Swami Vivekananda Proclaims:
Vivekananda Kendra
Sri. Eknath Ranade, founder, Vivekananda Kendra:
Vivekananda Rock Memorial (VRM)
"India is a land
of religion and philosophy -- the birthplace of spiritual giants -- the
land of renunciation, where and where alone, from the most ancient to
the most modern times, there has been the highest ideal of life open to
man."
"Let New India
arise - out of peasant's cottage, grasping the plough out of the huts of
fishermen, the cobbler and the sweeper. Let her spring from the
grocer's shop, from beside the oven of the fritter - seller. Let her
emanate from the factory, from marts and from markets. Let her emerge
from groves and forests, from hills and mountains."
Vivekananda Kendra
"An aggregate or a congregation of men does
not make a nation , nor do the geographical area and duration of time
quality a society to be known as a nation. A government formed on such
basis can be called a state, but not a nation. All the constituents
strive collectively for something noble. Service with a spiritual
orientation results in man making which is invariably and inseparably
connected with nation building. It is the core of all our thoughts
behind this organization [Vivekananda Kendra]"
VKVs have been Gyan-Yagna started by
Maneneeya Sri. Eknathji Ranade....Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas (VKVs)
in Arunachal Pradesh, under Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas Arunachal
Pradesh Trust (VKVAPT),is the oldest service activity of its parent
organization Vivekananda Kendra, a spiritually oriented service mission
with headquarters at Kanyakumari.
Vivekananda Rock Memorial (VRM)
To commemorate the historic meditation of
Swami Vivekananda on the mid-sea rock at Kanyakumari on 25th, 26th and
27th December 1892, a magnificent memorial has been constructed. It was
inaugurated in 1970 and has since become a point of National
Convergence. Over the years, this concrete symbol of inspiration has
drawn millions of pilgrims and provided them inspiration to serve the
society.
As the Vivekananda Rock Memorial was taking
shape, Shri Eknathji Ranade also envisaged a mission that would manifest
the idea of Man-making and Nation-building. The result was the
conception and formation of theVivekananda Kendra as a spiritually
oriented service mission, which reflected Swami Vivekanandas vision of
glorious India in action. The Vivekananda Kendra is an eternal call for
those youth who aspire to dedicate their life to serve the nation. It
aims at national reconstruction through Man Making. To mould dedicated
workers, the Kendra adopts a methodology unique to it by organising
'Yoga varga' (classes), 'Bal-samskar varga', 'Swadhyaya varga' and
training camps.