Our Publications

The Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission is one of the major publishers of books in India. Through its books the Ramakrishna Movement disseminates some of the highest and noblest ideals and ideas to the modern world. ‘A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life’ — this famous statement of Milton is literally true of the books published by the Ramakrishna Movement. Since its books are published without any commercial motive, they are priced very low. In recent years books have become very expensive, beyond the reach of the common man. By keeping the price of books low, often by subsidizing them, the Ramakrishna Math and Mission make quality books available to people all over India.

Three main categories of books are published by Ramakrishna Math and Mission :

1. Scriptures : Most of the important scriptures of Hinduism such as the Upanishads, the Gita and Brahma-sutras, along with commentaries, and several Prakaran-granthas, Stotras, etc have been translated into English and several Indian languages.

2. Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Literature : Books on Sri Ramakrishna, books by and on Swami Vivekananda, books on the life and teachings of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and on the lives and teachings of the disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, form a class by themselves, and have been categorized as ‘Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature’.

3. Books on general topics : mostly pertaining to spiritual life, religion, philosophy, culture, value education, etc.

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TitleLanguageTags
আমাদের গান / Amader GaanBanglaBhajans
স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ / Swami VivekanandaBanglaLife
শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ জীবনী / Sri Ramakrishna JiboniBanglaLife
শ্রীশ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ-লীলাপ্রসঙ্গ / Sri Sri Ramakrishna-LilaprasangaBanglaLife, Teachings
শ্রীশ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ কথামৃত / Sri Sri Ramakrishna KathamritaBanglaTeachings
শ্রীশ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ উপদেশ / Sri Sri Ramakrishna UpodeshBanglaTeachings
Mental Health And Hindu PsychologyEnglishHealth, Psychology
The Early History of the Ramakrishna MovementEnglishHistory
Short Life of Sri RamakrishnaEnglishLife
Vivekananda A BiographyEnglishLife
Swami Vivekananda Chronology - Wandering DaysEnglishLife
Swami Vivekananda Chronology - Visit To The WestEnglishLife
My Life is My workEnglishLife
Life Of Swami Vivekananda His Eastern And Western DisciplesEnglishLife
Josephine Macleod And Vivekananda’s MissionEnglishLife
Companions And FollowersEnglishLife
A Short Life Of The Holy MotherEnglishLife
A Short Life Of Swami VivekanandaEnglishLife
A Chronology of Events in the Life of Swami Vivekananda (1897-1902)EnglishLife
Swami Vivekananda In The West New DiscoveriesEnglishLife, Teachings
Swami Ramakrishnananda His Life And LegacyEnglishLife, Teachings
Sri Sarada Devi Life And TeachingsEnglishLife, Teachings
Sri Ramakrishna The Great MasterEnglishLife, Teachings
Sri Ramakrishna Life And TeachingsEnglishLife, Teachings
Holy Trio And Direct DisciplesEnglishLife, Teachings
Belur Math PilgrimageEnglishPiligrimage, Tour
A Concise Encyclopaedia Of HinduismEnglishReference, Hinduism
A Dictionary of Advaita VedantaEnglishReference, Vedanta
Reminiscences of Swami VivekanandaEnglishReminiscences
Great Thinkers on Ramakrishna-VivekanandaEnglishReminiscences
Tales And Parables Of Sri RamakrishnaEnglishStories, Teachings
Youth of IndiaEnglishTeachings
Women of IndiaEnglishTeachings
