Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute

Indian education institute

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Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, formerly Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University or simply Vivekananda University, is an education institute deemed-to-be-university^[3] headquartered at Belur, West Bengal, with campuses spanning multiple states in India. Established with the idea of actualizing Swami Vivekananda's vision of education, the institute is administered by the Ramakrishna Mission. The university provides courses on subjects as varied as rural and tribal development, disability management and special education, fundamental science education and Indian cultural and spiritual heritage.

History

Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute was established with the idea of actualizing Swami Vivekananda's vision of education.^[4] It was declared as a de novo Deemed University by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in 2005. With its headquarters at Belur, RKMVERI began functioning in July 2005 with one branch in the Specialized Faculty Centre at Coimbatore in the field of ‘Disability Management and Special Education’. In the following year, three new branches were added at Narendrapur, Ranchi and Kolkata (at Simla – the ancestral residence of Swami Vivekananda, currently operating under the Belur main campus).^[5]

Since then, two new schools have been established in the main campus, namely the School of Mathematical Sciences (focusing on mathematics, theoretical physics and theoretical computer science), and the School of Indian Heritage (including Sanskrit studies, ancient Indian heritage and Vedanta, especially the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita).

Accreditation

In 2019, the institute was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council with a grade of A++.^[6]

Highlights

RKMVERI hosts a special UNESCO chair in the area of Inclusive Adapted Physical Education and Yoga. The chair was established in 2012.^[7]
The Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education (FDMSE) at the Coimbatore campus has produced a comprehensive Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary addressing the communicative need of persons with hearing impairment.^[8] FDMSE also houses a Braille printing press.^[9]

Notable faculty

Mahan Maharaj (ex-faculty), awarded the 2011 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology^[10]
Narasimhaiengar Mukunda (Distinguished Associate), Indian physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awardee^[11]

References

^ Mukherjee, Mita (30 March 2019). "RKM institute bags top NAAC score". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ "Swami Sarvottamananda to take charge as Vice Chancellor of RKMVERI (Deemed University) on 3 August 2020". rkmvu.ac.in.
^ "UGC Deemed University". University Grants Commission.
^ "Swamiji's vision turns into varsity". Telegraph India. 5 July 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ "History". www.vivekanandauniversity-cbe.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ "NAAC Grade Sheet of RKMVERI". NAAC.
^ Dutta, Indrani (29 December 2015). "Ramakrishna Mission-UNESCO establish 'official ties'". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ Ananth, M. K. (5 February 2016). "English, Hindi sign language dictionary to be released today". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
^ "National Institute for the Visually Handicapped Annual Report 2012–13" (PDF). p. 90.
^ "Vidyanathananda, the wizard who became a monk". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
^ "Faculty | Department of Physics, RKMVERI". physics.rkmvu.ac.in. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

External links

Official website

Swami Vivekananda

Biography

Birthplace
Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar
Baranagar Math
Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)
Teachers
at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)
in California

Works and
philosophy

Teachings and philosophy	Teachings and philosophy Vivekananda and meditation Influence and legacy of Vivekananda Neo-Vedanta
Books	Bibliography Sangeet Kalpataru Bartaman Bharat The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Inspired Talks Jnana Yoga Karma Yoga Lectures from Colombo to Almora My Master Raja Yoga The East and the West
Poems/songs	"Kali the Mother" Khandana Bhava–Bandhana "My Play is Done" The Hymn of Samadhi The Song of the Sannyasin To the Fourth of July Nachuk Tahate Shyama
Lectures	"Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism" Christ, the Messenger Religion not the crying need of India Vedanta Philosophy
Miscellaneous	Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha

Foundations

Disciples
and friends

Monastic disciples	Shuddhananda Virajananda Swarupananda Paramananda
Other disciples and friends	Ajit Singh of Khetri Alasinga Perumal Emma Calvé J. J. Goodwin John Henry Wright Josephine MacLeod Sara Chapman Bull Sister Christine Sister Nivedita Abhayananda William Hastie

Memorials

Vivekananda Rock Memorial
National Youth Day (India)
Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda Road metro station
Swami Vivekanand Nagar
Vivekanandar Illam
Vivekananda Setu
Swami Vivekananda statue (Golpark, Kolkata)
150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week
Vivek Express

Depictions

Films	Swami Vivekananda (1955) Bireswar Vivekananda (1964) Swami Vivekananda (1998) Swamiji (2012) The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013)
Dramas	Biley Bireswar

Namesake
educational
institutions

Books about

Swami Vivekananda on Himself
Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda
Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda: Messiah of Resurgent India
Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
Pransakha Vivekananda
Rousing Call to Hindu Nation
The Master as I Saw Him

Researchers

WikiProject
Commons
Wikiquote
Wikisource texts

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