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Rajkot Ashrama conducted a summer camp from 7 to 31 May for children in the age group 7-13, in which 105 children took part.  The programme included yoga exercises, chanting, bhajans, moral lessons, craft, etc.  The Ashrama has started Vivekananda Institute of Languages, offering facilities for learning English, Sanskrit and Bengali.

Sri S K Singh, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, inaugurated the newly constructed buildings for a students’ dormitory and a 10-bed hospital for hostel students at Aalo (Along) centre on 1 July.

Vivekananda University celebrated the second anniversary of its foundation on 4 July at its Narendrapur Faculty Centre.  Professor Moolchand Sharma, Vice-Chairperson, University Grants Commission, New Delhi, was the Guest-in-Chief. Swami Smarananandaji, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Mission, inaugurated the University’s website, and Swami Prabhanandaji, General Secretary, presided over the function.

 On the sacred occasion of Ratha Yatra, Puri Math conducted a medical camp from 19 to 24 July in which 2228 patients were treated.  The Ashrama also served sherbet to 20,000 pilgrims.

Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, held a function on the vast ground adjacent to Vivekanandar Illam on the Marina Beach on 22 July to commemorate its Tamil magazine Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam’s crossing a monthly circulation of one lakh copies.  Nearly 10,000 people participated in the function.  Many distinguished personalities of Tamil Nadu addressed the gathering.  The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Sri M Karunanidhi, sent a congratulatory message.  Three volumes containing select articles compiled from the previous issues of the magazine were released on the occasion.

Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Kolkata, organized a function on 24 July to mark its platinum jubilee, which was inaugurated by the Governor of West Bengal, Sri Gopal Krishna Gandhi.  Swami Gahananandaji, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, inaugurated the new seven-storied extension to the hospital.  Swami Atmasthanandaji, Vice-President, gave a benedictory address and released a CD on Seva Pratishthan’s history and development.  Swami Gitanandaji and Swami Smarananandaji, Vice-Presidents, Ramakrishna Mission, Dr Surjya Kanta Mishra, Health Minister, Govt of West Bengal, Sri Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Mayor of Kolkata, Dr R K Srivastava, Director General of Health Services, Govt of India, and some other distinguished persons addressed the meeting, which was presided over by Swami Prabhanandaji, General Secretary.  Swami Gitanandaji released the platinum jubilee souvenir.  About 600 monastics and 2500 devotees attended the function.

Students of Vidyamandira (Saradapitha) and Narendrapur College secured the following ranks (within 10) at the B.A. / B.Sc. (Honours) final examinations held by Calcutta University this year: 

Vidyamandira (Saradapitha): Physics: 3 & 10, Chemistry: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9, Mathematics: 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6, Sanskrit: 1, 4, 5 & 10, Bengali: 10.

Narendrapur: Chemistry: 7 & 10, Statistics: 1 & 7, Computer Science: 4, 7 & 9.

The student of Narendrapur College who secured the first rank in B.Sc. (Statistics) examination also secured the top position in the entire Science (Honours) group this year, creating a new record in Calcutta University Statistics Honours examination.

All the twenty students of Narendrapur College who appeared in M.Sc. (Chemistry) Part-II Examination conducted by the College this year passed with first class marks.  This was the College’s first postgraduate batch.

The following are the results of the students of our Cherrapunji school at the Secondary and Higher Secondary Examinations - 2007 conducted by Meghalaya Boards of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education:

The results of the students of our Kanpur school at the Secondary Examination - 2007 conducted by the Board of Secondary Education, Uttar Pradesh, are as follows:

 The following centres conducted free eye camps:

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