Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir
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| Coordinates | 24°59′44″N 88°08′51″E / 24.995592°N 88.147445°E |
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| Motto | Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha (आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च) (For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Hinduism |
| Status | Active |
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir is a unit of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Malda, India, which is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission. This boarding school is situated in Ramakrishna Mission Road, South Baluchar at Malda town, Malda district.[1] It is affiliated to the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
History
Ramkrishna Ashram was started in 1924 in Malda.[2] In 1942, Swami Parashibananadaji Maharaj who came to Malda Ashram and felt the need of setting up a school in the region. By the help of local people the institute was established on 2 January 1944. Initially it was a night school set up inside the Ashrama campus with a few students. It was started as Vivekananda Vidyamandir. In 1980 the epithet Ramakrishna Mission was added to the name.[3]
References
- ^ "Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Malda". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Malda". belurmath.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "About Our School". Retrieved 12 February 2019.