The annual prize distribution programme of the “Sharada Jnanasudha 2016- Quiz Competitionâ€, conducted by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru, was held in the Ashrama Auditorium on the 31st December, 2016 evening. Pujya Swami Atmajnanandaji, President of the Ashrama and Pujya Swami Yukteshanandaji, Correspondent of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, participated and distributed prizes to the winners.
The participants responded to the written questionnaire comprising of various topics, such as messages of the Holy Trio, Personality Development, meditation and mind concentration, religion, nation building etc., This year’s contest focused also on the subject “Nivedita- and her life message†as documented in a book by the same title.
Around 30000 students from about 330 schools, colleges and other educational institutions from the length and breadth of the State of Karnataka, participated in the programme. Over 7,45,000 students have taken part in this programme, held annually throughout the state, for the past 13 years, cumulatively.