Updated on: 3rd August, 2011
Child Development Project and Swami Vivekananda Health Care Project :
On the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda we have started two new social welfare projects a) Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa (Integrated Child Development Project) and b) Swami Vivekananda Swasthya Parisheva Prakalpa (Swami Vivekananda Health Care Project) under direct guidance of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math, Howrah.
Gadadhar Abhyudaya Prakalpa:
Target group: Poor children 0 to 12 years old.
Aim: Physical, Mental and Intellectual development of children.
Under this Prakalpa, the Ashrama runs seven units in different district of Odisha covering 400 children as beneficiaries. The units are Reboti Ramana Bhoi Sahi (60 children), Mallick Sahi (50 children) and Kadipada (40children) in Puri district, Kothar (50children) in Bhadrak district, Sagajodi (100 children) in Rairangpur district, DNK Colony, Umerkote (50 children) & Garudguda, Dabuagam (50 children) in Nabarangpur district. Experienced senior teachers and professors are voluntarily guiding the children. Seventeen teachers are also appointed to teach the children. Ashrama provides tiffin every day with nutritious food like milk, banana, etc. to the children. Apart from this, study materials, stationary and toiletries are provided to the children regularly.
Swami Vivekananda Swasthya Parisheva Prakalpa :
Target Group 100 (Pregnant women, Lactating Mothers, poor children age group 0–1 years, 2–5 years, 6–12 years).
Aim: Promoting growth and holistic development, particularly preventing and treating malnutrition in children, so that they may grow into healthy and productive members of society and enlightened citizens of India.
For this Prakalpa two backward scheduled caste villages are selected. They are Bira Harekrushnapur Uttar Bhoi Sahi and Basudevpur Talapukhuri Bhoi Sahi near Puri Town. Children (6–12 years) are attending daily classes. Ashrama provides nutritious food like sprouting gram, Amul Milk, Horlicks, etc. to the entire group. Apart from educational materials toiletries are also distributed to the children. Special attention is given to lactating mothers and pregnant women providing iron tonic, multi-vitamin capsules with nutritive food supplements. As a part of this project regular health check-up with health education (like personal hygiene, sanitation, use of safe drinking water etc.) are given to the beneficiaries.
Bhakta Samelan :
We have organized a one-day Bhakta Sammelan in commemoration of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, on 4th July, 2011 in our Ashrama premises. Srimat Swami Vishwanathanandaji Maharaj, Adhakshaya, Ramakrishna Math, Kamarpukur inaugurated the Sammelan by lighting the lamp and offering Arghas to Sri Ramakrishna Deva, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi & Swami Vivekananda. Swami Srikrishnanandaji Maharaj, Adhakshaya, Ramakrishna Math, Puri, Swami Sudarhananandaji Maharaj, Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, Swami Haridevanandaji, Ramakrishna Math Chakratirtha, Puri, Swami Bhubanatmanandaji Maharaj, Ramakrishna Mission, Trivandrum, Swami Vedatattwanandaji Maharaj, Vivekananda University, Belur Math, graced the occasion. 270 Devotees took part in this sammelan.
Rath Yatra 2011 :
Like previous years, the Ashrama served lemonade to about 20,000 pilgrims & Water pouches to about 10,000 of the pilgrims during the Ratha Yatra festival and treated 75 patients in the medical camp organized on this occasion. The Ashrama also served lemon water to the passers-by on all days in the scorching summer. Daily about 600-700 people quenched their thirst.
Tube-well Boring :
Ashrama financed sinking of a bore-well & a tube-well in the village of Swapneswarpur, Kalapather, in the district of Khurda and at Ramakrishna Vihar, in the district of Dhenkanal, respectively.
Freshers' Welcome (Nabeenbaran) :
This year 19 students have been admitted in our hostel. The Ashrama organized a freshers' welcome ceremony to felicitate the new students. The programme began with a special prayer and devotional songs followed by special puja and Vidyatri Brata Homa. Senior students welcomed new boys offering flower bouquet, locket of Thakur–Swamiji and putting sandal paste on their foreheads.
A special meeting was organized where new students introduced themselves. Swami Parishuddhanandaji Maharaj, Secretary of the Ashrama, Swami Srikrishnanandaji Maharaj, Adhakshya, Swami Haridevanandaji Maharaj Sahadhakshya, Ramakrishna Math, Chakratirtha Puri, Swami Brahmapadanandaji Maharaj Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math blessed the students for a bright future in their inspiring talks.
Sri Dibakar Tripathy (National Awardee Teacher), Asst. Secretary of the Ashrama, Sri Bijaya Kishore Mohanty, Retd. D.I. of Schools, Sri Dhananjaya Das (Ex-student), addressed the students and expressed their heartfelt views.
The programme ended with the vote of thanks by Sri Rajkishore Samantaroy (Ex-student) and a melodious devotional song by Swami Satsanganandaji Maharaj. After the blessing ceremony Swami Brahmapadanandaji Maharaj, unveiled a wall magazine "Keshari" prepared by the hostel boys.
Visit of the Ambassador of Poland to India :
Mr. Piotr Klodkouuski, Ambassador of Poland to India visited our Ashrama on 1.05.2011 at 11.00 am. On that day he spent some time with our hostel boys and also interacted with them.
