1. Summary Information
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SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH |
Principal Name 1 |
Mr. Swamy Gautamananda |
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Status |
Moderate |
Principal Name 2 |
Mr. Swamy Ashutoshananda |
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Registration # |
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Street Address |
31 Ramkrishana Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu,
India |
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Established Date |
1907 |
SIC Code |
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Telephone# |
91-44-24621110 |
Business Style 1 |
Charitable Institution |
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Fax # |
91-44-24934589 |
Business Style 2 |
- |
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Homepage |
Product Name 1 |
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# of employees |
Not Available |
Product Name 2 |
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Paid up capital |
Not
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Product Name 3 |
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Shareholders |
NO |
Banking |
United Bank of India |
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Public Limited Corp. |
NO |
Business Period |
105 Years |
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IPO |
NO |
International Ins. |
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Public |
NO |
Rating |
B (33) |
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2. Summary
Financial Statement
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Balance Sheet as of |
31.03.2012 |
(Unit: Indian Rs.) |
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Current Assets |
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Current Liabilities |
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Inventories |
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Long-term Liabilities |
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Fixed Assets |
- |
Other Liabilities |
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Deferred Assets |
- |
Total Liabilities |
- |
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Invest& other Assets |
- |
Retained Earnings |
- |
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Net Worth |
- |
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Total Assets |
- |
Total Liab. & Equity |
- |
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Total Assets (Previous Year) |
- |
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P/L Statement as of |
31.03.2012 |
(Unit: Indian Rs.) |
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Sales |
- |
Net Profit |
- |
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Sales(Previous yr) |
- |
Net Profit(Prev.yr) |
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Report Date : |
30.11.2012 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH |
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Registered
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31 Ramkrishana Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600004, Tamil Nadu |
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India |
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Year of Establishment
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1907 |
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Capital
Investment / Paid-up Capital : |
Not Divulged |
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Legal Form : |
Nonprofit charitable organization working for the spiritual upliftment of humanity |
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Line of Business
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Charitable Institution |
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No. of Employees
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Not Available |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B (33) |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
Moderate |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Unknown |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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Comments : |
Subject is a nonprofit organization striving for the upliftment of the
society. It is an old and established organization. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payment
terms are unknown. The organization can be considered for business dealings with some
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NOTES :
Any query related to this report can be made
on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com
while quoting report number, name and date.
ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2012
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Previous Rating (31.03.2012) |
Current Rating (30.06.2012) |
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A1 |
A1 |
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ECGC
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
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Source
: CIA |
RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS
Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter
in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.
EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS
Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in
the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of
31-03-2012.
INFORMATION DENIED BY
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Name : |
Mr. Parthasarathy |
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Designation : |
Office Staff |
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Contact No.: |
91-44-24621110 |
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Date : |
27.11.2012 |
LOCATIONS
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Registered Office : |
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Tel. No.: |
91-44-24621110 (4 lines) |
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Fax No.: |
91-44-24934589 |
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E-Mail : |
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Website : |
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Sub
Centre(s) Vivekanandar Illam, ( Tel. No.: 91-44-28591232 Website : www.vivekanandahouse.org
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Branches : |
CENTRES IN · Andaman · Andhra Pradesh · Arunachal Pradesh ·
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· Chhattisgarh · Delhi · Gujaratand and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Meghalaya · Orissa · Rajasthan · Tamil Nadu · Tripura · Uttar Pradesh · Uttarakhand · West Bengal · Kerala · Karnataka · Chandigarh CENTRES OUTSIDE
INDIA · Argentina · Australia · Bangladesh · Brazil · Canada · Fiji · Germany · Japan · Malaysia · Mauritius · Nepal · Netherlands · Singapore · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Switzerland · United Kingdom · United States of America · France · Russia |
MANAGEMENT
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Name : |
Mr. Swamy Gautamananda |
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Name : |
Mr. Swamy Ashutoshananda |
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Name : |
Mr. Swamy Atmananda |
KEY EXECUTIVES
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Name : |
Mr. Parthasarathy |
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Designation : |
Office Staff |
BUSINESS DETAILS
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Line of Business : |
Charitable Institution |
GENERAL INFORMATION
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No. of Employees : |
Not Available |
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Bankers : |
United Bank of India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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Banking
Relations : |
-- |
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Auditors : |
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Name : |
Raghavan Associates Chartered Accountants |
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Address : |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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Capital Investment : |
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Owned : |
Not Divulged |
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Borrowed : |
Not Divulged |
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Total : |
Not Divulged |
FINANCIAL DATA
[all figures are
in Rupees Millions]
Not Divulged
The above information has been denied by Mr. Parthasarathy
Note : Sole Proprietory and Partnership concerns are
exempted from filing their financials with the Government Authorities or
Registry.
LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION
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Check List by Info
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Available in Report (Yes / No) |
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Year of Establishment |
Yes |
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Locality of the firm |
Yes |
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Constitutions of the firm |
Yes |
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Premises details |
No |
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Type of Business |
Yes |
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Line of Business |
Yes |
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Promoter's background |
No |
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No. of employees |
No |
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Name of person contacted |
Yes |
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Designation of contact person |
Yes |
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Turnover of firm for last three years |
No |
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Profitability for last three years |
No |
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Reasons for variation <> 20% |
-- |
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Estimation for coming financial year |
No |
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Capital in the business |
No |
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Details of sister concerns |
No |
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Major suppliers |
No |
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Major customers |
No |
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Payments terms |
No |
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Export / Import details (if applicable) |
No |
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Market information |
-- |
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Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in |
-- |
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Banking Details |
Yes |
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Banking facility details |
No |
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Conduct of the banking account |
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Buyer visit details |
-- |
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Financials, if provided |
No |
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Incorporation details, if applicable |
No |
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Last accounts filed at ROC |
No |
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Major Shareholders, if available |
No |
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Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available |
No |
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32] |
PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available |
No |
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33] |
Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available |
No |
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34] |
External Agency Rating, if available |
No |
PROFILE
Anyone in Chennai, India knows this Math. It is one of the famous landmarks of the City Chennai and is situated right in the center of the city. A sprawling campus with a temple and other buildings for charity works, it attracts foreigners and Indians alike, everyday. People come here to meditate, pray, relax, rejunavate and in general to seek peace. Lovely carnatic concerns, dance programs, bhajans, group singing, religious discourses are all conducted here during festivals and people flock to the campus like bees to nectar. The math established by the monks of the Ramakrishna order do the following services. It is a nonprofit organization striving for the up liftment of the society.
1. Education for the poor
2. Spiritual guidance
3. Medical help for the poor
4. Help during natural disasters like floor, Tsunami, rains
5. Publication of books
6. Rural development
7. Empowerment of women
8. Vocational training
9. Library services
10. Feeding the needy
11. Cultural activities
In Chennai the math is run by
1. President – Swami Gytamananda
2. Manger – Swamy Ashutoshananda
3. Secretary to President – Swamy Atmananda
And a horde of monks in various capacities helping to run the math. It is cultural center of Chennai and does yeomen service to humanity.
ORIGIN
Ramakrishna Math is a monastic organization for men brought into existence by Sri Ramakrishna (1836–1886), a 19th century saint of Bengal. The motto of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission is: "For one's own salvation, and for the welfare of the world". Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai is the first branch center of the Ramakrishna Order in Southern India. It was started in the year 1897 by Swami Ramakrishnananda, one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna. Besides Swami Ramakrishnananda, the Math was visited by Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Brahmananda, Swami Nirmalananda, [Swami Shivananda, Swami Abhedananda, Swami Premananda, Swami Niranjanananda, Swami Trigunatitananda, and Swami Vijnanananda
In February 1897, Swami Vivekananda returned to Calcutta from the West. At Madras, when devotees requested Swamiji to start a permanent center, Swamiji had said, 'I shall send you one who is more orthodox than the most orthodox Brahmins of the South and who is at the same time incomparable in performing worship, scriptural knowledge and meditation on God.' He meant Swami Ramakrishnananda, who was sent in March 1897.
The Ice House (now Vivekanandar Illam), otherwise known as Castle
Kernan and situated in the Triplicane sea-beach, is a three-storeyed structure
owned then by a prosperous advocate, Sri Biligiri Iyengar. It was there that
Swami Vivekananda had stayed on his return from the West when he was given a
historic reception by the citizens of Madras. Sri Iyengar, who was a good
devotee, now placed the ground floor at the Swami's disposal. Swami
Ramakrishnananda moved to Ice House and started his activities. He set up a
shrine for Sri Ramakrishna and would do regular worship there. While at the Ice
House, Swami Ramakrishnananda started an orphanage for the destitute children
which has now grown into a large institution called Ramakrishna Mission
Students Home, Mylapore. The Ice House served as the first monastery of the Ramakrishna
Movement in South India for 9 years.
Biligiri Iyengar, the owner of the Ice House, died in 1902. Owing to financial problems the proprietors of the Ice House building decided to auction it in 1906. After the Ice House was sold out, Swami Ramakrishnananda shifted to an outhouse in the rear portion of the Ice House. He spent almost a year in that small room, until the new Math building was built at Mylapore, on a piece of land donated by a devotee.
The Swami moved into the new building on 17 November 1907. This Math building constructed by Swami Ramakrishnananda no longer exists. It was unfortunate that within 2 years after its construction, extensive cracks developed in the roof of the building. One of the cracks was above the Shrine Room, and when there was sudden rainfall one night, Swami Ramakrishnananda held an umbrella over the Master's photo in the Shrine for the whole night. Soon after Swami Ramakrishnananda left Madras and Swami Sharvananda took charge in 1912, this building was demolished and the present two-storeyed building with a spacious front hall was constructed by 1917.
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH
1917 – 2000
Swami Brahmananda, the first president of the Ramakrishna Order and a Direct Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, who had come on his second visit to Madras, laid the foundation stone for the new Math building on 4 August 1916. Thanks to the able supervision of Sri A. Ramalinga Iyer, superintending Engineer, the construction work progressed rapidly and on 27 April 1917, 8 months later, the inauguration ceremony was performed by Swami Brahmananda himself. At his instance the building was dedicated to Swami Ramakrishnananda, who died in 1911 in Calcutta.
Swami Brahmananda stayed in this building in a room to the Southeast on the ground floor. He used to walk inside the prayer Hall often touching the black stone pillars, going into high spiritual moods on several occasions.
