Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur

View of RKM Narendrapur from the main entrance

Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission. The institute has its services open to all irrespective of caste, creed and nationality, its special field being education. Started in North Calcutta (Pathuriaghata), India, immediately after the Bengal Famine of 1943, it first served as a home for the poor and for orphan boys. Since its relocation in 1957 to its present site in the southern suburbs of Kolkata, near Garia, it has grown into a huge complex. It has more than 2,000 resident students and occupies about 150 acres (0.61 km²) of land dotted with flower gardens, green fields, mango groves and lakes.

RKM Narendrapur is dedicated to work for the underprivileged section of the society.

Residential College

The Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission is administered by monks of the Ramakrishna - Vivekananda movement. English is the medium of instruction; the college is open to male students only.

The college used to house higher secondary section (affiliated to West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education) in the past, but now this section has moved to the Vidyalaya (which used to have the secondary section only). Presently it has two sections: the undergraduate and Masters.

There are 3 hostels for the college students:

1. Brahmananda Bhavan
2. Gouranga Bhavan
3. Ramakrishnananda Bhavan

Swami Suparnananda, known as Satyada, is the principal of the college. The faculty of science include departments of Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science. English, Economics and History are among the other departments.

Vidyalaya (School)

The completely residential school (affiliated to West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education & West Bengal Board of Secondary Education) was established in 1958. Its faculty members, fondly referred to as dada (elder brother), pursue spirit Swami Vivekananda's idea of education being the "mainfestation of the perfection already in man." The school teaches students to be independent and self-sufficient, receptive, tolerant, and respectful of nature and instills values and a sense of purpose for the greater common good of the world.

The school is consistently regarded as one of the best schools in west bengal. Outstanding teacher-student interaction & excellent infrastructure are the distinguishing factors of the school.

The following 9 hostels accommodate the school students.

Junior Section:

1. Advaitananda Bhavan
2. Avedananda Bhavan
3. Niranjanananda Bhavan

Senior Section:

1. Akhandananda Bhavan
2. Saradananda Bhavan
3. Shivananda bhavan
4. Yogananda Bhavan
5. Premananda Bhavan
6. Turiyananda Bhavan

Swami Satyatmananda (Known as Ashokda) is the headmaster of the school.

Other entities inside the campus

Besides the residential college and school, the ashrama runs a Blind Boys' Academy, Technical Schools and Lok Siksha Parishad (an NGO).

External links

• RKM Ashrama Narendrapur
• Official website
• Alumni website
• Alumni blog

See also

• Narendrapur - article on the town