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A Dream Comes True
Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari

Long long ago, about 70 years back, as a child I had a dream of visiting Switzerland, after learning about that dreamland in Geography classes, where descriptions about the snow capped mountain peaks, green velvety undulating valleys with beautiful fat cows grazing, with wonderful robust and honest people, the little little toys they made and of course of the famous Swizz watches (Titans and HMT were not yet so common), caught my imagination. Of course, it was a childhood dream which automatically got pushed out of my mental screen as I grew up. But I didn t imagine that innocent childhood dreams are invariably pick pocketed by the Cosmic Thief and allowed to mature in their own sweet time. Like my other childhood dream that I would dedicate my life to do Swamiji s work, which matured and got fulfilled through Ma. Eknathji s calling me to Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, this dream was also in the Cosmic Treasure Chest at the Vedanta Centre, Geneva awaiting fruition And lo One afternoon on 15th February, I received a call from Swami Amarananda of Centre Vedantique Geneva, almost commanding me to be the Centre s Chief Guest in their celebrations of Swami Vivekananda s 150th birthday, to be held at Saas Fee (the Alpine village, where Swami Vivekananda stayed for several days), Geneva and Zurich, on 29th and 30th of August and 1st of September. On 27th August I flew via Dubai to Zurich on my way to Geneva. I landed at Zurich airport at 8.36 pm, stayed overnight with a devotee and travelled to Geneva by one of the best travelling modes I have used so far, the Swiss Railway, which glided over hills and dales, towns and villages providing panoramic soul filling views of the Swizz country side, finally reaching me at Geneva at 1.42 pm exactly in 3 hours. Thus did my childhood dream come true. Magnificent indeed are the fruits of surrender. Apara mahima Gurumahima More about my visit in later issues

Independence Day Ramayana Month Raksha Bandhan Sree Krishna Jayanthi U.B.Day Celebration Other programmes in Campus Didis Programmes in August and September Shraddhanjali

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67th Independence day was celebrated at Anandadham, Kodungallur with the hoisting of the National flag by Mananiya Lakshmi Didi. Sandeepani Sishuvihar children, their parents, Samskar varga children and the inmates of Anandadham were present. Singing of the National anthem and followed by singing of patriotic songs by the children formed part of the programme. Sweets were distributed at the end of the programme.

15th of August was also the end of the Karkatakam observed as Ramayana month. A colorful demonstration by the Sishuvihar children and the samskar varga children who dressed up as different characters in the Ramayana, was one of the interesting items during the Samapanam of Ramayana month. Recital of some of the portions of the Adhyatma Ramayana by children and elders followed by a Ramayana Quiz for the children were the other items of the programme. Uniqueness of the demonstration programme was that, starting from the Portrayal of the writer of Ramayana Sri Tunchathu Ezhuthachan to Pattabhisheka of Lord Rama was enacted by the children.

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About 30 houses were visited by Kum. Bindu and her companions during the Ramayana month. Almost all those family members were present for the Samapanam.

On the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan, Sandeepani Siushuvihar children tied rakhies round each others wrist and on their teachers also. Children simply enjoyed tying rakhies and later they were told the story of Rakhi bandan

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