Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari is a Spiritually Oriented Service Mission. This presentation shows the Vivekananda Kendra journey of past 50yrs.

1. Kendra Unfolds : क
े न्द्र
दर्शन
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2. Mother Kanyakumari’s tapas …Here is the seed of the thought movement
sown by the Mother herself of joining South with North spiritually of
dedicating oneself for protection of the society and destruction of the evil.
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3. Swami Vivekananda’s Tapas
He travelled all over India, seen with
His own eyes, experienced, and
understood Spiritual Oneness of Bharat
and need to work to in still self
confidence and work ethics. Began
with Himself giving Man Making for
Nation Building as His message
through :
“Shivbhave Jeevseva”
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4. The Divine Rock
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5.  31.08.1962 Swami Vivekananda Birth Centenary Celebration Committee, sent an
application to the President, Kanyakumari Devaswom Board, seeking permission to start
a ferry service from Temple to Rock.
 09.08.1962 Seek permission from Devaswom Board to put up a Memorial on the Rock.
 19.09.1962 Permission granted by the Devaswom Board, Suchindram vide order RC. No.
1495/62/B dated 19.09.1962 to start boat service from Cape to Sripadam Rock and back.
 19.09.1962 Permission granted by the Devaswom Board, Suchindrum, to start Boat
service from Cape to Rock and back.
 19.09.1962 The District Committee sent an application to the Chief Minister, Government
of Madras, seeking permission to construct a statue of Swami Vivekananda on the Rock
and a pedestrian bridge.
 10.10.1962 Devaswom Board granted permission to construct a statue of Swami
Vivekananda on the Rock and a bridge.
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6. 17.01.1963 A Memorial Tablet in marble was erected on
the Rock.
29.03.1963 Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee was
Registered as a Society under Societies
Registration Act, 1860.(34 of 1963)
11.08.1963 Eknathji became the organising Secretary of
Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee.
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7. 24.09.1964 Tamil Nadu Government sanctions statue
on the Rock.
06.11.1964 Chiselling the first stone started.
03.09.1966 Drilling core sample on the major
Vivekananda Rock started.
02.11.1966 The Vivekananda Rock Memorial
Committee, Madras State was affiliated.
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8. 10.09.1967 Decided to print 1-rupee coupon for collection
campaign.
12.10.1967 Stone masonry work started on the Rock Meditation
Hall work taken up first – Red and Blue Granite.
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9. 15.12.1967 First time an Archakar came
from Kanyakumari Devi Temple
and did Pooja and Abhishekam at
Devi Padam.
25.11.1968 Tamil Nadu Government
declared Kanyakumari a Minor
Port.
28/29.01.69 Garbhanyasam ceremony was
held for all the four pillars around
the Statue point etc.,
06.03.1970 Dhyana / Sripada Mandapam
completed.
16.07.1970 Main Dome /Circular Path
/Power house completed.
21.08.1970 Sripada Mandapam
consecrated.
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10. 02.09.1970 Consecration of the Rock Memorial by Swami
Vireswarananda, President, Ramakrishna Math and
Mission.
Inauguration of the Rock Memorial by Rashtrapati V.V.Giri.
Public function on the shore was presided over by Shri
M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
Arise! Awake Pictorial Exhibition in Vivekanandapuram
picturised and designed by Sri Raghunath Goswami ji,
Kolkata was opened to public
10

11. Smt Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister on 15 Sep 1970
had written….. 16.09.1970 - It is a moving experience to
come to Kanyakumari and see how the faith of thousands
in Swami Vivekananda's message has made possible this
memorial. May it inspire all who visit it and give them the
courage to live up to Swamiji's great and timeless teachings.
The Second phase of the program, the establishment of a
lay order, is no less important and will give practical shape
to Swamiji's message of Service. 11

12. 31.10.1970
India’s Contribution to world
thought and culture was
released at Kanyakumari by Sri
G.S. Pathak, Vice-President of
India.
12

13. First Decade
1971- 1980
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14. Mananeeya Eknathji’s thoughts on 2nd phase
• Letter to Indian Oxygen Ltd, Kolkata
…1965
• Letter to Smt Indira Gandhi ….1967
• After consulting very important
people of the country, on 7th January
1972 – Swami Vivekananda’s 108th
Jayanti as per Tithi - with the rising
sun, Vivekananda Kendra came into
existence.
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15. And then, consulting very important people in the
country, launched the mighty thought movement of
Vivekananda Kendra on 7 Jan 1972 by raising Om
designed saffron flag at the time of sunrise. He
announced…
25.05.1971 Adopts the Name “Vivekananda Kendra” for the service mission.
07.01.1972 Vivekananda Kendra came into being. Flag
hoisting on the Rock at Sun rise and lowering at
Sun set started. A Spiritually Oriented Service
Mission to take Swami Vivekananda’s message
of ‘Man Making Nation Building’ with ‘Serve
Man Serve God’
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16. The remedy for the ills of our country, therefore, lies in launching a
mighty movement of right thought sweeping the entire country.
It has to be a two-pronged move. On the one hand, it is to be aimed
at
(1) transforming our people’s inherent God-wardness into the right
spiritual urge rising out of the teachings of the Upanishads,
namely,
(a) each soul is potentially divine, and (b) faith in God, in turn
means faith in one’s self, i.e. in one’s potentiality to rise to
divine heights.
On the other hand, it is
(2) to convert the spiritual fervour thus released into works of
national reconstruction” The Seed of this Movement Sown.
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17. The work which began in 1972 today has
around 1810 Adhikaris, 6737 dayitvavan
karyakartas, 2100 teaching & other staff
members and 180 Jeevanvratis, Shiksharthis,
Sevavratis, Vanprasthis that 106 nagar sthan,
135 karya sthan, 615 Prakalp sthans in 26 states
& 4 UTs.
17

