Personalia
Revered President Maharaj will visit Jhargram and Medinipur from 5 to 7 December, Swamiji’s Ancestral House on 15 December, Raipur and Narainpur from 19 to 23 December, Barisha on 28 December, and Cossipore on 31 December.
Swami Suhitanandaji is in Sargachhi and is scheduled to return to Belur Math on 8 December. Later on, he will visit Sitanagaram (Vijayawada), Rajamahendravaram and Visakhapatnam from 20 December to 1 January.
Swami Bhajananandaji is at Belur Math.
Swami Girishanandaji returned to Belur Math from Silchar on 1 December. He will be visiting Rajarhat Bishnupur and Batanagar from 6 to 8 December, and Antpur and Durgapur from 22 December to 7 January.
Swami Divyanandaji is in Balaram Mandir, Kolkata. He will visit Malda on 3 and 4 December, Ichapur and Gourhati from 6 to 10 December, Kumrul (Hooghly) on 13 December, Somsar and Sehara Bazar (Bardhaman) from 19 to 21 December, and the Gol Park centre in Kolkata from 23 to 27 December.
Swami Vimalatmanandaji returned to Kankurgachhi on 1 December from Bengaluru. He will be visiting Kamarpukur and Jayrambati on 6 and 7 December, and Malaysia and Singapore from 17 to 28 December.
All of them are keeping well.
Birthdays (January to March 2026)
- Swami Turiyananda — 2 January
- Swami Vivekananda — 10 January
- Swami Brahmananda — 20 January
- Swami Trigunatitananda — 22 January
- Swami Adbhutananda — 1 February
- Sri Ramakrishna — 19 February
- Swami Yogananda — 7 March
News of Branch Centres in India
Sri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Bihar, visited Muzaffarpur centre on 24 September.
Revered President Maharaj inaugurated the newly upgraded science labs in the higher secondary school of Kamarpukur centre on 27 October.
Swami Girishanandaji dedicated the newly constructed extension to the dispensary building at Dhaleswar centre, Agartala, on 27 October.
A welcome gate leading to the temple at Gwalior centre was inaugurated on 1 November.
As announced in the October 2025 Bulletin, Ghatal Sri Sri Ramakrishna Sevashram in Paschim Medinipur district was taken over and made a sub-centre of Kamarpukur Mission centre. To mark the beginning of this sub-centre, a programme comprising special worship, cultural events and a public meeting was held on 2 November, the sacred birthday of Swami Subodhanandaji Maharaj. The General Secretary, 80 monks and 8500 devotees attended the programme.
Swami Divyanandaji opened the renovated kitchen-cum-dining-hall at Jaipur centre on 3 November.
The General Secretary inaugurated the newly constructed primary school building and the Swami Shivananda Chhatravas (students’ hostel) at Taki centre on 4 November, the sacred birthday of Swami Vijnananandaji Maharaj.
Kanpur centre concluded its year-long centenary celebrations with a series of programmes held from 4 to 12 November, which included special worship, Chandi Homa, a lecture series, and music recitals.
The General Secretary ceremonially opened a multipurpose building, named Premananda Bhavan, at Sribhumi (Karimganj) centre on 8 November.
The library of the agriculture college at Purulia centre was dedicated on 8 November.
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Sri Conrad K Sangma, inaugurated the newly started college of Sohra (Cherrapunjee) centre on 19 November.
Revered President Maharaj inaugurated the welcome gate of Basavanagudi centre, Bengaluru, on 20 November.
Mysuru Ashrama celebrated its centenary (1925-2025) and the RIMSE (Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education)’s golden jubilee (1974-2024) with a grand programme from 21 to 24 November. Revered President Maharaj; Sri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism; Sri V Somanna, Union Minister of State for Railways; various heads of monasteries, and many other distinguished guests, took part in the event. The four-day programme, which included special worship, public meetings, processions, film screenings, floodlit displays, bhajans and music concerts, was attended by 270 monastics and more than 2000devotees. A commemorative volume, a booklet Swami Vivekananda in Mysuru, a special postal cover with a pictorial cancellation (postmark), a video on the Ashrama, and a documentary film were released to mark the occasion.
The General Secretary inaugurated the newly renovated lecture gallery at Deoghar Vidyapith on 24 November. He also presided over the school’s annual prize distribution ceremonies and addressed the students. The vibrant programmes featured student processions, band displays, mass drills, karate demonstrations, and gymnastic performances. Many eminent personalities and alumni of the Vidyapith participated in the programmes.
