Ramakrishna Math
This was accomplished through many libraries, lectures, seminars, youth camps, Balak Sanghas, regular classes, public celebrations, occasional exhibitions, and screening of films on religious and cultural values. During the year, Math centres conducted several classes/lectures, the details of which are given below:
Preaching / Lecture | Count | Attendance |
Classes / Lectures | 13,429 | 9,14,552 |
Retreats | 720 | 69,772 |
Celebrations / Public Meetings | 1,616 | 11,38,630 |
Total | 15,765 | 21,22,954 |
Centres of the Math published several books and journals in different languages. The centres at Kolkata (Advaita Ashrama & Baghbazar), Mysuru, Nagpur, Rajkot and Thrissur have to their credit a considerable number of publications. Details are as follows:
Book Publication Centres | New Titles in 2023-24 | Reprints in 2023-24 | Titles in Circulation |
9 | 102 | 1,337 | 4,346 |
Periodical Publication Centres | Periodicals | Languages | Subscribers |
9 | 10 | 9 | 2,04,749 |
A sum of Rs. 20.67 crore was spent on publication work during the year.Â
Ramakrishna Mission
This was accomplished through many libraries, lectures, seminars, youth camps, Balak Sanghas, regular classes, public celebrations, occasional exhibitions, and screening of films on religious and cultural values. During the year, Mission centres conducted several classes/lectures, details of which are given below:
Preaching / Lecture | Count | Attendance |
Classes / Lectures | 11,874 | 14,28,156 |
Retreats | 356 | 76,610 |
Celebrations / Public Meetings | 1,877 | 10,92,018 |
Total | — | 25,96,784 |
Besides, many of our centres served rural folks by spreading spiritual and cultural ideas among them through mobile units such as Jnana Vahini. Educative and religious film shows, lectures, exhibitions, guided meditation, personality development classes and sale of our literature were organized in many interior parts of the country. Many centres run institutions like VIVEC (Vivekananda Institute of Value Education and Culture) or Human Excellence centres to impart values education to people in general. Several centres provide values education as well as guidance for self-reliance to the inmates of different prisons.
The Mission screened values education films in rural and urban areas; details are shown below:
Audio-Visual Units | No. of Units | Films screened | Villages covered | Beneficiaries |
19 | 204 | 99 | 33,921 |
Centres of the Mission published several books and journals in different languages. Gol Park centre has to its credit a considerable number of publications. Details are as follows:
Book Publication Centres | New Titles in 2023-24 | Reprints in 2023-24 | Titles in Circulation |
10 | 38 | 221 | 380 |
Periodical Publication Centres | Periodicals | Languages | Subscribers |
7 | 7 | 5 | 15,438 |
A sum of Rs. 5.83 crore was spent on publication work during the year.