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469:, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, first visited the Ashram. He arrived on Kanpur central railway station from Allahabad (now Prayagraj) by Kalka Express train. A group photograph of Swani Vijnananda was taken at the railway station along with members of welcome committee and prominent people of Kanpur City. A copy of this historic group photograph is still present at the office of station master of Kanpur Central Railway station. Swami Vijnananda stayed at the Ashrama which was rented house at the place Agha Kothi. He stayed for six days. On 28 October 1936 Swami Vijnananda put the foundation stone of Ramakrishna Mission Ashram at present location. Coincidentally it was centenary year of Shri Ramakrishna's birth. Initially a temple, monks quarter and hostel was constructed. Swami Vijnananda also provided Mantra Diksha to 8 people during this visit. 444:
youth through his personality and knowledge and together they formed a group and started doing physical exercises, meditation, prayer and study of literature of Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, Subhash Chandra Bose etc. This was the informal beginning of Ramakrishna Sewa Sadan. The initial program of Sewa Sadan included celebration of Shri Ramakrishna's appearance day, daily morning and evening prayer and singing of bhajan. Gradually Nepaleshwar started a hostel for students, an Indian gymnasium (akhara), a primary school and a homeopathic clinic that later on added an allopathic clinic when a few local allopathic doctors desired to offer their services. By 1924 the activities of Sewa Sadan expanded so much that the need of an advisory committee was felt and it was constituted including prominent personalities and officials of Kanpur.
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During this time the Ashram changed its location to several places like Raja Manzil, Karachi Khana, Afeem Kothi, Anwarganj etc. During this time the Swea Sadan was visited by prominent monks of Ramakrishna mission like Swami Abhayanand (Bharat Maharaj), a disciple of Holy Mother and Swami Suddhanand,
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Nepal Maharaj was an initiated disciple of Holy Mother Shri Sarada Devi, got his Mantra Diksha from her in 1918 at Varanasi. Nepal Maharaja was the founder of Kanpur Ram Krishna Seva Sadan, and founding Secretary of the Kanpur Ram Krishna mission. Around 1920-21 Nepaleshwar Banerjee attracted local
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The founder of Kanpur, "Ramakrishna Seva Sadan" (now known as Ram Krishna mission Ashram) was Nepal Maharaj, known as Nepalda alias "Master Moshai". His family name was Shri. Nepaleshwar Banerjee. He settled in Kanpur along with his two younger brothers, Gangadhar Banerjee, an architect and civil
526:. Due to financial constraints, the Ashrama was shifted first to Anwarganj and then to the present site on 13 August 1937 in Gumti No. 5, on a land measuring 1.5 acres, donated by the Kanpur Improvement Trust. The locality in which Ashrama is situated was later named ‘Ramakrishna Nagar’. 432:
engineer, known as Gangada, and the youngest brother, Shri Khagendra Nath Banerjee, a technocrat, known as Khagen Babu, at a stone throw distance to the R.K. Mission ashram at R.K. Nagar Kanpur. Gangadhar Babu constructed their residential house at 110/204, G.T. Road, R.K. Nagar.
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A separate building for charitable hospital was inaugurated in 1937 by Prime minister of United Province Pandit Govind Vallabh Pant, which was constructed with the help of Lala Padampat Singhania who donated Rs. 7000 in the memory of his late father Lala Kamlapati Singhania.
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Shri Nepaleshwar took his Sanyasa diksha from the then President of Ramakrishna mission Shri Swami Shivananda ji and he was named Swami Nityananda. Swami Nityananda (Nepaleshwar Banerjee) left this mortal body in 1943 at Ramakrishna Mission Sewashrama at Kankhal Haridwar.
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and specialists operating for free. ECG investigations are carried out by technicians and doctors. A Mobile Medical Unit conducts camps in general health and eye check-up.
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has been operating for more than four decades. It is involved in spreading the message of Swami Vivekananda among students.
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a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. They spread the message of Shri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda through lectures.
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The Ashrama was transferred to a new place in Raza Manjil, Ram Narayan Bazar. In 1931, it became affiliated with
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On 13 August 1937 the Ashram was inaugurated by Lala Changamal a prominent busbusinessman and a devotee.
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in a room. It later became known as ‘Baba Ka Hospital, Hospital of the sadhus’. The Ashrama has
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In 1978 the library building was extended into an Auditorium now named Vivekananda auditorium.
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Later on Swea Sadan established a village school in Unnao which was a town at that time.
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The school was named Sarada Vidyapeeth and the hostel was named Brahmanand Hostel.
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collected Rs. 56000 from her shows for the cause. The library was inaugurated by
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laid foundation for library and reading room. Carnatik singer
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Swami Vijnananda at Kanpur Central Railway Station 1936
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