Ramakrishna Mission

Ramakrishna Math (রামকৃষ্ণ মঠ) and Ramakrishna Mission (রামকৃষ্ণ মিশন) are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement.The Ramakrishna Mission is a philanthropic, volunteer organization founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. The Mission conducts extensive work in health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The Mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.As a practical extension of these principles, Swami Atmaprabhananda initiated a global brotherly love project in Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Deoghar where he was the principal of the school.
The Mission, which is headquartered at Belur Math in Howrah, WB near Kolkata, India, subscribes to the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. It is affiliated with the monastic organization Ramakrishna Math, with whom it shares members.