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Address and Activities of Rahara Centre |
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Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home, Rahara, Kolkata
Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Home
Rahara, Kolkata 700 118
West Bengal
Phone: 033-2568 2850 & 2568 3219; 2523 6336 (Central Office) and 2523-6323 (Monks' Quarters)
Email: rkmrahara@yahoo.co.in
This centre, which was started in 1944, is primarily a residential educational institution for orphans and poor boys. However, a good number of day-scholars also attend its various schools and colleges. The centre runs the following wings:
- An orphanage with 530 boys, where general education and training in crafts are provided.
- A degree college (with a higher secondary School section), offering honours and pass courses in science subjects, having 1896 students.
- A high school with 815 boys.
- A junior high school with 496 students.
- A junior basic school with 752 students.
- A non-formal school (junior) with 60 students.
- A postgraduate basic training college (residential) with 92 trainees.
- A primary teachers' training institute (residential) with 109 trainees.
- A junior technical school and a higher secondary vocational institute with 108 students.
- Vocational training in electrical works, carpentry, composing and printing, tailoring, etc.
- A hostel for high school boys, with 139 students.
- A well-equipped district library (51,319 books, 24 newspapers and periodicals) with a mobile unit and an audio-visual unit.
- A free allopathic dispensary (cases treated : 9861) and a 52-bed hospital for the students.
These apart, the centre conducted regular religious activities, which included celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother and Swami Vivekananda and also Durga Puja and Kali Puja.
Additional Photos of the Activities of the Centre:
Educational
Degree College
Industrial School
Library & Reading Room
Students' Home
Vocational Training Centre
Spiritual
devotional singing
Temple
Shrine
W S A R C H I V E
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This information on Centre's activities is collected from The General Report
of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission April 2006, (From April 2004
to March 2005

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