1. Summary Information
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SRI RAMAKRISHNA
MATH |
Principal Name 1 |
Swamy Gautamananda |
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Satisfactory |
Principal Name 2 |
Swamy Gitanandaji |
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Registration # |
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Street Address |
31,
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Established Date |
1897 |
SIC Code |
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Telephone# |
91-44-24621110 |
Business Style 1 |
Education |
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Fax # |
Not Available |
Business Style 2 |
Social Services |
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Homepage |
Product Name 1 |
Holy Books |
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# of employees |
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Product Name 2 |
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Paid up capital |
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Product Name 3 |
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Shareholders |
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Banking |
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Public Limited Corp. |
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Business Period |
116 Years |
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IPO |
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International Ins. |
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Public |
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2. Summary
Financial Statement
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Total Liabilities |
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Report Date : |
26.12.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
SRI RAMAKRISHNA MATH |
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Registered
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31, Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004, Tamilnadu |
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India |
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Year of
Establishment : |
1897 |
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Trust |
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Line of Business
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It’s a trust for education and social services they publish holy books
and are followers of swami Vivekananda. |
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No. of Employees
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Not Available |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
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PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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41-55 |
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Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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Satisfactory |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Slow but correct |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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Comments : |
Subject is a trust giving spiritual education. They publish holy books
and also they are followers of Swami Vivekananda. The main goal and
objectives of the trust are :- 1) To treat all work as worship and service to man as service to god. 2) To work for all round welfare of humanity, especially for the
uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.
Business is active. Payment terms are reported to be slow but correct. The trust can be considered normal for business dealings at usual
trade terms and conditions. |
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 – March 31st, 2013
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Very High |
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INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Uptick in
agriculture and construction spread some cheer as the economy grew a
higher-than-expected 4.8 % in the three months through September. Manufacturing
rose an annual rate per cent during the quarter and mining fell by 0.4 %,
government data showed while farm output rose 46%.
India has emerged as
the most attractive investment destination, thanks to a relaxation in foreign
direct investment norms, says a report. India is followed by Brazil and China
in the ranking part of EY’s Capital Confidence Barometer report based on a
survey across 70 nations. The US, France and Japan have emerged as the top
three investors likely to invest in India.
India has been ranked
83rd globally in terms of talent competitiveness of its human
capital. Switzerland, Singapore, Denmark, Sweden and Luxembourg are the
top five in the list of 103 nations compiled by INSEAD business school.
Tax rates for companies
in India are among the highest in the world and the number of payments is also
more than the global average putting the country at low, 158th rank
on the Paying Taxes. 2014 list by the World Bank and PWC. However, the time
taken for tax payments is relatively less in India which is rated ahead of
China and Japan.
1 billion smartphone
shipments in 2013, a 39.3 % growth over 2012. This was being driven by low cost
computing in emerging markets. By 2017, total smartphone shipments are expected
to approach 1.7 billion units, resulting in a compound annual growth rate of
18.4 % between 2013 and 2017, according to research from IDC.
20 % vacancy rate of
office space in Mumbai and Delhi in the third quarter, the highest in Asia
after Chengdu, in China. According to Cushman and Wakefield, six Indian cities
are among the 10 office markets with the worst vacancies.
Foreign banks will
not have to pay stamp duty and capital gains tax, if they convert their branch
operations into a wholly owned subsidiary, according to the Reserve Bank of
India.
The Reserve Bank of
India is planning to launch CPI – indexed bonds aimed to protecting the savings
of retail investors from the impact the price rise by December end.
Central Bureau of
Investigation has booked State Bank of India, Deputy Managing Director Shyamal
Acharya and others in a graft case related to distribution of a loan of over Rs
4000 mn. Gold and jewellery worth Rs 6.7 mn have been recovered from the
residence of Acharya.
