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News Bulletin : 01 June 2023


Personalia

Revered President Maharaj was admitted to Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, on 17 May for the treatment of old‑age ailments.  After recovering, he returned to Belur Math on 24 May.

Swami Gautamananda ji will be visiting Pune, Kolhapur and Belagavi from 2 to 12 June, Madurai from 16 to 18 June, and Agartala from 23 to 29 June.

Swami Suhitananda ji is in Mayavati.  He is scheduled to return to Belur Math on 7 June after visiting Shyamlatal.  Later, he will be visiting Chandigarh, Shimla and Lucknow from 16 to 25 June.

Swami Bhajanananda ji is at Belur Math.

Swami Girishananda ji is in Assam, from where he is scheduled to return to Belur Math on 9 June.  Later, he will be visiting Jamshedpur and Ghatshila from 21 to 30 June.

All of them are keeping well.


Headquarters

Sri Prithvirajsing Roopun, President of Mauritius, visited Belur Math on 15 May.
Sri Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat, paid a visit to Belur Math on 22 May.


New Centre

Our rural development unit in Sakwar, which was till now a sub-centre under Mumbai Ashrama, is now made a full-fledged branch of the Ramakrishna Mission.  In this connection, a formal programme was held on 28 May which was presided over by the General Secretary.  The address of the centre is “Ramakrishna Mission, Village Sakwar, P.O. Khanivade, Taluka Vasai, Dist. Palghar, Maharashtra 401303”, phone number: 72490 62061, email id: [email protected] and website: rkmsakwar.org

Basavanagudi (Bengaluru) centre was running a rural unit at Venkatapura village for a few years.  This rural unit is now upgraded to a full-fledged branch of the Ramakrishna Math.  Its address is “Ramakrishna Math, Neralekunte, P.O. Venkatapura, Taluk Pavagada, Dist. Tumakuru, Karnataka 561202”, phone number: 90252 81884 and email id: [email protected].


Phone Numbers

Taki centre has discontinued its telephone number: 234473.  It has a new mobile telephone number: 94342 42530.

Websites

Auckland centre, New Zealand, has launched a website with the address: www.vedanta.nz

Digboi centre has changed its website address from <www.rkmdigboi.org> to digboi.rkmm.org


Commemoration of the 125th Anniversary of the Ramakrishna Mission


The concluding function of the 125th anniversary of the Ramakrishna Mission was held at Balaram Mandir on 1 May under the auspices of the Headquarters.  The benedictory addresses of Revered President Maharaj and Swami Gautamanandaji were read out. Swami Suhitanandaji presided over the function. Swami Bhajananandaji, Swami Girishanandaji, the General Secretary, a few senior monks, scholars and dignitaries spoke at the function. About 200 monks and 2300 devotees attended the function.

The following centres conducted programmes mentioned against their names:

India

Ahmedabad: A musical concert and narayana seva (feeding poor people) formed part of the celebration held on 30 April and 1 May.

Almora: Three seminars for school, college and university students were held on 10, 11 and 12 April in which about 300 students participated.  The subject of the seminars was ‘changes and opportunities in the present employment scenario’.

Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: A seminar on the ideals and activities of the Ramakrishna Mission was hosted from 12 to 14 May; about 500 students and devotees took part.  The General Secretary addressed the gathering on 12 May through a recorded video.

Chengam: A public meeting was conducted on 4 May, attended by 230 devotees.

Chennai Math: Swami Gautamanandaji chaired a public meeting on 1 May which was attended by 250 people.

Chennai Students’ Home: A public meeting under the chairmanship of Swami Gautamanandaji was hosted on 1 May.  The Tamil version of the documentary ‘Blooming Lotus of Humanity’ was released on the occasion.

Contai: A two-day residential youth camp was held on 20 and 21 May in which 71 students from 9 colleges took part.

Cooch Behar: A special lecture was delivered on 14 May before 250 devotees.

Halasuru: Music programmes were hosted on 17 April and 1 May which were attended by 150 people in all.  Also, on 1 May, a spiritual retreat was conducted in which 150 devotees took part.