During his visit he expressed that he is impressed and inspired by the message of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. Besides, he expressed his satisfaction for the world-wide recognition of the message too.
176th Birthday Tithipuja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna Dev :
We have celebrated 176th Birthday Tithipuja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna Dev on 6th March at the Ashrama premises. Special puja homa was performed. More than 400 devotees and admirers attended the function and took prasad. A special religious discourse was organized on the life and teachings of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Bijay Kr. Nanda, I.A.S (Retd) was the Chief Guest and Sri Ramesh Chandra Panda, Headmaster, Gangadhar Bidyapitha and Sri Dibaker Tripathy, national awardee teacher were the speakers. On the same day at 4 p.m., a special meeting was organized at the village Baleswar Patna where about 150 villagers (devotees) took part. Swami Parishuddhananda, Swami Satsangananga and a few devotees spoke on the life and teachings of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna. At this juncture 110 saris were distributed amongst poor villagers. The Ashrama distributed scholarships of Rs.500/- each to seventy five poor and meritorious students of different schools of Puri Sadar & Town. On the same occasion, the Ashrama distributed 1000 saris to the poor village women mainly from the harijan community in the villages of Rebati Raman (Domo Sahi, Harijana Sahi), Kharipada, Totasahi, Basudevpur, Bira Harekrushnapur, Amari, Patharapada, Venguradehi and Baleswar Patna in Puri district. The distribution programme was inaugurated by Honourable MLA Sri Maheswar Mahanty at the village of Kharipada.
Dental Camp :
Two dental camps were organized in the villages of Doma Sahi of Rebati Raman & Bhoi Sahi of Harekrushnapur of Puri district on 24th and 25th February 2011 respectively. A total of one hundred fourteen patients were treated.
Annual Celebration and National Youth Day 2011:
The Ashrama celebrated twenty-seventh National Youth Day with the usual solemnity. Speech competitions were conducted in the Ashrama premises among local college and school going students from 8th to 10th January. On the morning of 12th January at 8 a.m. about 1,200 college and school students including devotees and admirers took part in the procession. Participants were given tiffin and a book each containing Swami Vivekananda's messsages. Public meetings were held from 14th to 16th January where venerable monks of the Ramakrishna Mission and eminent educationists spoke on Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. In commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a Youth Convention was held in the Mission premises on 16th January where 93 college students took part.
Independence Day Celebration :
The Ashrama celebrated 64th Independence Day with due respect and joy. Dr. Narahari Moharana, Chief District Medical Officer, Puri was the Chief Guest on the occasion and hoisted the National Flag at 7.00 a.m. in the Ashrama play-ground in presence of Swami Parishuddhananda, Secretary, staff members, students and devotees. Students played the band with tunes of patriotic songs.
Free Dental Camp :
The Ashrama conducted a Free Dental Camp on 7th August, 2010 at Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Beleswarpatna Village of Puri Sadar Block of Puri District in which 60 patients were treated.
Ratha Yatra Festival :
The Ashrama conducted a medical camp on the occasion of Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath on 13th & 21st July 2010. 142 patients were treated. The Ashrama also served lemonade to about 26,000 pilgrims and 5,000 water pouches during the Ratha Yatra festival.
Holy visit of Srimat Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math and Mission :
Revered Maharaj inaugurated the new website (www.rkmissionpuri.org) in the shrine hall in presence of monks, devotees & admirers of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama on 29th June 2010 at 7.30 p.m. He visited Sri Jagannath Temple on 30th July 2010 morning. On 1st July 2010 morning an initiation programme was held at the Ashrama. Revered Maharaj initiated 93 devotees. A Bhakta Sammelan was held on 2nd July, 2010 in presence of Revered Maharaj. 57 devotees joined the sammelan. More than 100 devotees & well-wishers took Prasad. On 2nd July at 7.00 pm. Revered Maharaj left for Belur Math.
Development of our website :
The new website of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Puri, developed by M/s Oceanus Creative Technologies jointly with M/s Creative Lancer at their sites in Kolkata is being given final touches at Puri by Sri Partha Sarathi Bose, Sri Subhabrata Chandra representing the above-mentioned Firms and Swami Parishuddhananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrma, Puri, under the guidance of Swami Sumedhananda on 20th June 2010.
New Brochure :
A new Brochure depicting all types of activities conducted by Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Puri, was released on Friday, 18th June 2010, at the Ashrama shrine. The Brochure developed and printed in Kolkata gives a lucid description about all branches of services rendered by the Ashrama with pictorial depiction.
Visit of Sri Giridhar Gomango, Ex-Chief Minister of Orissa :
Former Union Minister and Ex-Chief Minister of Orissa, Sri Giridhar Gomango paid a courtesy call on Monday, 31st May 2010. He was taken to various units of the Ashrama and introduced to tribal hostellers hailing from various districts of Orissa. While appreciating services rendered by us in the fields of education, healthcare, relief works, social services, etc., Sri Gomango, an eminent public leader assured all possible help and co-operation from his side to promote our activities in Orissa.
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