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 DECLINED BY
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Name : |
Swami Ananta Purvananda |
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Designation : |
Head Account |
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Contact No.: |
91-9444461896 |
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Date : |
04.12.2013 |
LOCATIONS
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Registered Office : |
31, Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600004,
Tamilnadu, India |
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Tel. No.: |
91-44-24621110 |
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Mobile No.: |
91-9444461896 (Swami Ananta Purvananda) |
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Fax No.: |
Not Available |
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E-Mail : |
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Website : |
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Location : |
Owned |
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Head Office : |
P.O. Belur Math 711202 District Howrah, West Bengal, India |
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E-Mail : |
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Branch Office : |
12th Road, Khar (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Tel. No.: |
91-22-26494760 |
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Fax No.: |
91-22-2644363 |
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E-Mail : |
MEMBER
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Name : |
Swamy Gautamananda |
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Designation : |
President |
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Name : |
Swamy Gitanandaji |
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Vice President |
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Name : |
Swami Smaranandaji |
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Vice President |
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Name : |
Swami Prabahnandaji |
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Vice President |
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Name : |
Swami Atmasthananda |
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President |
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Name : |
Swami Suhitananda |
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General Secretary |
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Name : |
Swami Bhajanananda |
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Asst. Secretary |
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Name : |
Swami Suvirananda |
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Asst. Secretary |
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Name : |
Swami Balabhadrananda |
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Asst. Secretary |
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Name : |
Swami Bodhasarananda |
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Asst. Secretary |
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Name : |
Swami Girishananda |
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Treasurer |
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Name : |
Swami Divyananda |
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Trustee |
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Name : |
Swami Gautamananda |
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Trustee |
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Name : |
Swami Mumukshananda |
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Trustee |
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Name : |
Swami Shivamayananda |
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Trustee |
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Name : |
Swami Tattwavidananda |
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Trustee |
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Swami Vagishananda |
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Trustee |
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Swami Vimalatmananda |
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Trustee |
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Swami Sarvabhutananda |
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Trustee |
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Swami Jnanalokananda |
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Trustee |
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Swami Lokottarananda |
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Trustee |
BUSINESS DETAILS
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Line of Business : |
It’s a trust for education and social services they publish holy books
and are followers of swami Vivekananda. |
LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION
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Reasons for variation <> 20% |
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Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement (known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement), which aims at the harmony of religions, harmony of the East and the West, harmony of the ancient and the modern, spiritual fulfillment, all-round development of human faculties, social equality, and peace for all humanity, without any distinctions of creed, caste, race or nationality.
RAMAKRISHNA MATH is a monastic organization for men brought into existence by Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), the great 19th century saint of Bengal who is regarded as the Prophet of the Modern Age.
RAMAKRISHNA MISSION is a registered society in which monks of Ramakrishna Math and lay devotees cooperate in conducting various types of social service mainly in India. It was founded by Sri Ramakrishna's chief apostle, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), one of the foremost thinkers and religious leaders of the present age, who is regarded as 'one of the main moulders of the modern world', in the words of an eminent Western scholar A. L. Basham.
Although Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are legally and financially
separate, they are closely inter-related in several other ways, and are to be
regarded as twin organizations.
The Math and the Mission together have 176 branch centres all over India and in different parts of the world.
The Headquarters of these centres are situated in Belur Math. All branch centres of Ramakrishna Math come under the administrative control of the Board of Trustees, whereas all branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission come under the administrative control of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission.
Goals and Objectives
The main goals and objectives of these twin organizations, based on the principles of Practical Vedanta, are:
To spread the idea of the potential divinity of every being and how to manifest it through every action and thought.
To spread the idea of harmony of religions based on Sri Ramakrishna's experience that all religions lead to the realization of the same Reality known by different names in different religions. The Mission honours and reveres the founders of all world religions such as Buddha, Christ and Mohammed.
To make all possible attempts to alleviate human suffering by spreading education, rendering medical service, extending help to villagers through rural development centres, etc.
To work for the all-round welfare of humanity, especially for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.
To develop harmonious personalities by the combined practice of Jnana, Bhakti, Yoga and Karma.
Origin
Swami Vivekananda’s days of wandering throughout India ended when he reached Chennai in January 1893. His young, enthusiastic disciples in Chennai were primarily responsible for his historic participation at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Throughout Swamiji’s four-year-long stay in the West, he kept in close touch with his followers in Chennai. Swamiji was given a grand reception on his return from the West in February 1897. During that period, he stayed for nine days at the Ice House (now Vivekanandar Illam). When his devotees in Chennai requested him to start a permanent center in the city, he readily agreed and deputed his brother disciple, Swami Ramakrishnananda, to initiate the Order’s activities in southern India.
