Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, Kolkata

This branch of the Ramakrishna Mission was started at the birthplace and ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda in 2004.

Activities:

1. A school of languages providing courses in English, German, French, Spanish, Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi.

2. A computer education centre.

3. RKMVERI, Belur, courses:
   i. A 6-month certificate course in yoga.
   ii. An online certificate course in Communicative Sanskrit.

4. A research centre, an extension unit of the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, providing courses in advanced Sanskrit composition, web development, soft skill training, and business communication skills.

5. Ten coaching centres: Two at the centre, and the others in 8 districts of West Bengal. The children were also given breakfast, books, and clothes.

6. Two units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.

7. Spoken English classes at Barrackpur, Kolkata.

8. Two cultural units.

9. A textbook library for school/college students.

10. Youth forums, cultural events, and values education classes.

11. An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary with physiotherapy and yoga departments. A blood donation camp.

12. A museum on the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda.

13. Publication of three titles in Bengali.

14. A memorial shrine with two small meditation halls.

15. Welfare activities: Provided ration kits, clothes, pecuniary aid, and educational assistance in rural and urban areas.
16. Celebration of National Youth Day.