Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia | |
Address: | Vivekananda Nagar |
City: | Purulia, West Bengal |
Postalcode: | 723147 |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 23.3566°N 86.394°W |
Type: | Residential school |
School Board: | West Bengal Board of Secondary Education West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education |
Oversight: | Ramakrishna Mission |
Founder: | Swami Hiranmyananda |
Principal: | Swami Jnanarupananda (lovingly known as Anupam Maharaj) |
Grades: | V through class XII |
Age Range: | 10 to 18 years |
Medium Of Language: | Bengali, English |
Campus Type: | Residential |
Motto: | Atmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha (आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च) (For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world) |
Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia is a residential school for boys in Purulia, West Bengal, India. It runs under the Gurukula system and is a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. It was founded by Swami Hiranmayananda in 1957. The chief minister of West Bengal requested Ramakrishna Mission to establish an educational institution in Purulia.[1] It won the state's "Best School Award 2018" in 2018 and was given an award by CM (Chief minister) Mamata Banerjee and Professor Partha Chatterjee.