18. 30.08.1973 to 24.03.1974 First batch of Life workers training started. A unique program to train
missionaries – brothers and sisters -
18

19. 26.09.1977 Four and half years of training period for the first batch of life-worker
trainees concluded.
19

20. 20.07.1978 Guru Pournima - First Deeksha karyakaram for
11 Jeevanvratis (9 Brothers, 2 Sisters) in
Vivekandnapuram. Kendra prayer introduced,
composed by Dr. Shridhar Bhaskar Warnekar.
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21. The unique patron scheme
A modern version of Yajna
• Perpetual Patron Rs (500-2000 Presently Rs 5000 & above –
number 9,265
• Lump Sum Donating Patron Rs (150-250)…. Presently Rs 500 &
above – number 2,13,530
• Annual Patron Rs (12-50) …. Presently Rs 100 & above –
number 1,70,482
https://www.vrmvk.org/content/be-patron-partake-national-yajna
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22. 16.02.1972 Vivekananda Kendra Patrika, First issue “Serve Man Serve God” was
released
22

23. 15.08.1973 The First issue of Yuva Bharati was released
There was another Magazine Brahmavadin devoted to
Spiritual and Cultural Values
23

24. 16.01.1977 A Comprehensive Biography of Swami Vivekananda (Part-I) was released
at Nagercoil, by Swami Chidananda, President, Divine Life Society.
24

25. 29.03.1980 Kendra Bharati started ..Editor Sri Shyam Bahadur Varma ji ….
25

26. 18.07.1977 Vivekananda Bal Vidyalaya at Port Blair
26

27. 29.09.1977 Vivekananda
Kendra Vidyalaya
(Residential), Sher was
inaugurated by Col K A A
Raja, Lt. Governor of
Arunachal Pradesh.
27

28. 11.10.1977 Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya
(Residential) Roing, was opened
by Sri Sobeng Tayeng, Minister for
Industries, Arunachal Pradesh.
28

29. 18.08.1978 Vivekananda Kendra
Vidyalaya, Tinsukia, was
inaugurated by Swami
Pramathananda, Secretary,
Ramakrishna Mission, Deomali,
Arunachal Pradesh
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30. 02.05.1976 to 22.05.1976 First Yoga Shibir at Vivekanandapuram
30

31. 9 to 30-05-1976 Vivekananda Kendra, Bombay, organised
its First Residential Yoga Shiksha Shibir
31

32. 15.10.1978 to 19.10.1978 First Spiritual Retreat Camp at Kanyakumari.
32

33. 4 to 11.10.1980 First All India Spiritual Retreat for couples was held at Vivekanandapuram
33

34. 30.03.1975 Vivekananda Chikitsa Kendra in Vivekanandapuram was
inaugurated by Swami Anantatmananda, President,
Ramakrishna Math, Trivandrum.
34

35. 21.11.1975 Special cancellation stamp of Vivekananda Rock Memorial was held at Kanyakumari
Campus. Sri Jagannath Pahadia, Union Deputy Minister of Communications, presented to
Prof. P. Mahadevan, President, Vivekananda Kendra.
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36. 25.04.1976 A Library for the benefit of students and others was opened at PHEK, Nagaland
36

37. 21.03.1977 Nivedita Balawadi in Kanyakumari was opened by Kum.
Karpagavalli, Chief Educational Officer, Kanyakumari.
37

38. 21.04.1978 Bhoomi Pooja for Vivekananda Kendra Pratishthan at Tinsukia was performed by Mananeeya Eknathji
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39. 31.01.1973 Vivekananda Kendra Granthalayam and residence for Jeevanvratis –
Vasati Gruh - construction in progress
39

40. 31.01.1977 Training Centre –Kumar Mangalam Vasati Gruh -NACHIKETA -inaugurated by Sri
Sankara Subbian, District Collector, Kanyakumari
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41. 1.4.1980 Yatri Seva Sangam established. Canteen seva started.
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42. Pilgrim Accommodation
Total – 14 buildings with 842 capacity.. Pilgrims stayed in
Vivekanandapuram Campus : (1970 to 2021) – 71,63.485
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43. Accommodation for Inmates – Nachiketa, Sharada
Shibir Participants – Satyakam, Chitrakoot, Saket
Admin
Building
&
Mithila
43

44. 11.09.1980 Swami Vivekananda Pictorial Exhibition – Arise
Awake - opened in new building by Major
General (Retd.) Sri S.P. Mahadevan, Chairman,
TNPSC, Madras, Swami Nityananada of
Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Thirupparaithurai,
was the distinguished Guest
Visitors (1974 till 2021) : 11,81,058 44

45. Karyapaddhati
• Through Yoga Shibirs and Prashikshan, karyakartas were trained.
• Yoga classes started in all branch centers
• Bal Samskar vargas started in 1978. There were 7 such vargas.
• In 1979, first Bal Samskar Prashikshan Shibir was organised.
• Study Circle was also in all the branch centers
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46. 1980
Places of work 26
Prakalp 5
Prakalp Sthan 12
Vidyalayas 10
Students 300 approx
Patrons 4098
Overview of Vivekananda Kendra till 1980
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47. Presidents of Vivekananda Kendra
• Prof. Mahadevan - 7 Jan 1972 to 5 Sept 1976
• Prof. Vaswani - Sept 1976 to April 1978
• Ma. Eknathji - April 1978 to 22 August 1982
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48. Vivekananda Kendra
during
1981- 1990
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49. 21.01.1981 Vivekananda International started.
49

