Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya

Academic wing of Hindu spiritual organization

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Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya or VKV is the academic wing of Vivekananda Kendra (an organization based on Swami Vivekananda's preachings of life–reforming principles), operating a chain of schools under the project Vivekananda Kendra Siksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV). Vidyalaya is a sanskrit word meaning school. The corporate headquarters of the organization is at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in southern India. The ideology of Gyan – Yagna, meaning Knowledge Worship, started by Ekanathji Ranade led to the inception of VKV. The school teachings are inspired by the Vivekananda's philosophy of Man – Making & Nation Building.

## Schools

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There are a total of 64 VKVs providing education to approximately 20,000 students in the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Nagaland and Tamil Nadu, besides the Andaman Islands.[citation needed] The schools are guided by their corporate values inspired by the general philosophies of Swami Vivekananda, such as Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man, If the poor boy can't come to education, education must go to him etc. The first VKV was started at Sher in Arunachal Pradesh. Most of these schools are fully residential and focus on the holistic growth of their students.

No.  | State  | Total number of VKVs

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1  | Arunachal Pradesh | 44
2  | Assam | 24
3  | Andamans | 9
4  | Nagaland | 1
5  | Karnataka | 1 (Kallubalu)
6  | Tamil Nadu | 2 (Kanyakumari)

### In Arunachal Pradesh

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The schools in Arunachal Pradesh are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Arunachal Pradesh Trust (VKAPT) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Dibrugarh in Assam.

Sl. No.  | School  | District  | Year of Inception  | Level  | Website

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1  | VKV Balijan  | Papum Pare | 1977  | Secondary  | http://balijan.vkv.in
2  | VKV Jairampur  | Changlang | 1977  | Senior Secondary  | http://jairampur.vkv.in
3  | VKV Kharsang  | Changlang | 1977  | Secondary  | http://kharsang.vkv.in
4  | VKV Oyan  | East Siang  | 1977  | Secondary  | http://oyan.vkv.in
5  | VKV Roing  | Lower Dibang Valley  | 1977  | Senior Secondary  | http://roing.vkv.in
6  | VKV Seijosa  | East Kameng  | 1977  | Secondary  | http://seijosa.vkv.in
7  | VKV Sher  | Papum Pare  | 1977  | Secondary  | http://sher.vkv.in
8  | VKV Tafrogam  | Lohit  | 1980  | Secondary  | http://tafrogam.vkv.in
9  | VKV Amiliang  | Lohit  | 1981  | Secondary  | http://amliang.vkv.in
10  | VKV Niausa  | Tirap  | 1981  | Secondary  | http://niausa.vkv.in
11  | VKV Shergaon | West Kameng  | 1981  | Senior Secondary  | http://shergaon.vkv.in
12  | VKV Sunpura  | Lohit  | 1981  | Secondary  | http://sunpura.vkv.in
13  | VKV Jirdin  | West Siang  | 1982  | Secondary  | http://jirdin.vkv.in
14  | VKV Kuporijo  | Upper Subansiri  | 1987  | Secondary  | http://kuporijo.vkv.in
15  | VKV Nivedita Vihar  | East Kameng  | 1994  | Secondary  | http://niveditavihar.vkv.in
16  | VKV Itanagar  | Papum Pare  | 1995  | Senior Secondary  | http://itanagar.vkv.in
17  | VKV Yazali  | Lower Subansiri | 1997  | Senior Secondary  | http://yazali.vkv.in
18  | VKV Liromoba | West Siang | 1998  | Primary  | http://liromoba.vkv.in
19  | VKV Ziro  | Lower Subansiri  | 2000  | Secondary  | http://ziro.vkv.in
20  | VKV Nirjuli  | Papum Pare  | 2002  | Secondary  | http://nirjuli.vkv.in
21  | VKV Koloriang  | Kurung Kumey  | 2003  | Middle  | http://koloriang.vkv.in
22  | VKV Banderdewa  | Papum Pare  | 2004  | Secondary  | http://banderdewa.vkv.in
23  | VKV Wessang  | East Kameng  | 2007  | Secondary  | http://wessang.vkv.in
24  | VKV Basar  | West Siang  | 2008  | Middle  | http://basar.vkv.in
25  | VKV Vivek Vihar  | Papum Pare  | 2009  | Secondary  | http://vivekvihar.vkv.in
26  | VKV Joram  | Lower Subansiri  | 2009  | Middle  | http://joram.vkv.in
27  | VKV Raga  | Lower Subansiri  | 2009  | Middle  | http://raga.vkv.in
28  | VKV Dado  | Kurung Kumey  | 2009  | Primary  | http://dado.vkv.in
29  | VKV Emrs Bana  | East Kameng  | 2009  | Secondary  | http://emrsbana.vkv.in
30  | VKV Yingkiong  | Upper Siang  | 2010  | Secondary  | http://yingkiong.vkv.in
31  | VKV Changlang  | Changlang  | 2010  | Middle  | http://changlang.vkv.in
32  | VKV Tezu  | Lohit  | 2010  | Secondary  | http://tezu.vkv.in
33  | VKV Kitpi Tawang  | West Kameng  | 2011  | Secondary  | http://kitpitawang.vkv.in/
34  | VKV Dollungmukh  | Lower Subansiri  | 2015  | Middle  | http://dollungmukh.vkv.in/
35  | VKV Kimi  | West Kameng  | 2016  | Primary  | http://kimi.vkv.in/
36  | VKV Chyang Tajo  | East Kameng  | 2016  | Primary  |
37  | VKV Mukto  | West Kameng  | 2018  | Middle  |
38  | VKV Longding  | Longding  | 2019  | Primary  |
39  | VKV Gaga  | Kurung Kumey  | 2019  | Primary  |
40  | VKV Namsai  | Namsai  | 2019  | Primary  |