Initially the building consisted of the large hall and a few rooms only on the ground floor. Later some rooms were built on the first floor, running parallel to the either side of the prayer hall. The shrine was located upstairs but there was no partition between the altar of Sri Guru Maharaj and the meditation room in which the devotees sat. The devotees literally sat at the feet of Sri Guru Maharaj. As this was felt inconvenient for conducting the worship, in 1938, some modifications were made in the shrine area which was moved back by a few feet and separated by bars from the meditation area. This provided much needed space both for conducting the Puja and other services at the altar and for accommodating the devotees (with seating capacity of 40) in front. A small gopuram was also added later. On the southern side of the shrine, one room was used as shayana griha for Sri Guru Maharaj and the adjoining room had large portraits of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Brahmananda and Swami Ramakrishnananda.
The prayer hall in the Old Temple was a witness to many important events. Besides conducting a regular worship for 80 - plus years (except for a short period during the Second World War in 1942, when due to the fear of the bomb threat, from the Japanese forces, the puja to the sacred relics of Sri Ramakrishna was briefly shifted to Uttiramerur), the shrine has been a place of many spiritual and cultural events. All the seva (ritual-service) to Sri Ramakrishna were done here as per the norms and procedures laid by Swami Ramakrishnananda. Swami Brahmananda ordained Swami Yatiswarananda into Sannyasa in this shrine. Swami Vireswarananda, the 10th president of the Order, was invested with brahmacharya vows here. Three other Direct Disciples of Ramakrishna Swami Shivananda (3rd president of the Ramakrishna Order), Swami Nirmalananda and Swami Vijnanananda (5th president of the Ramakrishna Order) - also stayed in this building during their visits. Several eminent monks of the order such as Swami Ashokananda, Swami Prabhavananda, Swami Akhilananda and many others have lived and performed intense spiritual practices in this building.
With a seating capacity of 300, the main hall was the place where most weekly and Jayanthi day discourses were held for several decades. This was the main hall for all important pujas, public meetings and celebrations till 1963. In the year 1920/21, Durga puja was conducted here. For this purpose at the behest of Swami Brahmananda, Ramlal Chattopaddhyaya, the nephew of Sri Ramakrishna, brought the image of Mother Durga from Calcutta. Durga puja in image was held here again in 1952, 1953 and 1954. The centenary celebrations of Sri Ramakrishna (1936), Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi (1953) and Swami Vivekananda (1963) were held in this hall. Many National leaders such as C. Rajagopalachari, Morarji Desai, K. Kamaraj and others have spoken on various occasions. On the occasion of 150th birthday celebration of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, fibre glass statue of the Holy Mother was placed here in 2004 - after taking it around in a procession in various parts of Tamil Nadu
Since the year 2000, after the new Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna was consecrated in the same premises in the site adjacent to the library, the Old Temple is used for meditation, occasional classes and meetings for students and devotees.
Sri Ramakrishna Math completed 100 years of its service in 1997. The shrine of Sri Ramakrishna set up in 1917 was too small to accommodate the growing number of devotees. The idea of universal temple was conceived and Swami Bhuteshanandaji Maharaj, the 12th president of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, laid the foundation stone for the Universal Temple on December 1, 1994. On February 7, 2000 the temple was dedicated by Swami Ranganathananda, the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order.
After Swami Ramakrishnananda, the monastery was headed by Swami Sharvananda (1911–26), Swami Yatiswarananda (1926–33), Swami Saswatananda (1936–44), Swami Kailasananda (1944–71), Swami Tapasyananda (1971–91), and Swami Smaranananda (1991–95). The present head, from 1995 is Swami Gautamananda.
ACTIVITIES
The Birthdays (according to tithi) of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and Swami Ramakrishnananda are celebrated in a grand manner every year. The Birthdays of Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Sri Sankara, Sri Ramanuja and Sri Chaitanya are also celebrated every year. The birthday celebrations are marked with special Puja, Homa, Chanting, Bhajans, Musical programmes and Lectures. Special puja is also performed on Guru Purnima, Rama Navami, Ganesh Puja, Shivratri, Krishna Janmashtami, Navaratri, Kali Puja, Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Saraswati Puja and other auspicious days
The Madras Math is today the largest publication house of the Ramakrishna Order. The Math currently publishes 292 titles in English, 333 in Tamil and 17 in Sanskrit/English.
The Math published its first major book - Swami Vivekananda's Inspired Talks, in 1908. In the same year were published Swami Ramakrishnananda's Universe and Man. In 1909 came his next book Krishna: Pastoral and King-maker followed by The Soul of Man in 1910.
In 1912 was published a translation of the first volume of the Bengali Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita under the title The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. About a decade later Swami Ashokananda translated the second volume. Swami Sharvananda translated eight principal Upanishads and the series become most popular. In 1920 he translated the first part of Swami Saradananda's Sri Ramakrishna Leeelaprasanga. Its English title was Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master
The complete text of the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, translated by Swami Nikhilananda was published in 1944 and of Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master, translated by Swami Jagadananda in 1952. Swami Tapasyananda translated into English a great many Sanskrit texts, including Srimad Bhagavata published in 4 volumes in the year 1980. Another of his books, The Bhakti Schools of Vedanta (1990), has been much acclaimed by scholars.
