Personalia
Revered President Mataji is keeping well at the headquarters.
Revered President Maharaj’s Visits
Revered President Maharaj Swami Gautamanandaji, President, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission visited Sri Sarada Math, Dakshineshwar on Sunday 24th August 2025. Maharaj arrived at 8.10 a.m. and went to the temple, where he offered arghya in the shrine and performed arati. After partaking of some refreshments, Maharaj blessed Sannyasinis, Brahmacharinis and a few devotees before leaving at around 11 a. m.
News from Branch Centre
Sri Sarada Math, Pune
On 3rd August 2025 Pravrajika Atandraprana, General Secretary, Sri Sarada Math & Ramakrishna Sarada Mission conducted a Youth Retreat for girls at Sri Sarada Math, Pune on the theme ‘Strength is life’. After Vedic chanting, Pravrajika Atandraprana conducted a guided meditation. Then she elaborated on different types of strengths giving examples from Swamiji's life. There was also an interview session with two youth-achievers in civil service examination and Army fighting. There were also other speakers. All the 130 participants received certificates and books and were served snacks, lunch and tea.
Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Kamptee
70 students from class IX to XII of the school run by Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Kamptee, performed Vidyathini Homa on 6th August 2025 under the guidance of Pravrajika Atandraprana, General Secretary.
News from Abroad
Ramakrishna Sarada Mission (Lanka Branch) organized a Ramayana retreat for devotees from 23rd to 28th July 2025. Pravrajika Anilaprana, Assistant Secretary of Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission and Pravrajika Atmadeepaprana were invited for this occasion. There were special homa at Colombo and Matale centres, where the Mission runs orphanges. Students of both the homes performed cultural programs, bhajans, dances etc. which were appreciated by all. Devotees were taken to places associated with the Ramayana. Pravrajika Atmadeepaprana, President of the centre and Pravrajika Atmadeepaprana gave talks on Ramayana. Many devotees attended the retreat; a few were from Kolkata and Chennai.
Pravrajika Divyanandaprana left for the US on 29th June, on invitation to attend the international retreat and conference at Asilomar, USA, organized by the Vedanta Society of Southern California. She conducted a retreat at Yosemite on the Essence of the Upanishads and was invited by Ann Arbor University and Michigan State University, where she delivered talks on ‘Vedanta as Applied Science of Consciousness’. She conducted a retreat at the Connecticut Vedanta Centre as well as gave several talks at various forums in New Jersey before returning to India on 5th August.