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Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia

Coordinates: 23°21′24″N 86°23′38″E / 23.356593°N 86.394007°E / 23.356593; 86.394007
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Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Purulia
Address
Map
Vivekananda Nagar

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723147

India
Coordinates23°21′24″N 86°23′38″E / 23.356593°N 86.394007°E / 23.356593; 86.394007
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TypeResidential school
MottoAtmano mokshartham jagat hitaya cha
(आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगद्धिताय च)
(For one’s own salvation and for the welfare of the world)
Established1957 (1957)
FounderSwami Hiranmyananda
School boardWest Bengal Board of Secondary Education West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education
OversightRamakrishna Mission
PrincipalSwami Jnanarupananda (lovingly known as Anupam Maharaj)
GradesV through class XII
Age range10 to 18 years
LanguageBengali, English
Campus size88 acres (36 ha)
Campus typeResidential
Websiterkmvp.org

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.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Ramakrishna Mission | Monastic Order, Hinduism, Social Reform | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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