The Math publishes 2 monthly journals: The Vedanta Kesari in English and Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam in Tamil. The Vedanta Kesari was started in 1914 and has over the years built up a good reputation for its authenticity and scholarship. Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam, started in 1921, has today the largest circulation among religious journals in Tamil.
Educational Work
The Math's educational activities were initiated must be done for the relief and rehabilitation of this type of orphans. With the meager means at his command he had already given shelter in the Math to two orphan students. He exhorted two of his young and earnest devotees, Sri Ramaswami Iyengar and Sri Ramanujachari to take up the responsibility of running an orphanage. A humble beginning was made on 17 February 1905 with seven inmates housed in a small rented house on Kesavaperumal Southward street at Mylapore. Thanks to the dedicated labor of Ramu and Ramanuju, aided by a band of selfless workers and sympathetic public, the orphanage was soon able to take in more boys. It changed its quarters five times before shifting to a plot of land gifted by Sri S.G. Srinivasachariar. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Swami Brahmananda on 16 May 1917 and the orphanage moved to its new building in May 1921. In 1922 a residential high school was started so that the orphans could study within the campus itself.
Swami Ramakrishnananda was also the inspiration behind the National Girls School, George Town. The Math took over its management in 1921. In 1932 a school for boys was started at T.Nagar. The Girls High School, Sri Sarada Vidyalaya, at T.Nagar was taken over by the Math in 1938, and additional wings like an elementary school, a training school and hostels were incorporated. In June 1946 was started the Vivekananda College at Mylapore.
Since the educational activity has expanded enormously, the institutions have been divided into separate Ramakrishna Mission centres for facilitating efficient administration. Under the Madras Math's direct control there are at present:
· Sri Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Centenary Girls Higher Secondary School with 670 students
· Sri Ramakrishna Math National School Chennai with 520 students
· A public library with 32,000 books and 300 periodicals
· A Book bank providing academic books for 300 engineering students
· A charitable allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary with general, dental, eye, ENT, surgical, X-ray, ultrasound scanning, pediatrics, ECG, gynecology, physiotherapy and laboratory sections, and clinics for TB and diabetes. About 220000 cases are treated annually.
· A weekly mobile medical unit, which treats 10,000 cases annually
· Prevention of Disability (POD) and rehabilitation camps for 300 Leprosy Affected Persons (LAPS)
· Regular eye camps in nearby villages
Rural Development
· Sri Ramakrishna Math, with assistance from Direct-Relief International and GlaxoSmithKline runs a One Year Nurse Assistant Training programme. The programme was started in the year 2004 following the Indian Ocean Tsunami. A need was felt to empower the local young women of the Tsunami affected districts. So far, 1200 nurses have graduated in the last four years and currently 300 girl students are undergoing training in various Nursing Training Institutions in Chennai.
· The Math conducts free computer training courses for rural girls in Tiruvallur District
The centre was started in 1897 by Swami Ramakrishnananda (a
monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna).
Activities of the
Math centre:
1. Publication of books: 30 new and 318 reprints were brought out during the year.
2. Publication of two monthly journals: The Vedanta Kesari (English, 98th year with 11,910 subscribers) and Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam (Tamil, 91st year with 122000 subscribers).
3. A girls’ higher secondary school with 873 pupils at Mint Street.
4. A primary school with 449 pupils at Basin Bridge Road
5. A library with a children’s section, having 32,804 books and 180 periodicals.
6. Vivekananda Youth Forum conducted moral and cultural classes for 30 youths and Balmandir conducted weekly moral and educational classes for about 370 children on Sundays.
7. 290 Leprosy Afflicted Persons (LAPs) were benefited from the LAP rehabilitation programme.
8. Twenty-eight free coaching centres with 1936 students
9. Viveka Murasu, a village awareness programme with the help of a mobile unit equipped with an audio-visual unit, pictorial of a mobile unit equipped with an audio-visual unit, pictorial exhibits and literature on value education. 59,190 people of 220 villages were benefited.
10. A charitable allopathic-cum-homoeopathic dispensary with dental, eye, ENT, surgical, X-ray, ultrasound scanning, paediatrics, ECG, gynecology, physiotherapy and laboratory sections, and clinics for TB and diabetes. 124807 cases were treated.
11. A weekly mobile medical unit, which treated 9668 cases.
12. Regular eye camps in nearby villages (908 patients were treated; 88 of them were operated on).
13. Daily worship, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, weekly discourses, and celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and other spiritual personalities, as also other festivals.
14. An exhibition and youth programmes at Vivekanandar Illam (Kamarajar Salai, Triplicane, Chennai – 600 005), where Swami Vivekananda stayed for nine days on his return from the West in 1897.