50. 15.06.1981 Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya for boys and girls, based on Central School curriculum was
inaugurated at Vivekanandapuram by Sri. L.C. Thanu, Principal, S.T. Hindu College,
Nagercoil, opened it.
50

51. 1.10.1981 The Ferry service was handed over to Poompuhar Shipping Corporation by
Government of Tamil Nadu.
51

52. 1981 Rural Development Programme
commenced with Balwadis in
Kanyakumari District after Feb 1981
Meenakshipuram mass conversion
to Islam.
52

53. Amrudha Surabhi
Anna Puja

54. Adopt a Granny

55. Samay Vapu –
Childrens’ Carnival

56. Vivekananda Literature :
Prachar Prasar
Eye Check Up and Eye Camps
Balwadi – 75 no – 2400 children

57. Scholarships to Girl Students
Deep Puja

58. 22.08.1982 Mananeeya Eknathji attained immortality
23.08.1982 Last rites in Vivekanandapuram
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59. 59

60. Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Jirdin. It
started on 19 Nov 1982.
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Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (Residential) for Boys started
functioning at Kuporijo, Arunachal Pradesh

61. 1983 Sadhana of Service was released by Swami
Ranganathananda, President, Ramakrishna Math,
Hyderabad at Madras. The first copy was received by
Sri N. Mahalingam. Sri C. Subramanian, former Union
Finance Minister, presided.
61

62. 21, 22.01.1984 585 children from 115 schools took part in the two days
Carnival programme at Vivekanandapuram.
62

63. Government of India declared in 1984 to observe
and celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s Birthday on
12th January as National Youth Day since 12.01.1985.
63

64. 12.01.1984 Gujarati version of “Rousing Call to
Hindu Nation” was released by VK
Ahmedabad branch.
64
12.01.1987 The Book Arise! Awake!! On Pictorial
Exhibition in Vivekanandapuram was
released

65. 1984 Quarterly Marathi Magazine Vivek Bharati started on 12 Jan
1985 from Pune.. It became Vivek Vichar from May
1985
Since Jan 2006 it is published as monthly from Solapur. Since 2007 it
became monthly. Since April 2015, a multi-coloured
monthly magazine is getting published.
65

66. 26.04.1986 The Children’s Book series was released by Sri
K.A.A. Raja at Rajapalayam
66

67. 12.01.1986 VK NARDEP established
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68. 68
Natural Resources Development Project
Objective : Sustainable Development
Activities : Cost effective housing, water management,
organic farming, indigenous health system, renewable
energy.
Location : Kanyakumari
Internationally acclaimed through Ashden Award 2006

69. 69

70. 10.02.1986 Vivekananda Kendra Yoga Research
Foundation commenced its work on
10.02.1986.
All Yoga activities relating to Therapy Research
etc., were taken over by Vivekananda Kendra
Yoga Anusandhana Sansthana from 12.02.1986
at Bangalore
Yoga Sudha – a magazine dedicated to Yoga
started on 11.09.1984.
70

71. 06.09.1986 Swami Ranganathananda, Head, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad,
consecrated the Vivekananda Mandapam and Eknathji’s Samadhi
71

72. 18 to 24.01.1988 A week long Youth Convention VYOMA (Vivekananda Youth for Mass Action) was
organised in Vivekanandapuram - 500 youth from 16 States participated.
72

73. 02.04.1988 Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi gave a scintillating Music performance at Madurai
for financial support to Kendra’s Service Activities.
73

74. 02.09.1989 Foundation laying for Wandering Monk Exhibition at Kanyakumari.
74

75. First ever meeting of active workers / well-wishers of Kendra was
held at Vivekanandapuram
75
Swami Ranganathananda laid the Foundation Stone for a permanent
and spacious building for the School at Vivekanandapuram
Bi-decennial celebrations of Rock Memorial and the Vivekananda
Kendra was held at Kanyakumari.
A Medical centre was opened at Dimapur by Dr, Vizadel Sakhrie, the
Minister for Health, Nagaland
Vivekananda Kendra at Madras (Chennai) purchased Jayant Bhavan.
The Kendra has Karyalayas in Nagpur, Ajmer, Hyderabad, Pune, Balasore,
Baroda, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Delhi, Shimla, Kolkata, Guwahti,
Dibrugarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Thoothukudi, Bhuvaneshwar, Nashik, etc.

76. Karyapaddhati
• Yoga Classes
• Bal Samskar Varga
• Study Circles
---were in all branch centers
76

77. 1980 1990
Places of work 26 47
Prakalp 5 8
Prakalp Sthan 12 22
Vidyalayas 10 19
Students 300
approx
4385
Patrons 4098 22036
Overview of Vivekananda Kendra till 1990
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78. President – 1981 to 1990
Mananeeya Eknath ji till 22 Aug 1982
Ma. Lakshmididi (as working president due to Ma.
Eknathji illness) - 21 November 1981 to 1984
Mananeeya Dr. Lakshmi Kumari didi - 1984 to 1995
Sri P Parameswaran ji – Vice President 1984 to 1995
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79. 1989 - 1990
100 years back in 1889 an
unknown Yuva Sanyasi had
left Kolkata as a Parivrajak to
travel and know India in search
of understanding the Purpose
of Life, the Mission of Life.
Kendra started preparation of
celebrating 100 years of Swami
Vivekananda’s Meditation on
mid-sea Rock off Kanyakumari
coast taking up Vivekananda
Bharat Parikrama
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80. Vivekananda Kendra
during
1991- 2000
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81. 11.09.1991 “Wandering Monk Exhibition” at Kanyakumari designed by Sri Raghunath Goswami
ji, Kolkata was opened by Sri B.N. Singh, Governor of Tamil Nadu
Visitors
(1991 till 2021)
5,40,505 81

