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News Bulletin: 01 June 2025

Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math

 


Personalia

Revered President Maharaj will visit Belagavi from 5 to 8 June, Chandipur and Contai from 17 to 21 June, and Narendrapur, Kolkata, from 27 to 29 June.

Swami Suhitanandaji is scheduled to visit Baghbazar, Kolkata, from 2 to 8 June, and Kalyani from 25 June to 1 July.

Swami Bhajananandaji is at Belur Math.

Swami Girishanandaji is in Kankhal. He will return to Belur Math on 9 June after visiting Dehradun. Later on, he will visit Guwahati, Goalpara (Assam) and Kharupetia from 14 to 27 June.

Swami Divyanandaji is in Asansol and will return to Kolkata on 2 June. Subsequently, he will visit Limbdi, Rajkot, Vadodara and Ahmedabad from 5 to 10 June; Sikra Kulingram from 14 to 16 June; and Chennai, Coimbatore, Ootacamund and Pune from 21 June to 6 July.

Swami Vimalatmanandaji will visit Barasat, Kolkata, from 14 to 22 June.

All of them are keeping well.


Headquarters

The 129th Foundation Day of the Ramakrishna Mission was celebrated at Belur Math on 1 May. Revered President Maharaj chaired the programme and gave a benedictory address. The General Secretary and a few others spoke. About 1500 monks and devotees attended the programme.


New Math Centres

Ramakrishna Math, Basti, which was started as a sub-centre directly under the supervision of the headquarters in 2023, is now upgraded to the status of a full-fledged branch centre.
The address of the centre is
Ramakrishna Math,
Village Bhuwanpur,
P.O. Kothwa, Block Bahadurpur,
Tehsil Sadar, Dist. Basti, Uttar Pradesh 272124
Phone numbers: 70680 77687 & 82729 64605.

A new Math centre has been started in Konampatti, Tamil Nadu, following the taking over of Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Trust, Konampatti. In this connection, a two-day programme comprising special worship, public lectures and cultural performances was held on 5 and 6 April.
The address of the centre is
Ramakrishna Math,
Sivakasi-Sattur Road,
P.O. Chinnakkamanpatti,
Konampatti(Sivakasi), Dist. Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu 626189
Phone number: 94890 33155
Email id: [email protected]
The Trust was founded in 1986.

At the request of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama at Ottapalam, Kerala, whose immovable properties already belonged to the Ramakrishna Math, Belur, the possession and management of the Ashrama were taken over by us in May and the Ashrama was renamed Ramakrishna Math.
The address of this new centre is
Ramakrishna Math,
P.O. Sri Ramakrishna Nagar,
Ottapalam, Dist. Palakkad, Kerala 679103
Phone number: 81398 76510
Email id: [email protected].
The Ashrama was founded in 1926.


Birthdays (July to December 2025)

NameDateMonth
Swami Ramakrishnananda22July
Swami Niranjanananda9August
Swami Advaitananda22August
Swami Abhedananda15September
Swami Akhandananda21September
Swami Subodhananda2November
Swami Vijnanananda4November
Swami Premananda29November
Sri Sarada Devi11December
Swami Shivananda15December
Swami Saradananda26December

News of Branch Centres in India

Our Kankhal hospital received NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers) accreditation for two years, effective from 1 April.

Narainpur centre hosted Swami Vivekananda Under-20 Men’s National Football Championship from 10 April to 27 May. Held under the aegis of All India Football Federation, the tournament featured thirty-three teams representing 27 states and 6 union territories, and one team from the Sports Authority of India. The Delhi team emerged as champions.

Kamarpukur centre celebrated the 75th anniversary of its Sri Ramakrishna Temple with a three‑day programme from 2 to 4 May. Special worship, Chandi homa, a procession, a public meeting, a drama and conventions for devotees and youths formed part of the programme, in which many monks and a large number of devotees participated. Also, a book on the history of the centre, a special postal cover with a pictorial cancellation (postmark), and a documentary on the temple were released.

Revered President Maharaj dedicated the shelter house cum coaching centre building at Sahudangi centre on 10 May.

Revered President Maharaj inaugurated the newly built second floor of the students’ hostel at Jalpaiguri centre on 12 May, the sacred Buddha Purnima.

