Vivekananda Kendra Academy for Indian Culture, Yoga and Management (VK-AICYAM)

The Genesis of VK-AICYAM
Swami Vivekananda foresaw – India, the land of light and spiritual knowledge, will wake up to its true mission to guide the world on the way to harmony. In his birth centenary year – 1963 – The nations’ intense desire to pay homage to this illustrious son, found expression in the form of Vivekananda Rock Memorial, a granite memorial on the mid sea rock in Kanyakumari, where the patriotic monk meditated upon National regeneration on 25th – 26th – 27th December 1892.

Vivekananda Kendra, a spiritually oriented Service Mission was started in 1972 as the logical second phase of the grand Rock memorial. Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade, its founder, envisioned Vivekananda Kendra as a ‘thought movement,’ to channelize the innate spiritual urge of our people into works of National reconstruction. Headquartered in Kanyakumari, Vivekananda Kendra has been working relentlessly in areas covering education, healthcare, environment, Indian culture, and rural development (https://www.vrmvk.org/).

VK-AICYAM, Bhubaneswar
Vivekananda Kendra Academy for Indian Culture, Yoga and Management (VK-AICYAM), Bhubaneswar, a project of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, envisages activities in the fields of Indian Culture, Yoga and Management to cater to the aspirations of people in the Eastern Indian region along with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (https://vkaicyam.org/)

Indian culture is human culture based on the principle of righteousness or Dharma, which seeks unity in diversity – spiritual unity with behavioural diversity. The expression of unity in various forms have remained the central theme of Indian culture irrespective of the innumerable regional, social, and linguistic diversities of the country.

Indian Tribal Culture resonates and amplifies the behavioural diversity with more than seven hundred ethnic tribal groups and each group having distinctly different languages, traditions, customs, and practices. Their rich cultural and human value system are under-stated and less-recognized.

Since its inception, it has been the mission of Vivekananda Kendra to appreciate the uniqueness of the various communities, while simultaneously nurturing the threads of harmony and unity. With an objective to bring out the underlying unity of our diverse cultural traditions and to foster better understanding and exchange of our cultural heritage, Mananeeya Eknathji envisaged the formation of VKIC (Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture) at Guwahati in the year 1993, for North East Region where the diversity is visibly manifested and pronounced.

The eastern region of India is home for rich cultural heritage, nature-friendly way of life, enduring social institutions, and traditional knowhows. These have been shaped and nurtured by many tribal and non-tribal social formations inhabiting different parts of the region. Of the vast section of Indian tribes, a significant number of tribal communities live in the Eastern region of India. The diversity of the tribal communities of East India is evident from their myths, legends, tales, proverbs, songs, dances, beliefs, rituals, ceremonies, arts, and crafts which determines their course of lives. Residing basically in the mountainous terrains, they have been striving to uphold their indigenous traditions and customs from any foreign influences. However, the rich socio-cultural heritage of the tribal and other indigenous people of the region is getting eroded through factors and forces of exogenous changes. Spread of consumerism and widespread industrialization in the region are rapidly intruding into the lives of these communities with drastic effect on their lifestyle and livelihood. The forces of modernization are a constant threat to the cultural bond of these communities. It is in this context, the Vivekananda Kendra Academy for Indian Culture, Yoga and Management (VK-AICYAM), Bhubaneswar is established in the year 2020 to extend and expand the activities of VKIC in the states of Eastern region (Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh) as well as in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. A large and comprehensive infrastructure with latest communication facilities, manned by persons of proven intellectual competency and integrity has already been put in place.

Invitation to join VK-AICYAM:
A small team of dedicated Kendra members is already working for planning and execution of the project. Eminent personalities have been enrolled for participating in organizational and functional work of VK AICYAM. However, this noble endeavour needs wholehearted participation of thousands of generous and charitable philanthropists. Therefore, we appeal to your generosity to contribute for fulfilment of these noble objectives for the betterment of the society. It will be a real tribute to the memory of Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade, the guiding force behind the making of Vivekananda Kendra as well as for fulfilment of the vision of Swami Vivekananda.

“In this world, always take the position of the giver. Give everything and look for no returns. Give love, give help, give service, give any little thing you can, but keep out barter… Let us give out of our own bounty, just as God gives to us.” – Swami Vivekananda

For details, please contact:
Vivekananda Kendra Academy for Indian Culture, Yoga, and Management (VK-AICYAM)
Plot No. 1561(P), Khandagiri-Pokhariput Road, Jagamara, Bhubaneswar – 751030, Odisha
Email: [email protected]
Mobile:
+91 9937730414 (Shree Laxminarayan Panigrahy)
+91 9438506305 (Shree Ravi Naidu)
+91 9223586912 (Dr. Santosh Mohanty)