15. One-year nursing assistant training to 150 poor rural girls in Thiruvallur district.
16. Free computer training to 396 rural girls in Thiruvallur district.
CENTRES
Argentina
Hogar Espiritual de Ramakrishna (Ramakrishna Ashrama), Buenos Aires, Hogar Espiritual de Ramakrishna (Ramakrishna Ashrama), Gaspar Campos 1149, 1661 Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel No. 54-11-4666
0098
Telefax
No. 54-11-4666 9225
Email
: ramakrishna@ramakrishna.org.ar
Website: www.ramakrishna.org.ar
Sub Centre(s)
Ramakrishna Ashrama Estados Unidos 2453, 1227 Capital Federal, Buenos Aires
Australia
Vedanta Centre of Sydney, Sydney
Vedanta Centre of Sydney, 2 Stewart Street, Ermington, NSW 2115, Australia
Tel No. 61-2-8197-7351
Telefax
No 61-2-9858-4767
Email : vedasydney@gmail.com
Website: www.vedantasydney.org
The centre was started in 1998 and made a branch of Ramakrishna Math in 2000. Swami Sridharananda minister-in-charge.
Brazil
Ramakrishna
Vedanta Ashrama, Sao Paulo
Ramakrishna Vedanta Ashrama, Largo Senador Raul Cardoso, 204 Vila Clementino, 04021-070 Sao Paulo –Brazil
Tel No. 55-11-5572
0428
Telefax:
55-11-5572 0428
Email: vedantasp@vedanta.org.br
Website: www.vedanta.org.br
Sub Centre(s)
Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Rua Faria Lobato, 389 - Pampulha, 31555-050 - Belo Horizonte – MG
Tel No. (55) 31-3427 5995
Email : vedanta@vedantabh.org.br
Website: www.vedantabh.org.br
Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta
Rua Professor Hostilio Araujo, 120 - Pilarzinho, 82110 130 - Curitiba, Paraná
Phone : (55) 41-30272102 / 33382674
Email : centro@vedantacuritiba.org.br
Website: www.vedantacuritiba.org.br
Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta
Rua Paula Matos, 162 Santa Teresa, 20251-550 - Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Phone : (55) 21 22243295
Email : site@vedantarj.org.br
Website: www.vedantarj.org.br
Address and
Activities of Gretz,France Centre
Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna (Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre),
Gretz,France
Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna (Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre)
64 Boulevard Victor-Hugo, 77220 Gretz, France
Phone: 33-1-6407 0311
Telefax: 33-1-6442 0357
Email: contact@centre-vedantique.fr
Website: www.centre-vedantique.fr
Germany
Vedanta
Gesellschaft, Muehlheim,Germany
Vedanta Gesellschaft, Pestalozzistrasse 2, 63165 Muehlheim (Main), Germany
Phone: 0049-06108-823105
Telefax: 0049-06108-823107
Email: vedantagesellschaft@gmail.com
Website: www.vedanta-germany.org
Sub Centre(s)
Vedanta Gesellschaft, Rosenheimer Strasse 13 (Old Bindeweide 2), 57520
Steinebach/Seig
Phone: 0049-(0)2747-930493
Japan
Nippon Vedanta Kyokai (Vedanta Society of Japan),
Kanagawa-ken,Japa
Nippon Vedanta Kyokai (Vedanta Society of Japan), 4-18-1, Hisagi, Zushi-Shi 249, Kanagawa-Ken 249-0001
Japan
Phone: 81-468-730428
Telefax: 81-468-730592
Email: info@vedanta.jp
Website: www.vedanta.jp
Malaysia
Persatuan Sri Ramakrishna Sarada, Malaysia
Persatuan Sri Ramakrishna Sarada Lot 36, Jalan 10/7, 46000 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia
Phone: 60-3-7960 0385
Email: rkm.malayasia@gmail.com
Website: www.rkmission.org.my
Mauritius
Ramakrishna Mission,
Vacoas,Mauritius
Ramakrishna Mission Quinze CantonsVacoas, Mauritius
Phone: 230-6964 313
Telefax: 230-6964 313
Email: rkmmtius@intnet.mu
Sub Centre(s)
St. Julian D’ Hotman Sub Centre, Royal Road
Phone: 416 5652
Nepal
Ramakrishna
Ashrama, Kathmandu
Ramakrishna Ashrama House Number 236, Tukucha Marg, Baluwatar, Ward No. 4 Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: (977) 1 4004053/(977) 9851144315
Email: ramakrishnaashramnepal@gmail.com
Ramakrishna Vedanta Vereniging Nederland (Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Netherlands), Amstelveen,Netherlands
Ramakrishna Vedanta Vereniging Nederland (Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Netherlands) De Vlaschaard 57,
1183 KM Amstelveen, Netherlands
Phone: 31-20-441 0155
Telefax: 31-20-441 0155
Website: www.vedanta-nederland.org
Russia
Obschestvo
Ramakrishni—Centr Vedanti (Ramakrishna Society-Vedanta Centre), Moscow,Russia
Obschestvo Ramakrishni—Centr Vedanti (Ramakrishna Society-Vedanta Centre) Ul
Bolshaya Nabereznaya, House 11, Block 3, Apt. 16, Moscow 125362 Russia
Phone: 7- 499 740 8269
Email: rkmmoscow@gmail.com
Website: www.rkm-vedanta.ru
Singapore
Ramakrishna Mission, Singapore
Ramakrishna Mission 179 Bartley Road Singapore 539784 Singapore
Phone : 65-6288 9077
Telefax : 65-6288 5798
Email : office@ramakrishna.org.sg
Website: www.ramakrishna.org.sg
South Africa
Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban, South Africa
Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa 8 Montreal Road, Glen Anil, P.O. Box 40002,
RED HILL South Africa
Phone: 27 31 569 2974
Telefax: 27 31 569 3058
Email: vedanta@ramakrishna-sa.org.za
Website: www.ramakrishna-sa.org.za
Srilanka
Address and Activities of Colombo,Sri Lanka Centre
Ramakrishna Mission, Colombo,Sri Lanka
Ramakrishna Mission 40 Ramakrishna Road,Colombo 6Sri Lanka
Phone : 94-11-258 8253 & 11- 5013805
Email : rkmcey@gmail.com
Sub Centre(s)
Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Puram,Kalladi-Uppodai
Batticaloa
Phone: 94-65-222 2752
UK
Address and Activities of United Kingdom Centre
Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, United Kingdom
Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Blind Lane, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire SL8 5LF,
England
United Kingdom
Phone
: 44-162-852 6464
Email
: vedantauk@talk21.com
Website: www.vedantauk.com
Email: rkmbat@gmail.com
Switzerland
Centre Vedantique(Vedanta Centre), Geneva, Switzerland
Centre Vedantique(Vedanta Centre) 63 Avenue d Aire, CH-1203 Geneve Switzerland
Phone: 41-22-340 7807
Telefax: 41-22-340 7839
Email: vedantage@gmail.com
Like to spend time to meditate or have a pleasant early morning walk in the gardens? This is the ultimate relaxation place you can find in and around Chennai. It is a very quite place, where people are not allowed to even speak at meditating hours.
The Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna located within the premises of the
Ramakrishna Mutt in Mylapore is a standing monument dedicated to Sri
Ramakrishna, a symbol of Universal Religion. The temple's architecture blends
with the traditional South Indian Temple architecture.
At the centre of the shrine is a 7 feet tall statue of Sri Ramakrishna. Carved
out of pure marble, it depicts the image of Sri Ramakrishna, seated on a marble
lotus. It also houses shrines for Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. The
main entrance presents a magnificent view with its structure built on
traditional Dravidian architecture.
This temple is not set aside for people of any religion or creed. It seeks to
serve as a spot where a person can meditate in solitude or seek 'knowledge of
self'. The Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna is a beautiful monument,
combining traditional South Indian architecture into its style.
The marble statue of Sri Ramakrishna and shrines for Sri Sarada Devi and Swami
Vivekananda are magnificent. The shrine of Sri Ramakrishna was getting too
small to accommodate the growing number of devotees. A grand temple was planned
to commemorate 100 years of the service of Ramakrishna Mutt in Chennai.
This beautiful temple is in Ramakrishna Mutt, everyone can come & pray
irrespective of casts & religion .Its not a usual temple, where one can see
God or Goddess idols at this temple you can only see the idol of Sri
Ramakrishna. People visit this temple any part of the day to utter sillent
prayers.
The Mutt stands as a symbol of religion, harmony and place. Every activity of
the Mutt is considered as form of worship. They run a free hospital, schools and
many institutions.
THE ORIGINS OF THE
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH IN MADRAS
This article was written for The Hindu to coincide with the 175th birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
When Swami Vivekananda returned from his US trip in 1897, he was given a tumultuous welcome in this city. After all, the citizens of Madras had been at the forefront of organizing his overseas tour. When he left Madras after nine days, it was with a promise to send a fellow disciple of his guru Sri Ramakrishna, to be entrusted with the task of continuing his work in the city. This was Shashi Bhushan Chakravarty or Swami Ramakrishnananda. Madras was to refer to him as Sashi Maharaj. He was first housed for a short while at Flora Cottage, a bungalow no longer in existence, on Ice House Road in Triplicane. It was there that he first enshrined a photograph of Sri Ramakrishna, signaling the commencement of the Math.
The Ice House or Castle Kernan as it was then known, was the residence of Bilagiri Iyengar, a lawyer and ardent devotee of Swami Vivekananda. And it was at his invitation that the latter had made Ice House his place of stay when he visited Madras. Iyengar offered the ground floor to the Math and Sashi Maharaj moved in, in 1897. When Iyengar died in 1906, the house had to be auctioned and the Math moved out.
That year, a small piece of land on what was then Brodie’s Road, was gifted to the Math by Akul Kondiah Chettiar. With the foundation being laid by Swami Abhedananda, one of Sri Ramakrishna’s disciples, the building, was ready for occupation 1907. This was demolished in 1917 to make way for a two-storeyed edifice that is still preserved and used.
An interesting visitor in the early years was a Western disciple of Swami Vivekananda’s — Laura Glenn. Named Sister Devamata when she joined the Order, she stayed in Mylapore in 1910 and left behind a fascinating account of life in the area then in a book titled Days in an Indian Monastery. Among other things, she describes the annual festival of the Kapaleeswarar temple with Sashi Maharaj pulling the holy car or Ther. The birth anniversaries of Sri Ramakrishna and later, of Swami Vivekananda, have been occasions for mass public feeding at the Math. Sister Devamata writes of one such event in 1909, when about 5,000 people were fed at the Tanneer Turai Market (recently demolished).
Sashi Maharaj began the publication department of the Math in 1908. Today that is a busy bookstore selling several of the Math’s titles.