Hyderabad: (i) A workshop on the theme ‘Evolve through work’ was held on 8 April in which 35 business and industry professionals took part, (ii) A public meeting comprising special talks and screening of a video was conducted on 1 May.  About 700 youths and devotees attended the programme, and (iii) An intrafaith conference on ‘Unity in Diversity’ was hosted on 27 May in which about 1000 devotees of various traditions participated.

Indore: A residential youths’ convention was held from 12 to 14 May in which 60 youths took part.

Jalpaiguri: Special worship, a colorful procession and discourses were conducted on 1 May which were attended by 1200 people.  The second phase of the programme held at a public auditorium on 8 May comprised a discourse and a drama on the Ramakrishna Mission.  About 700 people attended the programme.

Jhargram: A public meeting was conducted on 1 May and was attended by 325 people.

Kadapa: The centre hosted a satsang at its city centre on 23 April wherein 60 devotees took part.

Koyilandy: A public meeting was conducted on 1 May which was attended by 160 devotees and students.

Lucknow: A classical music programme was held on 30 April in which renowned musicians gave performances. The concert was attended by 350 devotees.  On the next day, a public meeting was conducted which was attended by 500 people.

Madurai: A teachers’ training programme was held from 15 to 17 May in which 45 teachers took part.

Medinipur: A two-day residential youth camp was hosted on 20 and 21 May in which about 100 students participated.

Narainpur: Special worship, a procession and a public meeting were held on 1 May.  About 1200 students and 200 devotees and staff participated in the programme.

Purnea: Hosted a public meeting on 1 May, attended by 40 devotees.

Rajkot: An intrafaith conference on the theme ‘Unity in Diversity – a special feature of Hinduism’ was conducted on 30 April; 550 people attended the conference.

Ranchi Morabadi: The centre hosted a three-day programme from 13 to 15 May comprising public meetings, youth programmes, prize distribution and cultural events.  In all, about 2000 people attended the events.

Shillong: Sri Phagu Chauhan, Governor of Meghalaya, was the chief guest at the celebration held in Vivekananda Cultural Centre on 27 April.  Nearly 1800 students took part in the event which comprised special lectures and cultural programmes.  Further, a youths’ convention and devotees’ convention were conducted on 29 April and 30 April which were attended by 300 youths and 200 devotees.

Silchar: Special lectures were delivered followed by bhajans on 1 May; 150 devotees attended the programme.

Thanjavur: Hosted a students’ convention and a teachers’ convention on 30 April and 12 May respectively at two educational institutions in Thanjavur.  The conventions were attended by 850 students and 75 professors.  Also, nama sankeerthanam (congregational singing) was held on the premises of the famous Sri Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur on 1 May.

Visakhapatnam: A public meeting was conducted on 30 April in which 100 devotees took part.

Outside India

Colombo, Sri Lanka: Swami Gautamanandaji presided over a public meeting held at Batticaloa sub-centre on 20 May.  Also, a Tamil book and an audio CD were released on the occasion.

Mymensingh, Bangladesh: A programme comprising mainly a special address was hosted on 5 May.

Sydney, Australia: Brisbane sub-centre conducted two events: (i) A Harmony Day programme on 18 March in which many government officials and other dignitaries took part, and (ii) A multifaith programme on 30 April where representatives of various religions spoke on Sri Ramakrishna’s message: ‘As many faiths, so many paths’


School Results Bulletin: 1 June 2023

The results obtained by the Secondary (Class 10) and Higher Secondary (Class 12) students of our schools are given below.

CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)

SchoolExamStudents appeared1stDiv.2ndDiv.3rdDiv.Compart-mentalFailedStarMarks
AaloClass 1010469302323
Class 12123982542
DeogharClass 10757575
Class 12656560
GwaliorClass 108849293719
Class 1212079627826
HatamunigudaClass 1077512612
Class 12988610235
ImphalClass 10919189
KatiharClass 1011376322344
Narottam NagarClass 103833521
Class 123231114
Viveknagar, AgartalaClass 1010310384
Class 126059146

Viveknagar, Agartala: A class-10 student secured 1st position in the northeast region.

Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education /

Directorate of Matriculation Schools

ExamStudentsappeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.FailedStarMarks
Chengalpattu Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Class 1096562431328
Class 121017424324
Chengalpattu Boys’ Higher Secondary School
Class 101574166212917
Class 121757075131723
Chengalpattu Girls’ Higher Secondary School
Class 101458137131435
Class 1214390423839
Chengam Higher Secondary School
Class 104637923
Class 12554451525
Chennai Math Girls’ School
Class 1010876256148
Class 1213196322140
ExamStudentsappeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.FailedStarMarks
Chennai Mission Ashrama Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Class 101208533236
Class 1296801628
Chennai Mission Ashrama Higher Secondary School (South)
Class 107640285315
Class 126236232118
Chennai Mission Ashrama Higher Secondary School (Main)
Class 10154106461161
Class 12174141284145
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Madley Street
Class 10331984216
Class 12252149
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Model Higher Secondary School, Burkit Road
Class 10153646861516
Class 122181533033248
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Usman Road
Class 1022910052542350
Class 12266197644189
Chennai Students’ Home Residential High School
Class 1048371116
Coimbatore Mission Swami Shivananda Higher Secondary School
Class 10185144382178
Class 12334282502167
Coimbatore Mission Vidyalaya High School
Class 103938125
Malliankaranai High School
Class 1049417124
Nattarampalli Matriculation High School
Class 102918117
Villupuram Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Class 102382092612143
Class 122011956163
Villupuram Matriculation School, Salamedu
Class 104948134

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education: Class 10

Sl. No.       SchoolStudents appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.FailedStar MarksHighest Marks #
1.Asansol106100678679
2.Baranagar Mission149138101102675
3.Jayrambati115114178670
4.Jhargram47371016609
5.Kamarpukur14212417194685
6.Malda108108103691
7.Manasadwip1027128336666
Sl. No.       SchoolStudents appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.FailedStar MarksHighest Marks #
8.Medinipur124118698683
9.Narendrapur: (a) Vidyalaya128128128689
(b) Blind Boys’ Academy131313617
10.Purulia989898688
11.Rahara23721720134673
12.Ramharipur1328940348663
13.Sargachhi1056433840670
14.Sarisha: (a) Boys’ School148732746245679
(b) Girls’ School1301062449661
15.Taki826316332690

# Marks out of 700

State ranks in Class 10 Examination:

RankSchoolNo. of Students RankSchoolNo. of Students
2Malda18Kamarpukur1
3Malda4Malda2
Taki1Narendrapur2
4Narendrapur1Purulia1
5Purulia29Narendrapur2
6Malda210Malda2
Narendrapur2Medinipur3
Purulia2Narendrapur4
 7Malda2Taki1
Narendrapur1
Purulia1

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education: Class 12

Sl.No.SchoolStudentsappeared1stDiv.2ndDiv.StarMarksHighestMarks #
1.Baranagar Mission7775258479
2.Jhargram6665151472
3.Malda868675487
4.Medinipur575748466
5.Narendrapur: (a) Vidyalaya106106106496
 (b) Blind Boys’ Academy101010440
6.Purulia484848478
7.Rahara153145888490
8.Sargachhi5854437480
9.Sarisha717154471

Marks out of 500

State ranks in Class 12 Examination:

RankSchoolNo. of Students RankSchoolNo. of Students
1Narendrapur17Rahara1
4– do –18Narendrapur1
6– do –19– do –2
7– do –310Malda1

