Personalia
Revered President Maharaj will visit Narottam Nagar and Dibrugarh from 2 to 11 May, and Chennai, Malliankaranai, Thirumukkudal, Madurai, Ramanathapuram and Rameshwaram from 27 May to 7 June.
Swami Suhitanandaji is in Kamarpukur and will return to Belur Math on 7 May after visiting Ghatal. He will be visiting Belagavi and Goa from 9 to 11 May, and Switzerland, the UK, Ireland, France, Delhi and Kankhal from 23 May to 30 June.
Swami Bhajananandaji left for Vrindavan on 27 April for a visit.
Swami Girishanandaji is scheduled to visit Kathamrita Bhavan on 9 May, Kasundia from 12 to 15 May, and Garbeta and Chandipur from 22 May to 12 June.
Swami Divyanandaji will be visiting Antpur from 3 to 5 May, Baranagar Math on 7 and 8 May, Raipur and Narainpur from 12 to 15 May, and Russia and Delhi from 21 May to 4 June.
Swami Vimalatmanandaji will visit Sribhumi and Hailakandi (Assam) from 6 to 14 May, and Swamiji’s Ancestral House from 21 to 28 May.
All of them are keeping well.
Headquarters
Sri Sujoy Paul, Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, visited Belur Math on 3 April.
Sri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, paid a visit to Belur Math on 23 April.
Sri Soumen Sen, Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, visited Belur Math on 25 April.
New Mission Centre
A new Mission centre has been started at Ballari, Karnataka, following the takeover of Sri Ramakrishna Vivekananda Centre, Ballari, in April. In this connection, a public meeting was held on 20 April, the sacred Akshaya Tritiya day.
The centre’s address is
Ramakrishna Mission,
Sri Ramakrishna Vivekananda Road,
Gandhi Nagar, Ballari,
Karnataka 583103″,
eMail id: ballari@rkmm.org.
The ashrama was founded in 1964.
News of Branch Centres in India
Sri Soumen Sen, Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, visited Kochi centre on 24 March.
Kalady Ashrama celebrated the golden jubilee of the dedication of its Sri Ramakrishna Temple (1976–2026) with a three-day programme from 25 to 27 March. The festivities included special worship, public meetings, cultural programmes, panel discussions and conventions for both youths and devotees. Revered President Maharaj; Sri Rajendra Arlekar, Governor of Kerala; Sri Soumen Sen, Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court; and many monks and dignitaries attended the programme. On 26 March, a commemorative volume, a booklet on the history of the centre, and a video presentation were released by Revered President Maharaj.
Swami Vimalatmanandaji inaugurated a dining hall for devotees, named Annapurna Bhavan, at Gurap centre on 25 March.
Swami Suhitanandaji dedicated the new staff quarters building, named Swami Akhandananda Sevak Bhavan, at Rajkot centre on 27 March, the sacred Ramanavami day. On the same day, he also launched Vivek Rath, a van for spreading values education.
Sri R N Ravi, Governor of West Bengal, visited Swamiji’s Ancestral House, Kolkata, on 25 March. Also, on 1 April, Swami Divyanandaji inaugurated the Bhubaneshwari Bhavan, a newly reconstructed building adjacent to the centre, which will house a school of arts.
A multipurpose hall was opened at Darjeeling centre on 3 April.
A statue of Swamiji was unveiled at the rural unit of Thanjavur centre on 14 April, the auspicious Tamil New Year Day.
The newly constructed staff quarters building at Jhargram centre, named Sidhu Kanu Staff Quarters, was inaugurated on 26 April.
Revered President Maharaj laid the foundation stone for the proposed multipurpose building at Kochi centre on 24 March.
Revered President Maharaj presided over the inaugural session of a two-day seminar on ‘Veda Bhashyas — Ancient and Modern’ conducted by RKMVERI at Belur Math on 3 April.
Revered President Maharaj laid the foundation stone for Ma Sarada Sharanalaya, the proposed multipurpose building at Kalyani centre, on 13 April.
Awards and Recognitions
A research paper prepared by a few faculty members of RKMVERI, Belur, has won the 2025 Paper of the Year award by Cambridge Prisms: Water, a Cambridge University Press journal.
