Ramakrishna Math, Rajkot

The centre was established in 1927.

Activities:

• A publication department with a total of 252 Gujarati titles in circulation; and a Gujarati monthly Sri Ramakrishna Jyot.
• A multi-disciplinary dispensary, a cerebral palsy rehabilitation centre, an eye care centre, and eye camps.
• A mobile medical unit.
• A blood donation camp.
• Coaching centres.
• A unit of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa.
• A students’ home.
• Vocational training centres providing training in computer operations, tailoring, embroidery, mehendi and spoken English.
• Balak Sangha units.
• A public library with 37,820 books and 284 periodicals.
• A cultural unit named Vivekananda Institute of Value Education and Culture (VIVEC), which conducted career guidance seminars and programmes like values education classes, competitions for students and teachers, a Sanskrit speaking course, etc. Its children wing Vivekananda Children’s Library and Development Centre conducted weekly classes and programmes on values education.
• Welfare activities: Distribution of ration kits and winter garments.
• Regular worship and fortnightly Ramnam Sankirtan, religious discourses and lectures, and celebration of the birth anniversaries of the Holy Trio and other spiritual luminaries, as also major religious festivals.