### In Assam

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The schools in Assam are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam.

Sl. No.  | School  | District  | Year of Inception  | Level  | Website

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1  | VKV Tinsukia  | Tinsukia | 1978  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Tinsukia
2  | VKV Dibrugarh  | Dibrugarh | 1981  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Dibrugarh
3  | VKV Golaghat | Golaghat | 1988  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Golaghat
4  | VKV Bokuloni  | Dibrugarh | 1998  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Bokuloni (NEEPCO)
5  | VKV Umrangso  | N.C.Hills | 1999  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Umrangso (NEEPCO)
6  | VKV Baragolai  | Tinsukia | 2000  | Senior Secondary  | VKV Baragolai (NEC)
7  | VKV Dhemaji  | Dhemaji  | 2000  | Secondary  |
8  | VKV Majuli  | Jorhat  | 2002  | Secondary  |
9  | VKV Tingrai  | Dibrugarh  | 2002  | Secondary  |
10  | VKV Nalbari  | Nalbari  | 2004  | Senior Secondary  |
11  | VKV Ramnagar Silchar  | Cachar  | 2005  | Secondary  |
12  | VKV Kajalgaon  | Chirang(BTAD)  | 2007  | Secondary  |
13  | VKVK Suklai  | Baksa  | 2007  | Secondary  |
14  | VKV Tezpur  | Sonitpur  | 2009  | Secondary  |
15  | VKV Badarpur  | Karimganj  | 2009  | Secondary  |
16  | VKV Sivasagar  | Sivasagar  | 2010  | Secondary  |

17\. VKPV Jengraimukh Majuli 2012 Primary

18\. VKV Borojalenga Cachar 2014 Secondary

19\. VKV Sadiya Tinsukia 2014 Secondary

20\. VKV Tumpreng West Karbi Anglong 2015 Secondary

21\. VKV Sissiborgaon Dhemaji 2016 Primary

22\. VKV Bokakhat Golaghat 2018 Primary

23\. VKV Khatkhati ( Khatkhati, Bokajan, Karbi Anglong) 2018 Primary

24\. VKV Mangaldai Darrang 2018 Secondary

### In Nagaland

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The schools in Nagaland are run and managed under Vivekananda Kendra Shiksha Prasar Vibhag (VKSPV) of Vivekananda Kendra headquartered at Guwahati in Assam.[citation needed]