Chandipur centre served lemonade to 3000 devotees at a nearby temple on 30 April on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya.

Swami Suhitanandaji opened a liquid oxygen plant in Vrindavan hospital on 4 May.

Thirumukkudal centre served refreshments to 2500 devotees in Kanchipuram on 17 May on the occasion of Ratha Yatra celebration of a temple there.

In 2022, the Kanpur Municipal Corporation officially renamed the road in front of Kanpur centre Ramakrishna Mission Ashram Marg. The corporation recently installed three signboards near the Ashrama bearing the new name.

Two class-eight students of our Aalo school secured the Golden Jubilee Meritorious Student Award 2023–24 for securing the top positions in Arunachal Pradesh State Board Examinations conducted by the Department of Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

Students of our Viveknagar school, Agartala, secured three prizes (2 second, and 1 third) in the state‑level Science Aptitude Test, and five prizes (1 first, 3 second, and 1 third) in the state-level Chemistry Aptitude Test, conducted by the Tripura Chemical Society in January.


News of Branch Centres outside India

San Francisco centre, USA, celebrated its 125th anniversary (1900 – 2025) in April. On 14 April, a photograph of Swami Vivekananda taken during the centre’s inception was unveiled at the New Temple. The second programme took place on 26 April at the historic Shanti Ashrama, which also completed 125 years in 2025. Special worship, bhajans, talks and a guided tour were conducted to mark the occasion. Several monks and over 230 devotees from all over the United States attended the celebration.

Sao Paulo centre, Brazil, concluded its silver jubilee celebrations (1999 – 2024) with a two-day programme comprising special worship, devotional singing, guided meditation sessions, interreligious dialogues, lectures and cultural performances on 12 and 13 April. Sri Suresh K Reddy, Ambassador of India to Brazil; Sri Hansraj Singh Verma, Consul General of India in Brazil; and other distinguished personalities attended the programme. The second volume of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna in Portuguese was released during the celebrations.

Dinajpur centre, Bangladesh, commemorated 125 years of Swami Vivekananda’s visit to Bangladesh with a two-day programme on 7 and 8 May. The programme included special worship, devotional singing, a retreat for monks, and conventions for devotees and youths, with the participation of many monks and devotees.


Values Education and Youth Programmes

The following centres held programmes mentioned against their names:

Almora: Cultural competitions from 23 April to 4 May, in which 3500 students from 39 local schools participated.

Barasat: A day-long youths’ convention at a nearby place on 30 March, in which 1055 youth delegates and 180 others took part.

Coimbatore Mission: (i) A three-day residential personality development camp from 26 to 28 April, in which 191 students from 27 schools across Tamil Nadu were in attendance. (ii) A two‑day teachers’ convention on 23 and 24 May, in which 47 teachers took part.

Dhaleswar, Agartala: A youths’ convention on 27 April, in which 500 youths from 25 institutions participated.

Gurugram: (i) Fourteen workshops for students, teachers and principals on values education in different parts of the country from 16 March to 12 April, attended by 2158 participants in all. (ii) Four online values education programmes for teachers from 28 March to 5 April, in which altogether 126 teachers took part. (iii) A conference for principals in Hyderabad, in which 76 principals participated. 

Halasuru, Bengaluru: A values education workshop for parents on 1 May in which 100 parents were in attendance.

Jalpaiguri: A personality development workshop on 13 May, in which 400 youths took part.

Kankurgachhi, Kolkata: A youths’ camp in Shyampur, Howrah, on 27 April, in which 73 students took part.

Koyilandy: A teachers’ convention on 3 May, wherein 59 teachers from various schools participated.

Malda: A youths’ conference on 3 May attended by 177 students and 13 teachers from 18 educational institutions.

Rajamahendravaram: (i) A state-level written quiz competition from August 2024 to April 2025, in which a total of 60,252 students from 417 schools and 111 colleges from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana took part. (ii) A values education programme for parents on 11 May, in which 50 parents participated.

Rajkot: A values education seminar for parents on 11 May, in which 300 parents were in attendance.

Ranchi Sanatorium: Two youths’ conventions on 27 April and 7 May, in which a total of 122 students and 10 teachers took part.

