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{{Infobox organization , name = Ramakrishna Mission Students Home , image = Emblem-Ramakrishna-Mission-Transparent.png , image_size = 200px , caption = Emblem , type = Educational organisation , formation = {{start date and age, 1905, 02, 17, df=yes
{{nowrap, Chennai, British India , abbreviation = RKMH , founder = C.Ramasami Ayyangar , purpose = Education , coords = {{coord, 13.05, N, 80.26, E, display=inline,title , headquarters = Belur Math, West Bengal, India , leader_title = Secretary , leader_name =
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Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the ''Ramakrishna Movement'' or the ''Vedanta Movement''. The mission is named after and inspired by th ...
, membership = , location = Chennai , area_served = Chennai , website = {{Official website, https://www.rkmshome.org.in/ The Ramakrishna Mission Students Home is a residential and day school and polytechnic for poor, destitute and orphan boys. It is located on Sir P.S.Sivaswamy Salai (Road) in Mylapore, Chennai.


History

The Home was started on 17 February 1905 by Sri C.Ramasami Ayyangar with the blessings of Swami Ramakrishnananda, a direct disciple of
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with 7 orphan boys. The Home began operating out of a small building in Mylapore, given free of rent by Dr. M.C.Nanjunda Rao who was a disciple of Vivekananda. In 1916, Sri S.G.Srinivasachariar donated a piece of land and the adjoining piece of land was acquired. The total area is about 1.4 acres (26 grounds). The foundation of a new building was laid on 6 May 1917 and the building was on 10 May 1921 which happened to be the
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day that year. The Home started offering vocational training for students in the year 1932 with a Licenciate in Automobile Engineering (LAE) course. The Home operations was temporarily shifted to Athur near Chengalpattu in 1942 during the second world war and was moved back to Mylapore in 1958. The Home is formally affiliated to the Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math.


Courses Offered

The Home runs a primary school, high school and a polytechnic (offering diploma courses in Mechanical Engineering, Automobile Engineering and Computer Engineering). It is modeled on the Gurukula system of education.


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Ramakrishna Mission Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a Hindu religious and spiritual organisation which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the ''Ramakrishna Movement'' or the ''Vedanta Movement''. The mission is named after and inspired by th ...


References


History of Ramakrishna HomeHindu newspaper article on centenary celebrations of Ramakrishna Students Home ChennaiUse of Solar energy for cooking at Ramakrishna Students Home Chennai


External links


Navratri Utsav 2021 devotional songs at the Home by Sivasri SkandaprasadVideo of Home Day celebrations 2022Room of Swami Brahmananda in the HomeBetterIndia articleDiscussion with Swami Satyajnanananda ji
Ramakrishna Mission Education in Chennai