82. 12.01.1992 Swami
Gahanananda, General
Secretary, Ramakrishna
Math, consecrated the Lead
Vehicle having the Fibre-
glass Statue of Swami
Vivekananda against a
back-drop of the Model of
Rock Memorial and Bharat
Parikrama began.
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83. 83

84. 12.01.1992 To 24.12.1992 : Vivekananda Bharat Parikrama – 22,000
kms –187 towns - 247 days – under the leadership of
Mananeeya Dr Lakshmi Kumari Didi – got disrupted
from 6 Dec 1992…. Vivek Jyotis were taken out from the
states where Parikrama was not going. Andaman,
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and North Eastern States – a
Cycling Expedition on Southern Bank of Brahmaputra
and Vivek Jyoti Walkathon on the Northern Bank of
Brhamaputra…. Later completed along with Tamil Nadu
Parikrama (ULA) in 1995..
84

85. 25 to -27-12-1992 The VYOMANI Camp was held at Vivekanandapuram –
completion of Vivekananda Bharat Parikrama.
85

86. 16.01.1994 15th VK
Vidyalaya started
at Nivedita Vihar
for girls
86
02.10.1998
18th VK
Vidyalaya at
Liromoba was
inaugurated by
Sri T Dabi,
Education
Minister of
Arunachal
Pradesh

87. 1993 – VK Arunjyoti program launched for All Round Development of Arunachal
Pradesh through Yuva Manch, Swasthya Manch, Anoupacharik Shiksha Manch,
Mahila Manch and Samskrutik Manch
87

88. 88

89. 4 -18.01.1994 First Hindi Yoga Shibir in Vivekanandapuram
89

90. 13.03.1994 Governor of Arunachal Pradesh inaugurates VK Vocational
Training center in carpet making at Seijosa
90

91. 1995 25 years of Vivekananda Rock Memorial with an All India Youth Camp and Well-Wishers
Meet. ‘Saga of Vivekananda Rock Memorial’ -a Vivekananda Kendra Patrika and also ‘Story of
Vivekananda Rock Memorial as told by Mananeeya Eknath ji’ was released.
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92. 12.01.1996 VK Vedic Vision Foundation inaugurated at Chennai by Revered Swami Gautamananda ji
Maharaj, President Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore in the presence of former President Sri R Venkatraman
ji and Justice (Retd)V R Krishna Iyer
92

93. 20.01.1998 VK Vedic Vision Foundation
functioning from Kodungallur, Kerala since 1997
entered into ‘Ananda Bhavan’ on an acre land
donated by Dr Sridhar Pai. Today here we have a
Children’s Park, Vivek Ganapati Temple, a Yoga
Hall and Breezy Meadows.
93

94. 11.09.2000 On the model of Breezy
Meadows near New York, a
residential cum exhibition building
was dedicated by Sri Godavarma
Valla Thampuran at VKVVF
Kodungallur. It houses
‘Vishwa Bhanu’ – a mural paints
exhibition on Swami Vivekananda
94

95. 31.01.1996 VK Institute of Culture at Guwahati
started its working with Vimarsha in 1993.
VKIC Bhavan consecrated by Poojaneeya
Pejwar Math Swami Vishweshwar Teertha in
the presence of Mananeeya P Parameswaran ji,
President. Inaugurated by Sri Lokanath Mishra,
Governor of Assam.
95

96. 12.01.1997 VK Prashikshan va Seva Prakalp at Pimiplad, Nasik was inaugurated by
Mananeeya P Parameswaran ji, President.
96

97. 1997 Rashtriya Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibir with focus was on Yoga Varg.
In 1998 - focus on Sanskar Varg and in 1999 - focus on Swadhyay Varg.
97

98. In 1997 Acharya Prashikshan Shibir - A month long
duration shibir every year for new teachers of all VKVs at
Kanyakumari began.
98

99. Vivekananda Kendra Hindi Prakashan Vibhag
Started in 1997 in Jodhpur
99

100. April 1998 VKNRL Hospital, Numaligarh – first
venture in the field of Swasthya with the financial
assistance from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd – started.
Today it is 100 bed hospital catering to township
and 30 villages around.
100

101. 02.09.1998 Yuva Bharati celebrates 25
years of publication
Special Issue
’50 years of Independence
– Our Achievements and Failures’
and
a book
‘Heart Beats of Hindu Nation’
on editorials
by
Mananeeya P Parameswaran ji, President
101

102. 25.10.1998 Bhoomi Puja for 4 storied
bhavan for VK Shimla in the hands of Sri
Prem Kumar ji, Chief Minister of Himachal
Pradesh.
102

103. 12.01.1999 A Mass
Suryanamaskar program
of 3000 students at Jhansi
103
31.01.1999 A Mass Suryanamaskar
program of 1600 students at Bhopal.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Dr Bhai Mahavir ji presided the function.

