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Vivekananda Kendra
Vivekananda Kendra is a spiritually-oriented service mission founded in 1972, based near the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu, India).
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Vivekananda Kendra is a spiritually-oriented service mission founded in 1972, based near the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu, India).
It claims to focus on "man making and nation building" through various activities, including education, women's empowerment, rural development, promoting Indian culture, as well as youth empowerment, and free yoga classes to promote healthy mind and body.
Founded by Eknath Ranade as a "living memorial" to Swami Vivekananda's vision, following the construction of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari.
Vivekananda Kendra received the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 for its contribution to rural development, education, and development of natural resources.
Runs Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV) is a network of 84 schools across India, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and the Andaman Islands, claiming to focus on holistic education inspired by Swami Vivekananda's teachings.
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Vivekananda Kendra Students doing meditation during learning Yoga Class
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Vivekananda Kendra Community Hospital
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Doing Yoga Exercises
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Practicing Yoga Exercise – To Improve Physical and Mental Stability
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Playing Games
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Worshiping Parents – Parents Worship Hindu Practice
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Playing Mind Games – Sanskar Varg Classes
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Praying for World Peace and Prosperity
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Vivekananda Kendra Students Performing Bharat Mata Pooja
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Eknath Ranade
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Beckerlegge, G. (2003). "Saffron and Seva: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Appropriation of Swami Vivekananda". In A. Copley (ed.). Hinduism in Public and Private. Oxford University Press. pp. 31–65. ISBN 0198062826.
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Beckerlegge, Gwilym (2010). "'An ordinary organisation run by ordinary people': A study of leadership in Vivekananda Kendra". Contemporary South Asia. 18 (1): 71–88. doi:10.1080/09584930903561689. S2CID 145311756.
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Pandya, Samta (2014). "Seva and Institution Building in Hindu Inspired Faith Movements". Global Journal of Human-Social Science Research. 14 (3).
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