Vivek Tirtha (in English: Vivek Pilgrimage) or Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences is an upcoming cultural and education centre dedicated to Swami Vivekananda in New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Vivek Tirtha on 11 November 2014. It is being built with an aim to help people to live a life of peace and happiness.[1]
| Vivek Tirtha | |
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| Alternative names | Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Address | Action Area II, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700 156 |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 22°35′36″N 88°28′21″E / 22.5933°N 88.4726°E |
| Groundbreaking | 11 November 2014 |
| Construction started | 3 March 2016 |
| Cost | ₹160 crore (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$23 million in 2023) |
| Grounds | 5 acres (220,000 sq ft) |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Eco Park metro station |
| Website | |
| belurmath | |
Location
editVivek Tirtha is located in Action Area II, New Town, Kolkata, West Bengal; on Biswa Bangla Sarani, beside the Eco Park Gate no. 1. It will be catered by Eco Park metro station of Kolkata Metro Line 6.[2][3][4]
Details
editThe Vivek Tirtha or Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences is an under construction cultural and education centre, owned by Ramakrishna Mission. In 2013, Government of West Bengal proposed the centre and on 11 November 2014 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with the General Secretary of Ramakrishna Math and Mission Swami Suhitanandaji laid the foundation stone.[5][6] It will consist of a 10-storey main building and four other buildings named after Sister Nivedita, J. J. Goodwin, Ole Sara Bull and Josephine MacLeod, the four famous foreign disciples of Swami Vivekananda. The main building is being designed like the Art Institute of Chicago, where Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous speech on 11 September 1893.[3] It will house the administrative offices and an 1,400 seater auditorium. Other buildings will have the digital library, exhibition hall and meditation room. The campus is spread over a 5 acres (220,000 sq ft) area. Construction work started in March 2016, 2 years after foundation. It is developed at a cost of ₹160 crore (equivalent to ₹188 crore or US$23 million in 2023).[6] West Bengal State Council of Higher Education and Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority donated ₹2 crore (equivalent to ₹2.7 crore or US$320,000 in 2023) and ₹7 crore (equivalent to ₹9.4 crore or US$1.1 million in 2023) respectively.[4] Corporates and PSUs also donated towards the construction of the centre.[5] Courses like personality development, communication skills, motivation for parents, stress management, mind management will be offered at the centre.[1][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Bureau, M. Post (4 March 2016). "Construction work of Vivek Tirtha begins". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b donationsbm. "Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences (Viveka Tirtha), New Town, Kolkata". Belur Math – Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Vivek Tirtha – A tribute to the great saint". aitcofficial.org. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Viveka Tirtha, one-of-a-kind institute dedicated to Swami Vivekananda, to come up soon – ABPEducation". abpeducation.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b "VIVEKA TIRTHA Ramakrishna Mission Vivekanda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences". thecommontimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b Goswami, Tarun (26 December 2020). "Work on RKM Centre for Human Excellence in full swing". millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 16 November 2021.