Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, JharkhandCall : +91-8828912891

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith was established in 1922. It is the oldest educational institution of Ramakrishna Mission, and was visited by some of the brother disciples of Swami Vivekananda. Therefore, it bears the blessings as well as inspirations of many spiritual personalities behind its growth over the years. Now it has a residential Senior Secondary School, a well equipped charitable medical unit with modern diagnostic facilities, a centre for academic coachings to school going children from the surrounding poor families, vocational training courses for local school drop-outs under the auspices of National Open School, and occasional activities of relief and rehabilitation work.

The school is known all over the country for its persistent remarkable academic achievements. It has a cosmopolitan complexion in the composition of its inmates, having students from various states and communities of the nation. It is meant exclusively for boys and permanently affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. Admission to its Secondary Section is restricted to standard VI alone. However, a few students from other schools are also admitted in class XI, in case the seats are available for them after giving entry to its own students who do well in class X Board examination. The school offers education in science stream only in its Senior Secondary Section. The boys are taken in it entirely on merit ascertained by dint of written, oral and other necessary tests.

Deoghar, being the holy abode of Lord Shiva affectionately addressed by all as Baba Baidyanath, is one of the most significant places of pilgrimage in the country. It is an ancient city, which harbours in its bosom a body part (heart) of Sati the Divine Mother, for which it is being identified as one of the Puranic fifty two Saktipithas. Hence it has been perpetually drawing devotees from different corners of India for centuries. Sri Ramakrishna, his spiritual consort Sri Sarada Devi and his principal disciple Swami Vivekananda too came here on pilgrimage. Accordingly, Deoghar with Vidyapith occupies an important special position in the history of Ramakrishna Movement.

Mission :

Though the beginning was at Dakshineswar, with the coming of the intimate disciples like Narendra, Rakhal, Baburam and others, the Sangha coalesced at Cossipore around the deathbed of Sri Ramakrishna. At Dakshineswar, the disciples used to come once or twice a week, mostly on holidays. They did not have much scope for knowing each other intimately. The relationship among them was more or less formal. But at Cossipore, to attend on an ailing Sri Ramakrishna, they had to stay together round the clock and therefore came very close to each other. This development of intimacy among the disciples has been nicely expressed in Holy Mother's words. She says: So long (i.e. prior to Cossipore days), the disciples used to address each other as Mrso-and-so, but now (at Cossipore) they began to be on first-name terms. Along with the service of Sri Ramakrishna, the disciples did intense spiritual practices here. They had a single mind, a single goal, and they belonged to a single family as it were, with Sri Ramakrishna at its centre. Swami Saradananda says that the bond of love that grew among the disciples at Cossipore could rarely be found even among the members of the same family, and that not only Sri Ramakrishna alone, but Narendra's wonderful personality also was a factor behind this.

Principal – Swami Atmaprabhangnda

Facilities

About the school

Administration :The institute is run by monks (sanyasins) &Brahmacharins of the Ramakrishna Order. The staff includes teachers from all over India as well as from foreign countries. The current secretary is SwamiSarvagananda (as in Mar 2013).

Campus 

The school campus contains many attractive buildings. The most beautiful of the Vidyapith campus is the Universal Temple. It depicts the original temple of Belur Math. Under the temple, there is the school library with more than 26,000 books. There is a hospital inside the complex which deals with the minor injuries and problems of the students.

The dining hall is where guests and visitors come to have their meals. It serves food including vegetarian to non-vegetarian dishes. For the weak children, for their religious, cultural, and other extracurricular activities, they have been provided with an independent premise having the needed buildings, open space and equipment.

Dormitories : There are 11 dhams (dormitory) in the Secondary Section, namely, YoganandaDham, RamakrishnanandaDham, AdbhutanandaDham, BrahmanandaDham, Vivekananda Dham, AkhandanandaDham, PremanandaDham, VijnanandaDham, MatriDham, SaradanandaDham, SubodhanandaDham.There are 4 dhams (dormitory) in the Senior Secondary Section.

VivekanandaTaran-Tal and Auditorium : The school has a standard size swimming pool named "Vivekananda Taran-tal", inaugurated on 22 January 2009. The school have a theater sized auditorium, with an audience capacity of around 600. Every year functions such as Inter-School competitions, debates, seminars, and prize distribution are performed there. Other schools in the city come to the school to hold their functions.

Dairy : Vidyapith has a dairy to cater to the need of milk of its Ashramites.

OtherAattractions : Vidyapith has a small aviary-cum-greenhouse and a small medicinal orchard. Vidyapith has established a museum which shows the ancient and tribal heritage of the country. It contains a wing on the life of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna. This wing is known as SaradaDarshan.

Ramakrishna Darshan and Literature Corner :There is a permanent exhibition Ramakrishna Darshan on the lives and contributions of Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples, emphasizing the service for mankind by Swami Vivekananda. This educates its visitors through photographs, glass fiber models and a history of the Ramakrishna Movement. Vidyapith has a Religious Literature Corner where publications on Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, the Vedanta and the Indian culture are kept for sale..

The Universal Temple :The Universal Temple of Sri Ramakrishna held in the bosom of the Vidyapith campus is a place of attraction to the religious minded. There, morning prayer and evening services (Aratrik) are conducted by the resident boys as part of their daily routine. Religious festivals, observances and worships are carried out in it.

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