Aims and Objectives

" I believe that India is One, indissoluble, indivisible ...National unity is built on the common home, the common interest and the common love...
I believe that the strength that spoke in the Vedas and Upanishads, in the making of religions and empires, in the learning of scholars and the meditation of saints, is born once more and its name today is Nationality.
I believe that the present of India is deep-rooted in Her past and that before Her shines a glorious future.
O Nationality!Come Thou to me as joy or sorrow, as honor or as shame. Make me Thine own!"
-Sister Nivedita

Vivekananda Kendra Institute Of Culture:
Vivekananda Kendra , a spiritually oriented service mission headquartered at KanyaKumari in Tamil Nadu is a nationally acclaimed institute dedicated to the sacred task of national regeneration as envisaged by the Patriot Saint Swami Vivekananda. Since its inception in 1972 , it has relentlessly endeavored to mobilize the major part of its efforts for the welfare and development of the north eastern part of our motherland.

In 1993 , Vivekananda Kendra extended its scope of operation by establishing Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture - a North East focussed research and documentation wing to fulfill the long cherished dream of Mananiya Eknath Ranade, the founding spirit behind the Vivekananda Kendra movement.Situated on the banks of mighty Brahmaputra on a plot of land donated by Shri Tarun chandra Goswami in memory of his departed parents Pandit Hem Chandra Goswami and Smt. Bamasundari Devi , the VKIC Complex is an edifice of aesthetic beauty and architectural excellence.

The Objectives:

• To bring forth the unique attributes of the Northeast Indian culture:
• To unearth, nourish and strengthen its commonalties with the larger Indian culture.
• To promote the "Serve Man, Serve God" theme of Swami Vivekananda.

The VKIC envisions its role as the intellectual fountainhead for India's Northeast. It shall inspire leadership with the idea of 'Development with Culture'. Through self-renewal, it resolves to lead Mother Bharat to the glorious throne of Jagatguru.

To streamline the growth in its work in Arunachal Pradesh VKIC’s Arunachal Pradesh Chapter [VKIC-APC] was launched on July 27th 2003.

ARUNACHAL PRADESH – A BRIEF ANALYSES

Strengths and Opportunities

Socio-Cultural:

• It is inhabited by twenty-six major communities. Each has its own unique characteristics ranging from bold, aggressive and devoted to intelligent, sincere and gentle.
• The age-old traditional systems are alive in spite of the onslaught of Westernization masquerading as modernization.
• The binding factor is the common bases of their cultural practices such as Common bases of traditional history, agriculture-based festivals, Nature worship, respect to elders, self-governing village Councils, etc.

Weaknesses and Threats:

• Many of the educated are unaware of or indifferent to the traditional knowledge
• Traditional history is in oral form: since the knowledgeable are often illiterate, in their passing away lies the danger of losing all the knowledge of which they were repositories.
• Disruptive tendencies because a] confusion in values b] development initiative is not community / need-based. This has not only badly-affected community initiative it has led to extreme dependence on governmental agencies.
• Political exigencies and other vested interests often trigger inter and intra-community clashes and of late, anti-national sentiments.

Pro-active Role of Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture :

Focus: Research, Documentation, Seminars on Traditional Systems Change and Continuity, Symposia, Publications, Library and Study Circle. Papers are written by educated members of the community to find solutions from within the community for sustainable development.