104. 19.11.2000 Vivekananda
Kendra, Hyderabad, in Project
“Surya 2000” 3,200 students
performed of Suryanamaskar
104

105. VK Hindi Prakashan Vibhag entered into newly
constructed ‘Yogakshem Bhavan’. Its foundation
stone was laid by Sri L M Singhvi, Rajya
Sabha Member on 16.05.2000
105

106. • Dr M Lakshmi Kumari Didi, President presents paper ‘The Ideal of Service as
presented by Swami Vivekananda’ in ‘World Vision 2000’ at Washington, US
• Dr M Lakshmi Kumari Didi, President addresses in World Parliament of
Religions at Chicago
• A two storied building ‘Eknath Smriti’ was completed in Chennai. VKVs
Decennial Celebration – Arunachal Jagriti Yatra’ in Arunachal Pradesh starts from
Tawang to Tirap
• Smt Anima Bose donated her house to house VK Activities in Baripada – later it
went to Court – in 2021, order has come in favour of VK. House is yet not
occupied.
• VK(NEEPCO) Vidyalaya at Umrongso was inaugurated by Sri B K Saikia, DGM,
KHEP NEEPCO
• In the International Meeting of Educational Experts at Darwin, Australia
convened by UNESCO for the Asia-Pacific region in 1999, Kumari Nivedita
Bhide represented India. 106

107. Karyapaddhati
• Yoga Classes renamed as Yoga Varga
• Bal Samskar Varga
• Study Circles was renamed as Swadhyay Varga
---were in all branch centers
All India Prashikshan Shibirs for each of the aspect of Karyapaddhati
began in 1997
107

108. 1980 1990 2000
Places of work 26 45 82
Prakalp 5 8 9
Prakalp Sthan 12 22 32
Vidyalayas 10 19 28
Students 300
app.
4385 11902
Patrons 4098 22036 71883
Overview of Vivekananda Kendra till 2000
108

109. President during 1990 to 2000
109
Maanneya P Parameswaranji
- from 1995 to 9 Feb 2020
Dr M Lakshmi Kumari Didi
- From 1984 to 1995.

110. Vivekananda Kendra
during
2001-2010
110

111. 21.05.2001 Vivekananda Kendra
Vidyalaya, Kallubalu, 34 kms. from
Bangalore, near Jigni was inaugurated
111

112. 28.05.2002 Vivekananda Needam, Gwalior declared independence… Court case
followed… still in High Court …however since June 2021 it has again came into
possession of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari.
112

113. 14 Nov to 19 Nov 1983 the meeting with well wishers began which
later was around 22 Aug of every year. Later in 2002, it became
an Akhil Bharatiya Adhikari Baithak. First was in
Kanyakumari. Every year all Adhikaris of Prant, Vibhag and
Prakalp participate in 2 day meeting. Every 3rd year, the
meeting takes place in Kanyakumari in which Nagar Adhikaris
also participate. Since then, we had baithaks in Nagpur,
Vadodara, Lucknow, Bhopal, Guwahati, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur,
Sambhaji Nagar, Nalbari, Bhubaneshwar, Nirjuli. In 2013 there
was no baithak. And in other years it was in Kanyakumari.
113

114. Sankalpa Shibir observing centenary of Swami
Vivekananda’s Samadhi Divas–Swadhyay on 5
lectures - 14 states – 910 participants
114

115. 23.05.2003 Sri A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister
of India launched the Project
“Vivekananda Kendra International”
at New Delhi which aims to
articulate the Hindu view to
influence the World at large.
115

116. 25.12.2003 to 12 Jan 2004 Observance of
“Samartha Bharat Parva” began
with the aim to highlight our
country’s achievements through
Exhibitions, Public Meetings, etc.
116

117. 18.12.2003 “Gramodaya Bharat Darshan Park”
was opened for Public at Vivekanandauram
which exhibits how one needs to use housing,
water in the coming years.
Visitors : (2003 to 2021) – 64,739
117

118. 2004. Mananeeya Sudarsanji, Param Poojaneeya
Sarsangachalak, laid the Foundation – Stone for
the Ekakshara Maha Ganapati Temple in
Vivekanandapuram.
118

119. 18.09.2004 Vivekananda Kendra, Gwalior, got entry in the “Guinness Book of World
Records” for organizing a Samuhik Suryanamaskar in which 16,048 school students
participated.
119

120. Padma Sri to Sri P Parameswaran ji –
President of Vivekananda Kendra
120

121. 12.01.2005 “Vivekananda Dham”, an activity complex constructed at R.T.
Nagar, Bangalore, was inaugurated by the Governor of Karnataka, Sri T.N.
Chaturvedi, Sri Balagangadhara Swami ji presided the meeting.
121

122. 19.11.2005 29078 children participated in the Surya Namaskar Mahayajna which
was conducted by Vivekananda Kendra, Gwalior. Sri Babulal Gaur, Chief Minister
of Madhya Pradesh, graced the occasion.
122

123. 20.11.2005 Rashtra Sevika Samiti’s “Vandaneeya Saraswatibai Apte Gaurav Puraskar”
was conferred on Kum. Nivedita Bhide, Vice President, Vivekananda Kendra at Thane
for her services in the society.
123

124. 29 to 31.01.2006 The 10th Foundation Day of VKIC,
Guwahati, was observed. Ms. Dishu Muhu Malls,
Director, Social Welfare, Women and Child
Development, Arunachal, was the Chief Guest. The
3-day program began on 29th January 2006 at VKIC,
Guwahati. Sri S. Gurumurthy, an eminent social
thinker from Chennai, Prof. Birendranath Datta and
Kum. Nivedita Bhide, initiated the panel
discussions. The second day was devoted for the 3
panel discussions. The valedictory function was
held on 31 Jan 2005.
124

125. 15.06.2006 Vivekananda Kendra, NARDEP won the prestigious international
ASHDEN Award (called the Green Oscar) for Sustainable Energy for 2006. Sri
G. Vasudeo received the Award from the Prince of Wales in London.
125

126. 11.09.2007 The Ministry of Water Resources of the Government
of India, awarded Vivekananda Kendra – NARDEP “Bhoomi jal
Samvardham Puraskar” consisting a Cash award of Rs.1 lakh
and a plaque, for ground water augmentation through Rain-
water harvesting, etc.
126

127. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam ji visits VRM and
Addresses children in Eknathji
Auditorium, Vivekanandapuram on 26 Sep
2006
127

128. A large scale Youth Camp – Vijay Hi Vijay – was organized at Shahpura near Bhilwara,
Rajasthan, in which 629 boys and 315 girls from 32 districts participated in 2007.
128

129. 25.11.2007 A unique workshop on the concept of Pancha Maha Yagnas was held at
Kodungallur with the participation of about 60 men and women. Sri L. Girish
Kumar, Director, School of Tantric Studies, explained in detail.
129

130. 16.03.2008 Swami Dayananda
Saraswathi, President, Hindu Dharma
Acharya Sabha, released a book titled
“Expressions of Christianity with a
Focus on India” at the Nehru Museum
and Library Auditorium in Chennai.
130

131. 20.03.2008 Gruhapravesham of the
building of Vivekananda Kendra
International at New Delhi.
131

132. 2009 Vivekanada Kendra International Bhavan was consecrated by Poojanneya Mata
Amritanandamayi in the presence of Mananeeya P Parameswaran ji, President.
Vivekananda International Foundation Delhi was started.
132

133. 07.04.2008 A New Yoga Hall was opened in the Tuticorin by Swami
Gautamananda, President, Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.
133

134. 22.11.2008 “Samartha Arunachal – Samartha Bharat” marked the celebration of 30 years of
service by Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas in Arunachal. A massive procession of students,
their parents and well-wishers was flagged off by Swami Viswatmananda at Ramakrishna
Mission in Itanagar.
134

135. 24.12.2008 A five day Residential Shibir, “Vijay Hi Vijay”
was held at Ahmedabad began which was attended by
1,255 selected students. Sri Narendra Modi, Chief
Minister of Gujarat, inaugurated the Shibir.
Prantwise ‘Vijay Hi Vijay’ – a shibir for College Youth
began. It was organised in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi,
Dakshin Prant.
135

136. 24.12.2008 MoU signed with
Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd for
VKBORL Hospital in Bina,
Madhya Pradesh.
136

137. Sep 2010 Justice Dr. Rama Jois, Former
Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand and
currently a member of Rajya Sabha was
the Chief Guest at the Universal
Brotherhood day celebrations, Kallubalu,
Bangalore and donated Rs.10 lakhs to the
Vidyalaya.
137

138. Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Kanyakumari, is considered
one of the premier Higher Secondary schools in the district,
completed 25 years in 2006.
138

139. Aanandalayas
139

140. Vijay Hi Vijay shibir in Odisha, Assam,
Bihar.
140
The 5 day Shibir “Velga Velga Vey” at
Madurai. 1,013 boys and girls from 92
colleges.

141. • 2004 The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India handed over 5 cottages
with a Sun rise view Tower and open-air Theatre in Vivekanandapuram.
• 2004 Padma Shri was awarded to the President of the Kendra Mananeeya P
Parameswaranji
• 2005 The idol of Vivek Ganapathi in sitting posture was consecrated at
Kodungallur. Sri Unnikrishnan of Gurupadam, School of Tantric Studies,
performed the Rituals.
• 2005 Maha Kumbhabhishekam of Sri Ekakshar Maha Ganapathi Temple in
Vivekanandapuram was performed. Swami Dayananda Saraswati, Swami
Kamalatmananda, Swami Shankarananda and Swami Chaitanyananda were
present on the occasion.
• 2005 Sri G. Vasudeo, Secretary, Vivekananda Kendra, NARDEP, participated in
a seminar on “Biogas Technology” in China.
141

142. Karyapaddhati
• All 3 aspects of Karyapaddhati in the form of Yoga Varga, Samskar
Varga and Swadhyay Varga were organised in branches
• Rashtriya Karyakarta Prashikshan Shibirs were focussed on
systematization of Karyapaddhati
• In “Guidelines to Branch Centers”, effort was made to bring clarity for
new comers also.
• “Samskar Varga Margadarshika” was brought out.
142

143. And as we reach 2010, our planning for celebrating
Swami Vivekananda Sardha Shati began.
1980 1990 2000 2010
Places of work 26 47 82 100
Prakalp 5 8 9 17
Prakalp Sthan 12 22 32 220
Vidyalayas 10 19 28 61
Students 300 approx 4385 11902 23276
Shibirs 651 1137 741
Patrons 4098 22036 71883 140698
143

144. President during 2000 to 2010
• Ma. Parameswaranji - from
1995 to 9 Feb 2020
144
Sri A Balakrishnan ji –
Vice President

145. Vivekananda Kendra
during
2011-2020
145

146. Vivekananda Kendra has been awarded “Sat Paul Mittal National Award” for its
outstanding services in the institutional category in 2011. Sri Shivraj Patil, Governor of
Punjab, handed over a cheque of Rs.2 lakhs, a Gold medal and a citation to Sri A.
Balakrishnanji, Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra.
146

147. 20.06.2011 The New Block of Vivekananda Kendra
Vidyalaya, Valliyoor was opened by Swami
Gautamananda ji, President, Ramakrishna Math Chennai
147

148. Swami
Vivekananda
Sardha Shati
Program
148
Prabuddha
Bharat
Gramayan
Samvardhini
Yuva
Prakashan

149. 04.12.2012 Vivekananda Kendra received the coveted SR Jindal Prize, comprising a
Shield and a Prize Money of Rs.50 lakhs. Sri A. Balakrishnanji, Vice-President
received it from Guruji Sri Sri Ravishankarji, at a function held in New Delhi.
149

