Personalia
Revered President Maharaj will visit Hyderabad from 6 to 8 July, and Kasundia centre, Howrah, on 27 and 28 July.
Swami Suhitanandaji is in Kalyani and will return to Belur Math on 2 July. Subsequently, he will visit Garbeta on 4 and 5 July; and Digboi, Narottam Nagar and Dibrugarh from 20 July to 3 August.
Swami Bhajananandaji is at Belur Math.
Swami Girishanandaji will be visiting Asansol from 3 to 6 July, and Malda and Balurghat from 20 to 30 July.
Swami Divyanandaji is in Coimbatore. He will return to Kolkata on 7 July after visiting Pune. Subsequently, he will visit Bengaluru, Shivanahalli, Mysuru, Davanagere and Madihalli from 19 to 30 July.
Swami Vimalatmanandaji will visit Guwahati on 5 and 6 July, Sargachhi from 19 to 25 July, and Dakshineshwar on 30 and 31 July.
All of them are keeping well.
New Mission Centres
A new Mission centre has been started in Falakata, West Bengal, following the takeover of Falakata Sri Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, in June. The centre’s address is
Ramakrishna Mission,
Ramakrishna Sarani,
Falakata, Dist. Alipurduar,
West Bengal 735211
Phone number: 93324 42690
Email id: [email protected]
website: rkmfalakata.org
The Ashrama was founded in 1984.
News of Branch Centres in India
Seva Pratishthan hospital, Kolkata, received NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) accreditation for two years, effective from 15 April.
Sri Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, inaugurated a new pharmacy outlet and two digital government initiatives at Itanagar hospital on 30 May.
A new students’ hostel at Kanchipuram centre was opened on 1 June.
The General Secretary inaugurated the digital library at New Town centre, Kolkata, on 6 June. The library offers a collection of 1000 printed textbooks and 6000 e-books.
Belagavi ashrama celebrated its silver jubilee (2000-2025) on 8 June. Revered President Maharaj graced the event, along with other dignitaries.
The newly built teachers’ quarters building, named Sarada Krupa, at Shivanahalli centre was inaugurated on 11 June, the sacred Snana Yatra day.
A newly set-up eye operation theatre at the clinic of Jammu centre was opened on 16 June.
Revered President Maharaj consecrated new photos of the Holy Trio in the shrine of Chandipur Math on 18 June. On the same day, he also inaugurated the newly constructed dispensary building and the hostel-cum-guest-house, named Advaitananda Bhavan, for the candidates undergoing agricultural training at the centre.
Sri Mansukh L Mandaviya, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, visited Rajkot centre on 18 June.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), West Bengal, presented the Joyee 2025 – Recognition of Excellence to Caregivers award to Seva Pratishthan at a programme held in Kolkata on 19 June. The award, which carried a citation and a trophy, was given in recognition of the hospital’s contribution towards society.
Revered President Maharaj dedicated the newly built Abhedananda Sabhagriha at Contai centre on 20 June.
Sri Ajay Tamta, Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, visited Almora centre on 22 June.
A student of our Aalo school won two silver medals at the National Mountain Bike Cycling Championship held in Panchkula, Haryana, by the Cycling Federation of India from 28 to 31 March.
Sri Sanjay Seth, Union Minister of State for Defence, launched the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (Developed Agriculture Resolution Campaign) at Ranchi Morabadi centre on 29 May.
Mysuru Ashrama observed World No Tobacco Day on 31 May.
Gurap, Narottam Nagar and Viveknagar (Agartala) centres observed World Environment Day on 5 June.
A student of our Malda school secured first prize in the 600-metre-running event at the State Athletics Championship, conducted by the West Bengal Athletics Association in Kolkata from 14 to 22 June.
Swami Divyanandaji inaugurated the renovated computer lab at Chennai Vidyapith on 20 June.
International Yoga Day was observed at the following centres on 21 June: Chandigarh, Chennai Students’ Home, Dibrugarh, Digboi, Gurap, Guwahati, Gwalior, Halasuru, Hatamuniguda, Jalpaiguri, Kalady, Kanpur, Limbdi, Madurai, Naora, Narainpur, Ponnampet, Ranchi Morabadi, RKMVERI, Seva Pratishthan, Shillong, Silchar and Sribhumi. Further, in the run-up to the Yoga Day, Ranchi Morabadi centre conducted a yoga programme on 8 May, in which about 2500 people practised yoga for an hour at a nearby park. A seminar on the transformative power of yoga was held at the centre’s auditorium in the afternoon.
Narainpur centre celebrated International Olympic Day on 23 June.
Kalady Ashrama observed International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June.
Two students of our Viveknagar school, Agartala, were awarded scholarships in instrumental music and painting by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Communication Addresses
Postal Address: To the address of Ujjain centre, two more details need to be added.
The full address is as follows (new details are underlined):
Ramakrishna Mission,
Triveni, Shani Mandir Area,
Near Rudraksh Hotel & Resort,
Indore Road, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh 456006.
Phone Numbers: Dhaka centre, Bangladesh, has discontinued its previous landline numbers 880-2233 83703 and 880-2233 51492. It has two new phone numbers: 880-2226 64055 and 880-1337 861922.