Two students of the Shilpavidyalaya (ITI), Saradapitha, Belur, were awarded bronze medals, and another earned a medallion of excellence, at the IndiaSkills Regional Competition — East conducted by the National Skill Development Corporation in Bhubaneswar in February-March.
Our school in Viveknagar, Agartala, has been accepted as one of the member schools in the UNESCO Associated Schools Network.
Communication Addresses
Postal Address: Some changes have been made to the address of Raipur centre. The full postal address of the centre is now: Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Ashrama,
GE Road (Swami Atmananda Marg),
Near Rajkumar College, Amapara, Raipur,
Chhattisgarh 492001.
Values Education and Youth Programmes
The following centres held programmes mentioned against their names:
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru: A youths’ awareness programme on 6 April, in which 70 students took part.
Bhubaneswar: A values education programme on 29 March, in which 307 teachers took part. Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor of Odisha, inaugurated the programme.
Jhargram: Six values education programmes at six nearby schools from 30 January to 30 March, in which a total of 1284 students and 52 teachers took part.
Kankurgachhi, Kolkata: A youths’ camp in Shyampur, Howrah, on 29 March, in which 40 students took part.
Konampatti: Two values education programmes on 7 and 8 April: altogether 500 students from two nearby colleges participated.
Raipur: Three personality development camps at three colleges in Kabirdham and Bemetara districts of Chhattisgarh on 6 April, attended by a total of 320 students and 45 teachers.
Thanjavur: Seven values education programmes for youths and teachers from 27 March to 25 April, in which a total of 363 people participated.
Yadadri Bhuvanagiri: A motivational programme on 29 March, in which 90 youths took part.
Eye Camps and other Healthcare Services
The following centres conducted medical camps. A summary of the services provided by them is given below.
Bankura: Eye camps from 28 March to 27 April: 442 patients were screened, 101 were operated on, and 40 were given spectacles.
Chandipur: An eye camp, in association with an eye hospital, on 4 April, in which 114 patients were checked.
Chennai Math: An eye camp in Meyyur village, with the help of Chengalpattu centre, on 22 March, in which 88 patients were screened; subsequently, 16 underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Chennai.
Dhaleswar, Agartala: Two medical camps at nearby areas on 14 and 28 March, in which a total of 232 patients were treated.
Digboi: Four medical camps from 1 March to 12 April, in which a total of 100 patients were treated.
Gurap: An eye camp on 14 April, in which 51 patients were checked; 8 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital in Howrah.
Jalpaiguri: An eye camp on 26 April, in which 32 patients were examined and 11 of them were given spectacles.
Kailashahar: An eye camp on 12 April, in which 46 patients were screened.
Konampatti: (i) Four medical camps from 29 March to 26 April, in which a total of 123 patients were treated. (ii) An eye camp, in association with an eye hospital, on 26 April, in which 50 patients were screened; of them, 16 underwent cataract surgery in the hospital, and 3 were given spectacles.
Lucknow: Eye camps in March: 3962 patients were examined, of whom 394 underwent cataract surgery and received spectacles.
Madurai: (i) A health awareness camp on 29 March, in which 180 people took part. (ii) An eye camp on 19 April, in which 188 patients were screened. Of them, 37 were operated on for cataract at an eye hospital, and 34 were given spectacles.
Nattarampalli: An eye camp on 19 April: 160 patients were checked; subsequently, 49 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital, and 39 were given spectacles.
Porbandar: An eye camp on 10 April, where 65 patients were checked; later on, 46 were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital.
Ramharipur: Two cataract surgery camps, in association with another organization, on 2 and 16 April, in which a total of 26 patients underwent cataract surgery.
Ranchi Morabadi: Eye camps from 21 March to 20 April: 279 patients were checked, and 24 underwent cataract surgery.
Salem: Two eye camps at nearby places on 5 and 12 April: in all, 185 patients were checked; 72 of them were operated on for cataract in an eye hospital, and 52 were given spectacles.
Silchar: Two eye camps on 5 and 23 April, in which a total of 262 patients were treated; subsequently, 103 of them underwent cataract surgery at an eye hospital.
Sribhumi (Karimganj): An eye camp on 24 March: 103 patients were checked, and 24 were operated on for cataract.
