A 15-day Summer Camp for joyfully unlocking creativity and to to decode life – meant for teenagers (Class 8th to 12th)–commenced at Vivekananda Cultural Centre (VCC), on Tue-7th May at 8 am.
The simple function started with the lighting of lamp by Chief Guest Shri Ganesh ji, Chief Safety Officer–entire Southern Railways, in presence of Swami Ishapremananda ji Maharaj, In-charge of Vivekanandar Illam, and Swami Raghunayakananda ji, Director-VCC and also Manager Sri Ramakrishna Math-Chennai, with 36 registered participants along with parents.
Swami Raghunayakananda ji welcomed all and gave an overview of the purpose of the camp, summarizing it perfectly in these catchy words: 'Joyfully unlock creativity–Decode life !'
Swami Ishapremananda ji, In-charge Vivekanandar Illam, shared five golden rules (Panchsheel) to transform young minds into better human beings. He also regaled the audience with his boyhood experiences in Bengaluru Ashram Summer Camps called ‘Vasantha-Vihar', more than forty years ago, when he was a mere boy, as there was no mobile or even TV to distract young children's minds those days !
Chief Guest Sri Ganesh ji in his interactive and winsome talk given in a very friendly manner, (by asking questions moving amidst the audience), motivated young minds to learn focus and concentration first and contribute to one’s own enlightenment and for the good of society–the very motto of Ramakrishna Mission !