Thanjavur: (i) Two values education programmes on 15 and 18 May, attended by a total of 101 students. (ii) A values education programme for teachers on 17 May, in which 65 teachers from a local school participated.

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

Rajamahendravaram
Sl.CentreDuration of the CampParticipants
1Adipur23 to 28 April120
2Basavanagudi, Bengaluru14 April to 4 May175
3Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar2 to 11 May50
4Davanagere20 to 27 April32
5Halasuru, Bengaluru20 April to 4 May70
6Kadapa25 April to 9 May162
7Kochi23 to 27 April60
8Limbdi25 to 30 April260
9Madurai24 April to 10 May100
10Mysuru14 to 20 April78
11Ponnampet20 to 26 May32
12Porbandar1 to 11 May205
13Rajamahendravaram24 April to 18 May190
14Rajkot3 to 18 May300
15Ramanathapuram15 to 30 April72
16Thanjavur25 to 29 April35
17Yadadri Bhuvanagiri5 to 25 May60

Eye Camps and other Healthcare Services

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

India:

Aalo: A medical camp in Silapathar, Assam, on 23 April, in which 265 patients were treated.

Adipur: (i) Two eye camps in association with another organization on 3 April and 3 May, in which a total of 227 patients were checked; subsequently, 30 underwent cataract surgery in an eye hospital in Bhuj, and 96 were given spectacles. (ii) Two homeopathy camps on 3 April and 3 May, in which altogether 188 patients were treated.

Bankura: Eye camps from 29 March to 28 May, in which a total of 1063 eye patients were screened, 138 were operated on, and 118 were given spectacles.

Chennai Math: (i) An eye camp in Kanchipuram district, with the help of Chengalpattu centre, on 4 May, in which 75 patients were screened, 14 underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Chennai, and 26 were given spectacles. (ii) A medical camp at Chengam, through Chengam centre, on 10 May, in which 87 patients were treated.

Coimbatore Mission: Seven medical camps (1 eye, 1 gynaecology and 5 general camps) in and around Coimbatore from 27 April to 25 May, in which a total of 314 patients were treated.

Dhaleshwar, Agartala: (i) A medical camp at a nearby school on 10 May, in which 152 patients were treated. (ii) A heart health-awareness-cum-check-up camp on 24 May, where, in all, 50 patients were checked. 

Hatamuniguda: An eye camp on 30 April, in which 109 patients were checked and 7 were given spectacles; later on, 3 underwent cataract and pterygium surgeries in an eye hospital.

Jammu: A medical camp on 23 May, in which 256 patients were treated.

Kanpur: A blood donation camp on 25 May, in which 24 units of blood were collected.

Khetri: Four eye camps from February to May, in which a total of 395 patients were screened; 117 underwent cataract surgery in a hospital.

Kuralbhanga: An eye camp on 10 May, in which 77 patients were checked.

Lucknow: 3045 eye patients were checked and 339 were operated on and given spectacles in April.

Madurai: (i) A diabetes check-up camp on 20 April, in which 152 patients were checked. (ii) An eye camp in collaboration with a local eye hospital on 20 April: 160 patients were screened; subsequently, 34 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 33 were given spectacles.

Medinipur: A medical camp at a school in Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur, on 13 May, in which 217 patients were treated. 

Naora: (i) A health awareness camp on 17 April, in which 175 patients were treated. (ii) Two eye camps on 23 and 26 April: altogether 33 patients were operated on.

Narottam Nagar: An eye camp in association with another organization on 17 May, in which 93 patients were treated.

Nattarampalli: (i) An eye camp on 18 May: 224 patients were checked; subsequently, 72 underwent cataract surgery in an eye hospital, and 63 were given spectacles. (ii) An orthopaedic camp in association with another organization on 25 May, in which 130 patients received medical aid.

Porbandar: An eye camp on 9 May, where 12 patients were checked; later on, 5 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital.

Rahara, Kolkata: A medical camp on 27 April at Hingalganj Block, Dist. North 24 Parganas, in which 410 patients were treated.

Sarati: A medical camp in association with another organization on 27 April, in which 202 patients were treated.

Silchar: A dental camp on 18 May, in which 110 patients were treated.

