Vivekananda Ashrama, Shyamla Tal

This ashrama, founded in 1915 in the Himalayas, is a fine resort for study and meditation.

Activities:

1. A charitable dispensary, which registered 9416 patients this year.
2. A library containing 6343 books and 17 periodicals and newspapers.
3. A vocational training centre for computer basics with 30 trainees.
4. A dairy and an agricultural farm.
5. A unit of Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa with 70 poor children.
6. Cultural competitions (700 students of nearby schools took part).
7. Welfare work by way of distributing blankets, woollen clothes, notebooks, stationery, milk, snacks, etc and providing pecuniary help to the
8. Celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and other prophets.