150. 20.02.2014 Government of Arunachal Pradesh honoured Sri A. Balakrishnanji,
Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra, with State Award for his excellent service
in the field of Education in the State in the hands of the Governor, Sri Nirbhay
Singh, in the presence of Sri Nabam Tuki, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
150

151. 28.01.2014 Green Pilgrimage to Rameshwaram was launched by the Former
President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram.
151

152. 152

153. VK Kaushalam – A Retreat center near
Hyderabad
153
Yoga Certificate Course, Yoga Shibirs,
Personality Development Camps, etc

154. 09.11.2014 A year-long celebration of “Ma.
Eknathji Janma Shati Parva” was inaugurated
by Sri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
at Vijnan Bhavan, New Delhi. Revered Swami
Govind Giri Maharaj, President of Bharatmata
Mandir, Haridwar, graced the occasion.
Gangotri – 1,00,997
154

155. Eknathji Movie @100 places
155

156. On Vivekananda Rock Memorial a
tablet was installed
30.01.2015 Ms. Anjali Devasher, Chair person, Investment Board and Postal Service Board,
released the special postal cover, to mark the centenary celebrations of Eknathji. “My Stamp” was
released by Sri T. Murty, Chief Post Master General, Tamil Nadu Circle.
156

157. 2018 “Spiritualising Life”,
compilations of
Mananeeya Eknathji’s
Lectures by Kumari
Nivedita Bhide as homage
to Eknathji in his
centenary year (Original
English) – in July 2015.
157
Translation into Marathi “Seva Samarpan” - released by
Param Poojaneeya Sarsanghachalak Dr Mohanraoji
Bhagwat. It is also in Tamil and Assamese.

158. 16.03.2015 Vivekananda Kendra Adhikaris visited the birth place of Eknathji, a
small village, Timtala in Amaravati District.
158

159. 03.09.2105 Samvad -1 Global Hindu Buddhist Initiative Dialogue for
Peace, Harmony and Security (Global Initiative for Conflict
Avoidance and Environment Consciousness) Dialogue for Peaceful
Co-Existence, Inter-religious Understanding and Interdependent
Sustainability organised by Vivekananda International Foundation
in Association with The Japan Foundation, Japan inaugurated by
Prime Minister Sri Narendrabhai Modi ji.
It was attended by dignitaries from Japan, Sri Lanka and many more
Buddhist Countries. Thereafter Samvad -2 was in Yangon, Japan in
Aug 2017 and Samvad -3 in Ulaanbaata, Mangolia in Sep 2019 in
which Chairman of Vivekananda International Foundation, Sri S.
Gurumurthy and Kum. Nivedita Didi participated.
159

160. 160

161. 2016 Kum. Nivedita Didi, Vide-President, Vivekananda Kendra was awarded
“Padma Shri” for her contribution to social work. The Padma Shri was awarded by
the President on 2017 .
161

162. “Run for Brotherhood” was arranged on the day of Universal Brotherhood in Delhi in which 3,500
runners including 1,400 school children, youngsters and people from every walk of life
participated enthusiastically in 2016.
162

163. NORTH EAST CALLING-2016
163

164. 13.07.2015 The Triple Project –
Ramayana Darshanam, Bharatmata
Sadanam and Hanuman Statue in
Vivekanandapuram. A Hanuman
Statue and Bharatmata Statue were
installed.
164

165. The Ramayana Darshanam and Bhatarmata
Sadanam which began in 2015 was
inaugurated through Video conferencing by
Hon’ble Prime Minister Sri Narendrabhai ji
on 12 Jan 2017.
Visitors
(2017 to 2021)
- 4,71,714
165
On 28.01.2017 Mata Amritanandamayi Devi,
consecrated the Ramayana Darshanam and
Bhatarmata Sadanam.

166. 166

167. In 2018 Padma
Vibhushan was
awarded to Mananeeya
P Parameswaranji,
President of
Vivekanandana Kendra
Kanyakumari.
167

168. 2018 Kum. Nivedita Bhide, Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra is
honoured with D.Litt by SNDT University, Mumbai.
168

169. Sep 2018 Kum. Nivedita Didi attended “World Hindu Congress” held at Chicago in
connection with the 125th year of Swami Vivekananda’s epoch-making speech in
1893.
169

170. 26.02.2019 “Gandhi Peace Prize” for 2015 was conferred to
Vivekananda Kendra for its Rural and Educational work
in the country. Sri Parameswaranji, President,
Vivekananda Kendra received it from the President of
India, Sri Ramnath Kovind at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
The Award amount of Rs.1 crore with interest was given
for the Welfare of the families of the Martyrs protecting
the Nation.
170

171. 01.03.2019, the Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi visited the Ramayana Darshanam in
Vivekanandapuram. He wrote in the visitors’ book : “Ek Bharat Sreshta Bharat”.
171

172. Vivekananda Rock Memorial
172
Visitors
(1970 to 2021)
- 6,70,52,855

173. 2-4.08.2019 Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat – Vivekananda Kendra Adhikaris made the first sampark with the
President, Vice-President and Prime Minister of India respectively. Later the Sampark work started by
meeting the Governors and the Chief Ministers of all states. Total no of Samparka to be given - (with a note
that due to COVID- 19 situation it could not carried to its fullness.
173

174. 26.12.2019 President of India, Sri Ramnath
Kovind visited Vivekananda Rock Memorial
and Vivekananda Kendra & Ramayana
Darshanam, Bharatmata Sadanam in
Vivekanandapuram
174

175. 12.-01-2020 Vivekananda Kendra
Academy for Indian Culture, Yoga and
Management(VKAICYAM),
Bhubaneshwar, was inaugurated by Sri
Dharmendra Pradhan ji, Minister of Oil
& Natural Gas. VKAICYAM Sanman
started from 2022.
175

