The Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur is a branch of Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math founded by Swami Lokeswarananda in 1956. It is a non-profit philanthropic organization devoted to serve the people. Prior to its inception, he was in-charge of a “Students’ Home” run by the Ramakrishna Mission in North Kolkata. Accordingly, with 12 students from there he first established a similar Home in tents at Narendrapur. Next year, i.e. in 1957, he opened another Home for the visually handicapped children which took the shape of the Blind Boys’ Academy afterward. In 1957 itself he started one more unit meant for rural development works called The Institute of Social Education and Recreation (ISER) which later on in 1972 became the well-known Lokasiksha Parishad which. It is a Training Hub for poor people of our state in diversified pr
ofessional skills. It has been promoting rural development in multi-dimensional approaches and diverse field in 12 districts of West Bengal including Calcutta Slum Areas with the help of a 3 tier system of operation. It has also, been monitoring many projects/activities through affiliated organizations including training and self-employment in need based skills for the poor and backward communities with special thrust on the women, children, minorities, backward class communities including scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. This centre of excellence has become an icon of service in the country for its contribution in the field of both formal and non-formal education, vocational training and self-employment, and in the diversified field of rural development.
The Ashrama has gradually been growing up since the passage of time with one after another initiative, projects and programmes in multidimensional approaches starting from Primary School called Shishu Vidyabithi to Higher Secondary School, running a degree College, University and up to the doctoral research.
