Mr. Manjunath Bhandary, Chairman, Bhandary Foundation; Swami Jithakamananda Maharaj, Adhyaksha Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru; Prof. S S Balakrishna, Vice-Principal inaugurated the 50th Swacch Soch Seminar organized by Ramakrishna Mission in association with Sahyadri as a part of the Swacchatha Abhiyan 5th Phase 2018-19. The coordinator of Swacch Soch – Mr. Ranjan Bellarpady, in his Key Note address shared the journey of the last 2 months of Swacch Soch Seminar at 49 colleges reaching 13,000 students. Post this; the resource persons of Swacch Soch comprising of people from various domains like Doctors, Teachers, and Principal of a college, Ex-Serviceman and Home-makers were given certificates and memento as a token of appreciation for their selfless service in this Abhiyan.

During the inaugural address, Mr. Manjunath Bhandary acknowledged Swamiji’s Soch of getting guests to Sahyadri whenever they visit the ashram so that our students benefit from their expertise. He mentioned how the entire workforce of Sahyadri was deputed at the Three-Day training in RIMSE, Mysuru for bringing change in their Soch. He said, Positive thoughts should trigger one’s mind and they should work towards accomplishing it. He said Soch is the foundation of each and every individual.

Swami Jithakamanandji while speaking to the students said that Sahyadri has a special place in his heart as he feels uplifted to a higher state in the campus. He appreciated Sahyadri’s efforts towards Knowledge and Student oriented approach. He further added – Your attitude decides your altitude and the aim of this Seminar is to create awareness in the minds of the people. He re-iterated the 4 duties – Develop internal personality, duty towards family, duty towards the organization we work in and the duty towards the Nation.