14 March 2020, 1:03 pm
Sikkim Bags "Maharishi Dayanand Hostel"
This article has been preserved from The Voice Of Sikkim historical news collection and reflects information available at the time of its original publication.
FOUNDATION STONE OF MAHARISHI DAYANAND HOSTEL FOR STUDENTS SCHOLASTIC DEVELOPMENT LAID IN THE CAPITAL
Gangtok, March 14: (IPR) Governor of Sikkim Shri Ganga Prasad laid the foundation stone of Maharishi Dayanand Hostel for Students Scholastic Development at Sonam Tshering Marg, Gangtok, today, in the august presence of Chief Minister of Sikkim Shri Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), and Padmabhushan Mahashay Dharmpal, Chairman MDH and President, Akhil Bhartiya Dayanand Sewashram Sangh (ABDSS).
Organized under the aegis of Akhil Bhartiya Dayanand Sewashram Sangh in Association with Arya Samaj, Gangtok, the foundation stone laying ceremony had the presence and participation of Cabinet Ministers Shri B.S. Panth, Shri Samdup Lepcha, and Shri Sanjit Kharel, Chief Secretary, Sikkim, Shri S.C. Gupta, DGP Sikkim Shri A. Shankar Rao, President, Sarv. Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, Shri Suresh Chandra Arya, Secretary, SAPS, Shri Prakash Arya, Vice President, ABDSS, Shri Vinay Arya, General Secretary, ABDSS, Shri Joginder Khattar, President, Arya Samaj Sikkim, Shri Jagdish Pradhan, host of other dignitaries, and senior Members and representatives of Arya Samaj from Sikkim and other parts of the country.
Before laying the foundation stone of the upcoming infrastructure, the dignitaries participated in the Hawan Ceremony amidst the chanting of Vedic Hymns by students and Members of the Samaj.
The proposed Hostel for Students Scholastic Development, once established, will impart free of cost education to underprivileged children. The Centre will impart holistic education focusing on social, intellectual, cultural and skill development of children.
The Organizing committee expressed their profound gratitude to the Governor of Sikkim Shri Ganga Prasad, and Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang for allotting the site to the ADDSS to carry out its activities.
The Governor and Chief Minister congratulated and extended their best wishes to the ABDSS for their future endeavours.