The Beginning
The 25th year of the consecration of the
Vivekananda Rock Memorial became a land mark in the history of
Vivekananda Kendra through the establishment of the Trust, Vivekananda
Kendra Vedic Vision Foundation(VKVVF) with Dr. M. Lakshmi Kumari, former
President of Vivekananda Kendra as its Life time Chairman. VKVVF aims at
achieving the very vital task of regeneration of Bharat and inspiring
the world at large to move in harmony with the inevitable paradigm shift
following the ideals of Swami Vivekananda. The Foundation also aims at
motivating the youth of Bharat to absorb the glory of our spiritual
heritage and to take up the challenging task of disseminating this
unique vision which is a national tryst and a global demand. For this it
is necessary to equip the young generation and transform them into fit
instruments to transmit that vision to the world. This is the audience
which Swami Vivekananda had in mind when he said “Bring light to the ignorant and more light to the educated for the vanities of the education of our time are tremendous”.
Ananda Dham
Since
1997 the Foundation is functioning from its new Head Quarters at the
ancient Port City of Kodungallur in Kerala, renowned for being the
entry point of the three Semitic religions to India.
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| Kodungallur Temple |
To add to its glory
Swami Vivekananda during his wanderings in Southern India passed
through this temple town and was enchanted by the knowledge in Sanskrit
of the 'Thampurattis' or Royal ladies of Kodungallur Kovilakam. As though through a divine
dispensation in 1992, as the 'Vivekananda Kendra’s Bharata Parikrama' wended
its way through Kodungallur, a local well wisher and renowned social
worker Dr. Sridhar Pai, gifted a highly priced piece of land to
Vivekananda Kendra to start a centre in Swamij’s name. Located in
idyllic surroundings is the campus Ananda Dham, an epicentre of spiritual energy and healing for all sections of
the society.
Keeping
the above main objectives in mind the Foundation is emphasizing the
social relevance of the Vedic Vision through a variety of Programmes
geared to touch the hearts of people bringing about the much needed
attitudinal change.
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| Ananda Dham |
