekananda and our nation.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration

Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri jayanthi was celebrated in our Vidyalaya on 2nd October, 2022. The programme started with Mangalacharan. Radhika Kumari of class VIIIth and VIth recited "Ram Dhun" bhajan and "Vaishnav janto" to pay tribute to Gandhiji. Smti K Braghateeswari, PGT English given a speech about the significance of the day. She also urged students to follow the footsteps of the legends and to be self-reliant like them. Altogether 203 students, 64 teaching and non-teaching staff members attended the programme. The programme end with National Anthem.

Teacher's Day Celebration

Teacher’s Day is celebrated in India every year on the 5th of September to pay tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of the country and a visionary educator. This day was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Port Blair. The hall was beautifully decorated in the morning by the students of class12.  The students and the teachers assembled in the hall to witness the program. They were welcomed by the students at the entrance. All the other students of higher secondary classes were allotted classes in the middle and Primary sections to teach. The students were anxious to get to know their timetable and the lessons allotted for them to teach. They were guided by the teachers to handle the class. with much excitement, students went to their allotted classes as teachers. They were extremely happy to teach in the allotted classes. 

While in the Assembly hall the program commenced with Mangalacharan. The significance day was highlighted by s. Varalaxmi, teacher of V.K.V. class 12th students paid tribute to their teachers by singing Guru Vandana very melodiously. Anuishri Mondal of class 12A spoke on the inherent qualities of successful teachers which bring glory to students' lives. Shreya Chand of class12 B through her speech thanked all the teachers who had been the stepping stone to elevate their life. Shri S . Vijaya Kumar the principal of the school, in his presidential address extended his teacher's day greetings to the teachers and urged teachers to gear up to raise themselves to the need of the time and to serve to the best of their ability.  He stressed that the acquired knowledge through 'vidya' must be utilized to serve society and the needy rather than possessing arrogance and 'ahankar'- pride which destroys anyone's life. He insisted Students learn to respect their mother, father, and guru to have glory in their life.

National Sports Day celebration

The National Sports Day (Rashtriya Khel Divas) is annually celebrated on 29th August across India to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The National Sports Day was held in the school on 30th August. The importance of celebrating the day was highlighted in the morning assembly. A friendly football match was organized between 10th and 12th students. The 10th, 11th,  12th students, and teachers, were the spectators of the program.  The afternoon session classes were terminated for the students and the match was held. The students and the players assembled on the ground, The match was flagged off by the Vice principal of the school. With 3 goals the 10th students won the match. The winners and runners were awarded medals. The winner's cup was awarded to the students of 10th. Students cherished the match and it was a grand show for the spectators.