Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru

This ashrama was started elsewhere in 1925 and moved to its present site in 1931.

Activities:

• Publication of books, mainly in Kannada & English: Total number of titles: 483.
• Publication of a monthly magazine in Kannada titled Viveka Prabha.
• A public library.
• Coaching centres.
• Three units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.
• Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala (a residential higher secondary school) for boys (class 8 to 12).
• Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE) is an institution working in the field of imparting human values since its inception in 1970. The Institute is recognized as a nodal centre for values education by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. Activities of the unit are:
  • Short-term values education courses for teachers, and values orientation workshops for industrial workers and managers.
  • Personality development programmes for students, and residential spiritual retreats for devotees and youths.
  • A library with 31,181 books.
• Religious activities: Daily worship and bhajans, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, scriptural classes, religious lectures, spiritual retreats and celebration of local festivals and the birth anniversaries of the Holy Trio and other spiritual luminaries.
• Rural and tribal welfare work at B R Hills and Tenkalamole village, both in Chamarajanagar district.