More than anything, it is because of this institution, I am what I am। It trained the way of life (सनाथन धरम :) to my father
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FOR ONE hundred years, the Ramakrishna Mission Student's Home has given maternal refuge for thousands of young boys in need. The person who was responsible for starting this unique institution was C. Ramaswami Iyengar. A modest clerk, he was, however, rich in humanistic idealism and worshipful respect for Sri Ramakrishnananda who was then managing the Ramakrishna Mission at Chennai.
Once when they were conversing, the monk asked the young man of 20 whether he would be able to help feed an orphan boy from Mysore.
Understanding the anguish of the monk, Ramaswami Iyengar decided to start a residence for such underprivileged children. Receiving the blessings of Swami Ramakrishnananda, he gathered a few rupees from generous friends, and opened a house for boys. The Swami inaugurated the Ramakrishna Student' s Home on February 17, 1905 and said: "Anna Daana (feeding) is known as the highest of dharmas. It is holy. Indeed, even more important is Vidya Daana (imparting education). Holiest of all is the imparting of spirituality. This Home should have the ideal of giving all these three to its children. Bhagawan Ramakrishna will surely bless this venture."
Ramaswami Iyengar now went around collecting donations, and struggled with the problems (human, financial, material) of running such a refuge for the marginalised youngsters of our society. Bhagawan's blessings carried him through as also the unfailing help and encouragement of Swami Ramakrishnananda. According to him, from the day Swami Brahmananda visited the Home in 1909 and blessed the students, the Home prospered. The manner in which the students were given training in Indian traditions (with regular lectures by Swami Ramakrishnananda) while preparing them for regular school studies pleased eminent personalities like V. Krishnaswami Iyer, Annie Besant and V. S. Srinivasa Sastri.
A decade after the founding of the institution, S. G. Srinivasa Acharya, district Munsiff of Nagapattinam, donated 15 grounds of land in Sullivan Gardens, Mylapore, to build a permanent Home. He also paid for measuring the grounds, for stamp papers and all other expenses for the transfer of the land. Now began the challenge of garnering funds for raising a building.
Ramakrishna Mission Students’ Home
66 Sir P.S. Sivaswami Salai
Mylapore, Chennai 600 004
Phone: 044-2499 0264, 5210 7550 & 2466 0589
Fax: 044-5231 2830
Email: rkmshome@vsnl.com;rkmshome@airtelmail.in
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