The General Secretary opened a newly constructed guest house, named Premananda Atithi Nivas, at Sikra Kulingram centre on 30 November. On the same day, he also laid the foundation stone for the proposed GAP building there. Furthermore, the Indian Epic Culture Centre, Kolkata, conferred the Viswanayak Vivekananda Epic Award to the centre on this occasion. Two trophies, a certificate of appreciation and a cash prize of 23,000 rupees were presented to the centre at a function held there in this connection, which was presided over by the General Secretary.
A computer training centre was opened at the rural unit of Thanjavur centre on 14 November.
Kankhal Sevashrama observed World Diabetes Day at its hospital on 16 November with a procession, speeches and cultural competitions.
A multipurpose hall, named Swami Vagishananda Hall, at Nabadwip centre, was inaugurated on 16 November.
Awards and Recognitions
Six students of the Blind Boys’ Academy (BBA) at Narendrapur centre secured ranks among the top-ten participants in a national-level competition in mathematics conducted by JMMCRF (Junior Master Mathematics Competition Research Foundation), Kolkata, in September.
A student of Chennai Vidyapith won the first prize in the national-level SMPA Mindstorm Quiz conducted by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA), Kolkata, in association with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India. He received the award from Sri Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, in the finals held in Mumbai on 30 October.
News of Branch Centres Outside India
Dhaka centre, in collaboration with the High Commission of India to Bangladesh, observed Gita Festival on 14 and 21 November. The programme featured Gita-themed cultural competitions, special worship, homa, a complete recitation of the Bhagavad Gita, cultural programmes and a public meeting. Sri Pranay Verma, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, other dignitaries and many devotees attended the programme.
Lusaka centre, Zambia, together with the High Commission of India to Zambia, observed the International Gita Mahotsav on 15 November. Sri Alok Ranjan Jha, High Commissioner of India to Zambia, attended the event.
Communication Addresses
Postal Address: Two more details need to be added to the address of Kozhikode centre.
The full address is as follows (new details are underlined):
Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama,
P.O. Arts & Science College,
Kannanchery, Near Vattakinar,
Kozhikode, Kerala 673 018.
Website: The following centres have changed their website addresses:
| Centre | Old address | New address |
| Geneva, Switzerland | http://www.centre-vedantique-ge.org | geneva.rkmm.org |
| Yelagiri | http://www.ramakrishnamathyelagiri.in | yelagiri.rkmm.org |
Values Education and Youth Programmes
The following centres held programmes mentioned against their names:
India:
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: A teachers’ workshop on 15 November, in which 66 BEd trainees took part.
Coimbatore Mission: Three values education programmes from 7 to 15 October, in which a total of 302 students were in attendance.
Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: (i) Four online personality development classes for youths from 20 October to 20 November, in which a total of 73 youths took part. (ii) A motivational camp for youths at a nearby place on 2 November, in which 18 youths participated. (iii) A quiz competition on Swami Vivekananda on 20 November, in which 90 students from two schools were in attendance.
Davanagere: (i) Eight values education programmes for youths from 4 to 15 November, where altogether 1119 students from nearby schools and colleges took part. (ii) A values education programme on 7 November, in which 54 teachers participated.
Gurugram: (i) Thirty-seven online values education programmes from 26 September to 25 November, in which a total of 1106 teachers and corporate professionals were in attendance. (ii) Sixteen values education programmes in different parts of the country from 7 October to 25 November, in which altogether 375 teachers and corporate professionals took part.
Haripad: A values education programme on 30 October, in which 102 school students took part.
Jalpaiguri: A personality development workshop at a nearby school on 14 November, in which 375 students and teachers were in attendance.
Kadapa: A two-day values education workshop on 8 and 9 November, in which 70 teachers took part.
Konampatti: A values education programme at a nearby school on 14 November, in which 300 students were in attendance.
Madurai: A two-day values education camp on 13 and 14 November, in which 283 students of a local school were in attendance.
Manasadwip: An inter-school cultural competition on 9 November, in which 317 students from 18 local schools participated.
Mumbai: A values education programme on 20 November, in which 85 teachers from 23 educational institutions took part.
Muzaffarpur: A national-level seminar from 24 to 26 September, in which 218 students from 15 universities took part. Sri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Bihar, inaugurated and addressed the seminar.
Raipur: Two personality development camps at two schools in Gariaband district on 13 November, attended by 400 students and 25 teachers, in all.
Rajamahendravaram: (i) A values education programme at a nearby school on 9 November, in which 105 students participated. (ii) An online values education programme on 22 November, in which 58,946 students and 3328 teachers from 231 government schools took part.
Ranchi Morabadi: Two youths’ conventions in collaboration with the State Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, at nearby villages on 6 and 10 November, where altogether 688 youths participated.
Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: National-level cultural competitions in online and offline modes from 15 June to 9 November, in which a total of 2105 students participated. The prize-giving ceremony was held on 9 November, with 454 students in attendance.
Tamluk: Values education programmes, seminars and inter-school cultural competitions from June to August, in which a total of 10,000 students from 25 schools participated. The prize-giving ceremony was held on 23 September, with 352 students, teachers and devotees in attendance.
Thanjavur: (i) A values education programme on 9 November, in which 30 students participated. (ii) A values education programme for teachers on 22 November, in which 90 teachers took part.
Outside India:
Batticaloa (a sub-centre of the Colombo branch), Sri Lanka: (i) Twelve youths’ development programmes in various schools and colleges in October, in which a total of 670 students and 40 teachers participated. (ii) Values education programmes in various schools and colleges from 16 to 24 October, where altogether 1205 students and 90 teachers were in attendance.
Eye Camps and other Healthcare Services
The following centres conducted medical camps. A summary of the services provided by them is given below.
India
Barisha, Kolkata: An eye camp in collaboration with an eye hospital in Kolkata on 17 November, in which 87 patients were treated.
Chennai Math: An eye camp in Chengalpattu district, with the help of Chengalpattu centre, on 2 November, in which 97 patients were screened; subsequently, 49 were given spectacles, and 14 underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Chennai.
Coimbatore Mission: Twelve medical camps (6 general, 3 eye, 1 orthopaedic and 2 ENT camps) in and around Coimbatore from 28 September to 23 November, in which a total of 650 patients were treated.
Dakshineshwar, Kolkata: A medical camp at a nearby place on 16 November, in which 380 patients were screened.
Digboi: Four medical camps from 6 September to 19 October, in which altogether 58 patients were treated.
Gourhati: Six eye camps from 22 April to 15 September, in association with another organization, in which 357 patients were examined, of whom 44 underwent surgery at an eye hospital in Howrah and received spectacles.
Gurap: Three eye camps from 9 September to 11 November, where 153 patients in all were checked; 28 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Howrah.
Jamshedpur: Two eye camps at nearby places on 2 and 17 November, in which a total of 267 patients were screened; later, 149 of them underwent cataract surgery at a local eye hospital.
Kankhal: A plastic surgery camp in association with two other organizations from 10 to 20 November, in which 178 patients underwent reconstructive surgery.
Khetri: An eye camp on 26 October, in which 107 patients were checked; later, 46 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Jaipur.
Konampatti: (i) Five medical camps from 26 October to 23 November, in which a total of 118 patients were treated. (ii) An eye camp in association with an eye hospital on 23 November, where 72 patients were screened; later on, 18 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 33 were given spectacles.
Lucknow: Eye camps in October: 3019 patients were examined, of whom 214 underwent surgery and received spectacles.
Madurai: Two eye camps on 26 October and 16 November: In all, 239 patients were screened; of them, 65 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital, and 63 were given spectacles.
Manasadwip: (i) Conducted three eye camps from August to October, in which altogether 520 patients were treated. (ii) Arranged cataract surgery at an eye hospital for a total of 105 patients from August to October.
Nattarampalli: An eye camp on 16 November: 280 patients were checked; subsequently, 103 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital, and 56 were given spectacles.
Porbandar: An eye camp on 14 November, where 16 patients were checked; later on, 10 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital.
Rajamahendravaram: An epilepsy camp on 9 November, in which 587 patients were treated.
Salem: (i) Two eye camps at nearby places on 26 October and 2 November, in which a total of 260 patients were checked; of them, 83 underwent cataract surgery at a local eye hospital, and 36 were given spectacles. (ii) Two medical camps at nearby places on 9 and 15 November, in which altogether 1421 patients were treated.
Thanjavur: A medical camp on 16 November, in which 87 patients were treated.
Varanasi Home of Service: Medical camps in Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Varanasi, Prayagraj and Udham Singh Nagar districts in October, benefiting a total of 750 patients.
Viveknagar, Agartala: Two medical camps at Gomati and West Tripura districts from 26 October to 9 November, in which altogether 141 patients were checked.
Vrindavan: A urology cum general surgery camp from 12 to 18 November, in collaboration with another institution, in which 358 patients were examined, and 100 underwent surgeries.
Outside India:
Batticaloa (a sub-centre of the Colombo branch), Sri Lanka: Medical camps at Kiran, Sittandy and Kudumimalai in October, in which altogether 607 patients received medical aid.
Durban, South Africa: An eye camp on 26 October, World Sight Day, in which 122 patients were treated.