Nibandha Lekhan Spardha 2011

To encourage children to write length

22nd October 2011 at respective VKVs: participants: student of class VI of all VKVs of Assam and Nagaland.

The competition was held in junior and senior categories separately with the following themes: 'Youth and Swami Vivekananda' or 'Road Accidents' for Juniors (VI-VIII); 'Swami Vivekananda's Lectures from Colombo to Almora' or Corruption-An Impediment in the Growth and Development of the Nation' for Seniors (IX-XII) with 2 or 3 sub-topics (announced on the spot) in each category to choose from Apart from VKVs the competition was conducted for some other Vidyalayas too in November 2011.

Ref URL : http://www.vkspv.org/report/2011-sept/nibandha-lekhan-spardha-2011

Visit by Renowned Scientist 2011

 15th September to 2nd October 2011

Dr.T.G.K. Murthy, former Director of ISRO and currently Scientific Adviser to Govt. of India.

Visited 6 VKVs, 8 colleges and 2 universities and interacted with students, teachers and parents in separate sessions. He deliberated on the following topics "swami vivekananda An Intuitive scientist" and, "India,s Journey into Space".

Ref URL : http://www.vkspv.org/report/2011-oct/Visite-by-renowned-scientist-2011