GOHALDANGA CAMPAS - Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur

SPOTLIGHT

The Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. It was founded by Swami Lokeswarananda in 1956. Prior to its inception, he was in-charge of a “Students’ Home” run by the Mission in North Kolkata. Accordingly, with 12 students from there he first established a similar Home in tents at Narendrapur. Next year, i.e. in 1957, he opened another Home for the visually handicapped children which afterward took the shape of the Blind Boys’ Academy.

New Campus of RKMA Narendrapur, located at Gohaldanga, which is handed over to RKM Narendrapur recently, the center founded by the great scientist, philanthropist, Respected Vivekananda Roy, a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna.