SWAMI VIVEKANANDA wanted a Math for women to be founded where hundreds of young women would be provided with the means of attaining their own liberation and of preparing themselves for the service of womankind.

The Math is located in its own buildings at Dakshineswar on the eastern bank of the Ganga, a little north of the famous Dakshineswar Kali Temple where Sri Ramakrishna lived and practised his spiritual sadhanas. 

The Math has a beautiful stone temple which was consecrated on 6th November 1981, the Jagaddhatri Puja day. Worship of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda is performed every day as well as evening arati & bhajans; and fortnightly Ramnam Samkirtan. The birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda are duly celebrated with special puja and homa. Meetings are held on these occasions and thousands of women devotees join the celebrations. Birthdays of other great world teachers as well as some festivals are also observed with suitable programmes. Since 2007 Sri Sri Jagaddhatri is worshiped in the Image every year.

Weekly religious classes for ladies are held at the Math.

Training of the novices and the brahmacharinis remains an important feature of the Math.

Publication: The Math publishes books on Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda and others; it brought out a semi-annual journal in English called Samvit, which is published from the New Delhi Centre and a Bengali journal Nibodhata published bi-monthly from the Headquarters. 

The 12th January which is celebrated all over India as the national “Youth Day” in commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’s birthday, is observed by the Headquarters and most of the centres of the Math and the Mission with processions, meetings, distribution of booklets etc. A large number of students and teachers participate every year.

Sannyasinis of the Math also organize public meetings and retreats and undertake lecture tours in and around Kolkata, as well as in different parts of India and abroad. Till now they were invited to give lectures, conduct retreats etc. in Europe, the United States, Australia, Sri Lanka, U.A.E., South Africa, Singapore and other places.

WELFARE ACTIVITIES DURING 2022-2023

WELFARE & PECUNIARY HELP:
(a) Financial help amounting to a total of Rs. 4,28,585/- was given to the needy at Dakshineswar as shown hereunder:

(b) The following articles amounting to Rs. 33,05,364/- were distributed in Dakshineswar and other places as shown hereunder:

Total expenditure under this head: Rs. 37,33,949/-.

MA SARADA SCHOLARSHIP:
Stipends were given to 198 deserving and needy girl students of different states in India amounting to Rs. 8,85,357/-.

MA SARADA WELFARE CENTRE:

This section was started in February 2007 to help needy women of the locality. Ladies’ and children’s garments were prepared for which some remuneration was paid. Garments stitched at the centre were distributed, free, among poor women and children at the time of Durga Puja. Remuneration charges amounting to Rs. 62,260/- were paid to 55 ladies who had worked in this section.

VIVEKANANDA CHILDREN WELFARE:
Tiffin and nutritious food worth Rs. 2,80,362/- were distributed among 575 needy students of 5 coaching centres at Dakshineswar, Kolkata, Howrah, 24 Pgs(S) and Hooghly districts. Remuneration of Rs. 5,16,420/- was given to the teachers of these coaching centres.
Amount spent under this head: Rs. 10,56,418/-.

The educational programmes were conducted at RASIK BHITA, Shiksha O Sanskriti Peetha, 24/1, R.N. Tagore Road, Dakshineswar.