Founder
Swami Ramakrishnananda was a great thinker, an erudite scholar, a forceful speaker. Above all, he was a God-realized saint. He not only founded Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai but was also responsible for spreading the movement throughout parts of southern India. The various activities that the Math carries on today were initiated by the great Swami himself.
History
According to Swami Vivekananda’s wishes, Swami Ramakrishnananda arrived in Chennai in March 1897. He stayed at a rented house in Triplicane for a few months. Then he came to the Ice House. The Math was based at the Ice House up until the end of 1907. Then it shifted to Mylapore, to a building constructed on a plot gifted by Sri A. Kondiah Chettiar, a close devotee of the Math. Surrounding plots were acquired in subsequent years. Due to structural damage to the existing building, another building was constructed. And this building was consecrated by Swami Brahmananda, the first President of Ramakrishna Order, in the year 1917. This remains now as the ‘Old Temple’. Apart from the fact that the Math in Chennai was founded by Swami Ramakrishnananda, who lived here for a long time, the Math was also sanctified by the visits of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swamis Brahmananda, Premananda, Shivananda, Abhedananda and Vijnanananda, all direct disciples of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna.
Ideology
For One’s Liberation
and for the good of Others
Aatmano mokshaartham jagadhitaaya cha
The Buddha set the Wheel of Dharma in motion (Dharma-chakra pravartana). Swami Vivekananda has set the Wheel of Seva (Seva-chakra-pravartana) in motion. He has revived the ancient ideal of sacrifice in modern times in the form of service. This ideal of social service is nowadays becoming popular in Indian society. Service activities cover different areas of human need and social welfare, such as relief to victims of various calamities, education, health, rural development, self-employment, women’s welfare, inter-faith understanding, moral life and spiritual guidance. All these activities are conducted as service, the worship of God in the individual. Service done as worship of God in the human being helps in two ways: it helps the person who is served physically or mentally, and it helps the person who serves spiritually.
All the work done here at the Math is ‘For One’s Liberation and for the good of Others.’
A bird’s–eye view of some of our activities
· Worship
· Propagation of cultural, ethical and Spiritual values through books, magazines, Discourses, personal counseling, websites, etc.
· Providing general and technical education with an emphasis on character-building
· Medical service
· Relief and rehabilitation
· Integrated rural development and Welfare program
· Training of monastics
Swami Vivekananda’s
150th Birth Anniversary – 2013-14
The year Jan 2013 to Jan 2014 is a historic year as the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda falls during the period.
All the Ramakrishna Math and Mission Centers in India & abroad and many
other philanthropic organizations & Governments are conducting various
activities & celebrating the event in a befitting manner.
Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, has taken up many activities on this historic
occasion.
The Ramakrishna Math is administered by a Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees has an elected President, one or more Vice-Presidents, a
General Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries and a Treasurer.
The Ramakrishna Mission is administered by a Governing Body, which
is composed of the Trustees of Ramakrishna Math. The headquarters of
Ramakrishna Math at Belur (popularly known as Belur Math) itself serves as the
headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission.
All letters regarding administrative matters of the Math or Mission are to be addressed to the General Secretary, who functions as the chief executive.
A branch centre of Ramakrishna Math has as its head
a Adhyaksha appointed by the Trustees. A branch centre of Ramakrishna
Mission is governed by a Managing Committee appointed by the Governing Body of
Ramakrishna Mission. The Secretary of this Committee functions as the head of
that branch.
Board of Trustees of
Ramakrishna Math
The Board of Trustees consists of senior monks of the Ramakrishna Order, chosen
by a process of nomination-cum-election. Authority for ownership of property
belonging to different Math centres in India, appointment of heads of centres,
legal transactions, etc is vested in the Board of Trustees, who also take major
policy decisions pertaining to the whole Ramakrishna Math.
Governing Body of Ramakrishna
Mission
The members of the Board of Trustees also constitute the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission. Authority for ownership of property belonging to different Mission centres in India, appointment of heads of centres, legal transactions, etc is vested in the Governing Body, which also takes major policy decisions pertaining to the whole Ramakrishna Mission.