Sl. No.  | School  | District  | Year of Inception  | Level  | Website

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1  | VKV Doyang  | Wokha | 2000  | Secondary  | VKV Doyang (NEEPCO)

### In Andaman

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Ten schools are run in Andaman of which VKV, PortBlair situated in the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is one among the oldest schools in the islands.

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Swami Vivekananda

Biography|

* Birthplace
* Prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar
* Baranagar Math
* Swami Vivekananda's travels in India (1888–1893)
* Teachers
* Ramakrishna
* Sarada Devi
* Relationship with Ramakrishna
* at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)
* in California

Works and
philosophy|

| Teachings and
philosophy|

* Teachings and philosophy
* Vivekananda and meditation
* Influence and legacy of Vivekananda
* Neo-Vedanta

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Books|

* Bibliography
* Sangeet Kalpataru
* Bartaman Bharat
* The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
* Inspired Talks
* Jnana Yoga
* Karma Yoga
* Lectures from Colombo to Almora
* My Master
* Raja Yoga
* The East and the West

Poems/songs|

* "Kali the Mother"
* Khandana Bhava–Bandhana
* "My Play is Done"
* The Hymn of Samadhi
* The Song of the Sannyasin
* To the Fourth of July
* Nachuk Tahate Shyama

Lectures|

* "Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism"
* Christ, the Messenger
* Religion not the crying need of India
* Vedanta Philosophy

Miscellaneous|

* Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached
* Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha
* Bahujana sukhaya bahujana hitaya cha

Foundations|

* Advaita Ashrama
* Belur Math
* Ramakrishna Math
* Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru
* Ramakrishna Mission
* Udbodhan
* Vedanta Society (New York)

Disciples
and friends|

| Monastic disciples|

* Shuddhananda
* Virajananda
* Swarupananda
* Paramananda

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Other disciples
and friends|

* Ajit Singh of Khetri
* Alasinga Perumal
* Haridas Viharidas Desai
* Emma Calvé
* J. J. Goodwin
* John Henry Wright
* Josephine MacLeod
* Sara Chapman Bull
* Sister Christine
* Sister Nivedita
* Abhayananda
* William Hastie

Memorials|

* Vivekananda Rock Memorial
* National Youth Day (India)
* Swami Vivekananda Airport
* Swami Vivekananda Road metro station
* Swami Vivekanand Nagar
* Vivekanandar Illam
* Vivekananda Setu
* Swami Vivekananda statue (Golpark, Kolkata)
* 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
* Swami Vivekananda Youth Employment Week
* Vivek Express

Depictions|

| Films|

* Swami Vivekananda (1955)
* Bireswar Vivekananda (1964)
* Swami Vivekananda (1998)
* Swamiji (2012)
* The Light: Swami Vivekananda (2013)

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Dramas|

* Biley
* Bireswar

Namesake
educational
institutions|

* Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University
* Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University
* Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College
* Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
* Swami Vivekanand University, Madhya Pradesh
* Vivekananda Degree College, Kukatpally
* Vivekananda Degree College, Puttur
* Vivekananda Global University
* Vivekananda Institution
* Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya
* Vivekananda Vidya Mandir

Books about|

* Swami Vivekananda on Himself
* Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda
* Notes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda
* Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries
* Pransakha Vivekananda
* Rousing Call to Hindu Nation
* The Master as I Saw Him

Researchers|

* Sankari Prasad Basu
* Mani Shankar Mukherjee
* Marie Louise Burke

* WikiProject
* Commons
* Wikiquote
* Wikisource texts

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