Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala

Mysore, Karnataka · PUC/10+2 · Private-Unaided

Est. 1953

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About Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala

Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala is a private institution in Mysore, Karnataka, established in 1953. Campusbells lists it under PUC/10+2, with 2 pre-university courses, including 11th & 12th (Science).

Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala was founded in 1953 by Srimat Swami Shambhavananda Maharaj. Swamiji was an educational pioneer in southern Karnataka who sought to offer younger students a "man-making education", which Swami Vivekananda had envisioned as a total development of man which includes the physical, mental and spiritual aspects. Vidyashala began as a small hostel for students of various age groups called Ramakrishna Students Home.

The students home was built in 1932. V. M.

Krishna, the former Minister of External Affairs, went on to become prominent members of society. B. Mhatre, the renowned architect of Bombay.

Swami Shambhavananda ji faced the daunting challenge of collecting funds to build the new hostel. In search of funding, he toured various parts of Karnataka and also went to Bombay, where he met with several prospective contributors. Help also came from the Union government and the governments of Coorg and Mysore.

After gathering the funds and getting a portion of the land from the Maharaja of Mysore, the Indian Railways and purchasing the remaining portion of adjacent land from the owners, Swami Shambhavananda ji physically led the building construction even in an advanced age. The new hostel was inaugurated on October 2, 1950 by Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, the first and only Indian Governor-general of India. His highness Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the then Maharaja of Mysore, presided over the inaugural function.

After the new hostel was inaugurated, Swami Shambhavananda ji, in order to address the students, who had to travel to other schools for their education, conceived a plan to convert the hostel into a residential school. After making some modifications to the building, the new school was inaugurated in 1953. 3-meter open-air swimming pool, one of the earliest modern swimming pools in Mysore, was inaugurated by India's first Prime Minister, Pandit.

Jawaharlal Nehru. OBJECTIVES : To ensure all round development of personality with academic excellence and love for knowledge. To inculcate higher values and ideals of Indian culture.

To help the development of integrated personality with sound mind and sound body. To impart good moral and spiritual training. To build up men with character, keeping in view Swami Vivekananda's ideals of self reliance, selfless service and dedication.

To train students for leadership and democratic way of life to enable them to become responsible citizens of India. To develop the sense of National Integration, Patriotism and love for humanity. To instill love for nature and its conservation.

As described on the institution’s website

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