Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir

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.

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir
Location
Malda
,
West Bengal

India
Coordinates24.995592°N 88.147445°E / 24.995592; 88.147445
Information
MottoAtmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha
(आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च)
(For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world)
Religious affiliation(s)Hinduism
StatusActive

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
  1. "Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Malda". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Malda". belurmath.org. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "About Our School". Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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