Vivekananda Kendra
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Vivekananda Kendra is a Hindu nationalist spiritual organisation, based on the principles preached by Swami Vivekananda and closely affiliated with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[1][2][3] It was founded on 7 January 1972 in Kanyakumari, India by Eknath Ranade, a senior pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Its current president is P. Parameswaran.
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.[4]
Awards
Vivekananda Kendra received the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 for their contribution to rural development, education, development of natural resources.[5]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beckerlegge, Gwilym (1 March 2010). "'An ordinary organisation run by ordinary people': a study of leadership in Vivekananda Kendra". Contemporary South Asia. 18 (1): 71–88. doi:10.1080/09584930903561689. ISSN 0958-4935.
- ^ Beckerlegge, Gwilym (4 December 2013). "Eknath Ranade, Gurus, and Jīvanvratīs: the Vivekananda Kendra's Promotion of the "Yoga Way of Life"". In Singleton, Mark; Goldberg, Ellen (eds.). Gurus of Modern Yoga. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199938704.001.0001. ISBN 9780199345892.
- ^ "Power from waste: Vivekananda Kendra shows the way". The Hindu. Tamil Nadu, India. 7 September 2011.
- ^ "President confers Gandhi Peace Prize". All India Radio. 26 February 2019.
Further reading
- Pandya, Samta (2014). "Seva and Institution Building in Hindu Inspired Faith Movements". Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research. 14 (3).