Email IDs: Ujjain centre has an email id for guest house booking: [email protected]
Websites:
Haflong centre has launched a website with the address: haflong.rkmm.org
Ramharipur centre has launched a website with the address rkmaramharipur.org
Rajkot centre now has a website for online book sales: istore.rkmrajkot.org
News of Branch Centres outside India
As a part of its 125th anniversary, San Francisco centre, USA, hosted a public celebration at its Olema Retreat on 26 May. Several monks and about 800 devotees from all over the United States attended the celebration.
Values Education and Youth Programmes
The following centres held programmes mentioned against their names:
Asansol: A values education seminar in collaboration with the local traffic police department on 10 June, in which 150 civic volunteers were in attendance.
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: Two personality development workshops on 27 and 29 May; a total of 170 college students took part.
Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: Two retreats for youths on 12 and 25 May, in which altogether 43 youths participated.
Gurugram: (i) Six orientation programmes for principals in different parts of the country from 29 May to 21 June, attended by 470 principals and vice-principals in all. (ii) Eight values education programmes for teachers in different parts of the country from 18 to 21 June, in which altogether 232 teachers took part. (iii) Two online values education programmes for teachers on 6 and 21 June, in which altogether 63 teachers were in attendance.
Hyderabad: A four-day residential youths’ camp from 19 to 22 June, in which 160 youths participated.
Konampatti: Two values education programmes, on 7 and 9 June, attended by a total of 73 students.
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri: A four-day residential youths’ retreat from 20 to 23 June, in which 45 people participated.
The following centres held summer camps for students. The programmes included chanting, bhajans, yogasanas, values education classes, etc.
| Sl. | Centre | Duration of the camp | Participants |
| 1. | Chandigarh | 1 to 21 June | 66 |
| 2. | Gwalior | 1 to 30 May | 70 |
| 3. | Hyderabad | 14 April to 24 May | 1400 |
| 4. | Indore | 1 to 30 May | 35 |
| 5. | Tirupati | 28 April to 18 May | 55 |
Eye Camps and other Healthcare Services
The following centres conducted medical camps. A summary of the services provided by them is given below.
India:
Chennai Math: An eye camp in Meyyur village, with the help of Chengalpattu centre, on 1 June, in which 51 patients were screened; subsequently, 6 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Chennai.
Coimbatore Mission: Eight medical camps (1 dental, 1 ENT, 1 eye, 1 orthopaedic & 4 general) in and around Coimbatore from 31 May to 22 June, in which a total of 439 patients were treated.
Dhaleswar, Agartala: Two medical camps in nearby tribal areas on 7 and 14 June, where 175 patients in all were treated.
Digboi: Five medical camps from 20 April to 4 May, in which altogether 84 patients were treated.
Gurap: Two eye camps on 13 May and 10 June, where 98 patients in all were checked; later, 20 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Howrah.
Jhargram: A blood donation camp on 22 June, in which 46 people donated blood.
Kalady: A four-day residential programme on yoga therapy, in collaboration with another organization, from 24 to 28 May, in which 15 people participated.
Lucknow: 2865 eye patients were checked, and 117 were operated on and given spectacles in May.
Madurai: (i) A diabetes check-up camp on 18 May, in which 116 patients were checked. (ii) An eye camp in collaboration with a local eye hospital on 18 May: 140 patients were screened; subsequently, 44 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 18 were given spectacles.
Malda: An eye camp on 22 June, in which 96 patients were treated.
Manasadwip: (i) Conducted two eye camps in April and May, in which altogether 302 patients were treated. (ii) Arranged cataract surgery at an eye hospital for a total of 56 patients in April and May.
Naora: (i) Two ayurvedic medical camps, with the help of Narendrapur centre, on 2 and 16 May, in which a total of 120 patients were treated. (ii) Three eye camps from 10 to 23 May: altogether 50 patients were operated on. (iii) A health awareness camp on 22 May, in which 215 patients were treated.
Nattarampalli: (i) An eye camp on 15 June: 271 patients were checked; subsequently, 103 underwent cataract surgery in an eye hospital, and 41 were given spectacles. (ii) An orthopaedic camp in association with a hospital on 22 June, in which 79 patients were checked.
Porbandar: An eye camp on 13 June, where 67 patients were checked; later on, 57 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital.
Puri Math: An eye camp in collaboration with an eye hospital on 21 May, in which 95 patients benefitted.
Rahara, Kolkata: A medical camp at Gosaba Block, Dist. South 24 Parganas, on 25 May, in which 462 patients were treated.
Rajamahendravaram: A medical camp in Alluri Sitaramaraju district on 8 June, in which 326 patients were treated.
Salem: (i) A medical camp in Yercaud on 10 June on the occasion of chariot festival at a temple there, in which 45 patients were treated. (ii) An eye camp at a nearby place on 22 June, in which 128 patients were checked; subsequently, 50 of them underwent cataract surgery at a local eye hospital, and 11 were given spectacles.
Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata: A blood donation camp on 14 June, World Blood Donor Day, in which 119 people donated blood.
Silchar: (i) A dental camp on 15 June, in which 16 patients were treated. (ii) An eye camp at a nearby place on 26 June, in which 117 patients were treated; subsequently, 18 of them underwent cataract surgery at a local eye hospital.
Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: A medical camp in association with another organization on 15 June, in which 87 eye patients were screened and 43 patients were treated.
Thirumukkudal: An eye camp at a nearby village in association with an eye hospital on 8 June, where 109 patients were checked; later on, 12 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 52 were given spectacles.
Outside India:
Lusaka, Zambia: A medical camp on 7 June, in which 100 patients were treated.