Ramakrishna Math, Baghbazar

Started in 1899 and later moved to its present home, this centre is also known as Mother’s House (the Kolkata residence of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi).

Activities:

1. Publication of books in Bengali
2. Publication of the Bengali monthly Udbodhan (121st year)
3. A library with 10,337 books and 33 periodicals and newspapers.
4. An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary, and a mobile medical unit.
5. A Vocational Training Centre providing training in soft skills, repairing of electrical appliances, incense stick making, servicing automobile, making jute and metal craft products, etc. to youths.
6. A unit of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa with 133 children.
7. Regular scriptural classes and occasional lectures in and outside the Math.
8. Daily worship and celebration of Kali Puja and the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Saradananda (a monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna)and other religious prophets.
9. Welfare work such as giving food and pecuniary help to the poor, educational help to students, and milk, garments and blankets to needy families.