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Vivekananda Kendra
Formation	7 January 1972 (52 years ago)
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Region served	India
Website	www.vrmvk.org

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Vivekananda Kendra is a Hindu nationalist social service and nation-building organisation, claiming to represent the heritage of Swami Vivekananda. the organisation is based near the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari.^[1]^[2]

The organisation was founded on 7 January 1972 by Eknath Ranade, a senior pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Its current^[when?] president is A. Balakrishnan.

The organisation has constructed a solid waste management and bio-gas plant in Mahabalipuram.^[3]

Vivekananda Kendra received the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 for its contribution to rural development, education and development of natural resources.^[4]

References

^ Kanungo, Pralay (8 February 2013). "Attempts at Appropriation". Frontline. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020.
^ Pandya, Samta P. (9 July 2014). "The Vivekananda Kendra in India: Its ideological translations and a critique of its social service". Critical Research on Religion. 2 (2): 116–133. doi:10.1177/2050303214534999. ISSN 2050-3032. S2CID 143748202.
^ Prabhu, M. J. (7 September 2011). "Power from waste: Vivekananda Kendra shows the way". The Hindu. Tamil Nadu, India.
^ "President confers Gandhi Peace Prize". All India Radio. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

External links

Official website

[Kanungo-1] Kanungo, Pralay (8 February 2013). "Attempts at Appropriation". Frontline. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020.

[2] Pandya, Samta P. (9 July 2014). "The Vivekananda Kendra in India: Its ideological translations and a critique of its social service". Critical Research on Religion. 2 (2): 116–133. doi:10.1177/2050303214534999. ISSN 2050-3032. S2CID 143748202.

[3] Prabhu, M. J. (7 September 2011). "Power from waste: Vivekananda Kendra shows the way". The Hindu. Tamil Nadu, India.

[4] "President confers Gandhi Peace Prize". All India Radio. 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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+'''Vivekananda Kendra''' is a [[Hindu nationalist]] social service and nation-building organisation, claiming to represent the heritage of [[Swami Vivekananda]]. the organisation is based near the [[Vivekananda Rock Memorial]] in [[Kanyakumari]].<ref name=Kanungo>
+{{Cite news |last=Kanungo |first=Pralay |title=Attempts at Appropriation |newspaper=Frontline |date=8 February 2013 |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/attempts-at-appropriation/article4331675.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807112512/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/attempts-at-appropriation/article4331675.ece |archive-date= 7 August 2020 |url-status=live}}
+</ref><ref>
+{{Cite journal |last=Pandya |first=Samta P. |date=2014-07-09 |title=The Vivekananda Kendra in India: Its ideological translations and a critique of its social service |journal=Critical Research on Religion |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=116–133 |doi=10.1177/2050303214534999 |s2cid=143748202 |issn=2050-3032}}
+</ref>
+The organisation was founded on 7 January 1972 by [[Eknath Ranade]], a senior ''[[RSS pracharak|pracharak]]'' of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Its current{{when|date=November 2022}} president is A. Balakrishnan.
-==Activities==
-The organisation conducts [[Yoga]] classes, seminars, and rural development activities.
-The organisation has constructed a solid waste management and bio-gas plant in Mahabalipuram.<ref>{{cite news|title=Power from waste: Vivekananda Kendra shows the way|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/power-from-waste-vivekananda-kendra-shows-the-way/article2432984.ece|accessdate=|newspaper=The Hindu|date=7 September 2011|location=Tamil Nadu, India}}</ref>
+The organisation has constructed a solid waste management and bio-gas plant in Mahabalipuram.<ref>{{cite news |last=Prabhu |first=M. J. |date=7 September 2011 |title=Power from waste: Vivekananda Kendra shows the way |newspaper=The Hindu |location=Tamil Nadu, India |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/power-from-waste-vivekananda-kendra-shows-the-way/article2432984.ece}}
+</ref>
+Vivekananda Kendra received the [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] for 2015 for its contribution to [[rural development]], education and development of natural resources.<ref>{{cite news |title=President confers Gandhi Peace Prize |url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=President-confers-Gandhi-Peace-Prize&id=360273 |website=[[All India Radio]] |date=26 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2019 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221184324/http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=President-confers-Gandhi-Peace-Prize&id=360273 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-==Awards ==
-Vivekananda Kendra received the [[Gandhi Peace Prize]] for 2015 for their contribution to rural development, education, development of natural resources.<ref>{{cite news |title=President confers Gandhi Peace Prize |url=http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=President-confers-Gandhi-Peace-Prize&id=360273 |publisher=[[All India Radio]] |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+*[[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]
-* [[Ramakrishna Mission]]
 ==References==
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 ==Further reading==
+* {{cite book |last=Beckerlegge |first=G. |chapter=Saffron and Seva: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Appropriation of Swami Vivekananda |editor=A. Copley |title=Hinduism in Public and Private |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2003 |pages=31–65 |isbn=0198062826}}
+* {{cite journal |last=Beckerlegge |first=Gwilym |title='An ordinary organisation run by ordinary people': A study of leadership in Vivekananda Kendra |journal=Contemporary South Asia |volume=18 |number=1 |year=2010 |pages=71–88 |doi=10.1080/09584930903561689|s2cid=145311756 }}
 * {{cite journal |last=Pandya |first=Samta |title=Seva and Institution Building in Hindu Inspired Faith Movements |journal=Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research |volume=14 |number=3 |year=2014 |url=http://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1061}}
 ==External links==
 *{{Official website|https://www.vrmvk.org/}}
 {{Gandhi Peace Prize laureates}}
 {{Sangh Parivar}}
-{{Swami Vivekananda}}
-[[Category:New religious movements]]
-[[Category:Hindu denominations]]
 [[Category:Sangh Parivar]]
 [[Category:Education in Tamil Nadu]]
 [[Category:Education in Arunachal Pradesh]]
-[[Category:Swami Vivekananda]]
 [[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]
+[[Category:Recipients of the Gandhi Peace Prize]]