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Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School

Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School

Senior secondary boys' school in West Bengal, India Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School (H.S.) (BRKMAHS) is a selective senior secondary boys' school in Baranagar, Kolkata, India and a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math. The school was founded in 1912, and is located at the northern outskirt of Kolkata, on the banks of the river Ganga. The school is run by the Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Authority under the umbrella of Ramakrishna Mission headquartered at Belur Math. Based on its performance of the students in the Xth standard board examination, the school is considered one of the very best schools in West Bengal. Department of Tourism (West Bengal) listed it as one of the tourist spots of West Bengal. Emblem Emblem of BRKMAHS Designed and explained by Swami Vivekananda in his own words: The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma; the lotus, of Bhakti; and the rising-sun, of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of Yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman (Supreme Self). Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of Karma, Jnana, Bhakti and Yog