RAMAKRISHNA ORDER
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement (known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement), which aims at the harmony of religions, harmony of the East and the West, harmony of the ancient and the modern, spiritual fulfillment, all-round development of human faculties, social equality, and peace for all humanity, without any distinctions of creed, caste, race or nationality. RAMAKRISHNA MATH is a monastic organization for men brought into existence by Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), the great 19th century saint of Bengal who is regarded as the Prophet of the Modern Age. RAMAKRISHNA MISSION is a registered society in which monks of Ramakrishna Math and lay devotees cooperate in conducting various types of social service mainly in India. It was founded by Sri Ramakrishna’s chief apostle, Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), one of the foremost thinkers and religious leaders of the present age, who is regarded as ‘one of the main moulders of the modern world’, in the words of an eminent Western scholar A. L. Basham. Although Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are legally and financially separate, they are closely inter-related in several other ways, and are to be regarded as twin organizations. The Math and the Mission together have 190 branch centres all over India and in different parts of the world. The Headquarters of these centres are situated in Belur Math. All branch centres of Ramakrishna Math come under the administrative control of the Board of Trustees, whereas all branch centres of Ramakrishna Mission come under the administrative control of the Governing Body of Ramakrishna Mission. The main goals and objectives of these twin organizations, based on the principles of Practical Vedanta, are:
To spread the idea of the potential divinity of every being and how to manifest it through every action and thought.
To spread the idea of harmony of religions based on Sri Ramakrishna’s experience that all religions lead to the realization of the same Reality known by different names in different religions. The Mission honors and reveres the founders of all world religions such as Buddha, Christ and Mohammed.
To treat all work as worship, and service to man as service to God.
To make all possible attempts to alleviate human suffering by spreading education, rendering medical service, extending help to villagers through rural development centres, etc.
To work for the all-round welfare of humanity, especially for the uplift of the poor and the downtrodden.
To develop harmonious personalities by the combined practice of Jnana, Bhakti, Yoga and Karma.
The ideology of Ramakrishna Math and Mission consists of the eternal principles of Vedanta as lived and experienced by Sri Ramakrishna and expounded by Swami Vivekananda. This ideology has three characteristics: it is modern in the sense that the ancient principles of Vedanta have been expressed in the modern idiom; it is universal, that is, it is meant for the whole humanity; it is practical in the sense that its principles can be applied in day-to-day life to solve the problems of life. The basic principles of this ideology are given below:
1. God realization is the ultimate goal of life: One of the important discoveries made in ancient India was that the universe arises from and is sustained by infinite consciousness called Brahman. It has both impersonal and personal aspects. The personal aspect is known by different names, such as God, Ishvar, Jehovah and so on. Realization of this Ultimate Reality is the true goal of life, for that alone can give us everlasting fulfilment and peace.
2. Potential divinity of the soul: Brahman is immanent in all beings as the Atman which is man’s true self and source of all happiness. But owing to ignorance, he identifies himself with his body and mind and runs after sense pleasures. This is the cause of all evil and suffering. As ignorance is removed, the Atman manifests itself more and more. This manifestation of potential divinity is the essence of true religion.
3. Synthesis of the Yogas: The removal of ignorance and manifestation of inner divinity leading to God realization are achieved through Yoga. There are four main Yogas: Jnana Yoga (Yoga of Knowledge); Bhakti Yoga (Yoga of Devotion); Raja Yoga (Yoga of Meditation); Karma Yoga (Yoga of Work). Each Yoga is an independent means of realizing God.But since each Yoga involves the cultivation of one of the faculties such as reason, feeling or will, a combination of all the four Yogas is necessary for the development of a balanced, ‘fully functioning’ personality. It is this synthesis of Yogas that Swami Vivekananda regarded as the ideal of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. This ideal finds expression in the EMBLEM of the twin organizations shown here, which was designed by Swamiji himself. In the emblem the wavy waters represent Karma Yoga; the lotus flower represents Bhakti Yoga; the rising sun represents Jnana Yoga; the coiled serpent represents Raja Yoga; and the Swan represents the Supreme Self. The meaning of the ensemble is: by the combined practice of all the four Yogas the Supreme Self is realized.
