News
India
Rotary Club Calcutta West Ridge hosts creative writing competition among schools, colleges on Sister Nivedita

NITN | @notintownlive | 11 Apr 2025, 12:33 pm

Rotary Club Calcutta West Ridge hosts creative writing competition among schools, colleges on Sister Nivedita

Rotary Club Kolkata hosts creative writing competition on Sister Nivedita. Photo courtesy: PR Team

Rotary Club Calcutta West Ridge has organised a creative writing competition among schools and colleges students on Sister Nivedita's contributions to India.

The award-giving ceremony was held recently at the Shivananda Hall, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Kolkata.

Sister Nivedita was born in Ireland, came to India as a disciple of Swami Vivekananda, and gave her life for the development of India in all respects.

Rotary Club wanted to enhance general awareness about the work of Sister Nivedita in the field of education, women emancipation, art, science, literature, and freedom movement among the students, an official statement said.

A total of 53 students were given prizes on the occasion. The participating schools included Sister Nivedita Girls School, DPS NewTown, RamKrishna Mission, Narendrapur, and Bethune Collegiate School, among others.

The first prize winners were Ishani Pandey, Anwesha Anand, Akanksha Behura, Subhadeep Sarkar, Banani Saha, Nivedita Saha, and Kamalakanta Barman.

The program was largely attended by students.

Swami Suparnanandaji Maharaj was the Chief Guest, and Swami Ekchittanandaji Maharaj offered two songs in his melodious voice.

Nirbanprana Mataji was present in the Program. Rotary District Governor Rtn.Dr Krishnendu Gupta and District Governor Elect Rtn. Dr Ramendu Hom Choudhury were also present on the occasion.

Qatar Airways to commence o ...

Qatar Airways will move its New York operations to The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in 2026. As part of the relocation, the airline plans to open a 15,000-square-foot lounge, its first dedicated facility in both New York City and the United States.

Air Canada flights remain g ...

All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a strike called by cabin crew members that resulted in hundreds of flights being cancelled and triggered chaos, media reports said.

Air India to stop Delhi-Was ...

Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday announced the suspension of its services between Delhi and Washington, D.C., effective September 1, 2025, due to a combination of operational factors, to ensure the reliability and integrity of the airline's overall route network.