Way back in 1973, when I was a student in Nizam College, Hyderabad, Swami Ranganathanandji of the Ramakrishna Mission addressed us. He made many thought-provoking statements. However, one comment of his is very relevant even today, in view of the ongoing Paris Olympics.
After four days, monks from the Jalpaiguri branch of Ramakrishna Mission were able to enter their building with the presence of police officers from Bhaktinagar police station.
Maharaj had laid the foundation stone in 2020. The centre was hit by natural calamities like Yash, Ailah and Amphan.
The 19th century Bengal Renaissance had been the force behind the influx of Western rationality and thought in India. Fed up with the superstition accumulated over the ages, educated Indians decided to do away completely with religion. It is now fashionable to speak of secular education where the word secular is interpreted to mean devoid of any particular religious beliefs whatsoever. But this apparently neutral stand has often sucked out the life-giving components from culture and education. In the attempt to remove the weeds from a plant, the very plant has been cut down, as it were
Ramakrishna Mission spent Rs 1,171 crore in 2022-23 on service. The 114th annual general meeting of Ramakrishna Mission was held at Belur Math on 17 December.
Representatives of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christians under the banner of ‘Friends of Palestine’ staged a demonstration demanding earliest return of peace in the region.
Distinguished speakers and dignitaries gave a call for world peace at an international seminar organised to mark the 125th anniversary of the renowned spiritual and philanthropic organisation founded.
Harvard Divinity School is one of the finest centres in the United States. It has the best faculty which teaches theology, religion, management of the institution, non-sectarian religion among others.
Prime Minister is likely to visit Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai where he will inaugurate the new terminal of Chennai Airport, flag off the Vande Bharat Train and attend an event of the Ramakrishna Mission, sources said.
Guild officials expect more visitors this year. They said in 2022, books worth Rs 24 crore were sold and they expect the amount to go up this year.
