Sevalaya Marks Vivekananda Jayanthi with ‘Painthamizhselvi’ Pudhugai C Bharathi as the
Chief Guest; Students Felicitated
Swami Vivekananda, whose 162nd birth anniversary falls on 12th January, is one of the icons
who inspired Sevalaya. In his honour, Sevalaya celebrated Vivekananda Jayanthi on 8th
January 2025 at its Kasuva Centre near Thiruninravur.
‘Painthamizhselvi’ Pudhugai C Bharathi, renowned Tamil orator graced the occasion as Chief
Guest. The Chief Guest gave a motivational speech to the students about the life and teachings of
Swami Vivekananda. She said that any work done with focus and determination will lead to
success and that Vivekananda’s life was the shining example of it.
In the lead up to the celebrations, MYVivekananda competitions were conducted for school and
college students across Tamil Nadu. 1,300 students from 20 districts participated. The Chief
Guest felicitated 30 students from Thiruvallur district who won prizes in the competitions.
Earlier V Muralidharan, Founder and Managing Trustee, Sevalaya welcomed the gathering. He
said that Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda were the
inspirations behind Sevalaya and Sevalaya conducts competitions in their memory to inspire the
future generation of students. Sevalaya students presented engaging cultural performances.
Kanchana S, Head, Value Education, Sevalaya delivered the Vote of Thanks. A memento was
presented to the Chief Guest. Sevalaya is a registered charitable trust headquartered in Chennai,
operating since 1988. More than 2,200 underprivileged children are provided free education at their
campus located near Thiruninravur. Spread across 40+ centres in South India, Sevalaya also provides skill
development courses for youth, runs After-School Study Centres, Children and Old Age Homes,
Hospitals, healthcare and rural development projects, gaushalas and organic farms, with all its
services provided free of cost, reaching nearly 10,00,000 beneficiaries in 37 years.
