Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad

‘Ramakrishna Math’ started as an independent ashrama in 1922 at the Begumpet area in Secunderabad. Subsequently, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Samiti, located in Market Street, Secunderabad, merged with the ashrama in 1959. The unified entity became a branch centre of the Ramakrishna Math, Belur, in 1973. The centre moved to its present premises in 1979.

Activities:

• A school of languages offering courses in eight languages (English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Japanese and Chinese).
• Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, a centre for imparting moral and spiritual education.
• A publication department which published books mainly in Telugu (total number of titles: 324) and a  monthly magazine Sri Ramakrishna Prabha in Telugu.
• A dispensary.
• A pictorial museum on Indian saints.
• A public library, having general and children’s sections.
• A multimedia art gallery depicting themes from the Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads.
• Welfare activities: Daily distribution of food & milk, and providing pecuniary, medical & educational aid.
• Religious activities: Daily worship and bhajans, weekly discourses and occasional spiritual retreats.
• Celebration of the birthdays of the Holy Trio and other religious festivals.