Vivekananda Kendra

Vivekananda Kendra, the parent organisation behind the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas, is a spiritually oriented service mission with its head quarter at Kanyakumari in Tamilnadu. The organisation is a living memorial of Swami Vivekananda, the great patriot monk of our Motherland. Swami Vivekananda, during his wanderings all over India had come to Kanyakumari and meditated at the mid sea rock on 25th, 26th and 27th December 1892. It was on this rock that he discovered the mission for building a glorious India. On this sanctified place has come up a grand memorial to Swami Vivekananda in 1970 with tireless efforts of Late Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade and with the participation of millions of people of India. Not contended with a memorial in rock, Late Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade under took the work towards achieving Swami Vivekananda’s Vision of a glorious India and to actualize it he founded Vivekananda Kendra, the living memorial, in 1971.The objective of Vivekananda Kendra is “ Man Making - Nation Building “. In order to achieve this, Vivekananda Kendra has started a number of projects in different parts of country.Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV), which administers the Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas in Assam and Nagaland, is one of the projects of Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (NEEPCO) Doyang under the aegis of Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag, endeavours to achieve the twin ideas “Man Making and Nation Building’’. The education system of the school is based on the philosophy of Swami Vivekananda.