The Gospel Of The Holy MotherEnglishTeachings
The Gospel Of Sri RamakrishnaEnglishTeachings
The Complete Works Of Swami VivekanandaEnglishTeachings
The Complete Works Of Swami RamakrishnanandaEnglishTeachings
Chicago AddressesEnglishTeachings
Awakening IndiaEnglishTeachings
Vedanta A Simple IntroductionEnglishVedanta
The Quintessence Of Vedanta Of Sri SankaracharyaEnglishVedanta
The Approach To Truth In VedantaEnglishVedanta
Children Humanity’s Greatest AssetsEnglish
સ્વામી વિવેકાનંદ પ્રેરણાદાયી સંક્ષિપ્ત જીવન અને સંદેશ / Swami Vivekananda Prernadayi Sankshipta Jivan Ane SandeshGujaratiLife, Teachings
શ્રીરામકૃષ્ણદેવ પ્રેરણાદાયી સંક્ષિપ્ત જીવન અને સંદેશ / Sri Ramakrishna Prernadayi Sankshipta Jivan Ane SandeshGujaratiLife, Teachings
શ્રીમા શારદાદેવી પ્રેરણાદાયી સંક્ષિપ્ત જીવન અને સંદેશ / Sri Ma SaradaDevi Prernadayi Sankshipta Jivan Ane SandeshGujaratiLife, Teachings
स्वामी विवेकानंद संक्षिप्त जीवनी तथा उपदेश / Swami Vivekananda: Sankshipt Jivani Tatha UpadeshHindiLife, Teachings
श्रीसारदादेवी संक्षिप्त जीवनी तथा उपदेश / Sri Saradadevi: Sankshipt Jivani Tatha UpadeshHindiLife, Teachings
श्रीरामकृष्ण वचनामृतसार / Sri Ramakrishna Vachanamrit SarHindiTeachings
ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದರ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ-ಜೀವನ / Swami Vivekanandara Sankshipta JeevanaKannadaLife
ಶ್ರೀಶಾರದಾದೇವಿ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ-ಜೀವನ / Sri Sarada Devi Sankshipta JeevanaKannadaLife
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪರಮಹಂಸರ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ-ಜೀವನ / Sri Ramakrishna Sankshipta JeevanaKannadaLife
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ ವಚನವೇದ / Sriramakrishna VachanavedaKannadaTeachings
ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದರ ಕೃತಿ ಶ್ರೇಣಿ / Swami Vivekanandara KruthishreniKannadaTeachings
ദിവ്യജീവിതങ്ങൾ / Divya JeevitangalMalayalamLife
ശ്രീരാമകൃഷ്ണവചനാമൃതം ഭാഗം 1 / Sri Ramakrishna Vachanamritam - 1MalayalamTeachings
ശ്രീരാമകൃഷ്ണവചനാമൃതം ഭാഗം 2 / Sri Ramakrishna Vachanamritam - 2MalayalamTeachings
श्रीरामकृष्ण संक्षिप्त चरित्र आणि उपदेश / Sri Ramakrishna Sankshipt Charitra Ani UpdeshMarathiLife, Teachings
श्रीसारदादेवी संक्षिप्त चरित्र आणि उपदेश / Sri Sarada Devi Sankshipt Charitra Ani UpdeshMarathiLife, Teachings
स्वामी विवेकानंद संक्षिप्त चरित्र आणि उपदेश / Swami Vivekanand Sankshipt Charitra Ani UpdeshMarathiLife, Teachings
ଯୁଗନାୟକ ବିବେକାନନ୍ଦ / Yuganayaka VivekanandaOdiaLife
ତିନୋଟି ଦିବ୍ୟ ଜୀବନ ଓ ବାଣୀ / Tinoti Divya Jivan O VaniOdiaLife, Teachings
बृहदारण्यकोपनिषत् / Brihadaranyaka UpanishadSanskritScriptures
प्रश्नोपनिषद्शाङ्करभाष्यम् / Prashna Upanishad Shankara BhashyamSanskritScriptures
छान्दोग्योपनिषद् / Chandogya UpanishadSanskritScriptures
कठोपनिषद्शाङ्करभाष्यम् / Katha Upanishad Shankara BhashyamSanskritScriptures
ईशावास्योपनिषद्शाङ्करभाष्यम् / Ishavasya Upanishad Shankara BhashyamSanskritScriptures
ஸ்ரீசாரதா தேவி வாழ்க்கையும் உபதேசங்களும் / Sri Sarada Devi Vazhkaiyum UpadesangalumTamilLife, Teachings
குருதேவர் ஸ்ரீராமகிருஷ்ணர் / Gurudevar Sri RamakrishnarTamilLife, Teachings
விவேகானந்தரின் வீரமொழிகள் / Vivekanandarin Veera MozhigalTamilTeachings
శ్రీరామకృష్ణ పరమహంస / Sri Ramakrishna ParamahamsaTeluguLife
స్వామి వివేకానంద / Swami VivekanandaTeluguLife
చికాగో నగర ఉపన్యాసములు / Chicago Nagara UpanyasamuluTeluguTeachings
సందేశ తరంగిణి / Sandesha Tharangini TeluguTeachings
శ్రీరామకృష్ణ కథామృతం / Sri Ramakrishna KathamritamTeluguTeachings
శ్రీ శారదాదేవి వచనామృతం / Sri Sarada Devi VachanamritamTeluguTeachings
ఉత్తేజిత ప్రసంగాలు / Uttejita PrasangaluTeluguTeachings
జ్ఞానయోగం / JnanayogamTeluguYoga
కర్మయోగం / KarmayogamTeluguYoga
పాతంజల యోగ సూత్రాలు / Patanjali Yoga SutraluTeluguYoga
రాజయోగం / RajayogamTeluguYoga

