Ramakrishna Mission, Shillong

This branch centre was started in 1937.

Activities:

1. An allopathic-cum-homeopathic dispensary (with ayurveda and physiotherapy sections).

2. A mobile medical unit visiting nearby villages.

3. A blood donation camp.

4. Three units of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.

5. A students’ home for tribal boys.

6. Religious activities: Daily worship & bhajans, spiritual discourses, fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, and celebration of the birth anniversaries of the Holy Trio as also other religious festivals.

7. Welfare activities: Providing pecuniary, educational and medical aid.

Sub-centre: Vivekananda Cultural Centre

This sub-centre stands on the very spot where stood the famous Quinton Memorial Hall in which Swami Vivekananda delivered his last public lecture in April 1901.

Activities:

1. A computer training centre.

2. A public library with a wide collection of books and periodicals.

3. Drawing and painting classes and spoken English classes.

4. Vivekananda Youth Forum, a cultural unit where members attend classes on values education, personality development and Indian heritage.

5. Sanskriti, a cultural unit where children participate in yoga & meditation, storytelling, games, chanting, recitation, etc.

6. Publication of a trilingual online magazine, Ka Jingshai-The Light, in Khasi, Hindi and English.