Source: www.vkendra.org
INDIA, December 7, 2009: A grand ceremony which marked the inauguration of Vivekananda International Foundation. Mata Amritanandamayi was the main guest of the inauguration ceremony. Justice M.N Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India, delivered the keynote address.
Shri Ajit Doval, the honourary Director of Vivekananda International Foundation gave a brief introduction of the Foundation and its objectives. He explained how the foundation would encourage young, talented research scholars to probe the depths of research in various genre of topics which are very vital to the national interests and thereby streamline the scattered potential of the efficient human resources available in the nation, so as to elevate India to her right place in the world, as envisaged by Swami Vivekananda. The research would encapsulate various topics like international relations, changing power equations in the world, our foreign policy, the insurgencies, left wing extremism etc. This will bring the intellectual community in consonance with the spirit of nationalism and will intensify it.
Mata Amritanandamayi emphasized the intense patriotism of Swami Vivekananda and generously showered her blessings on the Foundation.