Vivekananda College, Madurai
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Website | vivekanandacollege.ac.in |
Vivekananda College is a men-only autonomous college of arts and sciences in Thiruvedagam in Madurai[1] district affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University. It was founded in 1971[2] by Swami chidbhavanada and is managed by Ramakrishna Tapovanam. It is the only registered Gurukula Institute of Life Training in India.[3] The National Assessment and has given the 'A' grade (CGPA 3-59/4.00) for the college when the college was reaccredited in 2014 . It has an IGNOU study centre. The students are encouraged to join Certificate Programmes and Degree Programmes offered by IGNOU.
The college has three daily prayers, compulsory physical activities like yoga and sports, and optional activities like silambam and gymnastics.
Ramakrisha Tapovanam in Tiruvedagam West also manages Vivekananda Higher Secondary School and Narendra Nursery school in the same campus and Vivekananda Matriculation School in Sholavandan
History
The institute has been autonomy since 1987.[citation needed]. It has been accredited 'A' Grade by NAAC since 2002.[citation needed]
Protecting the environment
Each student plants ten seedlings in his native place and ten seedlings in the villages around our Gurukulam. The student puts on a record card the type of seedling planted and where, and measures its growth rate for eight months.
The student who plants the most tree seedlings is given an award.
IGNOU Study Centre
Dr.M.Sendhilvelan of the Commerce Department was responsible for the establishment of the centre. Dr..V.Parthasarathy of Zoology Department is the Coordinator of the centre. All the students are encouraged to join courses offered by IGNOU. This year 161 regular students have joined the programmes offered by IGNOU.
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- Birthplace
- Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar
- Baranagar Math
- Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)
- Teachers
- Ramakrishna
- Sarada Devi
- Relationship with Ramakrishna
- at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)
- in California
philosophy
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- Vivekananda Rock Memorial
- National Youth Day (India)
- Swami Vivekananda Airport
- Swami Vivekananda Road metro station
- Swami Vivekanand Nagar
- Vivekanandar Illam
- Vivekananda Setu
- Swami Vivekananda statue (Golpark, Kolkata)
- 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week
- Vivek Express
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educational
institutions
- Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University
- Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
- Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
- Swami Vivekanand University, Madhya Pradesh
- Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally
- Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur
- Vivekananda Global University
- Vivekananda Institution
- Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya
- Vivekananda Vidya Mandir
- Swami Vivekananda on Himself
- Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda
- Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda
- Swami Vivekananda: Messiah of Resurgent India
- Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
- Pransakha Vivekananda
- Rousing Call to Hindu Nation
- The Master as I Saw Him
- WikiProject
- Commons
- Wikiquote
- Wikisource texts