Thanjavur: Two medical camps (1 general and 1 dental) on 18 May, in which altogether 125 patients were treated.

Thirumukkudal: An eye camp at a nearby village in association with an eye hospital on 11 May, where 102 patients were checked; later on, 20 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 31 were given spectacles.

Outside India:

Batticaloa (a sub-centre of Colombo branch), Sri Lanka: Medical camps at Kiran, Sittandy and Kudumimalai in April, in which altogether 574 patients received medical aid.

Phoenix, South Africa: A medical camp in Verulam, Durban, on 4 May, in which 69 medical staff and 77 support staff treated 1824 patients.


School Results Bulletin: 1 June 2025

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 Appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.CompartmentalFailedStar Marks
AaloClass 109567213425
Class 12109921731
DeogharClass 10787878
Class 12646459
GwaliorClass 1074468135228
Class 1282393122816
HatamunigudaClass 107062830
Class 127268441
ImphalClass 10106105187
KatiharClass 109183852
MadihalliClass 104341221
Narottam NagarClass 103933616
Class 12302916
RamanathapuramClass 1013133
ShivanahalliClass 1011119
Viveknagar, AgartalaClass 10115115103
Class 12878769

Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education / Directorate of Matriculation Schools

SchoolExamStudents Appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.FailedStar Marks
Chengalpattu Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolClass 1089808145
Class 12997919144
Chengalpattu Boys’ Higher Secondary SchoolClass 1014770636815
Class 12197105803932
Chengalpattu Girls’ Higher Secondary SchoolClass 109569241137
Class 1216513528265
Chengam Higher Secondary SchoolClass 1044412134
Class 122218410
Chennai Math Girls’ SchoolClass 1011497151154
Class 121151122157
Chennai Mission Ashrama Matriculation Higher Secondary SchoolClass 10135129668
Class 12107911646
Chennai Mission Ashrama Higher Secondary School (South)Class 10675014322
Class 121007719419
Chennai Mission Ashrama Higher Secondary School (Main)Class 10130763651337
Class 12182141362358
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Madley StreetClass 102723221
Class 123837122
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Model Hr. Sec. School, Burkit RoadClass 10138104254561
Class 121961094635634
Chennai Sarada Vidyalaya Girls’ Hr. Sec. School, Usman RoadClass 101931125092252
Class 122882166723102
Chennai Students’ Home Residential High SchoolClass 10382413114
Coimbatore Mission Swami Shivananda Hr. Sec. SchoolClass 10194173183111
Class 1233831919187
Coimbatore Mission Vidyalaya High SchoolClass 103229321
Malliankaranai High SchoolClass 1050427123
Class 125450430
Nattarampalli Matriculation High SchoolClass 10212120
Villupuram Matriculation Hr. Sec. SchoolClass 10172167311138
Class 121811765121
Villupuram Matriculation School, SalameduClass 102423121

West Bengal Schools – Madhyamik 2025 Results Summary
(Marks out of 700)

Sl. No.SchoolStudents Appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.Star MarksHighest Marks
1Asansol9291184684
2Baranagar Mission14514221123680
3Jayrambati129124582685
4Jhargram57421149607
5Kamarpukur1291281106691
6Malda1371361125694
7Manasadwip106852156661
8Medinipur1221137299682
9(a)Narendrapur – Vidyalaya123123123691
9(b)Narendrapur – Blind Boys’ Academy151510608
10Purulia929292684
11Rahara1931894141670
12Ramharipur1391318104684
13Sargachhi9591460670
14(a)Sarisha – Boys’ School14410735267666
14(b)Sarisha – Girls’ School15411436455661
15Taki8785260690

State ranks in Class-10 Examination

RankSchoolNo. of Students
2Malda1
5Kamarpukur1
Narendrapur1
6Taki1
8Malda2
Narendrapur1
9Kamarpukur1

West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education: Class 12
(Marks out of 500)

Sl. No.SchoolStudents Appeared1st Div.2nd Div.Star MarksHighest Marks
1Baranagar Mission9896259474
2Jhargram575755473
3Kamarpukur434338490
4Malda717171480
5Medinipur606057493
6(a)Narendrapur – Vidyalaya123123123490
6(b)Narendrapur – Blind Boys’ Academy887463
7Purulia595959476
8Rahara128128111492
9Sargachhi666650479
10(a)Sarisha – Boys’ School6766129461
10(b)Sarisha – Girls’ School464641481

State ranks in Class-12 Examination:

RankSchoolNo. of Students
5Medinipur1
6Rahara1
8Kamarpukur1
Narendrapur2
9Narendrapur2

Jhargram: A Class-12 student secured 1st position in the state with Santhali as the first language.