4. Morality based on strength: According to Swami Vivekananda, weakness is the main cause of immorality, evil and suffering in life, and the cause of weakness is ignorance about one’s true nature as the Atman. Knowledge of the Atman gives us tremendous strength to overcome our weakness and lead a virtuous life. Everyone is endowed with so many potentialities, but owing to fear and weakness, most of these potentialities remain unactualized. When, through knowledge of the Atman, fear and weakness are overcome, these potentialities manifest themselves. Swamiji called this process ‘man-making education’.
5. Harmony of Religions: Although the idea that ‘one Reality is known by different names’ (Vedas) and the idea that ‘different spiritual paths lead to the same goal’ (Gita) are found in the Hindu scriptures and in the teachings of several Hindu saints, Sri Ramakrishna was the first person in history to show through direct experience the transcendental unity of all religions. His message implies two kinds of religious harmony: harmony within Hinduism and harmony among world religions. Harmony within Hinduism: Sri Ramakrishna did not identify himself with any particular sect of Hinduism but accepted Hinduism as a whole.He showed that Dualism, Non dualism and other schools of Hindu philosophy represent different stages of the integral experience of Reality, and that the various Hindu Deities are different aspects of one supreme Godhead. His message has brought about a great deal of harmony among the Hindu sects, and Sri Ramakrishna himself has become the symbol of the unity of Hindu religion. Harmony among world religions: It should be noted that Sri Ramakrishna recognized the differences among religions but showed that, in spite of these differences, they lead to the same Ultimate Goal. This is the meaning of his famous maxim, Yato mat, tato path, “As many faiths, so many paths”. Apart from this, Swami Vivekananda also held that the religions of the world are expressions of one eternal Universal Religion. Since Vedanta contains all the basic principles and laws of the spiritual world, Swamiji regarded Vedanta as that eternal Universal Religion. That is to say, Vedanta can serve as the common ground for all religions.
6. Avatarhood of Sri Ramakrishna: According to the Hindu religious tradition, God incarnates himself as the Avatar in every Age in order to give a new message to humanity suited to the needs of each Age. In the Ramakrishna Movement, Sri Ramakrishna is adored as the Avatar of the Modern Age. What this means is that his life and teachings have opened a new way of salvation for humanity. The uniqueness of Sri Ramakrishna’s Avatarhood is that it embodies the spiritual consciousness of earlier Avatars and prophets, including those who are outside the Hindu fold, and is in harmony with all religious traditions. In all the institutions of the Ramakrishna Order, worshipful reverence is shown to all Avatars and the founders of all religions. A New Philosophy of Work: Swami Vivekananda has given a new philosophy of work for the modern world. All work in the Ramakrishna Math and Mission is done according to this philosophy of work, which is based on the following principles: According to Vedanta, the physical universe is a manifestation of God known as Virat. Hence, as Sister Nivedita has stated, there is ‘no distinction between the sacred and the secular’. What this statement means is that all work is sacred. Even menial work such as sweeping the floor or mending shoes is to be done with as much attention and devotion as work in the shrine. The Gita (18.46 & 9.24) states that the all-pervading God is the ultimate source of all work and the enjoyer of the fruits of all sacrifice. Hence all work is to be done as worship and the fruits of actions are to be offered to the Lord. One of the important principles Swami Vivekananda learned from his Master was Shiva Jnane Jiva Seva, ‘to serve Jiva as Shiva’. Since man is potentially Divine, service to man is indeed service to God. Instead of looking upon a needy person as an object of pity, he is looked upon as an object of worship. Such an attitude elevates both the giver and the recipient. Swami Vivekananda was the first religious leader in India to speak for the poor and the downtrodden and to state boldly, ‘He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak and the diseased, really worships Shiva; and … with him Shiva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.’ It was Swamiji who coined the word daridra-narayana to refer to the poor. Swamiji’s love and concern for the poor continues as a directive principle in Ramakrishna Mission’s service programmes.
When work, any work, is done fulfilling the above conditions, it becomes a spiritual discipline: the mind gets purified and the potential Divinity of the soul manifests itself more and more. Thus work done as worshipful service benefits the doer himself spiritually: it becomes a spiritual discipline or Yoga. It is with this understanding of work as a spiritual discipline (Karma Yoga) that all the service activities of the Ramakrishna Mission, such as giving food and clothing to the poor, nursing the sick etc, are undertaken. Thus service done as worship of God in man helps in two ways: it helps physically or mentally the person who is served, and it helps spiritually the person who serves.This two-fold aim of service activities, indeed the whole ideology of Ramakrishna Math and Mission, has been put in a nutshell in the MOTTO of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission: Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha, ‘For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world’, formulated by Swami Vivekananda.