Thanjavur: Two dental camps on 3 and 15 April, benefiting 105 patients.
Vadodara: Eye camps from January to March, in which a total of 4120 patients were checked; 364 of them underwent cataract surgery in a hospital.
Varanasi Home of Service: Medical camps in various districts of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in January, February and March, benefiting a total of 2409 patients.
Outside India
Batticaloa (a sub-centre of Colombo branch), Sri Lanka: Medical camps at Kiran, Sittandy and Kudumimalai in March and April, in which altogether 1510 patients received medical aid.
Durban, South Africa: A breast cancer screening programme on 18 April, in which 12 patients were screened.
Phoenix, South Africa: A medical camp at the Verulam Day and Frail Care Centre, Durban, on 19 April, in which 160 medical professionals from different medical fields offered 1901 consultations.
News of Branch Centres outside India
A statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled at Westlake Square in Seattle, USA, on 11 April. Notably, this is the first statue of Swamiji hosted by a city government in the United States. The statue was gifted by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) to the City of Seattle.
The concluding event of the 125th anniversary (1900 — 2025) of San Francisco centre, USA, was held at the historic Shanti Ashrama on 25 April. Special worship, bhajans, talks and a guided tour were conducted to mark the occasion. Several monks and over 200 devotees from all over the United States attended the celebration.
School Results Bulletin: 1 May 2026
The results obtained by the Secondary (Class 10) and Higher Secondary (Class 12) students of our schools are given below.
All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) of CBSE
| School | Students appeared | 1st Div. | 2nd Div. | 3rd Div. | Compartmental | Failed | Star Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalo | 118 | 101 | 9 | — | 8 | — | 57 |
| Deoghar | 77 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 76 |
| Gwalior | 113 | 85 | 22 | — | 4 | 2 | 49 |
| Hatamuniguda | 96 | 92 | 4 | — | — | — | 58 |
| Imphal | 106 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 88 |
| Katihar | 107 | 79 | 20 | 8 | — | — | 46 |
| Madihalli | 35 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 |
| Narottam Nagar | 46 | 42 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 31 |
| Ramanathapuram | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Shivanahalli | 25 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 |
| Viveknagar, Agartala | 90 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 79 |
Other Boards
| Exam | Students appeared | 1st Div. | 2nd Div. | Compartmental / Supplementary | Failed | Star Marks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 90 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| Class 12 | 78 | 55 | 7 | 16 | — | 22 |
| Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 |
| Class 12 | 37 | 30 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Indore (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 99 | 84 | 11 | 4 | — | 47 |
| Class 12 | 85 | 71 | 9 | 5 | — | 32 |
| Bistupur High School, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand Academic Council) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 90 | 85 | 5 | — | — | 34 |
| Indranagar High School, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand Academic Council) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 165 | 141 | 24 | — | — | 52 |
| Burmamines High School, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand Academic Council) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 74 | 63 | 11 | — | — | 14 |
| Sakchi High School, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand Academic Council) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 107 | 77 | 29 | 1 | — | 23 |
| Chenab Road High School, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand Academic Council) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 70 | 67 | 3 | — | — | 40 |
| Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh Board) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 75 | 51 | 19 | — | 5 | 11 |
| Mysuru Vidyashala (Karnataka Board) | ||||||
| Class 10 | 102 | 102 | — | — | — | 97 |
| Class 12 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | 42 |
(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).
Obituary
We record with sorrow the passing away of Swami Purnabrahmananda (Dulal) at Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, on 20 April, the sacred Akshaya Tritiya day, at 6.10 pm. He was 71. An initiated disciple of Swami Bhuteshanandaji Maharaj, he joined the order in 1979 at Belur Math and received sannyasa diksha from Swami Gambhiranandaji Maharaj in 1988. He served at the Headquarters (in the General Section) and at Baghbazar, Jayrambati, Bhubaneswar, and Seva Pratishthan centres as an assistant, and at Cooch Behar and Barisha centres as the head. He was also a sevak of Swami Hiranmayanandaji for several years. The swami was fond of ritualistic worship and had the privilege of performing daily worship at the Holy Mother Temple in Belur Math for some days. He had been staying at Arogya Bhavan, Belur Math, for the last three years. Sociable and affectionate by nature, he endeared himself to all who came in contact with him.