Over time, the Math became such a landmark that the road itself changed its name to become RK Math Road. Dwarfing both the old Math building and the publications division is the Universal Temple, completed in 2000.
What is heartening is the way the old and the new co-exist in the campus. The heritage structures are tended to with the same care as the new buildings. That is a principle that the rest of the city would do well to
Vivekananda College:
Inception
On an auspicous day of 21st June 1946, Swami Kailashanandaji Maharaj, the then President of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai ceremoniously inaugurated the College. On 1st July 1946, the Professor, Philosopher, and President of India-to-be, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan formally inaugurated the College and dedicated it to the cause of quality education.
So, Vivekananda College began its humble march with 20 teachers and 339 students with the prime motive of imparting man-making and character-building education and combining the principles of secular knowledge and spiritual knowledge. The college then offered just 4 undergraduate courses.
Ramakrishna Mission
puts its seal
Those public-spirited gentlemen who founded the College turned over to the Ramakrishna Mission and entrusted the College to Mission's loving concern and nurturing care.
Thus, the ideal of Vivekananda College has been education with a difference, admission policy without any prejudice, and administrative procedure without baised preferences. No wonder, the College has blossomed into a Temple of Learning. The close and continuous interaction between the monks of the Mission and the College has steadily helped it mould itself on the lines of Swami Vivekananda's Vision.
Down the Decades
What began with just five rooms with an area of 5000sq ft in 1946 can today boast of a Main Block, Brahmananda Block, Shivananda Block, a Mathematics Block, Life Sciences Block, a Sanskrit Block, a Obul Reddy Auditorium Block, a Library Block, and a Sports Complex. The College has quite spacious rooms for Theory and Practical classes. The College has a lush green turf cricket ground, tennis courts and a gymnasium with state of the art equipment. It also has well-equipped computer laboratories and internet facilities.
Man-making and character building are the bricks and spiritual and patriotic education are the mortar of this edifice; but it began with a strength of 20 teachers and 339 students. Today the College has on its rolls no less than 3000 students in 11 Graduate and 7 Post Graduate programmes in the day college.
Monks of erudition, experience and vision have headed the Managing Committee. Swami Kailashanandaji Maharaj, President, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, was the first President of the Managing Committee. Eminent Academicians and scholars, scientists and mathematicians of global repute have been the Principals of the College.
The Silver Jubilee of the College was celebrated for three days from 11th September 1971. The Celebrations were inaugurated by the then President of India, Sri V V Giri, and Sri K K Shah, the then Governor of Tamil Nadu, Swamis Kailashanandaji and Tapasyanandaji and Sri V R Nedunchezhian, the then Education Minister of Tamil Nadu participated.
The Golden Jubilee of the College was a serene function held on 23rd June 1996. Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, President of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, inaugurated the celebrations.
Since 2002, the College offer degree programmes in plant biology, and plant biotechnology (as against conventional botany course), advanced zoology and biotechnology (in place of the zoology course).
The Academic Year 2005-2006 saw the completion of sixty years of service by Vivekananda College and it was decidedto have a year long Diamond Jubilee celebrations starting from the National Youth Day on 12th January 2006. A series of meetings with Alumni and Staff were held in this connection.
The Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Celebrations comenced with fervour with the inauguration by Dr. M.A.M.Ramswamy, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Pro-Chancellor, Annamalai University and an alumus of the College. Sri T. S. Naraynaswamy, Chairman and M.D. Indian Overseas Bank and Sri S. Gurumurthy, Columnist (both alumni) gave keynote and special addresses respectively. International and National level seminars were organized by different departments of the College as part of the Celebrations.
A two day Exhibition titled ENRICH 2006 was arranged during 6th and 7th October 2006. Different departments organized special lectures as part of jubilee bringing people known for their achievements, to inspire the youngsters. Drama Festival was held as part of jubilee at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai, for 4 days from 10.8.06.
The valedictory was slated during September 2007. A staffday was arranged on 21.8.07 in which most of the retired and serving staff members were presented with thier family members wherein special mementos were presented to the staff present, followed by a special lunch.
The year long Celebrations culminated wtih a weeklong programme during 7.9.07 to 12.9.07. High profile dignitaries, both from the Government and non-governmental organizations partication in these functions. These included three governors from Chattisgarh, Tamilnadu and Kerala. The highlight of these programmes was that many of the dignitaries were alumni of the College. Apart from the addresses by these dignitaries, each day ended with a carnatiusic programme, all the performers being leading carnatic artists and also alumni of the College. The occasion was also graced by many monks of the Ramakrishna Order from various branches in India. An exhibition of old photographs of the events of yesteryears was also arranged.
The Academic Stride
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College is one of the very few colleges that still caters to higher and advancred studies in subjects like Philosophy and Sanskrit. The College has a reputation for maininting exemplary discipline in the campus and for achieving consistently high standards of academic performance.
Based on Swami Vivekananda's principle of combining science and spirituality, this college, while offering courses of study which would enable the students to make a decent living and stand on their own feet, also caters to the total needs of a student in terms of his personality development. "The ideal of service of man in the spirit of worship of God as a way of manifestation of one's own divinity and the idea of the class room as a place of workship of the divine sparks in the students by the blazing fire of divinity in the teacher through the imparting of knowledge and counselling" is stressed in this college. The various programmes offered in the college aim at this holistic approach.