HISTORY OF CHENNAI
MATH
Swami Vivekananda’s days of wandering throughout India ended when he reached Chennai in January 1893. His young, enthusiastic disciples in Chennai were primarily responsible for his historic participation at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Throughout Swamiji’s four-year-long stay in the West, he kept in close touch with his followers in Chennai. Swamiji was given a grand reception on his return from the West in February 1897. During that period, he stayed for nine days at the Ice House (now Vivekanandar Illam). When his devotees in Chennai requested him to start a permanent centre in the city, he readily agreed and deputed his brother disciple, Swami Ramakrishnananda, to initiate the Order’s activities in southern India.
Swami Ramakrishnananda was a great thinker, an erudite scholar, a forceful speaker. Above all, he was a God-realized saint. He not only founded Sri Ramakrishna Math in Chennai but was also responsible for spreading the movement throughout parts of southern India. The various activities that the Math carries on today were initiated by the great Swami himself.
According to Swami Vivekananda’s wishes, Swami Ramakrishnananda arrived in Chennai in March 1897. He stayed at a rented house in Triplicane for a few months. Then he came to the Ice House. The Math was based at the Ice House up until the end of 1907. Then it shifted to Mylapore, to a building constructed on a plot gifted by Sri A. Kondiah Chettiar, a close devotee of the Math. Surrounding plots were acquired in subsequent years. Due to structural damage to the existing building, another building was constructed and this building was consecrated by Swami Brahmananda, the first President of Ramakrishna Order, in the year 1917. This remains now as the ‘Old Temple’. Apart from the fact that the Math in Chennai was founded by Swami Ramakrishnananda, who lived here for a long time, the Math was also sanctified by the visits of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swamis Brahmananda, Premananda, Shivananda, Abhedananda and Vijnanananda, all direct disciples of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna.
Activities
Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, has a long history of more than hundred years of service to society. It renders services at all levels: spiritual, mental and physical, through an array of diverse activities. All the activities of the Math—whether it be sweeping the courtyard or educating students at a school, nursing patients in a medical facility or serving in the temple or kitchen—are considered different forms of a single act of worship. Through this act of worship, one can evolve spiritually and simultaneously work for the betterment of society. This is the principle behind the multifaceted activities of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission—the twin organizations, headquartered in Belur Math near Kolkata, and having centers worldwide.
ACTIVITIES AT A
GLANCE
1 Spiritual
2 Preaching
3 Educational
4 Medical
5 Relief & Rehabilitation
6 Rural Development
NEWS
Vivekananda Navaratri
Celebrations – February 6-14, 2013
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VIVEKANANDA, VIVEKANANDA NAVARATRI
Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and India by his inspiring speeches in the Parliament of Religions at Chicago in September 1893 and started several Vedanta Centres in America and Europe. His return to India saw unprecedented response from all sections of society throughout the country. The people of Tamil Nadu rose as one people to welcome their beloved leader and moved by their love and sincere appreciation, Swamiji stayed at ‘Castle Kernen’ (Ice House) on the famous Marina Beach in Chennai for nine days (6th to 14th February 1897). This landmark is now known as Vivekanandar Illam (or Vivekananda House).
The Ice House was converted into a ‘mart of joy’. People flocked to see and hear the Swami and he never ceased to inspire people wherever he went. To see him was worship and to hear him was religion. His personality drew crowds and the Swami was eager to get his message across. A public welcome was accorded to him at the Victoria Hall on 8th February 1897 at 4.30 p.m. and Swamiji spoke a few words to the ten thousand large audience.
His famous lectures, ‘The Work Before Us‘ and ‘My Plan of Campaign‘ were delivered in Chennai on 9th Feb. The lectures ‘The Sages of India‘ and ‘Vedanta in its application to Indian Life‘ were also delivered in Chennai on 11th and 13th February respectively.
It is befitting that these nine days are celebrated as ‘Vivekananda Navaratri’ and special programmes have been arranged at Vivekanandar Illam from 6th to 14th of Feb 2013.
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