Other Boards

Centre / SchoolExamStudents Appeared1st Div.2nd Div.3rd Div.Comp./Supp.FailedStar Marks
Bhopal (MP Board)Class 109674171439
Class 12685653423
Bhubaneswar (Odisha Board)Class 1039241147
Gwalior (MP Board)Class 1023165211
Class 121610243
Indore (MP Board)Class 1094858151
Class 12936919527
Bistupur School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)Class 107571445
Burmamines School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)Class 105548724
Indranagar School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)Class 104128137
Sakchi High School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)Class 105553233
Sidhgora School, Jamshedpur (CISCE)Class 1014011920155
Class 124336713
Bistupur High School (Jharkhand Board)Class 10116922429
Indranagar High School (Jharkhand Board)Class 101481291949
Burmamines High School (Jharkhand Board)Class 108558242115
Sakchi High School (Jharkhand Board)Class 1013188361637
Chenab Road High School (Jharkhand Board)Class 10715712230
Kadapa (Andhra Board)Class 10171715
Kalady (Kerala Board)Class 101741713122
Class 12172155512116
Kanpur (UP Board)Class 101078619222
Kozhikode (Kerala Board)Class 104053623310231
Class 12177130123585
Mysuru Vidyashala (Karnataka Board)Class 109796190
Class 125655149
1st rank in Karnataka (Class 10)
Narainpur (Chhattisgarh Board)Class 10182135422353
Class 12155795416611
10th rank in Chhattisgarh (Class 10)
Thrissur (Kerala Board)Class 10192171201131
Class 12205109207657
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Board)Class 104039139

(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).


Obituaries

We record with sorrow the passing away of two brother monks.

Swami Amaranandaji (Sanjivan Maharaj), head of Geneva centre, Switzerland, passed away on 30 April, the holy Akshaya Tritiya day, at a hospital in Geneva, at 5.10 pm Swiss time (8.40 pm Indian time). He was 84. An initiated disciple of Swami Madhavanandaji Maharaj, he joined the order in 1966 at Belgharia centre, Kolkata, and received sannyasa diksha from Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj in 1976. He served at Belur Math (in the Construction Department), and Belgharia and Jamshedpur centres in different capacities. While in Belur Math, he played a vital role in the thorough repair and restoration work of the Old Shrine and Swami Vivekananda Room. He was the headmaster of Purulia Vidyapith for about a decade. In 1967, he participated in the drought relief operations in Bihar conducted through Ranchi Morabadi centre. He served as an Assistant Minister of Gretz centre, France, for one and a half years. In 1988, he was made the head of Geneva centre, the post he held till the end. Endowed with an intellectual bent of mind, the swami has authored a few booklets on religion and spirituality in English. He was one of the founder members of the interreligious platform in Geneva and represented our order in many distinguished forums.

Swami Pitambaranandaji (Sharad Maharaj), aged 88 years, breathed his last at Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, on 23 May at 6.30 pm. Initiated by Swami Yatishwaranandaji Maharaj, he joined the order in 1964 at Nagpur Math and received sannyasa diksha from Swami Vireshwaranandaji Maharaj in 1972. He served at Nagpur Math, Deoghar Vidyapith, Mumbai centre and Chennai Students’ Home as an assistant and at Chandigarh centre as the head for a decade. Thereafter, for two decades, he visited different centres, giving classes to monastic brothers and devotees on Sri Ramakrishna’s life and teachings, and Vedantic scriptures. From 2022, he lived at Belur Math, conducting classes mostly in online mode and engaging himself in writing and editing works. Very recently, the book Changdev Pasashti (a philosophical letter written by Sant Jnaneshwar to Yogi Changdev) translated by him into English was published. The swami’s passion for swadhyaya and pravachana continued till the end.


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