Akhandananda Shiksha and Sanskar Kendra(ASSK)
The message of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda inspired Swami Akhandananda (direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna) to begin rural development work much before the Ramakrishna Mission came into existence. Swami Akhandananda as a wondering monk while in Khetri (Rajasthan) during 1894, went from door to door in different villages to bring awareness in the people about the utility of the education and it was because of his efforts that the number of students in the Khetri Rajya English School rose from 80 to 200. Under his inspiration, the Maharaja of Khetri arranged for the education of the Golas (illiterate slaves) and set up a permanent education department to open schools in the villages.
Taking the inspiration from the above, this Morabadi centre of Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama launched an ambitious project on the holy occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Akhandananda on 12th October 2015 named as Akhandananda Shiksha and Sanskar Kendra(ASSK), a centre for integrated education in different villages of Ranchi and nearby districts.
The objective of this project is to integrate academic, vocational and moral education for the children in the villages for man-making and character building education as envisaged by Swami Vivekananda.
Under this project, the children of class 5 are guided for the entrance examination to Navoday Vidyalaya, Kasturba Kanya Vidyalaya, Ekalavya Vidyalaya etc. Recently in March 2023. Recently, two students were selected for class seven (7) in Vivekananda High School, Chenab Road, Jamshedpur.
Total Kendras in this project are 41 in Ranchi district. It is spread throughout 5 blocks of Ranchi district like Angara (29), Burmu (6), Bero (4), Tamar (1), Lapung (1).
Total students in all 41 centres are 1357 (650 boys and 707 girls). In class 0-2, there are 417 students, in class 3-5 there are 550 students, in class 6 & above, total students are 390.
Classes are taken on all the days except Sunday. Students are taught Yoga, game, Personal Hygiene, cleanliness, Prayer, Swadesh Mantra, chanting from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM and classes of text book like Math, Science, English, Hindi, Social Study, & General Knowledge of school curriculum are taken from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
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Updated on 22th July 2024