Other Boards

ExamStudents appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.Compartmental /SupplementaryFailedStar Marks
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh Board)
Class 108161101926
Class 12816388227
A Class-10 student of the above school secured 10th rank in the state.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha Board of Secondary Education)
Class 103933611
Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education)
Class 1012129
Class 1219521112
Indore (Madhya Pradesh Board)
Class 109979163121
Class 127354135121
A Class-10 student of the above school secured 9th rank in the state.
Bistupur School, Jamshedpur (Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations)
Class 10777764
Burmamines School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)
Class 104135622
Indranagar School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)
Class 1048351315
Sakchi High School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)
Class 10473511121
Sidhgora School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)
Class 1016810547214105
Class 1298403921716
Bistupur High School, Jamshedpur, (Jharkhand Academic Council)
Class 108375831
Indranagar High School, Jamshedpur, (Jharkhand Academic Council)
Class 101291111844
Burmamines High School, Jamshedpur, (Jharkhand Academic Council)
Class 1091811027
Sakchi High School, Jamshedpur, (Jharkhand Academic Council)
Class 101199919149
Chenab Road High School, Jamshedpur, (Jharkhand Academic Council)
Class 1097906152
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education)
Class 10131311
Kalady (Kerala Board)
Class 1017116110103
Class 121461201016110
ExamStudents appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.Compartmental /SupplementaryFailedStar Marks
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh Board)
Class 101351033228
Kozhikode (Kerala Board)
Class 10459402543247
Class 12179147122084
Mysuru Vidyashala (Karnataka Board)
Class 10104104103
Class 12565655
Narainpur (Chhattisgarh Board)
Class 10178917519225
Class 12149117291236
Thrissur (Kerala Board)
Class 10181134389 –39
Class 122031361904833
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh Board of Secondary Education)
Class 10533693520

(In all these figures, Star Marks means 75% or more marks, 1st Div. 60% or more marks, 2nd Div. 45% or more but less than 60% marks, and 3rd Div. less than 45% marks).


News of Branch Centres (in India)

Narainpur centre hosted a sports meet from 31 March to 5 April in which 1483 students from several schools in Rowghat area of Chhattisgarh participated.  Further, the new dispensary building at the Kundla tribal development centre and the indoor stadium on the main campus were inaugurated on 20 April and 5 May respectively.

Kanchipuram centre opened a dispensary on its campus on 1 May.

Following a major renovation, Sri Ramakrishna temple at Koyilandy centre was reconsecrated on 5 May.  About 600 devotees and 40 monks attended the programme.

Kochi centre celebrated its 75th anniversary from 12 to 14 May with Sri Ramakrishna Bhagavata parayanam, bhajans, narayana seva, a public meeting and cultural programme.  Sri Arif Mohammed Khan, Governor of Kerala, was the chief guest at the function which was attended by many dignitaries, 50 monks and 200 devotees.  The General Secretary addressed the public meeting through a recorded video.

The new monks’ quarters building at Mekhliganj centre was inaugurated on 23 May.

Six students of Hatamuniguda school secured gold medals in an art competition on the theme Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) conducted by National Education and Human Resource Development Organization, Mumbai, in January 2023.

Haripad centre inaugurated a few newly built rooms on 30 April.

Thanjavur centre distributed buttermilk among 2000 devotees on the occasion of the chariot festival at Sri Brihadeeswara Temple on 1 May.

Madurai centre distributed buttermilk among 2500 devotees on the occasion of the chariot festival at Meenakshi Devi Temple on 4 and 8 May.

A new computer laboratory set up at the Vocational Training Centre of Asansol ashrama was inaugurated on 12 May.

Vrindavan Sevashrama observed the International Nurses Day on 12 May.


News of Branch Centres (outside India)

The newly built Vivekananda Bhavan (students’ home) at Mymensingh centre, Bangladesh, was inaugurated on 5 May.

United Nations Department of Global Communications (UN-DGC) granted the status of an associate to Vedanta Society of New York, USA.  In their role as associates, civil society groups such as the Vedanta Society help the DGC in its work of promoting global awareness and understanding of the work of the UN using various communication tools.


Values Education and Youth Programmes

The following centres held programmes mentioned against their names:

Gurugram: Values education programmes which Delhi centre had been conducting regularly for many years have now been moved to Gurugram centre.

Three workshops on values education in offline mode and one in online mode were conducted from 2 to 20 May; in all, 235 school teachers from different parts of India participated.  Further, two workshops for senior citizens and two women empowerment programmes were held between 19 and 26 May in which 73 people from Gurugram took part.

Halasuru: A workshop for parents on 14 May attended by 50 people.

