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 52 in Ranchi district. It is spread throughout 7 blocks of Ranchi district, like Angara (33), Burmu (12), Bero (3), Tamar (1), Lapung (1). Kanke (1) & Ratu (1)

Total students in all 52 centers are 1783 (803 boys and 980 girls). In class 0-2, there are 558 students; in class 3-5, there are 659 students; and in class 6 & above, the total number of students is 566.

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 textbooks 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 08th July 2025