Sri Lanka Commemorates the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

Vivek150 Celebrations in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by releasing postage stamps issued by Philatetic Bureau of Sri Lanka. First Day cover were also ceremonially handed by the postmaster General to his excellency Mahindra Rajapakasa, President of Sri Lanka at the "Temple Trees" on Friday, 7th June 2013 in the presence of a large and distinguished gathering.

Several Ministers, Members of Parliament, Diplomats, Senior Government Officials and Community Leaders graced the occasion.

Those present included the Acting High Commissioner for India in Sri Lanka Mr P Kumaran, Swami Atmaghanananda from Chennai who was invited by the Government of Sri Lanka to represent the Ramakrishna Mission in India, the members of a Special Delegation from the India Foundation led by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, a Delegation of 4 Swamis and 18 Devotees representing the Ramakrishna Mission in Sri Lanka and 2 Nuns from the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, the Principal, Deputy Principal and a Senior Students representing the Vivekananda College, Colombo and representatives of the Hindu Swayamsevaka Sangha including its President Mr. R. Wijayapalan.

News Courtesy:Slhcindia.org

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