176. 176

177. 09.02.2019 Mananeeya P Parameswaranji attained immortality.
19-07-2020 Sri A. Balakrishnanji was elected as the 6th President of Vivekananda Kendra.
177

178. Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari Didi,
Director, Vivekananda Kendra Vedic
Vision Foundation, received “
Amritha Keerthi” & “Manorama
Thampuratti” Award
Kum. Nivedita Didi –D. Litt. –SNDT
University, Mumbai
178

179. #POSITIVITY UNLIMITED
179

180. Yoga shiksha Shibirs began
in 1976. Upto 1993 it was for
21 days and later it is 15 days
residential shibir. Initially
only in English later, it is in
English as well Hindi. Till
Dec 2021, we had total 85
shibirs in which more than
4201 people participated.
180

181. Spiritual Retreat for 7 days
residential shibir started in 1978.
Till now we had 75 shibirs in
which more than 2790
participated.
181

182. Yoga Sastra
Sangamam
182

183. 20.01.2022
Vivekananda Sabhagriham and
Annapurna Bhavan consecrated on
7th Jan and inaugurated by
Governor of Tamil Nadu Sri Ravi
ji in the presence of Param
Poojaneeya Sarsanghachalak Dr
Mohanrao ji Bhagavat.
183

184. 21.12.2011 IOCL VK Hospital at Paradip, Odisha started in PPP mode with IOCL.
30.08 to 29.09.2012 On the eve of Swami Vivekananda Sardha Shati Samaroh, Kum. Nivedita
Didi, Vice-President, Vivekananda Kendra, visited USA. She visited 7 states there. Swami
Vivekananda and his Message, Vivekananda Kendra etc., were some of the topics of her speech.
11.01.2013 Mata Amritanandamayi inaugurated Swami Vivekananda Sardha Shati Samaroh at
New Delhi. Over 2400 renowned personalities representing different segments of society
graced the function.
Nivedita Bhide represented In the Seminar on Swami Vivekananda conducted by ICCR in
February 2013 at Melbourne, Australia.
05.09.2013 Su. Pranati Roy, Principal, Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Tinsukia, - National
Award for Teachers -the President of India, at New Delhi.
2008-2009 and 2009-2010 – Sri S.Abraham Lingm, VKV, Kanyakumari.
2008-2009 - Aasiriyar Thilakam by Matric Board (District level), VKV, Kanyakumari.
2009-2010 - Dr. Radhakrishnan Award by State Government, VKV, Kanyakumari.
14.09.2015 Satyakam – Prof Vaswani Memorial Building in Vivekanandapuram for
accommodation of shibir participants inaugurated. 184

185. • 185
• 25 to 27.12.2015 An All India Shibir was organised in Vivekanandapuram "सफल युवा समथश भारत" in
which there were 518 participants from 12 States. Smt. Nirmala Sitaraman, Union Minister of State
for Commerce, was the Chief Guest at the concluding function held on 27th.
• Sri P.V. Rameshan, Principal, Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Umrangso, Assam, received the
National Award for the Best Teacher, in 2015.
• 07.02.2016 The story of Vivekananda Rock Memorial – Bangla version was released by Sri Bhayyaji
Joshiji, Sarkaryavah, RSS.
• Lige Basar of Class – X, Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Oyan student took part in seeing
“Chandrayaan-2” landing on the Moon with the Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi.
• Differently-abled Sri Thangaraja ji, a staff of Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari carried the
message of “Ek Bharat Vijayi Bharat” to all the States of India, on his tricycle, covering 16,857 kms.
in 3 months and 9 days.
• VK’s College of Teachers Education started in Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh
• VK Vidyalaya in Anini, Arunachal Pradesh started.
• 2017 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) (Honorary Doctorate) from Desh Bhagat
University, Punjab in the field of ‘Service to Mankind’ in the faculty of Social Sciences

186. Karyapaddhati
• In 2016, combining 3 aspects of Karyapaddhati, Kendra Varga started
wherein even a new comer is welcomed and all Dayitvavan
Karyakartas of all ages come together for an hour, once a week.
• As on the date, Our position of Karyapaddhatis is
• Yoga Varga – 192 no. – 7864 participants
• Samskar Varga – 624 no. – 15571 participants
• Swadhyay Varga – 188 no. – 2900 participants
• Kendra Varga – 176 no. – 2838 participants
186

187. 1980 1990 2000 2010 Today
Places of
work
26 45 82 100 241
Prakalp
5 8 9 17 40
Prakalp
Sthan
12 22 32 220 615
Vidyalayas
10 19 28 61 81
Students
300
approx
4385 11902 23276 33996
Patrons
4098 22036 71883 140698 248334
187
Overview of Vivekananda Kendra

188. President during 2010 to 2020
• Ma. Parameswaranji - from
1995 to 9 Feb 2020
• Sri A Balakrishnan ji–
President since 19 July 2020
188

189. New Projects 2021
189
VIVEKANANDA KENDRA SAMARPAN EVAM SEWA PRAKALP BINA

190. VK VAYAM : Vivekananda Kendra
Vedantic Applications for Yoga And
Management, Solapur…Inauguration 4
Mar 2022
190

191. 191
VIVEKANANDA
KENDRA
BRANCH
CENTERS
AND
PRAKALP

192. 192
VKVs in Assam and Nagaland – 25, Students 12320. Members of Staff 844

193. 193

194. 194
• Total VKVs in Andman Islands -11, Students - 5103
• Number of Teaching and other Staff -264

195. 195

196. 196

197. DIGITALLISATION of
KARYAPTRAK
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