Hyderabad: A course for parents from 25 April to 20 May which was attended by 155 people.

Rajamahendravaram: An orientation program for parents on 21 May in which 102 parents participated.

Rajkot: A parents’ meet on 7 May attended by 250 people.

Ramanathapuram: A teachers’ training programme from 17 to 20 May in which 20 teachers serving in the centre’s school took part.

Sarisha: A two-day youths’ camp on 27 and 28 May in which 102 students participated.

Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata: A teachers’ convention on 20 May which was attended by 350 teachers of government and private schools from different districts of West Bengal.

The following centres held summer camps for students.  The programmes included chanting, bhajans, yogasanas, values education classes, etc.

Sl.CentreDuration of the campParticipantsRemarks
  1.Aurangabad1 to 10 May97
  2.Basavanagudi23 April to 7 May145
  3.Belagavi15 April to 17 May335In three batches
  4.Chennai Math1 to 31 May180Held on the main campus
1 to 10 May57Held on Vivekananda House campus
1 to 31 May30Held on Meyyur campus
  5.Halasuru14 to 21 May45
  6.Hyderabad10 to 23 April142For college students
24 April to 23 May1405For school students
  7.Indore28 to 30 April93
  8.Kadapa3 to 17 May90
  9.Limbdi1 to 6 May120
10.Madurai21 April to 12 May105
11.Mysuru23 to 30 April100
12.Narainpur15 to 20 May52Residential camp
13.Pala16 April to 7 May66
14.Ponnampet23 to 29 April65Residential camp
15.Rajamahendravaram1 to 28 May355
16.Rajkot1 to 15 May273
17.Ramanathapuram15 to 25 April30
18.Thanjavur21 to 27 May40Held at City Centre
22 to 27 May20Held at Village Centre
19.Visakhapatnam1 to 15 May150

Eye Camps and Medical Camps

The following centres conducted medical camps.  A summary of the services provided by them is given below.

Bankura: Eye camps from 26 March to 24 May in which a total of 978 eye patients were screened, 157 were operated on and 111 were given spectacles.

Coimbatore Mission: Eight medical camps (1 cardiology, 1 orthopaedics, 1 dental and 5 general camps) in rural and tribal areas of Coimbatore district from 30 April to 21 May in which a total of 370 patients were treated.

Digboi: A cataract screening camp on 28 May in which 23 people were checked.

Jamshedpur: Two eye camps on 19 April and 13 May in which a total of 62 patients were screened and 15 were operated on.

Jhargram: A blood donation camp on 6 May in which 128 people donated blood.

Kamarpukur: 613 eye patients were checked, 123 were operated on and 115 were given spectacles from 28 April to 29 May.

Khetri: A total of 133 eye patients were screened and 66 were operated on for cataract in April and May.

Manasadwip: An eye camp on 28 May in which 159 patients were treated.

Mayavati: (i) A pediatric medical camp in March wherein 44 children were treated; (ii) An eye camp in April – 1123 patients were checked and 357 were operated on; (iii) A health awareness camp in which 200 students took part; and (iv) Four medical camps in villages in March & April – a total of 827 patients were treated.

Naora: (i) Eye operation camps on 8 & 28 April in which a total of 17 people were operated on, (ii) Two ayurvedic medical camps on 14 and 28 April in which 77 patients in all were treated, and (iii) A dental camp on 14 April attended by 45 patients.

Narottam Nagar: A medical camp on 21 May in which 9 specialist doctors treated 222 patients.

Porbandar: An eye camp on 12 May – 28 patients were treated and subsequently 9 were operated on for cataract.

Rahara: A medical camp at Chowberia village in North 24 Parganas district on 30 April in which 783 patients were treated.

Salem: An eye camp on 16 April in which 138 patients were checked, 37 were operated on for cataract and 39 were given spectacles.

Thanjavur: (i) Two dental check-up camps on 5 & 27 May; a total of 110 people underwent check-ups, and (ii) A medical camp on 14 May in which 30 patients were treated.

Viveknagar, Agartala: A blood donation camp on 23 May in which 51 persons donated blood.

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