Our Magazines

Swami Vivekananda was very much interested in starting journals to spread the ideas of Practical Vedanta and the message of Sri Ramakrishna. He inspired Alasinga Perumal of Chennai to start journals in English and encouraged his own brother-disciple Swami Trigunatitananda to start a journal in Bengali. Among the journals started during the lifetime of Swami Vivekananda were: Brahmavadin, Pacific Vedantin (from USA), and Prabuddha Bharata, all in English, and Udbodhan in Bengali. Some of these journals are still thriving after 100 years. The table gives the list of periodicals being published by the centres of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission along with other relevant details. Special mention must be made of the journals Prabuddha Bharata, Vedanta Kesari and Udbodhan. Prabuddha Bharata was started by Alasinga Perumal and Dr. Nanjunda Rao at the instance of Swami Vivekananda with B. Rajam Iyer as the editor. It was published from Chennai from July 1896 to June 1898. Then the journal had to be discontinued because of the untimely death of its editor. Later, with the help of Capt. Sevier, the journal was republished from Almora in August 1898 where it continued till March 1899 when the editorial office was shifted to the newly started Advaita Ashrama in Mayavati. Since April 1899 it has been published from Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati. It is the oldest journal in English of its kind being published in India. The Vedanta Kesari was started in 1914 and is being publi­shed by the Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Udbodhan, a journal in Bengali, was started in 1899 by Swami Trigunatitananda, a brother monk of Swami Vivekananda.

How to get the Magazines of our Publication:
1. Please type the name/language of the magazine in the search box.
2. Scroll down and see the Magazine title in the table.
3. You can click the Print / Digital to subscribe.

Magazine NameLanguageSubscribeArchivesPublication Centre
Prabuddha BharataEnglishPrint / DigitalRead OnlineAdvaita Ashrama, Kolkata
The Vedanta KesariEnglishPrint / DigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Math, Chennai
Bulletin of RMICEnglishPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata
Vivek JyotiHindiPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Ashrama, Raipur
UdbodhanBanglaPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Math, Baghbazar
Ramakrishna PrabhaTeluguPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad
Ramakrishna VijayamTamilPrint / DigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Math, Chennai
Ramakrishna JyotGujaratiPrint / DigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Math, Rajkot
Viveka PrabhaKannadaPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru (Mysore)
Jivan VikasMarathiPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Math, Nagpur
Prabuddha KeralamMalayalamPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Ashrama, Thrissur
Vivek PrabhaOdiaPrint-Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Bhubaneswar
SamajsikshaBanglaPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata
AshramvaniHindiPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Mission, Indore
Prabuddha GramHindiPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Ranchi-Morabadi
Vivek BhaskarAssamesePrint-Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Guwahati
Global VedantaEnglishPrint / Digital-Vedanta Society of Western Washington, Seattle, USA
VedantaEnglishPrint / DigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Vedanta Centre, Bourne End, United Kingdom
NirvanaEnglishPrint / DigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Mission, Singapore
JyotiEnglishPrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Centre, Durban, South Africa
Chicago Calling
EnglishPrint / DigitalRead OnlineVivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Vedanta VaniEnglishDigitalRead OnlineRamakrishna Vedanta Vereniging, The Netherlands
VédantaFrenchPrint / Digital-Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna, Gretz, France
Revista VedantaPortuguesePrint / Digital-Ramakrishna Vedanta Ashrama, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Fumetsu No KotobaJapanesePrint / Digital-Nippon Vedanta Kyokai, Japan