Swami Vivekananda’s Philosophy of man-making education forms the basis and directive principle of the course–content. The syllabi of the courses have been framed with a view to mould the character and skills of the students and to enable them to become good, productive and dutiful citizens. At the beginning of every semester the faculty prepares a lesson plan. The lesson plan is perodically reviewed for ensuring its implementation and necessary changes are made whenever required.
The Day College, affiliated to the University of Madras, is offering courses of study in various disciplines under the autonomous scheme leading to B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., M.A., M.Sc, M.Phil., and PhD degrees.
It offers five under-graduate courses in Humanities and Languages, five in Physical and Natural Sciences and one in Commerce with two sections.
Post Graduate courses are offered in three Humanities and four Sciences disciplines.
The departments of Botany, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Philosophy and Sanskrit offer research programmes.
The College supplements the lecture method of teaching with other learner centered teaching methods such as interactive participative dialogue, participation in seminars, quizzes, group discussions, debates, language skill development programmes, visits to premier institutions of advanced learning, audio visual programmes etc.
The College through its foundation courses in English and other languages and the training and guidance provided in writing, reviewing and presentation on various platform trains the students in a holistic manner.
Students of the College haul in honours both in academic and in co-curricular activities. University ranks in academics and University blues in sports are a handsome number. More than half the faculty are doctrates. Many faculty have taken part in International seminars in different countries. Some have been visiting professors at foreign universities. There is international recognition for the departments and academic-industrial interface has a healthy history.
The College has a reputation for maintaining exemplary disclipline in the campus and for achieving consistently high standards of academic performance.
In 2003, the institution was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, New Delhi. The college was granted autonomous status to all undergraduate and postgraduate courses up to M.Phil, by the University Grants Commission, in 2004-2005. With the conferment of autonomy, the College is striving its best to impart holistic education rather than mere academic knowledge and skills.
CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering
& Terrorism]
The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources
including but not limited to: The Courts,
1] INFORMATION ON
DESIGNATED PARTY
No records exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners,
controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist
organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions
involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against
whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating
money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or
anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or
ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international
anti-terrorism laws.
2] Court Declaration :
No records exist to suggest that subject is
or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other
official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper
payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or
with designated parties.
3] Asset Declaration :
No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject
are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.
4] Record on Financial
Crime :
Charges or conviction
registered against subject: None
5] Records on Violation of
Anti-Corruption Laws :
Charges or
investigation registered against subject: None
6] Records on Int’l
Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :
Charges or
investigation registered against subject: None
7] Criminal Records
No
available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have
been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for
any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government
authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money
laundering laws or standard.
8] Affiliation with
Government :
No record
exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling
shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government
official or a family member or close business associate of a Government
official.
9] Compensation Package :
Our market
survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair
and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar
services.
10] Press Report :
No press reports / filings exists on
the subject.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on
Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often
have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit
deterioration.
Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions
between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other
financial stakeholders.
CONTRAVENTION
Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws,
regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms
and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
|
Currency |
Unit
|
Indian Rupees |
|
US Dollar |
1 |
Rs. 55.20 |
|
|
1 |
Rs. 88.38 |
|
Euro |
1 |
Rs. 71.47 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
|
Report Prepared
by : |
UDS |
SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS
|
SCORE FACTORS |
RANGE |
POINTS |
|
HISTORY |
1~10 |
6 |
|
PAID-UP CAPITAL |
1~10 |
3 |
|
OPERATING SCALE |
1~10 |
4 |
|
FINANCIAL CONDITION |
|
|
|
--BUSINESS SCALE |
1~10 |
4 |
|
--PROFITABILIRY |
1~10 |
3 |
|
--LIQUIDITY |
1~10 |
3 |
|
--LEVERAGE |
1~10 |
3 |
|
--RESERVES |
1~10 |
3 |
|
--CREDIT LINES |
1~10 |
4 |
|
--MARGINS |
-5~5 |
- |
|
DEMERIT POINTS |
|
|
|
--BANK CHARGES |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
--LITIGATION |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
MERIT POINTS |
|
|
|
--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
--EXPORT ACTIVITIES |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
--AFFILIATION |
YES/NO |
YES |
|
--LISTED |
YES/NO |
NO |
|
--OTHER MERIT FACTORS |
YES/NO |
YES |
|
TOTAL |
|
33 |
This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk
and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite
of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The
assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as
follows:
Financial
condition (40%) Ownership
background (20%) Payment
record (10%)
Credit history
(10%) Market trend
(10%) Operational
size (10%)
RATING EXPLANATIONS
|
RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
|
|
>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability
for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
|
71-85 |
Aa |
Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit
transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest
and principal sums |
Large |
|
56-70 |
A |
Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General
unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for
payment of interest and principal sums |
Fairly Large |
|
41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
|
26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
|
11-25 |
Ca |
Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums
in default or expected to be in default upon maturity |
Limited with
full security |
|
<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
|
- |
NB |
New Business |
- |
This report is issued at your request without any
risk and responsibility on the part of MIRA INFORM PRIVATE LIMITED (MIPL)
or its officials.