'Philosopher's Day 2012' was organized and celebrated at Kozhikode on account of the Adi Sankaracharya Jayanthi and to mark the birth anniversary of the worl famous renowned saint and philosopher Sri Adi Sankaracharya. The function was held on Sunday, 29th April 2012 at Sri Kanchi Sankaracharya Clinic under the banner of the District Yuvajana Vibhagam Kerala Brahmana Sabha. Sri. Vidyasagar (Chairman, International Commune for Inner Revolution) was the orator and handled a session on Adi Sankaracharya and his principles. In his session, Sri. Vidyasagar talked about the great and renowned saint Sri Adi Sankara and his teachings. He also stressed on the fact the a brahmin must perform 'Sandhyavandanam' and that alone is his identity. He also urged all youngsters to do Sandhyavandanam regularly and informed that the power of the 'Gayathri Manthra' is something beyond the ultimate. He also added that a man is considered as a philosopher not by the bookish knowledge that he has, but by the knowledge he has acquired through real life experience. The 30 minutes talk was truly inspiring and highly motivating for the youngsters as well as for the members present on the occasion.
The session was followed by a quiz competition wherein Sri. Vidyasagar and Sri. Veeraraghavan were the quiz masters. The function was attended by a mix of children, youngsters, seniors as well as Ladies. District Yuvajana Vibhagam Secretary Sri. Sooraj S introduced Sri. Vidyasagar to the gathering. The gathering also .paid their homage to Late. H N Sastrigal (Bangalore)and Late. Sesha Shroudigal (Trivandrum) by chanting the Moksha manthra which was recited by Sri. Veeraraghavan K (Senior member). Sri. Veeraraghavan K also presented a memento to Sri. Vidyasagar on behalf of Yuvajana Vibhagam. Sri. Kiran C G, (Yuvajana Vibhagam State President) and Sri. Arun Kumar A S (District Yuvajana Vibhagam President and State Treasurer ) handed over the prizes to the winners of the quiz competitions. Sri. Ramkumar (Yuvajana Vibhagam State Secretary), Sri. T V Krishna Iyer, Sri. Seetharaman T S (both District Office Bearers of Kerala Brahmana Sabha) and Sri. C S Gopalakrishnan (State Committee Member) were also present on the occassion. While Sri. Rsjesh P K (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Vice President and State Committee Member) welcomed the gathering, Kum. Kavitha G (District Yuvajana Vibhagam Joint Secretary) delivered the vote of thanks.
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